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LAW 6505 - Professional Obligations

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 3910
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Intensive
Restriction: Available to GDLP students only. Not available for Study Abroad & Exchange.
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: Check with School
Assessment: Assessment in this course will include the following: Advising on ethical dilemmas a lawyer may encounter, trust accounting workbook and questions relating to legal costs.
Syllabus:

The aim of the course is to provide an understanding of your professional obligations as a legal practitioner. An entry-level lawyer should act ethically and demonstrate professional responsibility and professional courtesy in all dealings with clients, the courts, the community and other lawyers. You should have sufficient knowledge, skills and values to maintain trust and general account records according to law and good practice, to the extent usually permitted and expected of an employed solicitor. The topics included are: ethics and regulation, trusts, office accounting, legal costs and risk management. The issues raised in this course are highly relevant for other GDLP courses and legal practice.

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Units
 EFTSL
Amount
3
 0.125
          
  


Course Outline

A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here


Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3910 Mon 18/03/2019 Sun 31/03/2019 Fri 10/05/2019 Fri 14/06/2019


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Seminar
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
11181 SE03 48 31 16 Mar - 23 Mar Saturday 9am - 5pm  
Note: seminar held in Ligertwood 5.04 and 5.05. A tentative supplementary teaching day for this course is 3rd April in Ligertwood 5.04 and 5.05.
11182 SE02 48 26 15 Mar - 22 Mar Friday 9am - 5pm  
Note: seminar held in Ligertwood 5.04 and 5.05. A tentative supplementary teaching day for this course is 3rd April in Ligertwood 5.04 and 5.05.
11183 SE01 48 38 12 Mar - 21 Mar Tuesday, Thursday 5:30pm - 9pm  
Note: seminar held in Ligertwood 5.04 and 5.05. A tentative supplementary teaching day for this course is 3rd April in Ligertwood 5.04 and 5.05.