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.  

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills1. 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 Skills3. keep detailed and up to date client records as directed
4. identify relevant legal problems from a client’s account
Personal and Key Skills5. 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