LAW5471 Legal project management
Faculty of Law
LAW5471 Legal project management is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Other periods
- Monash Law Chambers
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5471
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW5471
No unit lists LAW5471 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For students enrolled in the Juris Doctor, the achievement of at least 72 credit points, including LAW5000, LAW5001, LAW5002, LAW5003, LAW5004, LAW5005, LAW5006, LAW5007, LAW5008, and LAW5010.
Overview
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to optimal use of legal project management to enhance their employment prospects in the
current legal services market, and indeed also to wider industry opportunities.
Legal Project Management provides a framework to operationalise innovation in legal practice, and produce more effective, client centred outcomes.
Case studies and live examples used in this unit, including for the assessment pieces, include international content.
Students will work in project management groups in a legal setting and communicate effectively with team members, using project management tools, to effectively plan legal projects.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 4 | Monash Law Chambers | On campus |
Assessment
- Class particiaptionParticipation10%
- Video presentationPresentation40%
- Legal project planProject50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate understanding of key legal project management concepts and their application in a range of scenarios.
- 2
Apply key legal project management concepts to compose project management tools for planning and implementation.
- 3
Identify and describe how legal departments and law firms are implementing Legal Project Management.
- 4
Apply legal project lifecycle frameworks as the foundation for scoping, scheduling, costing and managing projects.
- 5
Critically evaluate project effectiveness and engage in meaningful reflective practice of project outcomes.
- 6
Work collaboratively within a team to develop a flexible project plan.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Students enrolled in this unit will be provided with 24 (post grad) or 36 (undergrad) contact hours of
workshop, whether intensive, semi-intensive, or semester-long offering. 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
LAW5471 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Beverley Honig
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5471?
LAW5471 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5471 offered?
LAW5471 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
Does LAW5471 have an exam?
No. LAW5471 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include LAW5471?
LAW5471 is part of Commercial and corporate law; and Technology and innovation.