LLAW8300 Professional Skills and Standards 1

This topic provides students with the skills required of an entry level lawyer in: oral communication; legal interviewing; advocacy; negotiation and dispute resolution; and letter writing and legal drafting.

Competence in these skills is required for admission as a legal practitioner.

This topic aims to enable students to achieve competence, to the standard required by the admitting authorities, across a range of requirements relating to legal practice including:

• Oral communication
• Legal interviewing
• Advocacy
• Negotiation and dispute resolution
• Letter writing and legal drafting

1. Communicate effectively in the context of legal practice
2. Interview clients
3. Write legal letters
4. Draft other legal documents
5. Negotiate settlements and agreements
6. Facilitate early resolution of disputes
7. Represent a client in court