RURAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES IN JUSTICE
LAW2RRJ
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Students in this subject will be placed in a legal practice or legal organisations based in rural and regional Australia. Students will generally work in organisations assisting disadvantaged clients based in the Loddon Campaspe region for one day a week during semester. Students may be given responsibility for activities such as assisting in casework, community legal education and law reform projects under the supervision of staff lawyers. Students may be involved in taking instructions from clients and assisting volunteer lawyers who provide legal advice to clients. Students also attend a series of seminars on relevant areas of law and practical skills.
School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Sue Marshall
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: LAW1LIM and LAW1CRL and enrolment is by application only
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: Yes
Work-based learning: Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced:
Uni Sourced
Entire subject or partial subject: Entire subject
Total hours/days required: 75-112.5 hours
Location of WBL activity (region): Flexible
WBL addtional requirements: Hosts complete an evaluation on professional behaviours. Other additional requirements will depend on the host organisation but may include a Working with Children’s Check, Police Check, selection interview, host organisation agreements, host inductions.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Bendigo, 2020, Week 30-44, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Sue Marshall
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class preparation and participation activity (1000 word equivalent)Assessment is based on tutorial questions and other learning activities | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4 |
Three reflective journal entries (300 words each total 900 words)The aim is to develop critical and reflective writing. | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
One 2500 word research essayStudents will be required to develop a research question from a set topic area that is linked to their placement experience. | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO2, SILO5 |
Satisfactory completion of placementHurdle requirement: student must demonstrate that they have conducted themselves satisfactorily from the perspective of the host | N/A | N/A | Yes | null |