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Global Lawyer (LAWS50071)
Graduate coursework level 5Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
March
Graduate Services Coordinator (International Experience)
Email: law-global@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 4475
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject examines the various roles played by lawyers within the international legal order, including as advisers, advocates, negotiators, settlers of disputes, and drafters of legislation, contracts and treaties. Within the integrated theoretical frameworks of legal ethics, professional regulation, comparative law, and public and private international law, students will explore the complex functions and responsibilities of ‘international lawyers’, meaning those operating in the following international contexts:
- Private lawyers acting in cross-border contractual negotiations, cross-border transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, or cross-border disputes involving individuals or firms;
- Private lawyers practising domestic law in foreign jurisdictions;
- Lawyers in internationally focused non-governmental organisations and think tanks;
- Government lawyers addressing international issues; and
- Lawyers within the Secretariat of an international organisation.
The class will have the opportunity to hear from and interact with expert interlocutors on-site at a diverse range of governmental, intergovernmental, non-governmental and commercial entities, taking into account recent developments.
Intended learning outcomes
A candidate who has successfully completed this subject will:
- Have an expert understanding of their future opportunities and obligations as a lawyer in a globalised world;
- Have a specialist understanding of the integrated relationship between domestic and international laws, and the interaction between the laws of different countries, in the context of acting as a lawyer in an international environment;
- Be able to clearly explain, reflect on and critique the various accountability mechanisms that govern the practice of law in an international context; and
- Have advanced knowledge of key contextual factors influencing international lawyers from the perspectives of law, policy, politics, diplomacy, and management.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject will have developed the following skills:
- Advanced written communication skills: essay-writing, writing short reports and announcements, writing professional emails to institutions and guest speakers;
- Advanced oral communication skills: discussions, debates, question and answer sessions, introducing and thanking guest speakers;
- Cognitive skills: critical thinking, problem-solving, analytical skills;
- Professionalism: engaging in a thoughtful and professional manner with individuals and organisations in a range of international contexts;
- Specialised capacities in information seeking and evaluation;
- Writing and working in small groups;
- Working with and in different institutional and national cultures; and
- Complex and specialised legal research.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Only approved applicants can enrol into this subject.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Hurdle Requirement: 100% class attendance;
- Short written report on assigned topic (20%): students may be required to work on this assignment individually or in small groups. Topics assigned will be diverse, and may address such matters as themes arising in the course, organisations visited or studied, and/or relevant aspects of law. Each student’s report (or share of a group report) will be approximately 800 - 1,000 words in length;
- Class participation (10%), including:
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- Professional comportment throughout the course;
- Active participation in seminars in Melbourne and the USA;
- Leading discussions and questions on particular topics;
- Researching, introducing and thanking individual guest speakers; and
- Assisting with logistical and administrative matters.
- 6,000 word research paper (70%).
The due date of the above assessment will be available to students via the Assessment Schedule on the LMS Community.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- March
Principal coordinator Tania Voon Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Semester 1 and Winter Recess (15 hours per week) Total time commitment 144 hours Teaching period 7 March 2017 to 21 July 2017 Last self-enrol date 16 October 2016 Census date 21 April 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 28 July 2017 Assessment period ends 9 October 2017 March contact information
Graduate Services Coordinator (International Experience)
Email: law-global@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 4475
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
144 hours
Additional delivery details
Seminars:
- Six to eight seminars in Melbourne during early Semester 1;
- One week of intensive seminars in Washington DC during the Winter Recess (June-July); followed by
- One week of intensive seminars in New York City during the Winter Recess (July).
This subject has a quota of 25 students. Applicants are selected through a competitive application process. Please refer to the JD LMS Community for more details (including travel dates).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- Required readings will be provided electronically via the LMS subject page.
- Subject notes
Students will need to cover the cost of their flights to the United States and travel costs, meals and accommodation within the United States.
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Last updated: 3 November 2022