Details for LAW306 Legal Advocacy

Advocacy is where research becomes persuasion. Legal Advocacy puts you in a moot setting to prepare written and oral submissions, appear before an arbiter and protect a client’s interests under pressure. You’ll refine court etiquette, handle judicial intervention and conduct rigorous research within tight timeframes. You’ll finish able to argue persuasively on paper and on your feet, reflecting on the lawyer’s duty to seek justice.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: LAW306
• Credit points: 20

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Prerequisite

LAW105 Contract Law 2; LAW202 Constitutional Law 2; LAW205 Torts; LAW301 Legal Theory; LAW303 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility 

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Reflect on the professional responsibilities of lawyers to seek justice by engaging in trial and appellate advocacy in a moot setting.
2. Argue persuasively both orally and in writing.
3. Draft complex legal documents and appear before the arbiter of the law.
4. Critically analyse legal documents and protect the interests of clients.
5. Independently conduct rigorous legal research within tight timeframes.

Subject Content

1. Introduction to Mooting
2. Preparing Legal Research
3. Preparing Legal Arguments
4. Preparing Speaking Notes
5. Appearing to Court
6. Etiquette
7. Judicial Intervention
8. Organising
9. Organising Continued
10. Mooting & Advocacy in Action
11. Mooting & Advocacy in Action
12. Mooting & Advocacy in Action

This course may be offered in the following formats

Face to Face on site

Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

1. Participation in the Compulsory Seminars (20%)
2. Written Submissions to the Court (40%)
3. Oral Submissions to the Court (40%)

Prescribed Text

• David Pope and Dan Hill, Mooting and Advocacy Skills (Thomson Reuters, 3rd ed, 2015) 
• Augusto Zimmermann (ed), A Commitment to Excellence: Essays in Honour of Professor Gabriël A. Moens (Connor Court Publishing, 2018)  
• Melbourne University Law Review Association, Australian Guide to Legal Citation (Melbourne University Law Review Association, 4th ed, 2018) 

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