Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3167: Access to Justice Clinic

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Group Public Information Leaflet2 sides of A51-14Group written feedback
Essay plan500 words1-8, 10-14Individual written feedback

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
55045

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Attendance at public surgeries1010 hours (minimum)1-14Individual written feedback
Written case study essay352,000 words1-8, 10-14Individual written feedback
Individual oral presentation3515 minutes1-8, 10-14Individual written feedback
Reflective portfolio201,200 words1-14Individual written feedback
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0

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
Attendance at public surgeriesAttendance at public surgeries1-14June-September
Written case study essayWritten case study essay (2000 words)1-8, 10-14August/September re-assessment period
Individual oral presentationIndividual oral presentation1-8, 10-14August/September re-assessment period
Reflective portfolioReflective portfolio1-8, 10-14August/September re-assessment period

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Bloch F, The Global Clinical Movement: Educating Lawyers for Social Justice (Oxford University Press, 2010)

Finch E & Fafinski S, Legal Skills (Oxford University Press, 2015)

Keats D, Interviewing: A Practical Guide For Students And Professionals (Open University Press, 2001)

Keyzer P, Kenworthy A & Wilson G (eds) Community Engagement in Contemporary Legal Education: Pro Bono, Clinical Legal Education and Service Learning (Halstead Press, 2007)

Giddings J, Promoting Justice through Clinical Legal Education (Justice Press, 2013)

Griffiths Baker J, ‘Ethical Education through the Student Law Clinic’ 5(1) (2002) Legal Ethics 24

Pleasence P & Balmer NJ, ‘Mental Health and the Experience of Housing Rights Problems’ 2(1) (2007) People, Place and Policy, pp 4-16.

Pleasence P & Balmer NJ, ‘Mental Health and the Experience of Social Problems Involving Rights: Findings from the United Kingdom and New Zealand’ 16(1) (2009) Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, pp 123-140.

Pleasence P & Balmer NJ, ‘The Audacity of Justice: Recession, Redundancy, Rights and Legal Aid’ 9(4) (2010) Social Policy and Society pp 475-488