LA4009 - Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct

Credit points:	01
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:

Available to level 4 LLB students.

The rules of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the legal profession (both Barristers and Solicitors) in Queensland.

Learning Outcomes

• understand in detail: the place and relevance of ethics in contemporary society; the structure of the legal profession in Queensland and in other Australian jurisdictions;
• understand in detail, the current legislative regulatory structure; professional duties; and ethical duties of legal practitioners in Queensland;
• understand in detail, the regulatory scheme & specific parts of the scheme, enacted in the Legal Profession Act 2004;
• appreciate the historical background to the current regulatory scheme; and ethical duties of the legal profession;
• be able to demonstrate a high level of analysis and application of this understanding, including an application of elements of the Legal Profession Act 2004 and the common law regulation of the profession, by analogy; and an application of ethical duties and accountability of legal practitioners from theoretical and practical perspectives.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Prerequisites:

LA3002 LA3004 LA3005 LA3011 LA3012 LA3013 LA3014 LA3015 LA3016

Availabilities
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coordinator:	jc132235
Contact hours:	12 hours
Assessment:	(70%); (30%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coordinator:	jc132235
Contact hours:	12 hours
Assessment:	(70%); (30%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.