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Study of theoretical and practical issues relating to legal services.
This is a skills course in which students are given the opportunity to develop expertise in the real-world environment. The essence of the course is learning and applying legal and business skills in the workplace, either as a volunteer or as a compensated intern. Students must have work (paid or voluntary) in a host organisation (which may be a law firm, community group, government organisation or business). It is the student's responsibility to find the work (whether paid or voluntary). They will be expected to engage in legal work in that organisation and must work a minimum of 48 hours over the period of the course.There are a number of internship options, namely:• Volunteer or compensated employment in any business, doing work with a legal focus;• Volunteer or compensated employment in any law firm, doing work with a legal focus;• Volunteer or compensated employment in any NGO, doing work with a legal focus;• Volunteer or compensated employment in any government department or agency, doing work with a legal focus;• Volunteer or compensated involvement in any other organisation approved by the Dean, doing work with a legal focus;• Volunteer or compensated involvement in special project approved by the Dean, doing work with a legal focus;• Volunteer or compensated participation in any approved exchange programme with a legal focus;• Volunteer or compensated employment in approved court case, doing work with a legal focus;• Any other service with a legal focus approved by the Dean.The type and duration of each internship will be determined by the needs of the host organisation, but a minimum of 48 applied working hours is a requirement for all internships. On application, students may be permitted to complete the internship requirement in the Semester prior to registering for the course.Students applying for this course are required to provide a short CV and covering letter, indicating the details of their proposed internship. Where a hosted internship is proposed, the name and address of the proposed host organisation; the nature of the host’s business; the nature of the applicant’s duties, and the proposed period of time allocated to the internship should be detailed in the covering letter. All applications must be submitted via email to:Mrs Heather Couch: heather.couch@canterbury.ac.nz by the due date advised in the 2018 Enrolment Handbook. Students must also Apply to Enrol by the due date.Any queries about this programme may be sent to Professor Robin Palmer (robin.palmer@canterbury.ac.nz), or tel 369-3812, ext93812.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have: Developed professionally relevant competencies and relationships in a professional setting. Observed and understood a professional organisational culture by reflecting on personal performance and experiences. Applied academic knowledge and skills to critically reflect on their experiences through a research-led process focused on a particular topic. Acquired a range of new skills and knowledge, and have developed the ability to assess how the internship experience impacted on their personal and professional value-system.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
(i)LAWS101; and (ii) LAWS110; and (iii) Subject to approval of Head of School.
LAWS202-LAWS206.
Robin Palmer
Assessment will be confirmed in the first week of lectures. It is likely to consist of:an essay; a journal and the employer certification. The employer certification is also mandatory in relation to the results for this course.
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Domestic fee $790.00
International fee $3,600.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Faculty of Law .