LAW 6505 - Professional Obligations
Career: | Postgraduate Coursework |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | 4210 |
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. |
Course Fees
Study Abroad student tuition fees are available here
Only some Postgraduate Coursework programs are available as Commonwealth Supported. Please check your program for specific fee information.
The fees displayed below for international students are for students commencing a program in 2024 only. International students who commenced a program in 2023 or prior can find their fee here.
EFTSL | |||
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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 |
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4210 | Tue 15/03/2022 | Thu 24/03/2022 | Fri 06/05/2022 | Fri 10/06/2022 |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Seminar | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
11251 | SE02 | 20 | 3 | 2 Apr - 2 Apr | Saturday | 9am - 5pm | |
9 Apr - 9 Apr | Saturday | 9am - 5pm | Note: Seminar has been scheduled in Ligertwood 5.05 Students please be advised to check the critical dates carefully as they vary according to the study term-GDLP courses are intensives and timetabled in semesters, terms and trimesters. | ||||
11525 | SE01 | 20 | 10 | 28 Mar - 29 Mar | Monday, Tuesday | 5:30pm - 9pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |
5 Apr - 7 Apr | Tuesday, Thursday | 5:30pm - 9pm | Note: Students please be advised to check the critical dates carefully as they vary according to the study term-GDLP courses are intensives and timetabled in semesters, terms and trimesters. |