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Diploma in Law
THE LEGAL
Information
Handbook
PROFESSION
ADMISSION
BOARD
The Legal Profession Admission Board in
association with The University of Sydney
Law Extension Committee
The Legal Profession Admission Board’s
course exists to provide an affordable,
accessible and flexible pathway so that
students from all walks of life can
enter and enrich the legal profession.
The Law Extension Committee of the
University of Sydney continues to teach
students of the Board’s course as a
practical reflection of the University’s
values of inclusion and diversity, and
openness and engagement.
Contents
The Diploma in Law............................................................................................................4
Background and history of the Diploma in Law....................................................................5
Curriculum........................................................................................................................ 7
Life as a student-at-law......................................................................................................8
Subject Descriptions........................................................................................................ 10
Enrolment and subject registration................................................................................... 12
Classes............................................................................................................................ 14
Assignments..................................................................................................................... 15
Resources for LPAB students............................................................................................ 18
Need to know...................................................................................................................20
Extra curricula opportunities........................................................................................... 21
Examination information..................................................................................................22
Academic Integrity and LEC Code of Conduct...................................................................29
Progression, Exclusion and Tuition rules...........................................................................20
Index............................................................................................................................... 32
Who to contact................................................................................................................33
Page 1
Welcome
From The President and Chairperson
On behalf of the Legal Profession
Diploma in Law Summer 2019/20
Admission Board and the Law
Extension Committee we welcome
all students to the Diploma in Law.
The Board, which is the admitting The Examinations Committee,
authority for lawyers in New South which is constituted under the
Wales, conducts examinations NSW Admission Board Rules 2015,
in subjects that are necessary to oversees the content and conduct
satisfy the academic requirements of the Board’s examinations and
The Legal Profession Admission Board
for admission to practice. the candidatures of students-
at- law. A sub-committee of the
The University of Sydney Law Examinations Committee plans
Extension Committee provides and reviews the curriculum for
legal education for the Board’s the Board’s examinations and
students in the form of lectures, prescribes materials on which the
weekend schools, library facilities Board’s examinations may be set.
and materials, and the setting and
marking of assignments. The Board and the Law Extension
Committee together aim to
The professional orientation of provide a course that is readily
the examinations is reflected accessible and academically
in the curriculum, and in the rigorous. We hope that you
backgrounds and expertise of the will benefit from your studies
The University of Sydney Law Extension Committee
examiners and lecturers, and achieve your objectives in
who come from both practice and obtaining an education in law as a
university. stepping stone in your career.
Hon Justice A R Emmett Magistrate Daphne A Kok
President, Chairperson,
Legal Profession Admission Board Law Extension Committee
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Abigail Adams
(1780)
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The Diploma in Law
The collaboration between the Legal Profession Admission Board
(the Board) and the Law Extension Committee of the University of
Sydney (the LEC) provides a unique pathway to entry to the legal
Diploma in Law Summer 2019/20
profession. Students register with the Board as students-at-law.
As the Board’s students they sit for the Board’s examinations and
proceed towards the grant of the Board’s Diploma in Law. The LEC
teaches the Board’s students and prepares them for the Board’s
examinations.
The Board and the LEC Why Does the Diploma in Law exist?
If you want to know more In a society like ours, founded on the rule of law, the law is at the service
about the Board and of all. So it is important that the study of the law is widely available.
its functions, you can However, there are often barriers: including time, money, academic
The Legal Profession Admission Board
read about them at their requirements which can make access to legal studies difficult.
website: http://www.lpab.
The Board has been examining students for admission to the Legal
justice.nsw.gov.au.
Profession since April 1859, and the LEC has been preparing students
If you want information for these exams since 1964. Most students now approach the study
about the LEC go to their of the law through a University law degree – so why does this course
website: https://lec. continue? Because it is important that there is an affordable, flexible,
sydney.edu.au accessible pathway to the study of the law. This is what the Diploma in
Law continues to provide.
The University of Sydney Law Extension Committee
Becoming a Lawyer
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT SOLICITOR
Diploma in Law (17 core Provide legal advice on a
subjects and 3 electives) range of issues, generally
or a law degree from a outside of court
University ADMISSION AS A LAWYER
For more see:
lpab.justice.nsw.gov.au
PRACTICAL REQUIREMENT BARRISTER
Practical Legal Training Appears in court on
completed with an behalf of clients.
accredited provider. (Additional training is
For more information see: required – see NSW Bar
lpab.justice.nsw.gov.au Association
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Background and history of the Diploma in Law
The Diploma in Law is a unique, accessible and affordable pathway
into legal practice in New South Wales.
