Postgraduate Course: Professional Skills and Responsibility (LAWS11310)

Course Outline
School	School of Law	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course aims 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. Students will develop skills in interviewing, negotiation and presentation. Students will be required to participate fully in the Free Legal Advice Centre.
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Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2)
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 4, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 5, Fieldwork Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 75 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Classwork - 100% if individual standard of 60% is achieved across assignments. Failure to achieve this - Examination 100%
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	Professional Skills and Responsibility		3:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Professional Skills and Responsibility		3:00

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.