LLAW1313 Ethics and Professionalism

2020

4.5

1 x 2-hour workshop weekly
1 x 1-hour on-line lecture weekly

1 Admission into BLAWLPR-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice
1a Admission into BLAWLPRG-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Graduate Entry)
1b Admission into BLAWLPRH-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours)
1c Admission into BLAWLPRGH-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Graduate Entry) (Honours)
1d Admission into BLAWSH-Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
1e Admission into BLAWS-Bachelor of Laws
1f Admission into DIPLAW-Diploma in Laws
1g Admission into BLLAW-Bachelor of Laws
1h Admission into BLLAWH-Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
1i Admission into DIPLAWFP-Diploma in Laws - City Campus
1j Admission into BLLAWFP-Bachelor of Laws - City Campus
1k Admission into BLLAWHFP-Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - City Campus
1l Admission into CLAWBU-Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business - City Campus
1m Admission into CLAWIR-Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science - City Campus
1n Admission into CLAWIT-Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Information Technology - City Campus
1o Admission into CLAWAC-Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Accounting - City Campus
1p Admission into CLAWCR-Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Criminology - City Campus
1q Admission into CLAWHIR-B Laws (Hons)/B Intl Relations and Political Science
1r Admission into CLAWHIT-B Laws (Hons)/B Information Technology
1s Admission into CLAWHAC-B Laws (Hons)/B Accounting
1t Admission into CLAWHCR-B Laws (Hons)/B Criminology
1u Admission into CLAWHBU-B Laws (Hons)/B Business
2 ^ 1 of LLAW1311, LLAW1213
3 ^ 1 of LLAW1312, LLAW1211
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g or 1h or 1i or 1j or 1k or 1l or 1m or 1n or 1o or 1p or 1q or 1r or 1s or 1t or 1u) and 2 and 3)

LLAW1221 has been successfully completed

Assignment(s), Examination(s)

This topic will use the context of law and lawyering to introduce students to a broad framework for describing and critiquing ethical theories and approaches. Students will explore factors shaping what lawyers do, their role in our society and how they are trained. This topic provides student with knowledge to understand lawyers’ professional responsibility duties, develop an ability to exercise professional judgement and engage in reflective practice.

The aim of this topic is to provide students with:

• An understanding of approaches to ethical decision-making

• Knowledge about what lawyers do, how they are trained, and their role in society

• An opportunity to identify, reflect upon, and respond to, ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts and the legal practitioners’ duties to the law, the court, clients and other third parties (including basic knowledge of the principles relating to the holding of trust money)

• A context for exploring the concept of professional identity by applying knowledge about values, ethics, and professional conduct

• A forum to explore the interpersonal aspects of professional practice, develop their professional judgement and engage in reflective practice.

On completion of this topic, students will be expected to be able to:

1. Describe and critique approaches to ethical decision-making

2. Describe and critique what lawyers do, how they are trained, and their role in society

3. Apply legal practitioners’ duties to the law, the court, clients and other third parties (including basic knowledge of the principles relating to the holding of trust money)

4. Articulate their sense of professional identity, and reflect on how their values accord with professional conduct norms

5. Explain the importance of interpersonal skills in professional practice (including collaboration), recognise their capacity to exercise professional judgement, and engage in reflective practice.