LPP117 Interaction (Professional Capability)
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| Unit code: | LPP117 |
|---|---|
| Antirequisite(s): | LPZ117 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Completion of a Bachelor of Laws Degree |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $2,184 |
| International unit fee | $4,140 |
Unit Outline: Flexible Period - 03A 2025, Gardens Point, Internal (Start Date: 10 Feb 2025)
| Unit code: | LPP117 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Completion of a Bachelor of Laws Degree |
| Anti-requisite: | LPZ117 |
| Coordinators: | Craig Smith | c7.smith@qut.edu.au Allan Chay | a.chay@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit provides you with opportunities to broaden your professional capabilities that will assist you in your future legal career. You will develop these capabilities through the practical application of your legal and procedural knowledge in interviewing, negotiation, file management and other related activities. The capabilities you will develop include professional engagement, effective communication, adapting to change and developing resilience.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Collaborate with clients and others in a culturally competent manner to identify options for dealing with complex client problems (Course Learning Outcomes 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5)
- Use communication skills and cultural competence to achieve client satisfaction and positive outcomes (CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)
- Contribute to developing a positive and dynamic culture within a professional team (CLO 3.5)
- Reflect on your interactions with clients and other parties to develop your professional identify, engagement skills and resilience (CLOs 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
Content
- Represent a client or your employer in a formal setting
- Engage, consult and counsel a client in an interview or similar context
- Interact with colleagues to achieve a client outcome
- Reflect on your professional practice.
Learning Approaches
The unit's content and its organisation are designed to facilitate development of capabilities that will assist you in a career as a legal practitioner and related professional careers.
The unit adopts a blended learning approach, which includes online briefing note and online problem-solving activities for you to work on supported by online resources and authentic legal practice scenarios. You will also have face-to-face or online access to peers and lectures to support you when working with problem material. Peer review and collaborative learning will also be utilised.
You will also engage in face-to-face or on-line peer interactions, supported by lectures to assist and guide you when working through the activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- You will find guidance for completing problems in the 'how to do' for the task. Some guidance in the 'how to do' will provide formative feedback in that it anticipates questions that you may have when completing the problem.
- You may seek additional advice and assistance from staff either during briefing sessions or online.
- You will receive progressive feedback on work as it is submitted. Elements of this feedback will be formative as it will assist you to prepare subsequent related items of work.
- Peer review and collaborative learning will also be utilised to provide you with additional feedback and group learning.
Assessment
Overview
The assessment items in this unit are designed to provide evidence that you can apply professional capabilities in interactions with clients and colleagues.
Most assessment items have marks awarded to them according to the relevant Criterion Referenced Assessment (CRA) sheet, whilst other assessment items are assessed on a 'Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory' scale (again with reference to the relevant CRA sheet).
You must complete all assessment items to a pass or satisfactory standard based on the relevant CRA sheet in addition to accumulating sufficient marks to pass the unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Portfolio
For this assessment you will collaborate with other students to represent clients in a complex legal matter, which will involve you demonstrating cultural competence and may involve interviews, team meetings, oral presentations, negotiation and mediation and client file management.
