75423 Litigation and Estate Practice
6cp; Pre-recorded lectures and online workshops as per the Subject Outline.Requisite(s): ((75424c Legal and Professional Skills AND (102 credit points of completed study in spk(s): STM90688 102cp Core subjects LLB OR 108 credit points of completed study in spk(s): STM90832 LLB Core Subjects OR 108 credit points of completed study in spk(s): STM90831 Juris Doctor Core Subjects) AND (114 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04236 Juris Doctor OR 162 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C10124 Bachelor of Laws OR 114 credit points of completed study in spk(s): STM90691 144cp Law Stream OR 114 credit points of completed study in spk(s): STM90401 Law Stream Combined Degree BA Communication Bachelor of Laws OR 132 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04320 Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate Professional Legal Practice)) OR 75424c Legal and Professional Skills )
The lower case 'c' after the subject code indicates that the subject is a corequisite. See definitions for details.
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Description
This subject encourages students to experience and reflect on the targeted graduate attributes developed by the Faculty of Law.
The subject covers the skills, practice areas and values required of a law student to be admitted to practise law as prescribed by the 'competency standards' set out in the Second Schedule to the Legal Profession Uniform Admission Rules 2015. The subject assumes an understanding of disciplinary knowledge taught in core law subjects in a relevant degree. Students learn and practise the application of this knowledge through the development of skills and reflection in preparation for professional practice as an entry-level lawyer.
This subject is one of four subjects that constitute the Practical Legal Training (PLT) program. It is complemented by the three other PLT subjects: 75424 Legal and Professional Skills, 75422 Transactional Practice and 75411 Practical
Experience.
The subject has three components:
- civil litigation
- either criminal law practice or family law practice, and
- wills and estate practice
Detailed subject description.
Fee information
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- Commonwealth-supported students: view subject fees at Fees Search: Commonwealth-supported
- Postgraduate domestic fee-paying students: fees are charged according to the course enrolled in; refer to Domestic Fees Search: Postgraduate and Research
- International students: fees are charged according to the course enrolled in; refer to International Fees Search
- Subject EFTSL: 0.125