Learning Outcomes

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

1. Produce a clear and coherent multimodal or written text for legal professional purposes;
2. Reflect on the practices of a legal professional workplace and communicate own learning gained from the experience;
3. Critically analyse a legal issue relevant to the host workplace and synthesise theoretical and professional knowledge to propose solutions to mitigate or eliminate risks; and
4. Plan and execute a research project with some independence.

Work Integrated Learning

Placements

An internship placement offers students an unparalleled opportunity to put their learning into action in the workplace and carry out a law-based research project in a legal professional workplace. The course requires and develops both legal knowledge and a lawyer's approach to problem identification, analysis and recommendations.

Other Information

Enrolment is limited with selection based on a competitive process. Students must apply to undertake this course. Please go to Law Internships page for application information.

Indicative Assessment

1. The proposed means of assessment for this course will provide students with at least two pieces of assessment, including one piece during the semester. More information about the means of assessment, including the relationship between the assessment and the learning outcomes of the course, will be available in the Class Summary and on the course WATTLE page.   (null) [LO null]

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Workload

Students take part in the general work of an internship host entity under the guidance of a professional supervisor. The professional supervisor must be someone with a legal background (e.g. legal counsel, solicitors, barristers, mediator, arbitrator, government official, etc.). Students are generally expected to devote at least 10 hours overall per week to this course. Wherever possible, approximately the equivalent of one day per week should be spent in the workplace. However, exceptions may be made where circumstances prevent student presence in the workplace (e.g., security clearances). Such exceptions should be discussed with College Student Administration Services as part of the application for enrolment. The distribution of hours for the internship is negotiable between the internship host and the student. However, a portion of the time for the internship should be related to the topic of the research essay assessment.

Requisite and Incompatibility

You will need to contact the ANU Law School to request a permission code to enrol in this course.

Prescribed Texts

Students must rely on the approved Class Summary which will be posted to the Programs and Courses site approximately two weeks prior to the commencement of the course. Alternatively, this information will be published in the Program course list when known.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links