The Board’s examinations The Diploma in Law
From the time Australia is a society governed by the rule of law.
of the Inns of At its simplest, this means that everyone is bound
Court in England, by the same laws, and everyone has equal access
education for the to the protection of the law. The law is clear,
legal profession predictable and public.
has been closely
associated with – A strong legal profession, which works for the
and supervised by benefit of all, is one of the best protectors of the
– the Courts. NSW rule of law. A strong legal profession is diverse
is no different, and welcomes into its ranks a broad range of
and from 1848 – practitioners provided only that they meet the
before Australian academic and ethical requirements of legal
Universities offered practice. The Diploma in Law continues to exist as
law degrees – the a practical pathway to facilitate a wide range of
NSW Supreme Australians to meet the academic requirements of
Court set examinations for admission to the entry to the legal profession. The entry tests are
profession. When one of Australia’s great bush broad and the fees are deliberately structured to
poets and the author of The Man from Snowy River, enable students to become legal practitioners in
A.B. “Banjo” Paterson (pictured) was admitted as a circumstances where it might not otherwise have
solicitor in 1886, it was after he had passed these been possible.
Supreme Court exams. These examinations are now The continuing involvement in this course by both
continued by the Legal Profession Admission Board, the Supreme Court and the University of Sydney
which assumed the task from its predecessors the represents their ongoing commitment to the
Solicitors’ Admission Board (SAB) and Barristers’ values of inclusion and diversity.
Admission Board (BAB). As well as supervising
these examinations the Board is responsible for The curriculum demonstrates a practical
accrediting all University law degrees in NSW, and emphasis on the professional life of a
supervising the admission of all would-be lawyers to lawyer. This is reflected in the large
the profession. compulsory core which includes those subjects
such as Conveyancing and Succession that
often form the basis of legal practice. It is also
Creation of Law Extension Committee
reflected in the teaching, where we employ a
Students were originally expected to study for range of expert practitioner/lecturers, backed
the Board’s examinations themselves. With most by a very strong group of academic lecturers.
students working during the day (as many continue We maintain a lecture based program, believing
to do) this was an onerous task. The University that face to face teaching provides the most
of Sydney agreed to establish the Law Extension meaningful educational experience. Lectures
Committee in 1964 to assist these students in their allow students to connect with other students,
preparation for their exams. The LEC continues and they put role models of legal analysis and
to teach the Board’s students to this day, and this practice in direct contact with students. While
unique collaboration between two of the oldest some use is made of on-line resources this
institutions in NSW – the Supreme Court and the is not the primary method of instruction and
University of Sydney – underpins a course of study students should plan to attend all lectures in
designed to provide a flexible, affordable and each subject.
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accessible pathway to legal practice.
The Board is not a University, although with the Our alumni
LEC’s involvement the teaching is maintained at
Students enter this course with a wide variety
a high standard. The program is run deliberately
of aspirations. Some simply want to understand
lean to ensure the broadest accessibility. The
better the law with which they are working every
practical result of this is that while the emphasis
day. Others want a complete career change. This
is on teaching and high academic standards are
wide variety of reasons for study is reflected in the
maintained, not all the services and assistance that
breadth of the pathways taken by our graduates
a University may offer are available to the Board’s
– which range from Justices of the High Court
students. Individual attention is not available
Diploma in Law Summer 2019/20
of Australia, to sole practitioners in suburban
and students are required to have initiative and
practice; from Government Ministers to principals
motivation to succeed.
in country firms; from barristers appearing before
The course is designed to be studied part time, the High Court, to those working in non-legal
so all lectures are held in the evening – after work. capacities in business and in government. If you
Lectures are also held on weekends to facilitate would like to read the stories of some of our
lecture attendance by those living in regional and alumni, check the LEC website.
rural areas. You can also become part of our alumni
community by connecting with us on Linked-
The course provides an opportunity to succeed in. https://www.linkedin.com/school/
which many have taken with a qualification in law. lpab-lec-diploma-in-law/
The Legal Profession Admission Board
The University of Sydney Law Extension Committee
2018 Alumni function at NSW Parliament House.
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Curriculum requirements
The NSW Admission Board Rules 2015 set out the curriculum for students-at-law:
Group A - Compulsory Subjects Group B - Elective Subjects
−− 01 Legal Institutions −− 16 Insolvency
−− 02 Criminal Law and Procedure −− 18 Conflict of Laws
−− 03 Torts
−− 19 Family Law
−− 04 Contracts
−− 20 Planning Law
−− 05 Real Property
−− 21 Industrial Law
−− 06 Australian Constitutional Law
−− 07 Equity −− 22 Intellectual Property
−− 08 Commercial Transactions −− 23 Public International Law
−− 09 Administrative Law −− 25 Competition and Consumer Law
−− 10 Law of Associations −− 26 Advanced Statutory Interpretation
−− 11 Evidence
−− 27 Health Law
−− 12 Taxation and Revenue Law
−− 13 Succession
−− 14 Conveyancing
−− 15 Practice and Procedure
−− 17 Legal Ethics
−− 24 Jurisprudence
A Student-at-Law who has passed all the subjects in Group A and three of the subjects in Group B is eligible
for the award of the Diploma in Law. This satisfies the academic requirements for admission as a Lawyer of
the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Their position with respect to eligibility for admission is exactly the
same as that of a person with an accredited law degree from a New South Wales university.
Students who have been granted academic exceptions and who sit fewer than ten of the Board’s
examinations are not entitled to receive the Diploma in Law.
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Life as a student-at-law
Students proceeding towards the Board’s examinations are known
as students-at-law. This status reflects both the history of the
course and the importance of the studies being undertaken.