Assessment: Simulation
For this assessment you will collaborate with other students to assess and make recommendations from your workplace in your actual or simulated workplace with respect to improving professional or corporate culture, capitalising on the potential of existing and developing technologies.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
All the resources that you will need to complete this unit will be provided to you online via QUT Canvas or will be available in the QUT Library.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no unusual risks associated with this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.LP41 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Identify and apply relevant legal principles in the areas of practice that are required for admission to the Australian legal profession
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply the rules of practice and procedure in the areas of practice required for admission
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Analyse client problems to identify relevant legal, factual and contextual issues
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply legal research skills to identify the relevant legal principles and arguments
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Use critical and creative thinking to identify and evaluate possible solutions to practical legal problems
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Communicate complex legal concepts to clients and fellow practitioners in written and oral modes
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Assist clients to understand their options in complex legal matters in written and oral communications
Relates to: ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Use advocacy skills in formal settings
Relates to: ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply intercultural competencies to support clients in legal and professional contexts
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Collaborate with other professionals and take responsibility for team functions and outputs
Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Portfolio, Simulation - Use reflective practice to develop professional identity and resilience
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation - Exercise independent judgement in making decisions within an ethical framework
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation - Demonstrate ethical practice, professional responsibility and identify opportunities for pro bono service
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation
Unit Outline: Flexible Period - 03A 2025, Online (Start Date: 10 Feb 2025)
| Unit code: | LPP117 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Completion of a Bachelor of Laws Degree |
| Anti-requisite: | LPZ117 |
Overview
This unit provides you with opportunities to broaden your professional capabilities that will assist you in your future legal career. You will develop these capabilities through the practical application of your legal and procedural knowledge in interviewing, negotiation, file management and other related activities. The capabilities you will develop include professional engagement, effective communication, adapting to change and developing resilience.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Collaborate with clients and others in a culturally competent manner to identify options for dealing with complex client problems (Course Learning Outcomes 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5)
- Use communication skills and cultural competence to achieve client satisfaction and positive outcomes (CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)
- Contribute to developing a positive and dynamic culture within a professional team (CLO 3.5)
- Reflect on your interactions with clients and other parties to develop your professional identify, engagement skills and resilience (CLOs 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
Content
- Represent a client or your employer in a formal setting
- Engage, consult and counsel a client in an interview or similar context
- Interact with colleagues to achieve a client outcome
- Reflect on your professional practice.
Learning Approaches
The unit's content and its organisation are designed to facilitate development of capabilities that will assist you in a career as a legal practitioner and related professional careers.
The unit adopts a blended learning approach, which includes online briefing note and online problem-solving activities for you to work on supported by online resources and authentic legal practice scenarios. You will also have face-to-face or online access to peers and lectures to support you when working with problem material. Peer review and collaborative learning will also be utilised.
You will also engage in face-to-face or on-line peer interactions, supported by lectures to assist and guide you when working through the activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- You will find guidance for completing problems in the 'how to do' for the task. Some guidance in the 'how to do' will provide formative feedback in that it anticipates questions that you may have when completing the problem.
- You may seek additional advice and assistance from staff either during briefing sessions or online.
- You will receive progressive feedback on work as it is submitted. Elements of this feedback will be formative as it will assist you to prepare subsequent related items of work.
- Peer review and collaborative learning will also be utilised to provide you with additional feedback and group learning.
Assessment
Overview
The assessment items in this unit are designed to provide evidence that you can apply professional capabilities in interactions with clients and colleagues.
Most assessment items have marks awarded to them according to the relevant Criterion Referenced Assessment (CRA) sheet, whilst other assessment items are assessed on a 'Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory' scale (again with reference to the relevant CRA sheet).
You must complete all assessment items to a pass or satisfactory standard based on the relevant CRA sheet in addition to accumulating sufficient marks to pass the unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Portfolio
For this assessment you will collaborate with other students to represent clients in a complex legal matter, which will involve you demonstrating cultural competence and may involve interviews, team meetings, oral presentations, negotiation and mediation and client file management.
