On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding
1. Work independently and with others to analyse and assess a situation in a professional context.
2. Describe the key features of the legal profession and wider legal services market and recognise the impact of technological and regulatory change in this market.
3. Recognise the ethical context in which professionals operate with particular emphasis on the legal profession.
4. Identify your own learning and development needs through reflection and feedback from a variety of sources.
5. Compose an effective and well-presented CV, job application form and covering letter, making clear links between experience and key attributes required in job descriptions.
Practical, Professional or Subject Specific Skills
1. Apply knowledge of the law and logical reasoning to solve a range of legal problem
scenarios.
2. Gain the ability to present a legal argument in a number of different formats.
3. Relate skills developed to any work/practice-based contexts, giving examples of evidence.
4. Reflect upon the skills developed throughout this module.
Transferable Skills and other Attributes
1. Communicate effectively in a clear, systematic and concise way for a range of different purposes and audiences.
2. Develop professional links and the skills of networking in a group setting.
3. Apply knowledge to the solution of familiar and unfamiliar problems.
4. Manage and reflect on your own learning, including an awareness of personal learning styles.
Module Aims
1. To enable the student to plan and carry out professional development activities to
increase employability in the legal profession and other law related employment.
2. To equip the student with the experience required to position themselves in the global employment marketplace.
3. To develop in students a detailed understanding of the legal profession and law related employment and the impact of technological and regulatory changes on employment opportunities within the legal services market.
4. To enable students to recognise the ethical context in which professions and professionals operate.
