• Offered by ANU Legal Workshop
  • ANU College ANU College of Law
  • Course subject Legal Practice
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Elizabeth Curran
    • Pamela Taylor-Barnett
    • Seul-Gi Lee
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in Summer Session 2015
     Autumn Session 2015
     Winter Session 2015
     Spring Session 2015
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Becoming a Practitioner (LEGW8141)

This compulsory course is an introduction to the GDLP. It orients students to the learning methods and software that students will be using, so they can take full value from the GDLP as an educational experience. It also serves as an introduction to the skills of legal practice that students will apply and develop across the GDLP. From the point of view of the APLEC/LACC Competency Statements for Entry-level Lawyers, this course sets the groundwork for:

  • Lawyer's Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Work Management and Business Skills.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Students will practise and must demonstrate a basic level of competency in the following areas:

  • Lawyer's Skills including:
    • communicate effectively
    • interviewing clients
    • writing letters
    • drafting other documents
    • negotiating settlements and agreements
    • facilitating early resolution of disputes
    • representing a client in court.

    Students will be introduced and given access to materials in: 

    • Problem Solving
      • analysing facts and identifying issues
      • analysing law
      • providing legal advice
      • generating solutions and strategies.
    • Work Management and Business Skills
      • managing personal time
      • managing risk
      • managing files
      • keeping client informed
      • working cooperatively.

    Note that this course is essentially introductory. Students will continue to develop all of these competencies for assessment across the GDLP, particularly in Professional Practice Core.

    Indicative Assessment

    Demonstration of basic competence in practical exercises Lawyers Skills including:

    • communicate effectively
    • interviewing clients
    • writing letters
    • drafting other documents
    • negotiating settlements and agreements
    • facilitating early resolution of disputes
    • representing a client in court.

     

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    Workload

    The Course is constructed around a full-time, face-to-face intensive that lasts five days (Monday to Friday). Each day of the intensive lasts essentially from 9.00am until 5.00pm. The course requires some prereading, available online, before the intensive.  Students will be able to access the prereading once they have enrolled in the course.

    Requisite and Incompatibility

    Incompatible LEGW8132

    Prescribed Texts

    Printed and online materials supplied to students.

    Fees

    Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

    If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

    Student Contribution Band:
    3
    Unit value:
    6 units

    If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

    Units EFTSL
    6.00 0.12500

    Course fees

    Domestic International
    Domestic fee paying students
    Year Fee
    2015 $1620
    International fee paying students
    Year Fee
    2015 $2070
    Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

    Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

    ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.

    The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
    Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
    2015
    2016
    2017

    Summer Session

    Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
    Melbourne
    1432 05 Jan 2015 27 Feb 2015 27 Feb 2015 09 Jan 2015 In Person N/A
    Graduate Program
    1661 24 Feb 2015 27 Feb 2015 23 Feb 2015 27 Feb 2015 In Person N/A
    Government Graduate Program
    1759 17 Mar 2015 20 Mar 2015 20 Mar 2015 20 Mar 2015 In Person N/A
    Brisbane
    1433 05 Jan 2015 09 Jan 2015 09 Jan 2015 09 Jan 2015 In Person N/A
    Canberra
    1434 12 Jan 2015 16 Jan 2015 16 Jan 2015 16 Jan 2015 In Person N/A
    Darwin
    1435 12 Jan 2015 16 Jan 2015 16 Jan 2015 16 Jan 2015 In Person N/A
    Sydney
    1656 12 Jan 2015 16 Jan 2015 16 Jan 2015 16 Jan 2015 In Person N/A
    Perth
    1510 19 Jan 2015 23 Jan 2015 23 Jan 2015 23 Jan 2015 In Person N/A
    Sydney
    1567 09 Mar 2015 13 Mar 2015 13 Mar 2015 13 Mar 2015 In Person N/A
    Canberra
    1568 16 Mar 2015 20 Mar 2015 20 Mar 2015 20 Mar 2015 In Person N/A
    Melbourne
    1657 23 Mar 2015 27 Mar 2015 27 Mar 2015 27 Mar 2015 In Person N/A

    Autumn Session

    Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
    Darwin
    1374 15 Jun 2015 19 Jun 2015 19 Jun 2015 19 Jun 2015 In Person N/A
    Melbourne
    1375 22 Jun 2015 26 Jun 2015 26 Jun 2015 26 Jun 2015 In Person N/A
    Sydney
    1529 15 Jun 2015 19 Jun 2015 19 Jun 2015 19 Jun 2015 In Person N/A
    Adelaide
    1512 25 May 2015 29 May 2015 29 May 2015 29 May 2015 In Person N/A
    Perth
    1530 22 Jun 2015 26 Jun 2015 26 Jun 2015 26 Jun 2015 In Person N/A

    Winter Session

    Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
    Brisbane
    1405 29 Jun 2015 03 Jul 2015 03 Jul 2015 03 Jul 2015 In Person N/A
    Canberra
    1406 29 Jun 2015 03 Jul 2015 03 Jul 2015 03 Jul 2015 In Person N/A
    Canberra
    1407 07 Sep 2015 11 Sep 2015 11 Sep 2015 11 Sep 2015 In Person N/A
    Melbourne
    1535 07 Sep 2015 11 Sep 2015 11 Sep 2015 11 Sep 2015 In Person N/A
    Wollongong
    1581 06 Jul 2015 10 Jul 2015 10 Jul 2015 10 Jul 2015 In Person N/A
    Sydney
    1609 24 Aug 2015 28 Aug 2015 28 Aug 2015 28 Aug 2015 In Person N/A

    Spring Session

    Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
    Canberra
    1373 23 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 In Person N/A
    Hobart
    1607 16 Nov 2015 20 Nov 2015 20 Nov 2015 20 Nov 2015 In Person N/A
    Townsville
    1374 30 Nov 2015 04 Dec 2015 04 Dec 2015 04 Dec 2015 In Person N/A
    Perth
    1375 23 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 In Person N/A
    Sydney
    1376 23 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 In Person N/A
    Toowoomba
    1377 23 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 27 Nov 2015 In Person N/A
    Adelaide
    1490 30 Nov 2015 04 Dec 2015 04 Dec 2015 04 Dec 2015 In Person N/A
    Wollongong
    1512 30 Nov 2015 04 Dec 2015 04 Dec 2015 04 Dec 2015 In Person N/A
    Gold Coast
    1605 19 Oct 2015 23 Oct 2015 23 Oct 2015 23 Oct 2015 In Person N/A

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