Street Law (LAWS50102)
Graduate coursework level 5Points: 12.5Not available in 2024
About this subject
Overview
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For lawyers, being able to effectively communicate the law to non-lawyers is an important skill and central to all types of legal practice. Governments have an obligation to ensure that people understand the laws that affect them; judges and courts must communicate the reasons for their decisions; law firms produce updates for clients on changes to the law and community legal centres seek to empower their clients to uphold their rights and protect their interests. For the community, legal literacy is an essential component of ensuring access to justice for all. In the 21st century, Community Legal Education (CLE) might involve audio and visual resources, digital and graphic communications and social media, as well as face-to-face events and presentations. In Street Law, students will learn about the theory and practice of CLE and its role in supporting access to justice. Students will then work with community organisations and the subject coordinator to identify, design, develop and present one or more CLE presentations or resources. Students will work in small groups and will be responsible for managing all aspects of the CLE project, including liaising with partner organisations to confirm the brief, researching the law, developing an engaging and effective resource and presenting this to the target audience.
Specific topics to be covered will change from year to year depending on community needs and student interest.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject will have developed and demonstrated:
- An integrated and critical understanding of the role of community legal education and legal literacy, and their contribution to enhancing access to justice
- An enhanced capacity to collaboratively identify, research, produce and present accurate, effective and accessible CLE materials
- An enhanced and practical understanding of the challenges and strategies involved in effectively communicating complex legal concepts and ideas to a non-specialist audience;
- Specialised knowledge of one or more areas of law relevant to the CLE presentation.
Generic skills
- Enhanced oral and written communication skills, in particular to effectively communicate legal issues to a non-legal audience;
- Applied research and presentation skills, including the ability to identify issue, research and synthesise legal information and present it accurately and effectively;
- Reflection skills, including the capacity to critically reflect on law and access to justice and to engage in self-reflection on performance;
- Workplace and professional skills, including communicating with stakeholders, time and project management, co-worker collaboration, giving and receiving feedback and record keeping.
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS50023 | Legal Method and Reasoning | Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS50024 | Principles of Public Law | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS50025 | Torts | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS50028 | Constitutional Law | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS50029 | Contracts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90140 | Disputes and Ethics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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: 8 November 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Satisfactory clinical performance and attendance throughout semester Hurdle requirement: Satisfactory clinical performance and attendance throughout semester, including attendance and presentation of Community Legal Education resources with feedback provided throughout the semester | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Workshop/in class 'run through' presentation.
| During the teaching period | 30% |
Portfolio including: Record of research and preparation; lesson plan or equivalent for presentation.
| Draft due prior to run through presentation. Final due during the Assessment period. | 40% |
Reflective journals
| Entries due fortnightly in weeks 2 - 12 (6 in total) | 30% |
Additional details
The due dates of the above assessment will be available to students via the Assessment Schedule on the LMS Community.
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
Not available in 2024
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
This subject has an enrolment quota of 16 students.
This subject is an application-based enrichment subject. More information about the application process can be found on the JD LMS Community.
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Further information
- Texts
- Subject notes
- Related Handbook entries
Last updated: 8 November 2024