The assessment regime under "Assessment Tasks"  is only for students who participate in a project or clinic organised by the Law School.

Below, under "Assessment Tasks for Individual Placement" and on the Laws5051 iLearn page, you will find the assessment regime for students completing an Individual Placement.

Assessment Tasks for Individual Placement:

Word limits stated in the assessment criteria will be strictly applied and any content beyond the word limit will not be marked.

This unit will apply the Australian Guide to Legal Citation version 4 ('AGLC4') for citation purposes.

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

All written assessments in the unit are to be submitted electronically. Plagiarism detection software is used in this unit.

This unit, apart from the placement component, is delivered in one of two streams: A clinic stream or a project stream.

The clinic stream begins with a comprehensive orientation program, including training in reflective practice and a session on dealing with vicarious trauma when appropriate to the clinic context. Essential orientation information is assessed through an online quiz. Further skills-based modules are available for students to complete in their own time on ilearn. Students will work under the close supervision of solicitor-teachers on real-world social justice cases, undertaking a range of activities including legal research and writing, client interviewing, and legal and non-legal advocacy. Students work face-to-face with their solicitor-teacher in the clinic on campus.

In the project stream, students are introduced to the PACE program and course structure in Week 1 before meeting their PACE partner. Students are given additional support in relation to teamwork theory and practice to help ensure a successful team work experience. PACE partners provide a written project brief that outlines the PACE activity. These are legal projects that will contribute to the work of the partner organisation. The projects are developed in consultation with the convenor to ensure that the projects are challenging but achievable within one session. PACE partners also brief the students on the work of the partner organisation and the projects. Students in the project stream will meet regularly as required by the project and partner, allowing teaching staff to monitor students’ progress and to support students and teams as the need arises.

Students require access to a computer and a secure and reliable internet provider.

This unit is based on the practical application of theoretical and conceptual professional legal responsibility obligations that are owed in the practice of the legal profession.

In this unit, you are taking up a practical placement and putting the knowledge and skills you have acquired in law school to practical use. This will involve a chance to be reflective with your experience and understand and reflect on your practical work placement.

You will also be asked to apply your analytical and research skills to investigate and advise on practical situations concerning the application of legal professional ethical obligations to specific situations. Finally, you will be asked to understand and look to how the legal profession is developing and changing over time.