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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. Students must have work (paid or voluntary) in a host organisation (which may be a law firm, community group, government organisation or business). It is the student's responsibility to find the work (whether paid or voluntary). They will be expected to engage in legal work in that organisation and must work a minimum of 48 hours over the period of the course.If feasible, a group meeting will be held in December 2014 – date to be advised.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 5pm on Friday 17 October 2014.Student must also Apply to Enrol for LAWS382 by 3 November 2014. Any queries about this programme may be sent to Professor Robin Palmer (robin.palmer@canterbury.ac.nz), or tel 364-2316, ext 8818.
(i)LAWS101; and (ii) LAWS110; and (iii) Subject to approval of Head of School.
LAWS202-LAWS206
Robin Palmer
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 this course as as follows:Topic Finalisation: Sunday 23 November 2014;Introduction: 12noon, Sunday 14 December 2014;Draft Essay: 12noon, Saturday 10 January 2015;Weekly Journal: 12noon, Friday 30 January 2015 (3,000 words, worth 30%);Employer Valuation: 12noon, Friday 30 January 2015 (worth 10%); Final Essay: 12noon, Friday 30 January 2015 (7,000 words, worth 60%).
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 .