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Legal Concepts, Research and Writing for BL - LAWS8072

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9220, 9231, 5750 or 5231.

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course must be taken by Master of Business Law and the Graduate Diploma in Business Law in their first semester of study.

This course is also available as one of the compulsory courses in the Master of Legal Studies and the Graduate Diploma of Legal Studies.

This course consists of two modules:

Module 1: Business Law Sources introduces students to the sources of Business Law including company information services and business records such as ASIC company searches and various ASIC registers;
Module 2: Research & Writing in a Legal Environment provides training in legal research, as well as the formal requirements for legal writing, which are essential for the successful completion of law assignments.

Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Course Objectives

A candidate who has successfully completed this course should be able to:

Demonstrate a mastery of the legal research which is essential for the successful completion of law assignments, as well as the formal requirements for legal writing
Conduct research of business law related materials that are in the public domain to facilitate the practical application of law to business decisions and regulatory compliance.

Main Topics

Fundamental legal research and legal writing skills
Sources of Business Law including business records such as ASIC company searches and various ASIC registers

Assessment

Assessment will be made on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis, and will consist of the following:

Module 1: Business Law Sources. One in-class test of one hour’s duration will be held shortly after the last class in this module. Worth 25% of the total assessment;
Module 2: Research & Writing in a Legal Environment. Assessment for this module will be worth 75% of the total assessment and is comprised of three parts: class participation (10%); completed class exercises (15%); and, one Research Skills assignment (50%).

Course Texts

Prescribed

Printed Course Materials will be made available for purchase from the UNSW Bookshop. Additional materials will be distributed during classes.

Recommended

Refer to the course outline which will be provided by the lecturer at the beginning of the relevant semester.

Resources

Refer to the course outline which will be provided by the lecturer at the beginning of the relevant semester.