LAW5355 Advocacy
Faculty of Law
LAW5355 Advocacy is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- City (Melbourne), Monash Law Chambers
- Assessment
- Exam 45%
- and 5 other tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5355
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After LAW5355
No unit lists LAW5355 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For Legal Studies students (L4004, L5004, L6013) you must have completed LAW5000 or LAW5081
and
For Juris Doctor students (L6005), you must have completed 72 credit points of study.
Overview
This unit will develop a deeper theoretical understanding of the essential role of advocacy in the adversary system. It will enable students to better appreciate the way in which cases evolve through the courts and how the factual and evidentiary foundation relates to the legal results. Students will better understand the nature of the skills which are required of advocates, their ethical obligations and the importance of the advocate's role in the courts' decision making process.
The theory covered and skills practised will include case analysis, written case theory, development of strategy, trial preparation and practice, presentation skills, ethics, evidence, legal argument, and communication skills in accordance with criteria established by the Australian Advocacy Institute.
This will be of benefit not only to students who are contemplating practice at the Bar, or as solicitor advocates, but also to those who will work in litigation and other dispute resolution.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 2 | City (Melbourne) | Bld blk |
| Trimester 3 | Monash Law Chambers | Bld blk |
Assessment
- Class ParticipationDemonstration10%
- Opening statementDemonstration20%
- Examination in chiefDemonstration25%
- Cross examinationDemonstration20%
- Closing addressDemonstration25%
- Legal argumentDemonstration30%
- Trial AssessmentDemonstration60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Investigate, analyse and apply complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to advocacy and the adversarial system to new situations and/or further learning
- 2
Conduct research in advocacy so as to construct, organise and deliver and effective oral argument
- 3
At an abstract level, use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex advocacy and the adversarial system ideas and concepts sufficient to preparation for trial performance
- 4
Actively engage, collaborate and communicate persuasively on a range of topics related to courtroom advocacy
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements). Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Where it fits
LAW5355 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Jacqui Horan
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5355?
LAW5355 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5355 offered?
LAW5355 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
Does LAW5355 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 45% of the final mark, alongside 6 other tasks.
Which majors and minors include LAW5355?
LAW5355 is part of Dispute resolution.