LAW5000 Australian legal reasoning and methods

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Design and implement an efficient research strategy which requires you to synthesise relevant legal, factual and policy issues;

2. 2

   Apply professional judgment and critical thinking skills to interpret legal conclusions and legislation, evaluate alternative constructions and justify a considered opinion;

3. 3

   Generate appropriate responses to legal problems and communicate them in a form appropriate for legal practice or scholarship; and

4. 4

   Exercise professional judgment in responding to ethical issues that arise in legal practice or the administration of justice.

5. 5

   Demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of the Australian Legal System and the principles and norms that underpin the system.