Advocacy

Course aim

This course provides a theoretical framework to enable an advanced understanding of the practical and ethical skills of advocacy. It provides students with the opportunity to develop a broad range of skills towards all aspects of effective advocacy.

Course content

Includes basic advocacy skills; the role and etiquette of an advocate; the underlying notion of ‘ethical’ advocacy to all aspects of advocacy; taking clients' instructions; preparation for trial; negotiation and alternative dispute resolution; written advocacy; the trial skills of examination in chief, cross-examination; opening and closing addresses; advocacy situations junior advocates might encounter such as the difficult judge, bail applications, adjournments and pleas in mitigation and, lastly, an introduction to appellate advocacy. Students will conduct both oral and written advocacy exercises as part of the course.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Students must have successfully completed 72 units to enrol in this course.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Seminar	4 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	40 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Advocacy exercise(s), Letter of negotiation or written outline of argument, Written Outline of Argument accompanying advocacy exercise

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.