Overview

This topic provides students with the skills required of an entry level lawyer. Competence in these skills is required for admission as a legal practitioner. The course is taught by Leo Cussen Centre for Law over 5 rotations: 1. Induction  2. Transactions (Commercial and Corporate Practice and Property Practice) 3. … For more content click the Read More button below. 4. Disputes (Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution) 5. Profession Ready

Topic availabilities

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Tuition pattern

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Aims

This topic aims to enable student to achieve competencies in skills, compulsory and optional practice areas and values, to the standard required by the admitting authorities.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Demonstrate the competence required of an entry level legal practitioner in problem solving
2.
Demonstrate the competence required of an entry level legal practitioner in work management and business skills
3.
Demonstrate the competence required of an entry level legal practitioner in lawyer's skills
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Demonstrate the competence required of an entry level legal practitioner in trust and office accounting
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Demonstrate the competence required of an entry level legal practitioner in civil litigation practice
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Demonstrate the competence required of an entry level legal practitioner in commercial and corporate practice
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Demonstrate the competence required of an entry level legal practitioner in property law practice
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Demonstrate the competence required of an entry level legal practitioner in two optional practice areas
9.
Demonstrate the competence required of an entry level legal practitioner in ethics and professional responsibility

Assessments

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Requisites information

Pre-requisites:

Additional information

Special enrolment conditions

Topic Coordinator approval is required for enrolment in this topic. Students should apply via courseadvice.bgl@flinders.edu.au

Other topic information

Applicants may commence the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice only after:

  • they have successfully completed an approved degree with Flinders University, which fulfils the academic requirements for admission in South Australia as set out in the Rules of the Legal Practitioners Education and Admission Council 2018 (normally, Bachelor of Laws or Bachelor of Laws (Honours), including where part of an associated combined degree)

OR

  • they have successfully completed all core Law topics that will lead to the completion and award of an approved degree with Flinders University, which fulfils the academic requirements for admission in South Australia as set out in the Rules of the Legal Practitioners Education and Admission Council 2018 (normally, Bachelor of Laws or Bachelor of Laws (Honours), including where part of an associated combined degree); and
  • they have no more than 9 units remaining to complete that approved Bachelor degree; and
  • they are enrolled in those 9 units while they are undertaking their Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice studies.

The University will confirm the eligibility of students who have not yet completed their Bachelor of Laws degree.

  • NOTE:

    1. A student permitted to enrol concurrently in the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice and the final period of study of an undergraduate degree (normally, Bachelor of Laws or Bachelor of Laws (Honours), including where part of an associated combined degree) will not be awarded the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice until the undergraduate degree is completed.