Assessment: Simulation
For this assessment you will collaborate with other students to assess and make recommendations from your workplace in your actual or simulated workplace with respect to improving professional or corporate culture, capitalising on the potential of existing and developing technologies.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
All the resources that you will need to complete this unit will be provided to you online via QUT Canvas or will be available in the QUT Library.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no unusual risks associated with this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.LP41 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Identify and apply relevant legal principles in the areas of practice that are required for admission to the Australian legal profession
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply the rules of practice and procedure in the areas of practice required for admission
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Analyse client problems to identify relevant legal, factual and contextual issues
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply legal research skills to identify the relevant legal principles and arguments
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Use critical and creative thinking to identify and evaluate possible solutions to practical legal problems
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Communicate complex legal concepts to clients and fellow practitioners in written and oral modes
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Assist clients to understand their options in complex legal matters in written and oral communications
Relates to: ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Use advocacy skills in formal settings
Relates to: ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply intercultural competencies to support clients in legal and professional contexts
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Collaborate with other professionals and take responsibility for team functions and outputs
Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Portfolio, Simulation - Use reflective practice to develop professional identity and resilience
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation - Exercise independent judgement in making decisions within an ethical framework
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation - Demonstrate ethical practice, professional responsibility and identify opportunities for pro bono service
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation
Unit Outline: Flexible Period - 05A 2025, Online (Start Date: 31 Mar 2025)
| Unit code: | LPP117 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Completion of a Bachelor of Laws Degree |
| Anti-requisite: | LPZ117 |
Overview
This unit provides you with opportunities to broaden your professional capabilities that will assist you in your future legal career. You will develop these capabilities through the practical application of your legal and procedural knowledge in interviewing, negotiation, file management and other related activities. The capabilities you will develop include professional engagement, effective communication, adapting to change and developing resilience.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Collaborate with clients and others in a culturally competent manner to identify options for dealing with complex client problems (Course Learning Outcomes 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5)
- Use communication skills and cultural competence to achieve client satisfaction and positive outcomes (CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)
- Contribute to developing a positive and dynamic culture within a professional team (CLO 3.5)
- Reflect on your interactions with clients and other parties to develop your professional identify, engagement skills and resilience (CLOs 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
Content
- Represent a client or your employer in a formal setting
- Engage, consult and counsel a client in an interview or similar context
- Interact with colleagues to achieve a client outcome
- Reflect on your professional practice.
Learning Approaches
The unit's content and its organisation are designed to facilitate development of capabilities that will assist you in a career as a legal practitioner and related professional careers.
The unit adopts a blended learning approach, which includes online briefing note and online problem-solving activities for you to work on supported by online resources and authentic legal practice scenarios. You will also have face-to-face or online access to peers and lectures to support you when working with problem material. Peer review and collaborative learning will also be utilised.
You will also engage in face-to-face or on-line peer interactions, supported by lectures to assist and guide you when working through the activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- You will find guidance for completing problems in the 'how to do' for the task. Some guidance in the 'how to do' will provide formative feedback in that it anticipates questions that you may have when completing the problem.
- You may seek additional advice and assistance from staff either during briefing sessions or online.
- You will receive progressive feedback on work as it is submitted. Elements of this feedback will be formative as it will assist you to prepare subsequent related items of work.
- Peer review and collaborative learning will also be utilised to provide you with additional feedback and group learning.
Assessment
Overview
The assessment items in this unit are designed to provide evidence that you can apply professional capabilities in interactions with clients and colleagues.
Most assessment items have marks awarded to them according to the relevant Criterion Referenced Assessment (CRA) sheet, whilst other assessment items are assessed on a 'Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory' scale (again with reference to the relevant CRA sheet).
You must complete all assessment items to a pass or satisfactory standard based on the relevant CRA sheet in addition to accumulating sufficient marks to pass the unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Portfolio
For this assessment you will collaborate with other students to represent clients in a complex legal matter, which will involve you demonstrating cultural competence and may involve interviews, team meetings, oral presentations, negotiation and mediation and client file management.
