| 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
The Digital Lawyer is an elective subject in postgraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Law in which undergraduate students may be permitted to enrol. This subject examines recent changes in the legal services industry and explores a range of ideas about how technology can be deployed in legal practice. The business model of the traditional law firm is under threat from new, technology-driven market entrants. Work traditionally completed by lawyers can now be done faster, cheaper and better by increasingly capable smart machines employing techniques such as machine learning, data analytics and natural language processing. During this subject, students will develop a technology based prototype to address customers' legal needs.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Critically apply advanced knowledge of (a) trends in the legal services industry, (b) developing technologies with relevance to law, and (c) fundamentals of software development.
- Analyse complex legal issues and identify technology-based solutions applicable in the real world.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of technology-related legal issues through audience-specific written and oral communication.
Enrolment requirements
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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. | Not available to USEd students due to online delivery. 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 2024 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - The Digital Lawyer]
- 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 2024
Non-Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 14/07/2024 Semester start: 09/09/2024 Subject start: 09/09/2024 Cancellation 1: 23/09/2024 Cancellation 2: 30/09/2024 Last enrolment: 22/09/2024 Withdraw - Financial: 05/10/2024 Withdraw - Academic: 26/10/2024 Teaching census: 04/10/2024
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| Enrolment opens: | 14/07/2024 |
| Semester start: | 09/09/2024 |
| Subject start: | 09/09/2024 |
| Cancellation 1: | 23/09/2024 |
| Cancellation 2: | 30/09/2024 |
| Last enrolment: | 22/09/2024 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 05/10/2024 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 26/10/2024 |
| Teaching census: | 04/10/2024 |