LAWS77-810: Fundamentals of Legal Design

Description

Fundamentals of Legal Design is an elective subject in postgraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Law. The subject is an examination of the emerging discipline of legal design and how it is shaping the evolution of legal services and legal products in the digital era. Students will learn about the fundamentals of legal design: what it is, the mental models it requires, how to implement the legal design process to deliver value, and how to take a data-driven approach to legal design.

Subject details

Type:	Postgraduate Subject
Code:	LAWS77-810
EFTSL:	0.125
Faculty:	Faculty of Law
Semesters offered:	January 2025 [Non-Standard Offering]
Credit:	10
Study areas:	Law
Subject fees:	Commencing in 2024: $6,220.00 Commencing in 2025: $6,500.00

Learning outcomes

Identify and apply the principles of legal design to problem-solving in contemporary legal practice
Identify and describe the key phases in the legal design process and use relevant design methods to innovate
Identify key metrics to measure the value of legal design projects

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:	Nil
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. Juris Doctor students are expected to have completed a minimum of 80 credit points of compulsory law subjects.
Restrictions:	This subject is not available to This subject is not available to students on US Financial Aid. Students on a Student Visa may be restricted from enrolment due to the mode of delivery in the chosen semester. Check the subject outline for further details. Students must be admitted into a Masters level law degree OR LA-43040 Doctor of Legal Science (Research) OR be an approved Law Study Abroad or Law Exchange student. This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.

Requisites:

Nil

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.

Juris Doctor students are expected to have completed a minimum of 80 credit points of compulsory law subjects.

Restrictions:

This subject is not available to

This subject is not available to students on US Financial Aid.
Students on a Student Visa may be restricted from enrolment due to the mode of delivery in the chosen semester. Check the subject outline for further details.

Students must be admitted into a Masters level law degree OR LA-43040 Doctor of Legal Science (Research) OR be an approved Law Study Abroad or Law Exchange student.

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

Subject dates

January 2025

Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens:	10/11/2024
Semester start:	20/01/2025
Subject start:	20/01/2025
Last enrolment:	24/01/2025
Teaching census:	30/01/2025
Withdraw - Financial:	31/01/2025
Withdraw - Academic:	06/02/2025

Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens:	10/11/2024
Semester start:	20/01/2025
Subject start:	20/01/2025
Last enrolment:	24/01/2025
Teaching census:	30/01/2025
Withdraw - Financial:	31/01/2025
Withdraw - Academic:	06/02/2025