LC3D138 - Advanced Legal Practice 06 Jul 2023 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 5
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | LC3D138 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Advanced Legal Practice | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Law | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Law | ||
| Module Leader: | Leane Barnes, Natalie Quartermaine | ||
| Module Team: | Hannah Menard, Hayley Brain, Adam Collins, Benjamin Jones | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2015 | Final Year of Intake: | |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 40 | Credit Level: | 6 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100692 - legal practice | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 5 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 06 Jul 2023 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2025 |
Module Aims
To develop students’ problem-solving skills, so that they can identify, analyse and give accurate, relevant advice in relation to the legal, practical and commercial issues arising from clients’ instructions.
To develop a logical, methodical and efficient strategy for researching the law relevant to those issues and the ability to present that research in a clear, readable and authoritative manner.
To develop students’ ability to draft and edit formal legal documents in practice.
To develop the ability to use different forms of written communication and utilise the principles of good writing to identify the objectives for writing and facilitate communication with diverse audiences.
To develop the skills required for effective interviewing and advising and the ability to use these in practice.
To develop awareness of the principles of professional conduct and professional ethics.
Content Summary
The module will be based in the University of South Wales’s Legal and Financial Advice Clinic (“the Clinic”) and will require students to engage in the work of the Clinic.
The module will build on the students’ experience in the Introduction to Legal Practice module and enable them to further develop the skills required for successful completion of the LPC outcomes by enabling them to experience working within a real legal services environment, where they can apply their academic studies to a real life, professional environment providing pro-bono legal advice to members of the public on a range of legal issues.
The rules of professional conduct and ethics will be a key aspect of students’ work in the Clinic.
Students will attend 1 day a week at the clinic for 24 weeks providing legal advice (under professional supervision) to members of the public and other organisations.
Prior to commencing their placement, students will engage in an induction refresher covering topics such as data protection, confidentiality, file management, an introduction to AdvicePro (the Clinic’s Case Management System) and AdviserNet, an online advice portal. The induction is compulsory and must be completed before the Clinic placement commences.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 48 |
| Independent Study | 80 |
| Placement | 120 |
| Directed Study | 100 |
| Formative Assessment - Scheduled | 4 |
| Formative Assessment - Independent | 48 |
| Total Hours Selected | 400 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">To understand the need for thorough investigation of all relevant factual and legal issues involved in a transaction or matter.</span> |
| LO2 | To be able to undertake systematic and comprehensive legal research. |
| LO3 | To be able to present the results of their research. |
| LO4 | To understand the content and requirements of formal legal documents in the core practice areas. |
| LO5 | To understand the principles of good drafting and editing. |
| LO6 | To be able to explain their own drafting and that of third parties. |
| LO7 | To understand the different forms of written communication and be able to select the most appropriate form of written communication to suit the circumstances and the requirements of the recipient. |
| LO8 | To be able to apply the principles of good writing in their written communications. |
| LO9 | To be able to identify clearly the objectives of the written communication and where relevant, be able to produce written communications that advance the matter. |
| LO10 | To demonstrate an understanding of the principles and techniques of the skills of interviewing and advising and be able to carry out an effective interview. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronous Onsite Assessment (Exam) | Onsite Open Book Examination 3 | Onsite Open Book Examination 3 (PCR) | 120 | N/A | 20 | No | 50 |
| Synchronous Onsite Assessment (Exam) | Onsite Open Book Examination 2 | Onsite Specialist Software Computer Based Examination | 120 | N/A | 20 | No | 50 |
| Synchronous Onsite Assessment (Exam) | Onsite Open Book Examination 1 | Onsite Specialist Software Computer Based Examination | 240 | N/A | 20 | No | 50 |
| Oral Assessment (CW) | Oral Assessment (CW) | Students will be provided with a research note based on the information as the PLR assessment. Students will engage in a 20 minute role play interview of a new client on the basis of the information in the PLR assessment. | 20 | N/A | 20 | No | 50 |
| Practical Assessment (CW) | Clinical Practice (CW) 1 | On the basis of a clinic interview, students will produce written work addressing all relevant issues. | 0 | 3000 | 20 | No | 50 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | LO4 | LO5 | LO6 | LO7 | LO8 | LO9 | LO10 | |
| Onsite Open Book Examination 3 | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Onsite Open Book Examination 2 | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Onsite Open Book Examination 1 | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Oral Assessment (CW) | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Clinical Practice (CW) 1 | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |