Course Title: Practise In A Legal Environment

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6070

Course Title: Practise In A Legal Environment

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 68.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
LAW5109	City Campus	TAFE	650T TAFE Business	Face-to-Face	Term1 2007, Term1 2008, Term2 2008, Term1 2009, Term1 2010, Term2 2010, Term1 2011, Term2 2011

Course Contact: Doug Cole

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5424

Course Contact Email: doug.cole@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This module covers open client file, take instructions and provide required legislative information, consult appropriate specialist(s), obtain, prepare and manage legal documentation, maintain communication with the client and identify and apply legal ethics and practice

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

LAW5040 Legal Process [VBM898]
LAW5041 Law of Torts [VBM894]
LAW5042 Property Law [VBM896]
LAW5043 Law of Contract [VBM895]
LAW5048 Commercial Law [VBM899]
JUST5009 Law of Evidence [VBM897]

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VBJ207 Practise in a Legal Environment

Learning Outcomes

1. Open client file, take instructions and provide required legislative information.
2. Consult appropriate specialist(s).
3. Obtain, prepare and manage legal documentation.
4. Maintain communication with the client.
5. Identify and apply legal ethics and practice.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will consist of assignments, a presentation and practical exercises (simulated client files).