Law with Legal Placement: Placement Module
| Module title | Law with Legal Placement: Placement Module |
|---|---|
| Module code | LAW3700 |
| Academic year | 2022/3 |
| Credits | 120 |
| Module staff | Professor Sue Prince (Convenor) |
| Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: Weeks | 10 | 11 |
| Number students taking module (anticipated) | 5 |
|---|
Module description
This module will assess your learning on your legal placement as a compulsory element of the LLB (Hons) Law with Legal Placement programme. Undertaking a legal placement significantly increases and deepens your understanding of the legal workplace and issues relating to legal professionalism and the future of law beyond the learning in your academic modules. It gives you a deeper understanding of legal practice and learning through the experience of workplace culture and develops your practical law skills, thus broadening your overall learning experience. The aim of the reflective portfolio element of the module is to focus your awareness on the impact of your placement, comparing expectations with realities, and developing a critical awareness of the realities of the legal workplace. You will reflect on the problems posed by different working conditions and by the challenges of everyday life in an unfamiliar social and economic environment.
This module is only for students taking the LLB (Hons) Law with Legal Placement programme.
Module aims - intentions of the module
This module aims to provide you with a detailed insight into the world of legal work, as well as innovative changes and developments in the legal profession. Through a variety of forms of assessment, it intends to encourage you to reflect on your practical experience and to give you a deeper and broader understanding of current legal issues affecting the legal profession.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. demonstrate critical awareness of the similarities and differences in approaches to law between a practical workplace-based experience and academic study;
- 2. demonstrate competence in locating, understanding and applying legal materials in the workplace;
- 3. demonstrate critical awareness of innovative approaches to law and developments in the future of the legal profession, to help prepare for further legal study.
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 4. demonstrate good awareness of the issues and complexities of legal practice.
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 5. demonstrate an awareness of the complexities of working in a professional environment;
- 6. successfully negotiate the complexities of working in a professional environment;
- 7. identify and reflect on personal tasks and challenges and to learn from their resolution.
Syllabus plan
Placements for this module will be secured by the Law School. You will be provided with suitable preparatory materials and appropriate guidance in the year prior to undertaking your legal placement. The legal placement will normally run from early October until the end of March. Whilst on placement, you will take direction from your host organisation, with your workload, hours of working, etc. agreed between you and your host organisation. During your placement, you are expected to maintain regular contact with the programme director, who will also meet you during your placement.
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1,200 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Placement | 1200 | Legal placement |
Formative assessment
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business report draft | 500 words | 1-7 | Individual written feedback (with oral feedback upon request) |
| Reflective conversation | 15 minutes | 1-7 | Individual oral feedback |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | 0 | 30 |
Details of summative assessment
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business report (due within 28 days of the end of your placement) | 50 | 3,500 words | 1-7 | Individual written feedback (with oral feedback upon request) |
| Placement presentation (delivered to a panel of placement professionals and academic representatives) | 30 | 10 minutes | 1-7 | Individual oral and written feedback |
| Reflective portfolio | 20 | 1,800 words | 1-7 | Individual written feedback (with oral feedback upon request) |
Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business report | Business report (3,500 words) | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
| Placement presentation | Action plan (1,000 words) | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
| Reflective portfolio | Reflective portfolio (1,800 words) | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
Re-assessment notes
A student who fails this module will normally be transferred to the LLB (Hons) Law degree programme; ‘with Legal Placement’ will thus not feature in the title of their degree.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
As directed by the Programme Director and host organisation.
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
| Credit value | 120 |
|---|---|
| Module ECTS | 60 |
| Module pre-requisites | None |
| Module co-requisites | None |
| NQF level (module) | 6 |
| Available as distance learning? | No |
| Origin date | 18/08/2017 |
| Last revision date | 28/09/2022 |
