There are 4 requirements:

• Students complete a 20 day placement in a legal environment, which includes a legal practice, a government practice or legal policy area, a corporate legal office, a community legal centre, Associate to a Judge, Magistrate or Tribunal Member, working with a Barrister, working in a UN position and a summer clerkship.  This list is not exhaustive. Placements must have prior approval and must be supervised by a lawyer of at least 3 years post admission experience. More information about placement requirements is available in the Legal Practice Experience Rules, found at: http://law.anu.edu.au/legalworkshop/PDF_File/Application_forms/LPERules_updates_May06.pdf
• Students must have an exit interview with their Legal Workshop mentor at the end of their placement.
• Students must complete a report on their Placement and have this signed off by their placement supervisor.
• Students must undertake LPE Online, which involves an online discussion forum on legal practice issues. This must be completed at the same time as, or after, completing the placement. LPE Online runs 4 times per year, ie, once in each of Spring, Summer, Winter and Autumn sessions.

• Development of legal skills
  Some of the legal skills students are expected to develop during the placement period are: advocacy and persuasion, communication - both oral and written, legal drafting and writing, interviewing, negotiation, research and analysis, time and file management. This list is not exhaustive.
• Demonstrate a capacity for reflective practice
  Students will be required to reflect on their skills development over the whole program and take responsibility to improve their skills.
• Understand the requirements of legal practice
  This includes ethical requirements, necessary skills and appreciate the contribution they can make to the legal profession and to the community.

• Satisfactory completion of 20 working days of placement, evidenced by completion of a Placement Report reflecting on skills developed during the placement and signed off by the placement supervisor.
• Participation in interviews with the Placement Supervisor and Academic Mentor. (Note in some cases email reporting will be substituted for telephone interviews).
• Completion of 5 discussion postings in LPE Online and performing the role of e-moderator for the discussion group on one occasion.

• 20 days placement (this can be undertaken at a minimum of 1 day per week).
• One 15 minute telephone interview (or 2 email reports of about 200 words each).
• Completion of a 4 page pro forma Placement Report.
• 5 discussion postings of no less than 250 words in LPE Online.
• Read and summarise postings on one discussion topic to acquit e moderator requirements in LPE Online.

Students cannot undertake LPE Online before undertaking their placement. LPE Online is a discussion forum about legal practice issues and must be undertaken at the same time as, or after, the placement.

Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice must complete the Skills for Practice course before beginning this course.

There are no incompatible courses.

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Reading lists are available through the course website in WebCT.

This course makes extensive use of online technology for accessing resources, activities and assessment.  It is in your best interests to ensure you have a secure computer, preferably at home, where you can access all on-line information without restriction or difficulty.

If you intend using IT supplied by your employer, please be aware that you are likely to experience difficulties accessing key on-line resources due to firewall and security restrictions.

The computer you intend to use should meet the following minimum specifications.

Hardware

• CD ROM/ DVD Player
• Sound Card and speakers
• Video Card
• Modem
• Broadband (dial-up access is not recommended) access to an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
• Printer

Software

• Firefox is the recommended web browser
• Adobe Acrobat Reader (Free download)
• Real Player (Free download)
• Microsoft Word

WebCT relies heavily on the use of "pop ups". You will need to disable "pop up blockers" for WebCT on your internet browser and or Firewall/Anti virus software and toolbars

When Offered and Delivery Mode:  This online 8 week course is offered four times a year in the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th teaching periods.

Classification in Graduate Studies Select:  Specialist. In addition an elective in the GDLP program, can be used as part of the articulation into the LLM and LLM (in practice) programs.