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LAWS76-327: Law Placement

Description

Law Placement is a compulsory final semester subject in the Juris Doctor Online program offered by the Faculty of Law. It provides students with the opportunity to gain practical experience in a legal workplace. The subject aims to develop students' understanding of legal practice and enhance their skills in a professional legal environment. The student must complete at least 15 days in an approved legal workplace.

Subject details

Type: Postgraduate Subject
Code: LAWS76-327
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Law

Learning outcomes

  1. Apply and synthesise legal knowledge and professional legal skills in a supervised legal workplace setting, demonstrating competence in legal research, communication, and problem-solving.
  2. Reflect critically on the role of lawyers and legal institutions, evaluating ethical, professional, and systemic dimensions of legal practice.
  3. Demonstrate professional legal skills at an advanced level in the context of legal practice, with a particular focus upon legal ethics and professionalism skills.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil

Restrictions: This subject is not available to
  • Study Abroad Students

Students are expected to enrol in Law Placement in their last semester.

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.