LAW3LPC

LEGAL PRACTICE AND CONDUCT

LAW3LPC

2018

Credit points: 15

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.

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 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.

SchoolLa Trobe Law School

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorJudith Gutman

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites Completion of 120cps of LAW subjects AND LBLX - Bachelor of Laws (Complementary) LVLGE;LVLGEB - Bachelor of Laws LWLINT - Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of International Relations LWLMC - Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Media and Communication LWLPY;LWLPYB - Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Psychological Science LWLSC;LWLSCB - Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Science LZCOML - Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws LZCRL;LZCRLB - Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws LVLUE;LVLUEB - Bachelor of Laws LWLAT;LWLATB - Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts LWLBUSB - Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business LWLFI Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Finance LWLF Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Finance LWLM Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Media LWLA LWLAC Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Accounting LWLBUS Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business LWLE LWLEC Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Economics LWLIR Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of International Relations LWLFI # Laws/Finance LWLAC # Laws/Accounting LWLBUS (BU) # Laws/Business

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjects LAW4LPP

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
Discipline SpecificLegal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (Vic)Prescribed2014**
ReadingsInside Lawyers' Ethics 2nd Ed - Lawyers' Professional Responsibility 5th EdRecommendedParker, 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:
Lecture, seminar, assessment
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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Start date between: and    Key dates

Melbourne, 2018, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJudith Gutman

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 32 - 43
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 32 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 elementComments%ILO*
class participation group activity (250 words)1001, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06
one 2,000-word assignment3502, 03, 04, 06
one 2-hour examination5501, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06