Course Title: Arrange Legal Representation for Criminal Justice Clients

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6077

Course Title: Arrange Legal Representation for Criminal Justice Clients

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 54.0

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Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
JUST5152	City Campus	TAFE	365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng	Face-to-Face or Workplace	Term2 2010, Term2 2012, Term2 2013

Course Contact: Scott Ashley

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99252917

Course Contact Email: scott.ashley@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This course provides the skills and knowledge required to refer clients to: private lawyers, legal aid, pro bono legal assistance schemes and community legal centres. It includes an analysis of the role of Victoria Legal Aid, an explanation of the operation of specialist and generalist Community Legal Centres and an overview of pro bono assistance. It also includes an analysis of lawyers’ ethics and the procedures for making a complaint against a lawyer

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no pre-requisites for this course

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	VBQU385 Arrange Legal Representation for Criminal Justice Clients
Elements:	1. Investigate the role and responsibility of defence lawyers in the criminal justice system
	2. Review the role, function, responsibilities and duties of Victoria Legal Aid
	3. Examine the types of services offered by Victoria Legal Aid in relation to the criminal justice system
	4. Investigate the types of services offered by generalist Community Legal Centres in relation to the criminal justice system
	5. Examine the types of services offered by specialist Community Legal Centres in relation to the criminal justice system
	6. Analyse the availability of pro bono legal assistance in Victoria
	7. Analyse new forms of legal assistance
	8. Analyse the process and procedures for complaints against lawyers

Learning Outcomes

See Elements

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will consist of:

1. Written assignments
2. Participation in classroom and on-line debates and discussions
3. Exam

Note: All assessment tasks must be satisfactorily completed