Postgraduate - Course3395 - Master of Laws (Advanced Legal Practice)

Students who commenced study in 2013 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course.

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This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2013 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Law

Managing faculty	Law
Abbreviated title	LLM (Adv Legal Prac)
CRICOS code	055747B
Total credit points required	48
Admission, fee and application details	http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/3395
Contact details	Coordinator Postgraduate Admissions and Publications Email: law-postgraduate@monash.edu Telephone: +61 3 9903 8500
Course coordinator	Associate Professor Moira Paterson

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Students must have completed the requirements of, but not graduated with, the Monash Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Skills and Ethics.

Description

This course focuses on the practical legal skills and professional ethics that tomorrow's legal practitioners may be expected to possess and follow. The course is highly innovative in its unique combination of practical skills training with academic research and excellence.

Outcomes

The Master of Laws (Advanced Legal Practice) aims to:

enable students to develop and demonstrate advanced skills in research, analysis and the written or oral communication of complex ideas
enable students to develop and demonstrate a knowledge of law and the theoretical and policy framework within which the law operates
enable students to understand their ethical responsibilities and those which may affect their clients
equip students with a variety of techniques for dispute resolution
provide current and future practitioners in law with the appropriate theories and skills to deal with the legal challenges that arise in all areas of national and international activity
impart and develop further the practical skills essential to the knowledge and practice of law in the professional context
develop Monash graduates' attributes.

Credit for prior studies

Applicants who have completed the requirements of the Monash Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Skills and Ethics (PDLP) course from July 2005* may be given credit for up to 24 credit points if the required marks in the relevant units have been achieved as follows:

a graduate who obtained a result of 70 per cent or more in each of the major units (Civil litigation practice, Commercial and corporate practice and Property law practice), plus 70 per cent or more in each of the elective units is entitled to credit of 50 per cent or 24 credit points (four units) towards the Master of Laws (Advanced Legal Practice).
a graduate who obtained an average of 65-69 per cent across the three major units above and in each of the electives is entitled to credit of 25 per cent or 12 credit points (two units) towards the Master of Laws (Advanced Legal Practice)
a graduate who obtained a result of 70 per cent or more in two of the three major units above only is entitled to credit of 25 per cent or 12 credit points (two units) towards the Master of Laws (Advanced Legal Practice).

* Students who completed the PDLP before July 2005 should contact the Postgraduate Student and Academic Services Office for advice on credit.

Maximum credit allowed

24 credit points

Structure

The course comprises eight 6-point coursework units or a combination of coursework units and a minor thesis.

Areas of study

Advanced legal practice

Requirements

Students who have not been granted credit must complete one of the following options:

eight coursework units. Students must complete five units offered as part of the advanced legal practice specialisation. The remaining units may be taken from the approved list of law units. Refer to 'Areas of study' for more information.
four coursework units with at least two units from the advanced legal practice specialisation and a minor thesis of 25,000-30,000 words on an approved topic in the area
six coursework units with at least three units in the advanced legal practice specialisation and a minor thesis of 12,000-15,000 words on an approved topic in the area

In order to qualify to undertake one of the minor thesis options, a student must have achieved a minimum of 70 per cent in each of the coursework units undertaken. Information on the minor thesis option is available at: http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/enrol/re-enrol.html.

Students who have been granted 24 points of credit have the following options:

four coursework units from the advanced legal practice specialisation
subject to approval, two coursework units from the advanced legal practice specialisation and a 12,000-15,000 minor thesis on an approved topic in the area.

Students who have been granted 12 points credit have the following options:

six coursework units from the advanced legal practice specialisation
subject to approval, four coursework units from the advanced legal practice specialisation and a minor thesis of 12,000-15,000 words on an approved topic in the area
subject to approval, two coursework units from the advanced legal practice specialisation and a minor thesis of 25,000-30,000 words on an approved topic in the area.

Advanced legal practice specialisation

LAW7000 Minor thesis (25,000-30,000 words)
LAW7022 Forensic family law
LAW7025 International trade finance: law and practice
LAW7026 Overview of international human rights law
LAW7028 International trade law
LAW7037 Occupational health and safety
LAW7040 Current issues in evidence
LAW7041 Public sector employment law
LAW7469 Remedies in commercial disputes
LAW7043 Sentencing
LAW7045 Takeovers
LAW7059 Planning law
LAW7060 Current problems in family law
LAW7068 International environmental law
LAW7071 Commercial alternative dispute resolution
LAW7075 Trade marks and commercial designations
LAW7076 Principles of privacy and freedom of information
LAW7077 International aspects of intellectual property
LAW7078 Graduate research paper
LAW7083 Law of employee relations
LAW7087 Local government law
LAW7119 Patents for inventions
LAW7122 Superannuation law and practice
LAW7207 Psychiatry, psychology and law
LAW7213 Law of the internet
LAW7215 Labour law for corporate lawyers
LAW7218 International humanitarian law
LAW7221 Technology contracts and licensing law
LAW7223 Overview of intellectual property
LAW7224 Trade mark practice
LAW7243 Shareholders' remedies
LAW7244 Intellectual property and the internet
LAW7245 Current issues in electronic commerce law
LAW7246 Privacy and information security in law cyberspace
LAW7251 Negotiation and mediation skills
LAW7263 Overview of corporate law
LAW7276 Comparative competition law
LAW7279 Electronic workplace law
LAW7286 International criminal justice
LAW7303 Advocacy: theory and practice
LAW7308 Expert evidence
LAW7311 International human rights law and women
LAW7312 Advanced negotiation and mediation skills
LAW7318 International law and economic, cultural and social rights
LAW7320 Terrorism and human rights
LAW7323 International banking and finance: law and practice
LAW7324 Energy law, regulation and policy
LAW7326 World Trade Organization (WTO) law
LAW7330 Protecting the rights of minorities, marginalised and vulnerable people
LAW7332 Principles of construction law
LAW7338 Forward with fairness: new labour law
LAW7339 Arbitration of international commercial disputes
LAW7347 Procurement law
LAW7416 International human rights law and development
LAW7418 Human rights advocacy: Australian law and practice
LAW7420 Principles of environmental law
LAW7425 International refugee law and human rights
LAW7426 International copyright law
LAW7427 International investment law
LAW7431 Health law and human rights
LAW7432 Non-adversarial family law
LAW7434 The law of climate change
LAW7435 Workplace bargaining and agreements law
LAW7437 Equity capital markets law in Australia
LAW7441 Law of workforce management
LAW7442 Overview of comparative banking law
LAW7445 Issues in consumer policy
LAW7449 International labour law
LAW7450 Personal property securities
LAW7451 International trade mark law
LAW7452 Patent practice
LAW7453E Innovation: labour, competition and intellectual property law perspectives
LAW7456 Minor thesis (12,000-15,000 words)
LAW7463 The international covenant on civil and political rights
LAW7472 Principles of family law
LAW7474 Collaborative practice
LAW7475 Advanced mediation: Skills and theory for accreditation A
LAW7476 Advanced mediation: Skills and theory for accreditation B

Students wanting to complete units from the Master of Laws program other than those listed above will need approval.

For further information regarding law units and specialisations visit http://www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview.html.

Students are advised that not all units may be available in every year.

For information on the current postgraduate law timetable visit http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/timetables/postgraduate/index.html.

Award(s)

Master of Laws (Advanced Legal Practice)