LAW7175 - Family Law Practice

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:

This module aims to provide you with an understanding of family and child law in practice and the processes and procedures relevant to cases in this area. You will learn how to run an family/child law case from taking instructions, to seeking solutions and ultimately preparing Court paperwork to seek appropriate remedies. You will develop practical legal skills as well as transferable organisational and case management skills as you cover key issues such as adult relationships and their breakdown including divorce and financial orders; the law surrounding children in both private and public law cases as well as issues around domestic abuse. You will also explore funding options for family law cases and court processes

Learning and Teaching Information:

The module is developed for graduates starting out on their pre-qualification journey of professional legal education and focuses on developing technical and practical proficiency in the skills, in the context of Family and Child Law. You will undertake practical tasks to learn how to deal with issues that commonly arise in Family and Child Law work. You will have one 2 hour workshop session a week and will be expected to prepare for sessions as directed in the Module Handbook and via the Virtual Learning Environment (Moodle). The live session will build on that preparation with further tasks and follow up work will consolidate what you have learned

Workshops
Hours: 20
Intended Group Size: 25

Guided independent study
Hours: 130

The assessment for this module mirrors the type of work that is required of junior lawyers working in the Family/Child Law field. As such you will be required to submit a portfolio of work up to a total of 40 pages. You will work on specific tasks from week to week and and have the opportunity to improve on those tasks following feedback before submitting them at the end of the module. The documents you must include will be clearly listed in the assessment brief but are likely to include things like:
• Notes from a mock client interview
• Research notes
• Letters of advice
• Court or tribunal documentation

Assessment:

Fact File

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Level - 7
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites -
Semester(s) Offered -

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