LAWS2013 The Legal Profession Complete Notes (77 DISTINCTION)

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These notes are designed to provide everything you need for LAWS2013 The Legal Profession. They combine lecture content, textbook material and all prescribed cases into one set of comprehensive notes. For every case, the notes include the facts, issues, principles, and judgment/reasoning, including important quotations, nuanced judicial reasoning and detailed factual background to help with factual comparisons and application to new scenarios. Embedded throughout the notes are scaffold boxes for every topic, providing a step-by-step approach to answering problem questions and identifying the key issues to discuss. The notes also include summary boxes with concise topic overviews and description boxes that provide additional context and a deeper understanding of the underlying principles, making them useful for both learning the content and revising for exams. These are the notes I used to achieve a Distinction (77) in the Final Exam. TOPICS INCLUDED: Week 1(a): Approaches to Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Week 1(b): Diversity and the Role of Lawyers Introducing the Regulatory Framework Topic 2(a): Legal Needs, Access to Justice and the Delivery of Legal Services in Australia Week 2(b): Law Practice Management: Costs and Mental Health Week 3(a): Legal Education – Pre and Post Admission to the Profession 1 Week 3(b): Legal Education – Pre and Post Admission to the Profession 2 Week 4(a): Duties to the Court and the Administration of Justice Week 4(b): Duties of Representation and the Lawyer–Client Relationship Week 5(a): Communication and Interviewing Week 5(b): Duty of Confidentiality Week 7(a): Client Legal Privilege Week 7(b): Conflict of Interest 1 (between lawyer and client) Week 8(a): Conflict of Interest 2 Week 8(a): Duties in Specific Areas of Practice (1) Week 8(b): Duties in Specific Areas of Practice (2) Week 10(a): Competence, Liability and Immunity 1 Week 10(b): Competence, Liability and Immunity 2 Week 11(a): Complaints and Discipline 1 Week 11(b): Complaints and Discipline 2 Week 12(a): Technology and the Future of the Legal Services, Lawyering and the Legal Profession