LAW5043 - Advanced Legal Skills

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

In covering the module content, the seminars will provide training and support for key transferable skills: to carry out independent tasks and research to a reasonable level as a basis for further development in subsequent study; to consider how legal principles can be applied to both actual and hypothetical facts, and to enhance relevant Employability skills in the context of the subject area.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Workshops
Hours: 20
Intended Group Size: Full Cohort

Placement Block
Hours: minimum 150 hours (normally six weeks full-time)

Guided independent study
Hours: 130

Further information relating to assessment

Practical Assessment – Interviewing. The assessment evaluates interviewing skills in a legal context. The assessment measures their ability to conduct professional interviews, gather pertinent information, actively listen, ask meaningful questions, and uphold ethical standards. The assessment follows a structured format where students are required to conduct simulated interviews.

Assessment 2 – Portfolio: This is made up of a reflective account on students’ skills development with reference to key employability skills and their placement and will draw on specified documentary evidence that students will be required to include. Evidence sits outside of the wordcount.

Students should note the institutional requirement that the Placement component of the module is passed.

Further details of assessment are available in the Assessment Handbook for your programme and in Assessment Briefs provided by Module Tutors.

Assessment:

001 Practical assessment interviewing; 15 mins; end of semester 1 30%
002 Portfolio; 3,500 word equivalent; end of semester 2 70%
003 Placement; 150 hours; by the end of semester 2 placement block %

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Marjan Parkinson
Level - 5
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5YL

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