Postgraduate Course: Professional Responsibility (LAWS11248)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | To develop knowledge and understanding of practice management skills required in professional practice, including work and file management, professional conduct, communication with clients and colleagues and the regulatory framework in which solicitors operate. To develop skills in interviewing, negotiation and presentation. To take a full part in the free legal advice centre. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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| First Class |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Professional Responsibility | 3:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Professional Responsibility | 3:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:-
&· Demonstrate ability to manage personal workload and to manage effectively a number of concurrent client matters
&· Identify and understand ethical and professional conduct issues which may arise during traineeship and beyond.
&· Identify the fundamental principles and rules which underlie professional conduct and ethics and understand how to apply these principles and rules in practice
&· Understand how substantive law interrelates with these rules and principles
&· Manage time and risk capably in legal transactions/matters
&· Comply with all quality standards, risk management, and other policies and processes
&· Understand the regulatory framework and professional standards
&· Understand and deal with conflict of interest and confidentiality
&· Understand the Client-solicitor relationship
&· Develop Communication skills
&· Develop interviewing skills
&· Listen, give and receive feedback and respond perceptively to others
&· Understand the basic dynamics of group work
&· Write letters or reports that achieve their purpose and write documents that are structured according to convention and audience requirements. |
Assessment Information
Classwork $ú 100% if individual standard of 50% achieved across assignments
Failure to achieve this - Examination - 100%
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Caroline Colliston
Tel: (0131 6)50 6301
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Course secretary | Ms Margaret Stewart
Tel: (0131 6)50 2004
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