law3lpc legal practice
LEGAL PRACTICE AND CONDUCT
LAW3LPC
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject focusses primarily on ethical legal practice and conduct. This includes examining the legal practitioner's duty to the administration of law, the courts, clients and fellow practitioners, issues of personal and professional conduct. The context for this study is the issue of access to justice and reforms in the legal profession. Students are encouraged to reflect on how a legal practitioner's duties and ethics are relevant to daily legal practice, as well as on the efficacy of law, the legal system, the legal profession and the nature of justice. This subject meets the requirements of the Council of Legal Education for admission to practice in Victoria in the area Professional Conduct. This subject addresses La Trobe's Sustainability Thinking Essential. Sustainability Thinking entails deep appreciation of how the choices we make affects the natural, economic, social, political and cultural systems # now and in the future. The emphasis LAW3LPC Legal Practice and Conduct is the role of the ethical practitioner in the legal system and the importance of practitioner duties to the sustainability of the justice system, and thus to society as a whole.
SchoolLa Trobe Law School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorMary Anne Noone
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Completion of LAW1CRL; LAW1LIM; LAW1DR and LAW1PPL
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Must be admitted to any Bachelor of Laws UG degree or have permission from Law Director of Programs
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|---|
Readings | Ethics and Legal Professionalism in Australia | Prescribed | Baron, P & Corbin, L | Oxford (2014) |
Discipline Specific | Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (Vic) | Recommended | 2014 | ** |
Readings | Inside Lawyers' Ethics 2nd Ed - Lawyers' Professional Responsibility 5th Ed | Recommended | Parker, C & Evans, A (2014) Dal Pont, G (2013) | Cambridge Thomson Reuters |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. To describe and illustrate knowledge of the regulatory, complaint and disciplinary processes applicable to the Victorian legal profession.
- Activities:
- To describe and illustrate knowledge of the regulatory, complaint and disciplinary processes applicable to the Victorian legal profession.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
02. To apply the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014(Vic) rules and the common law governing legal practitioners# conduct in relation to the administration of justice, the courts, clients, and other practitioners.
- Activities:
- Lecture, seminar, assessment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
03. To identify ethical dilemmas facing a legal practitioner and analyse how to handle them in an appropriate and professional manner.
- Activities:
- Lecture, seminar, assessment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
04. To identify and analyse the professional and ethical responsibilities of a legal practitioner having regard to a variety of lawyering paradigms and conceptual frameworks.
- Activities:
- Lecture, seminar assessment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
05. To identify the principles relating to legal practitioners and the holding of money on trust
- Activities:
- Lecture, seminar assessment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
06. To identify and analyse current issues pertaining to legal practice in Victoria
- Activities:
- Lecture, seminar assessment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2016, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJudith Gutman
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|
class participation | 10 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 | |
one 2,000-word assignment | 35 | 02, 03, 04, 06 | |
one 2-hour examination | 55 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 |