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UNE unit code: LAW102

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  • Trimester 1 - Online
  • Trimester 2 - Online
  • Trimester 3 - Online
24/7 online support
  • Yes
Intensive schools
  • No
Supervised exam
  • No
Credit points
  • 6

Unit information

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This unit provides a thorough introduction to online and database research strategies for primary and secondary legal materials.

You will learn how to effectively plan a legal writing project from initial research stage, right through to analysis of materials and written execution.

Plus, you will develop your skills in writing persuasively, concisely and in plain English to legal audiences in a variety of contexts.

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Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 1Online
Trimester 2Online
Trimester 3Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Co-requisites
LAW100 or LSU100

Notes

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

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Carlie DrewLecturer - School of Law
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Skye SaundersAssociate Professor - School of Law

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate legal research skills to locate relevant primary and secondary legal sources;
  2. evaluate alternate research strategies for identifying, understanding and utilising research results in a legal context;
  3. critically analyse legal research results and materials and apply them for addressing legal problems;
  4. plan and execute a legal research and writing project;
  5. understand and demonstrate the different written communications conventions that apply to writing for different contexts; and
  6. demonstrate plain English legal writing skills using appropriate professional language, a logically ordered structure and with appropriate referencing.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Assignment 1Yes15%All offerings

No. Words: 800

Assignment 2Yes35%All offerings

No. Words: 1500

Assignment 3Yes50%All offerings

No. Words: 2000

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Effective Legal Writing: A Practical Guide

ISBN: 9780409351484

Corbett-Jarvis, N. and Grigg, B., LexisNexis Butterworths 3rd ed. 2020

Note: If this unit has an online supervised exam (go to Online Supervised Exams for more information) you will be permitted to refer to the e-text during the online supervised exam, only if they are on the desktop/laptop computer upon which you are sitting your exam.

Text refers to: All offerings

Laying Down the Law

ISBN: 9780409357585

Hamer, D., Jones, J., O'Mara, P., Smith, B. and Taylor, T., LexisNexis Butterworths 12th ed. 2023

Note: If this unit has an online supervised exam (go to Online Supervised Exams for more information) you will be permitted to refer to the e-text during the online supervised exam, only if they are on the desktop/laptop computer upon which you are sitting your exam.m.

Text refers to: All offerings

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.

Plain Language for Lawyers

ISBN: 9781862877757

Asprey, M.M., The Federation Press 4th revised ed. 2010

Note: If this unit has an online supervised exam (go to Online Supervised Exams for more information) you will be permitted to refer to the e-text during the online supervised exam, only if they are on the desktop/laptop computer upon which you are sitting your exam..

Text refers to: All offerings

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