Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW2104C: Access to Justice 1

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 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 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

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 assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Individual tutor meeting on draft skills portfolio	20 minutes	1-6	Oral and 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.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

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

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Reflective skills portfolio including skills self-assessment, reflections on an anonymised case, and attendance record	100	4,500	1-6	Written feedback
	0
	0
	0
	0
	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 assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Reflective skills portfolio	Reflective skills portfolio (4,500 words)	1-6	1st September