Macquarie Law School
LAW443 Macquarie Legal Centre Clinical Program - 4 credit points
First and second semesters 2008
APPLICATIONS FOR 2008 ARE NOW CLOSED
This information is a summary. Further details will be available in the unit study guides.
LAW443 is a partnership between Macquarie Law and Macquarie Legal Centre (MLC). MLC is a community legal centre at Merrylands, adjacent to the train station. It provides legal information, referrals, legal advice and representation for low income earners living in the Western Sydney Region. For more information about MLC see www.macquarielegal.org.au. For more information about community legal centres see www.naclc.org.au.
The unit gives students the opportunity to participate in community legal centre practice, as the basis for studying and reflecting on issues of public access to justice, the operation of law in society, and the roles that lawyers play.
The unit requires attendance at MLC for a half day induction session on the Wednesday afternoon of week 1, and for a rostered day each week for 10 weeks during the semester. As well, it requires attendance at four evening seminars Macquarie Law during semester.
Students are assessed on the basis of (1) their participation in community legal centre practice, (2) weekly written reflective journal entries of 500 words each, and (3) a research assignment on a topic arising from or related to the placement experience.
Eligibility
The unit is open to both internal and external students, but access for external students is limited by the requirement to attend Macquarie Legal Centre at Merrylands in Western Sydney weekly for ten weeks.
Students who have met the pre-requisites of 6 credit points at 300 level may apply. Students who are enrolled in or have completed LAW438 are eligible to apply for this unit, but will have lowest priority for enrolment.
You must be available to attend all ten days of the placement, to be eligible to apply.
If your circumstances change and you cannot attend as required, then you must withdraw from enrolment.
Enrolment
Places in this units is limited to eight (8) students per semester. The application and selection process is described on the application form.
Applications for enrolment in 2008 are closed. Applications for 2009 will be called for in week 10 of second semester 2008.
Application Form