MLL420 - Deakin Law Clinic
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information | ||||||||||||
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Deakin Downtown, Waterfront (Geelong), Online Trimester 2: Deakin Downtown, Waterfront (Geelong) Trimester 3: Deakin Downtown, Waterfront (Geelong), Online | ||||||||||||
| Credit point(s): | 1 | ||||||||||||
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 | ||||||||||||
| Previously coded as: | MLL337, MLL412, MLL414, MLL415, MLL416 | ||||||||||||
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Michele Tucker Trimester 2: Michele Tucker Trimester 3: Michele Tucker | ||||||||||||
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisite: | Must have passed 6 credit points of M312 core units | ||||||||||||
| Corequisite: | MLP235 | ||||||||||||
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Compulsory induction (online or face to face). | ||||||||||||
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Compulsory induction (online or face to face). Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. | ||||||||||||
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. | ||||||||||||
Note:Business & Law Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units are by application only and quotas may apply. In addition to meeting the general prerequisite and corequisite requirements above, students are strongly encouraged to have completed, or simultaneously undertake the relevant substantive and procedural units for the given practice areas below:
Preference will be given to students who have already completed the units relevant to the practice area and are in their final year of study. Not all practice areas operate every trimester. Please visit the website for further information and how to apply. Please contact the WIL team at bl-wil@deakin.edu.au for any enquiries regarding your application. Please use your Deakin email and state your student ID in all correspondence. | |||||||||||||
Content
The Deakin Law Clinic provides pro bono legal advice and/or assistance to eligible clients. Deakin Law Clinic allows students to assist clients from initial client interviews to drafting letters of advice and drafting key legal documents such as court documents and correspondence to third parties. Students undertake legal analysis and problem solving for real clients, gaining firsthand experience under the supervision of the unit supervisor and experienced legal practitioners. Students get the opportunity to deepen and critically reflect upon their substantive legal knowledge while developing critical professional and practical skill through direct client advice, advocacy and policy work. Students apply to the Deakin Law Clinic unit and may be placed in a variety of a clinical practice areas including employment law, civil law, family law, criminal law and policy advocacy law. Students will be able to register for the unit by campus.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Apply professional or legal knowledge in a simulated or authentic work environment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical Thinking |
| ULO2 | Communicate within a team, with supervisors and with simulated or authentic clients. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Reflect on the professional or legal knowledge, skills and communication utilised in a simulated or authentic work environment. | GLO4: Critical Thinking GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO4 | Plan, monitor and evaluate own learning. | GLO6: Self-management |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Continuous Program Based assessment | 60% | Client work throughout the trimester | |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Written reflection (Self) | 2000 words | 20% | Week 11 |
| Assessment 3: (Individual) Legal submission | 2000 words | 20% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Students must meet required hours for engagement in clinical programs and to successfully complete the unit. Failure to meet the hurdle requirement will mean a result of zero for the unit.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for MLL420 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current Students website.