Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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Code: | LAWS17-110 |
EFTSL: | 0.125 |
Faculty: | Faculty of Law |
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Credit: | 10 |
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Description
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of: (a) trends in the legal services industry, including: business pressures on the traditional law firm model (such as the growth of in-house legal teams, offshoring, commoditisation of formerly bespoke legal work), new market entrants and the changing ways that legal professionals are employed and undertake their work; (b) developing technologies and techniques with relevance and potential application to law, including artificial intelligence, machine learning and data analytics; and (c) how software is developed, including an introduction to coding, how to prototype apps and how to work with software developers.
- Demonstrate the reasoning, research and communication skills to: (a) reflect critically on the changing nature of the legal services industry; (b) investigate, analyse and evaluate developing technologies and their potential application to the delivery of legal services; and (c) generate, justify and present a prototype of a technology-based product to enhance the delivery of legal services, whether through the application of advanced technological or mathematical techniques, user-centred design, or another novel approach to the delivery of legal services.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply the above knowledge and skills: (a) with creativity and initiative to new situations; (b) with high level personal autonomy and accountability; and (c) to plan and execute substantial research based projects.
Enrolment requirements
Requisites: |
Nil |
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Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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Restrictions: |
This subject is not available to
Must have completed a minimum 120 Credit Points of LAWS subjects AND have a minimum average of 65% in LAWS subjects. Must be admitted into a Bachelor Law degree OR Bachelor of Laws combined degree. This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject outlines
- September 2023 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - The Digital Lawyer]
- September 2022 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - The Digital Lawyer]
- September 2020 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - The Digital Lawyer]
- September 2019 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - The Digital Lawyer]
- September 2018 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - The Digital Lawyer]
- September 2017 [Mixed Mode* - Technology and Legal Practice]
Subject dates
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September 2023
Non-Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 16/07/2023 Semester start: 11/09/2023 Subject start: 11/09/2023 Cancellation 1: 24/09/2023 Cancellation 2: 27/09/2023 Last enrolment: 22/09/2023 Withdraw - Financial: 06/10/2023 Withdraw - Academic: 22/10/2023 Teaching census: 05/10/2023
Non-Standard Offering | |
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Enrolment opens: | 16/07/2023 |
Semester start: | 11/09/2023 |
Subject start: | 11/09/2023 |
Cancellation 1: | 24/09/2023 |
Cancellation 2: | 27/09/2023 |
Last enrolment: | 22/09/2023 |
Withdraw - Financial: | 06/10/2023 |
Withdraw - Academic: | 22/10/2023 |
Teaching census: | 05/10/2023 |