Assessment: Simulation
For this assessment you will collaborate with other students to assess and make recommendations from your workplace in your actual or simulated workplace with respect to improving professional or corporate culture, capitalising on the potential of existing and developing technologies.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
All the resources that you will need to complete this unit will be provided to you online via QUT Canvas or will be available in the QUT Library.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no unusual risks associated with this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.LP41 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Identify and apply relevant legal principles in the areas of practice that are required for admission to the Australian legal profession
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply the rules of practice and procedure in the areas of practice required for admission
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Analyse client problems to identify relevant legal, factual and contextual issues
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply legal research skills to identify the relevant legal principles and arguments
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Use critical and creative thinking to identify and evaluate possible solutions to practical legal problems
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Communicate complex legal concepts to clients and fellow practitioners in written and oral modes
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Assist clients to understand their options in complex legal matters in written and oral communications
Relates to: ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Use advocacy skills in formal settings
Relates to: ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply intercultural competencies to support clients in legal and professional contexts
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Collaborate with other professionals and take responsibility for team functions and outputs
Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Portfolio, Simulation - Use reflective practice to develop professional identity and resilience
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation - Exercise independent judgement in making decisions within an ethical framework
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation - Demonstrate ethical practice, professional responsibility and identify opportunities for pro bono service
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation
Unit Outline: Flexible Period - 10A 2025, Gardens Point, Internal (Start Date: 18 Aug 2025)
| Unit code: | LPP117 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Completion of a Bachelor of Laws Degree |
| Anti-requisite: | LPZ117 |
| Coordinators: | Craig Smith | c7.smith@qut.edu.au Allan Chay | a.chay@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit provides you with opportunities to broaden your professional capabilities that will assist you in your future legal career. You will develop these capabilities through the practical application of your legal and procedural knowledge in interviewing, negotiation, file management and other related activities. The capabilities you will develop include professional engagement, effective communication, adapting to change and developing resilience.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Collaborate with clients and others in a culturally competent manner to identify options for dealing with complex client problems (Course Learning Outcomes 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5)
- Use communication skills and cultural competence to achieve client satisfaction and positive outcomes (CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)
- Contribute to developing a positive and dynamic culture within a professional team (CLO 3.5)
- Reflect on your interactions with clients and other parties to develop your professional identify, engagement skills and resilience (CLOs 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
Content
- Represent a client or your employer in a formal setting
- Engage, consult and counsel a client in an interview or similar context
- Interact with colleagues to achieve a client outcome
- Reflect on your professional practice.
Learning Approaches
The unit's content and its organisation are designed to facilitate development of capabilities that will assist you in a career as a legal practitioner and related professional careers.
The unit adopts a blended learning approach, which includes online briefing note and online problem-solving activities for you to work on supported by online resources and authentic legal practice scenarios. You will also have face-to-face or online access to peers and lectures to support you when working with problem material. Peer review and collaborative learning will also be utilised.
You will also engage in face-to-face or on-line peer interactions, supported by lectures to assist and guide you when working through the activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- You will find guidance for completing problems in the 'how to do' for the task. Some guidance in the 'how to do' will provide formative feedback in that it anticipates questions that you may have when completing the problem.
- You may seek additional advice and assistance from staff either during briefing sessions or online.
- You will receive progressive feedback on work as it is submitted. Elements of this feedback will be formative as it will assist you to prepare subsequent related items of work.
- Peer review and collaborative learning will also be utilised to provide you with additional feedback and group learning.
Assessment
Overview
The assessment items in this unit are designed to provide evidence that you can apply professional capabilities in interactions with clients and colleagues.
Most assessment items have marks awarded to them according to the relevant Criterion Referenced Assessment (CRA) sheet, whilst other assessment items are assessed on a 'Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory' scale (again with reference to the relevant CRA sheet).
You must complete all assessment items to a pass or satisfactory standard based on the relevant CRA sheet in addition to accumulating sufficient marks to pass the unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Portfolio
For this assessment you will collaborate with other students to represent clients in a complex legal matter, which will involve you demonstrating cultural competence and may involve interviews, team meetings, oral presentations, negotiation and mediation and client file management.
Assessment: Simulation
For this assessment you will collaborate with other students to assess and make recommendations from your workplace in your actual or simulated workplace with respect to improving professional or corporate culture, capitalising on the potential of existing and developing technologies.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
All the resources that you will need to complete this unit will be provided to you online via QUT Canvas or will be available in the QUT Library.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no unusual risks associated with this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.LP41 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Identify and apply relevant legal principles in the areas of practice that are required for admission to the Australian legal profession
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply the rules of practice and procedure in the areas of practice required for admission
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Analyse client problems to identify relevant legal, factual and contextual issues
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply legal research skills to identify the relevant legal principles and arguments
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Use critical and creative thinking to identify and evaluate possible solutions to practical legal problems
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Communicate complex legal concepts to clients and fellow practitioners in written and oral modes
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Assist clients to understand their options in complex legal matters in written and oral communications
Relates to: ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Use advocacy skills in formal settings
Relates to: ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply intercultural competencies to support clients in legal and professional contexts
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Collaborate with other professionals and take responsibility for team functions and outputs
Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Portfolio, Simulation - Use reflective practice to develop professional identity and resilience
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation - Exercise independent judgement in making decisions within an ethical framework
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation - Demonstrate ethical practice, professional responsibility and identify opportunities for pro bono service
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation
Unit Outline: Flexible Period - 10A 2025, Online (Start Date: 18 Aug 2025)
| Unit code: | LPP117 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Completion of a Bachelor of Laws Degree |
| Anti-requisite: | LPZ117 |
Overview
This unit provides you with opportunities to broaden your professional capabilities that will assist you in your future legal career. You will develop these capabilities through the practical application of your legal and procedural knowledge in interviewing, negotiation, file management and other related activities. The capabilities you will develop include professional engagement, effective communication, adapting to change and developing resilience.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Collaborate with clients and others in a culturally competent manner to identify options for dealing with complex client problems (Course Learning Outcomes 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5)
- Use communication skills and cultural competence to achieve client satisfaction and positive outcomes (CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)
- Contribute to developing a positive and dynamic culture within a professional team (CLO 3.5)
- Reflect on your interactions with clients and other parties to develop your professional identify, engagement skills and resilience (CLOs 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
Content
- Represent a client or your employer in a formal setting
- Engage, consult and counsel a client in an interview or similar context
- Interact with colleagues to achieve a client outcome
- Reflect on your professional practice.
