Module LAW2104C for 2019/0
- 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 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the module will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Listening to clients
- Interviewing
- Note taking
- Issue Spotting
- Asking Difficult Questions
- Dealing with clients who are distressed or angry
- Confidentiality
- Signposting
- Helping with forms
- Working as part of a legal team
- Learning from professionals
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | 99 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 30 | Attendance at Dracaena Centre Law Clinic, court help desk and other law clinic outreach projects. |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 21 | 7 x 3 hour tutor-led workshops |
| Independent study | 50 | Preparation of skills portfolio |
| Guided independent or group study | 49 | Preparation for clinical work, including on-line skills and knowledge training |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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.
Ross Hyams, Susan Campbell & Adrian Evans(2014) Practical Legal Skills : Developing Your clinical technique (Oxford University Press)
Several copies of Emily Finch & Stefan Fafinski (2014) Employability Skills for Law Students (Oxford University Press) and Paula Baron and Lillian Corbin (2016) Legal Writing : Academic and Professional Communication and other more specific books which will be referred to for different stages of the module. Multiple copies of these are available in the Penryn Campus Library.
