LAWS382-14S2 (C) Semester Two 2014

Legal Internship

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2014
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 25 July 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 10 October 2014

Description

Study of theoretical and practical issues relating to legal services.

This is a skills course in which students are given the opportunity to develop expertise in the real-world environment.  The essence of the course is learning and applying legal and business skills in the workplace, either as a volunteer or as a compensated intern.

There are a number of internship options, namely:
•  Volunteer or compensated employment in any business, doing work with a legal focus;
•  Volunteer or compensated employment in any law firm, doing work with a legal focus;
•  Volunteer or compensated employment in any NGO, doing work with a legal focus;
•  Volunteer or compensated employment in any government department or agency, doing work with a legal focus;
•  Volunteer or compensated involvement in any other organisation approved by the Dean, doing work with a legal focus;
•  Volunteer or compensated involvement in special project approved by the Dean, doing work with a legal focus;
•  Volunteer or compensated participation in any approved exchange programme with a legal focus;
•  Volunteer or compensated employment in approved court case, doing work with a legal focus;
•  Any other service with a legal focus approved by the Dean.

The type and duration of each internship will be determined by the needs of the host  organisation, but a minimum of 48 applied working hours is a requirement for all internships.

Students applying for this course are required to provide a short CV and covering letter, indicating the details of their proposed internship.  Where a hosted internship is proposed, the name and address of the proposed host organisation; the nature of the host’s business; the nature of the applicant’s duties, and the proposed period of time allocated to the internship.  All applications must be submitted via email to:
Mrs Heather Couch: heather.couch@canterbury.ac.nz by 12 noon on Monday 30 June 2014.

Any queries about this programme may be sent to Professor Robin Palmer (robin.palmer@canterbury.ac.nz), or tel 364-2316, ext 8818.

Prerequisites

(i)LAWS101; and (ii) LAWS110; and (iii) Subject to approval of Head of School.

Co-requisites

Course Coordinator

Robin Palmer

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Topic Finalisation 08 Aug 2014
Essay 17 Oct 2014 60%
Reflective Journal 17 Oct 2014 30%
Employer Certification 31 Oct 2014 10%


Assessment will be by a weekly journal, detailing the pivotal points of each week’s experiences (3,000 words, worth 30%), an employer evaluation of competency (worth 10%) and a 7,000 word research essay (worth 60%).  The essay topic must be approved by Prof Palmer, Director of Clinical Legal Studies, and have some correlation to the employment you undertake as part of the course.

The due dates for the assessment will be confirmed at the commencement of the course.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $709.00

International fee $3,388.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

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