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International Legal Internship (LAWS70067)
Graduate coursework level 7Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Lecturers
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Lecturers
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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International Legal Internship allows students to gain credit for undertaking advanced legal research and analysis on an approved international internship of at least eight weeks of full-time work in an approved international institution or organisation. This subject is focused on providing students with an opportunity to engage with legal and policy issues in contemporary society through work experience and further develop oral and written communication skills. Students are required to secure and fund their internships personally.
Students are encouraged to discuss their internship proposals with the subject coordinators. Students who successfully enrol in International Legal Internship must arrange a meeting with at least one of the subject coordinators both prior to their internship and upon completion, to develop a better understanding of research and the role of international institutions in international law and relations.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed the internship will:
- Have detailed knowledge of the institution or organisation where they have undertaken their internship
- Have a detailed knowledge of at least one major legal issue facing the institution or organisation where they have undertaken their internship
- Understand some of the legal, policy, political and organisational/institutional factors that influence the institution or organisation where they have undertaken their internship.
- Have strengthened their understanding of public international law as it is applied in practice;
- Have strengthened their understanding of how law influences international organisations and how international organisations influence the development of law;
- Have strengthened their ability to understand professional legal practice, derived from doing challenging legal work in a practical setting;
- Have an enhanced capacity to identify, develop, employ and reflect upon appropriate legal skills for the workplace;
- Have an enhanced knowledge of a particular legal area relevant to the internship;
- Have increased capacity to engage with public discussion about law and policy;
- Have experienced a range of new opportunities and contacts through doing an internship in a field in which they are interested;
- Have developed a better understanding of the work and life opportunities that are available in the practice of international law;
- Have contributed to the University of Melbourne's commitment to community engagement.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
- Successful completion of at least four subjects from the Melbourne Law Masters, at least two of which must have involved writing an 8,000 to 10,000 word research paper
- A subject coordinator and the potential academic supervisor of the student’s research paper must approve the institution or organisation at which the student intends to undertake the internship.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level. While every effort will be made to meet the needs of students trained in other fields, concessions will not be made in the general level of instruction or assessment. Most subjects assume the knowledge usually acquired in a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent). Applicants should note that admission to some subjects in the Melbourne Law Masters will be dependent upon the individual applicant’s educational background and professional experience.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The Melbourne Law Masters welcomes applications from students with disabilities. The inherent academic requirements for study in the Melbourne Law Masters are:
- The ability to attend a minimum of 75% of classes and actively engage in the analysis and critique of complex materials and debate;
- The ability to read, analyse and comprehend complex written legal materials and complex interdisciplinary materials;
- The ability to clearly and independently communicate in writing a knowledge and application of legal principles and interdisciplinary materials and to critically evaluate these;
- The ability to clearly and independently communicate orally a knowledge and application of legal principles and interdisciplinary materials and critically evaluate these;
- The ability to work independently and as a part of a group;
- The ability to present orally and in writing legal analysis to a professional standard.
Students who feel their disability will inhibit them from meeting these inherent academic requirements are encouraged to contact Student Equity and Disability Support.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Organisation report – a post-internship report due two weeks after completion
| 2 Weeks after the end of teaching | N/A |
Legal writing, the form of which is to be discussed with the subject coordinators and/or the student's supervisor –
| Due two months after the completion of the internship placement | 100% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator John Tobin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Students must complete at least 8 weeks of placement at an internship host organisation Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Lecturers
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au - Semester 2
Principal coordinator John Tobin Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Students must complete at least 8 weeks of placement at an internship host organisation Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Lecturers
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Location will be dependent upon the arrangements for individual internships.
Additional delivery details
This is an application-based subject. Further information and how to apply
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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Last updated: 3 November 2022