Legal Professional Skills

• • Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

• UNE-LAW100-Foundations of Law

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s)

Others

To enrol in this subject you will need to pass UNE-LAW100 subject. Please note as UNE results are released after the close of enrolment date, your enrolment into this subject will be withdrawn if you do not receive a satisfactory result for UNE-LAW100.

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media) Headset, including microphone (highly recommended) Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
• Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
• Other requirements -

  Textbook requirements:

  Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.

  Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.

  Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

This subject provides a thorough introduction to online and database research strategies for primary and secondary legal materials. You will learn how to effectively plan a legal writing project from initial research stage, right through to analysis of materials and written execution. Plus, you will develop your skills in writing persuasively, concisely and in plain English to legal audiences in a variety of contexts.

Assignment 1: 800 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes (LOs) 1, 2 Assignment 2: 1500 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes (LOs) 3, 4, 5 Assignment 3: 2000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes (LOs) 1-6

• Assignment 1 (15%)
• Assignment 2 (35%)
• Assignment 3 (50%)

For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).