Postgraduate Course: Practice Management and Professional Ethics and Conduct (LAWS11198)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Law |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Law |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
To develop knowledge and understanding of practice management skills required in professional practice, including financial and accounting issues associated with the running of a law practice. To develop knowledge of file handling, personal organisation and time management.
To develop knowledge and understanding of the ethical principles governing the conduct of lawyers in Scotland enabling the identification of ethical problems as they arise in every day legal practice
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | 20 sides / Double Desks | Only for those who fail assignments. Fixed date. Double Desks. | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | 20 sides / Double Desks | August 2010 only. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
(i) identify and understand the issues involved in the concepts of client care, risk management, time management, file management and case load management;
(ii) identify and understand the role played by information technology in a legal office;
(iii) identify and understand the role of a trainee in a legal office in relation to its partners, employees, clients, and outside agencies with which it deals;
(iv) demonstrate an understanding of the accounts rules, the money laundering regulations, credit control, outlays on behalf of clients, charging fee to clients, and arrangements for payment of fees and outlays;
(v) explain and discuss the systems, practice rules and voluntary codes which regulate the legal profession in Scotland;
(vi) explain and discuss the concepts of risk management, negligence, incompetence, inadequate professional service and misconduct; conflict of interest; client care in the context of the professional obligations of a solicitor to a client; the duties of a solicitor to the court and to professional colleagues; professional responsibilities in society; methods of dealing with ethical problems; and
(vii) explain, discuss and solve problems relating to typical ethical difficulties arising in every day legal practice.
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Assessment Information
Class work 30%
Assignments 40%
Negotiation Performance 30%
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mrs Elaine Tyre
Tel: (0131 6)50 6301
Email: E.Tyre@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Margaret Stewart
Tel: (0131 6)50 2004
Email: margaret.stewart@ed.ac.uk |
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