Module LAW2104C for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW2104C: Access to Justice 1
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Aims
This module will provide you with first-hand experience working with the public. After initial training and observing, you will have the opportunity to provide support to individuals that attend the drop-in clinics or help-desk. You will also facilitate the provision of expert legal advice where required. You will develop important transferable skills in interviewing technique and developing rapport with clients, whilst also shadowing any one of a network of lawyers who offer their time free of charge to support members of the public gain access to justice.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate identified clinical legal skills to take initial instructions from clients and communicate these initial instructions to legal professionals 2. communicate basic legal information effectively to clients orally and in writing, in a manner appropriate to the setting and to the particular client |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. keep detailed and up to date client records as directed 4. identify relevant legal problems from a clients account |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. interact effectively, professionally and ethically within a professional environment 6. plan and undertake tasks, with guidance from legal professionals, to reflect critically on the learning process and make use of feedback |