Learning Approaches
The unit's content and its organisation are designed to facilitate development of capabilities that will assist you in a career as a legal practitioner and related professional careers.
The unit adopts a blended learning approach, which includes online briefing note and online problem-solving activities for you to work on supported by online resources and authentic legal practice scenarios. You will also have face-to-face or online access to peers and lectures to support you when working with problem material. Peer review and collaborative learning will also be utilised.
You will also engage in face-to-face or on-line peer interactions, supported by lectures to assist and guide you when working through the activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- You will find guidance for completing problems in the 'how to do' for the task. Some guidance in the 'how to do' will provide formative feedback in that it anticipates questions that you may have when completing the problem.
- You may seek additional advice and assistance from staff either during briefing sessions or online.
- You will receive progressive feedback on work as it is submitted. Elements of this feedback will be formative as it will assist you to prepare subsequent related items of work.
- Peer review and collaborative learning will also be utilised to provide you with additional feedback and group learning.
Assessment
Overview
The assessment items in this unit are designed to provide evidence that you can apply professional capabilities in interactions with clients and colleagues.
Most assessment items have marks awarded to them according to the relevant Criterion Referenced Assessment (CRA) sheet, whilst other assessment items are assessed on a 'Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory' scale (again with reference to the relevant CRA sheet).
You must complete all assessment items to a pass or satisfactory standard based on the relevant CRA sheet in addition to accumulating sufficient marks to pass the unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Portfolio
For this assessment you will collaborate with other students to represent clients in a complex legal matter, which will involve you demonstrating cultural competence and may involve interviews, team meetings, oral presentations, negotiation and mediation and client file management.
Assessment: Simulation
For this assessment you will collaborate with other students to assess and make recommendations from your workplace in your actual or simulated workplace with respect to improving professional or corporate culture, capitalising on the potential of existing and developing technologies.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
All the resources that you will need to complete this unit will be provided to you online via QUT Canvas or will be available in the QUT Library.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no unusual risks associated with this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.LP41 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Identify and apply relevant legal principles in the areas of practice that are required for admission to the Australian legal profession
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply the rules of practice and procedure in the areas of practice required for admission
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Analyse client problems to identify relevant legal, factual and contextual issues
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply legal research skills to identify the relevant legal principles and arguments
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Use critical and creative thinking to identify and evaluate possible solutions to practical legal problems
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Communicate complex legal concepts to clients and fellow practitioners in written and oral modes
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Assist clients to understand their options in complex legal matters in written and oral communications
Relates to: ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Use advocacy skills in formal settings
Relates to: ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply intercultural competencies to support clients in legal and professional contexts
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Collaborate with other professionals and take responsibility for team functions and outputs
Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Portfolio, Simulation - Use reflective practice to develop professional identity and resilience
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation - Exercise independent judgement in making decisions within an ethical framework
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation - Demonstrate ethical practice, professional responsibility and identify opportunities for pro bono service
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation
Unit Outline: Flexible Period - 11A 2025, Online (Start Date: 08 Sep 2025)
| Unit code: | LPP117 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Completion of a Bachelor of Laws Degree |
| Anti-requisite: | LPZ117 |
Overview
This unit provides you with opportunities to broaden your professional capabilities that will assist you in your future legal career. You will develop these capabilities through the practical application of your legal and procedural knowledge in interviewing, negotiation, file management and other related activities. The capabilities you will develop include professional engagement, effective communication, adapting to change and developing resilience.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Collaborate with clients and others in a culturally competent manner to identify options for dealing with complex client problems (Course Learning Outcomes 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5)
- Use communication skills and cultural competence to achieve client satisfaction and positive outcomes (CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)
- Contribute to developing a positive and dynamic culture within a professional team (CLO 3.5)
- Reflect on your interactions with clients and other parties to develop your professional identify, engagement skills and resilience (CLOs 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
Content
- Represent a client or your employer in a formal setting
- Engage, consult and counsel a client in an interview or similar context
- Interact with colleagues to achieve a client outcome
- Reflect on your professional practice.
