GDLP75-100: Compulsory Practice Areas

Description

This is a compulsory subject in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice program. This subject begins with a learning-intensive workshop followed by four skill and compulsory practice area modules. The compulsory practice areas covered in this subject include commercial and corporate practice, financial and ethical responsibilities, civil litigation practice, and property law practice. Key skills and values introduced in this subject include: lawyer's skills, problem solving, work management and business skills, trust and office accounting skills, and ethics and professional responsibility. These skills and values will be further developed during the professional legal experience subject.

Subject details

Code:	GDLP75-100
Study areas:	Law

Learning outcomes

Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and values of a competent entry level lawyer as articulated in the Law Admissions Consultative Committee (LACC) practical legal training competency standards for entry level lawyers.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:	Nil
Assumed knowledge:	Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
Restrictions:	This subject is not available to Study Abroad Students This subject is not available to students on US Financial Aid. This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.

Requisites:

Nil

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions:

This subject is not available to

Study Abroad Students
This subject is not available to students on US Financial Aid.

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.