COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY SKILLS
LAW2CAS
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Legal work frequently entails the communication of information, the presentation of material and participation in some form of mediation of issues, either formal or informal. Students obtain practical experience in these skills in a number of settings, such as appellate courts, Magistrates' Court and tribunal hearings, conciliation conferences and settlement negotiations. There is an analysis and discussion of ethical issues and of broad questions of policy that surround these practices. Students receive grounding in the use of such skills as interviewing, advocacy and negotiation
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: David Wishart
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: LAW2CTA
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: Current enrolment in Bachelor of Laws. Entrance into the subject is by application only. Application forms are available from and submitted to the Faculty Student Services Office, Donald Whitehead Building 208. They can also be downloaded from the School's home page