LEGAL DISRUPTION

LAW3CIP

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject will explore how and why the legal professional is being disrupted, locally, nationally, and internationally. This subject will explore disruptive innovation within context of regulatory framework, business structures, commoditisation and Old Law versus New Law business models. The subject will consider the application of corporate disruption case studies to disruption of the legal profession but focus on the issues that are driving contemporary practice including the impact of disruptive business models and new practice vistas. Legal and ethical opportunities and challenges arising from legal disruption, the Justice Gap and social media will also be examined.

School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Mira Stammers

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: Prescribed and recommended reading, lecture, seminar, assessment

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Complete 60 CP'S of LAW coded level 1 subjects and 60 CP'S of LAW coded level 2 subjects

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

Learning resources

Legal Profession Uniform General Rules

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

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Year: 2015

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Legislation

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Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: N/A

Year: 2015

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Publisher: Legislation

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Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (Vic)

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: N/A

Year: 2014

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: VIC Legislation

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: Including, in particular, the Legal Profession Uniform Law at Schedule 1

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Demonstrate a broad understanding of contemporary issues challenging the legal profession
02. Interpret and apply the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (Vic), Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 and Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules 2015 in relation to emerging legal start-ups
03. Demonstrate an understanding of the social, technological and economic issues having an impact on the role of the professional lawyer
04. Analyse ethical dilemmas arising from social, technological and economic change

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Summer 2 , Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Mira Stammers

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 3 - 3
Four 7.00 hours lecture/seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 3 to week 3 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Written assignment (2000 word equiv) This is a research essay submitted online through Turnitin

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo50SILO2, SILO3

Seminar preparation exercises nominally 1000 words Two seminar submissions of 500 words each Two seminar submissions of 500 words each

N/AOtherIndividualNo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

In-semester quizzes nominally 1000 words Online multiple choice quiz

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Class participation group activity (500 words per individual) Group discussions, presentations and group feedback

N/AOtherIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2