Learning Approaches
The unit's content and its organisation are designed to facilitate development of capabilities that will assist you in a career as a legal practitioner and related professional careers.
The unit adopts a blended learning approach, which includes online briefing note and online problem-solving activities for you to work on supported by online resources and authentic legal practice scenarios. You will also have face-to-face or online access to peers and lectures to support you when working with problem material. Peer review and collaborative learning will also be utilised.
You will also engage in face-to-face or on-line peer interactions, supported by lectures to assist and guide you when working through the activities.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- You will find guidance for completing problems in the 'how to do' for the task. Some guidance in the 'how to do' will provide formative feedback in that it anticipates questions that you may have when completing the problem.
- You may seek additional advice and assistance from staff either during briefing sessions or online.
- You will receive progressive feedback on work as it is submitted. Elements of this feedback will be formative as it will assist you to prepare subsequent related items of work.
- Peer review and collaborative learning will also be utilised to provide you with additional feedback and group learning.
Assessment
Overview
The assessment items in this unit are designed to provide evidence that you can apply professional capabilities in interactions with clients and colleagues.
Most assessment items have marks awarded to them according to the relevant Criterion Referenced Assessment (CRA) sheet, whilst other assessment items are assessed on a 'Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory' scale (again with reference to the relevant CRA sheet).
You must complete all assessment items to a pass or satisfactory standard based on the relevant CRA sheet in addition to accumulating sufficient marks to pass the unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Portfolio
For this assessment you will collaborate with other students to represent clients in a complex legal matter, which will involve you demonstrating cultural competence and may involve interviews, team meetings, oral presentations, negotiation and mediation and client file management.
Assessment: Simulation
For this assessment you will collaborate with other students to assess and make recommendations from your workplace in your actual or simulated workplace with respect to improving professional or corporate culture, capitalising on the potential of existing and developing technologies.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
All the resources that you will need to complete this unit will be provided to you online via QUT Canvas or will be available in the QUT Library.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no unusual risks associated with this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.LP41 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Identify and apply relevant legal principles in the areas of practice that are required for admission to the Australian legal profession
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply the rules of practice and procedure in the areas of practice required for admission
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Analyse client problems to identify relevant legal, factual and contextual issues
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply legal research skills to identify the relevant legal principles and arguments
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Use critical and creative thinking to identify and evaluate possible solutions to practical legal problems
Relates to: ULO1, Portfolio, Simulation - Communicate complex legal concepts to clients and fellow practitioners in written and oral modes
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Assist clients to understand their options in complex legal matters in written and oral communications
Relates to: ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Use advocacy skills in formal settings
Relates to: ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Apply intercultural competencies to support clients in legal and professional contexts
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Portfolio, Simulation - Collaborate with other professionals and take responsibility for team functions and outputs
Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Portfolio, Simulation - Use reflective practice to develop professional identity and resilience
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation - Exercise independent judgement in making decisions within an ethical framework
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation - Demonstrate ethical practice, professional responsibility and identify opportunities for pro bono service
Relates to: ULO4, Portfolio, Simulation