Diploma in Law Summer 2019/20
The Board’s examinations are offered for students- Evening lectures run for 12/13 weeks. Weekend
at-law twice a year – in March and in September. schools are held twice a Session.
The LEC offers lectures to support students
preparing for these exams: All students commence with the subject Legal
Institutions (see subject descriptions on p 10 )
−− Summer Session, enrolment in October with and may study up to two subjects a session.
lectures commencing in November and running When students have successfully completed the
(apart from a short break over Christmas) first 8 subjects, they may attempt up to three
through to the end of February; and subjects a Session. All the compulsory subjects are
offered each Semester, however the electives are
−− Winter Session, enrolment in April with sometimes offered only once a year. Full details of
lectures commencing in May and running electives can be found on Canvas, in the Choose My
The Legal Profession Admission Board
through to the end of August. Electives course.
The University of Sydney Law Extension Committee
Page 8Where do these rules come from?
Suggested Study Sequence As an LPAB student – a Student-at-law – your candidature
is governed by the NSW Admission Board Rules 2015. You
First Year
should become familiar with these. They are available on the
LPAB website. Alternatively you will be able to find them:
Session 1
01 Legal Institutions −− Once you have attended the legal research classes and
02 Criminal Law and Procedure know how to find legislation and delegated legislation; or
−− Once you are enrolled and have access to Canvas.
Session 2 Canvas is the Learning Management System where,
03 Torts
as a student, you will find your readings, time-
04 Contracts
tables and other important information.
Second Year
How do I choose subjects?
Session 1 Your subjects are chosen for you, until you have completed
05 Real Property the first 11 subjects. Everyone begins with Legal Institutions.
06 Australian Constitutional Law You may also choose to study a second subject -Criminal Law
and Procedure in your first Session. When considering how
Session 2 many subjects to study in each Session, you should consider:
07 Equity
08 Commercial Transactions −− Your recent study experience. If it is a while since
you have engaged in formal study you will need to
Third Year develop your note-taking, reading, studying and
assignment skills. Be realistic. You will develop these
Session 1 skills, but give yourself enough time to do so.
09 Administrative Law
−− Your time. Budget your time to ensure you can
10 Law of Associations
attend lectures, complete the readings and do the
11 Evidence
assignments. Do not underestimate the workload.
It is common for beginning students to find that
The first eleven subjects are to be
it can take a long time to do the readings initially,
taken in order
but as their skill level increases, this speeds up.
Session 2 −− Your ability to write clearly and accurately in good
12 Taxation and Revenue Law
English. Just as physicists need a good command of
13 Succession
mathematics, lawyers need a good command of English
Elective 1 – to be able to communicate their ideas accurately and
clearly. If your language skills are not where they should
Fourth Year be, consider doing only one subject to begin with and
spend the extra time working on your English expression.
Session 1
14 Conveyancing −− Your goals. Everyone approaches this course with
15 Practice and Procedure different motivations. What is your personal time-line?
There is currently no restriction on how long a student
Elective 2
may take to complete the course. It is recommended
that studies are completed within 10 years, or risk the
Session 2
learning becoming stale, and needing to be repeated.
17 Legal Ethics
24 Jurisprudence −− Your family and work responsibilities. Everyone
Elective 3 studying in this course is either working, caring
for a family or both. We expect that you will have
other calls on your time –it is up to you to plan your
If, on reflection, you decide to start
time to enable sufficient study for success.
with two subjects, this is a typical study
sequence. You may choose to vary this −− Clashes in the time-table – both for lectures
depending on your circumstances. and exams. Time-tables will be provided on our
website shortly before enrolments open.
Page 9Subject descriptions
Compulsory Subjects 06 Australian Constitutional Law The central focus of the course is
on the provisions of the Evidence
Australian Constitutional law Act 1995 (Cth).
01 Legal Institutions is a branch of public law which
Diploma in Law Summer 2019/20
focuses upon the primary source The matters considered include
This course introduces students
of that law in the Commonwealth the manner and form in which
to the origins, history and present
of Australia Constitution Act 1900. evidence can be presented to
operation of the institutions
the court, the matters which are
which make up the Australian legal
susceptible of proof as defined by
system, to the sources of law, and 07 Equity
the inclusionary and exclusionary
to the Commonwealth and New
Equity, which includes the law of rules, and the tests to be applied
South Wales constitutions.
trusts, begins with a study of the in determining whether sufficient
historical origins and development evidence has been introduced.
02 Criminal Law and Procedure of the equitable jurisdiction
and then moves on to consider
This course provides students 12 Taxation and Revenue Law
equitable doctrines.
with an understanding of the
The Taxation and Revenue Law
general principles of criminal
course is an overview of the
law, together with a detailed 08 Commercial Transactions
The Legal Profession Admission Board
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
knowledge of the application of
This course is about buying (Cth) and related legislation.
these principles in respect of
and selling personal property,
major crimes and defences.
and some aspects of securities
13 Succession
over and payments for personal
03 Torts property. The law of succession is
concerned with the law of
A tort is a civil wrong. Negligence
wills and the administration of
is the principle tort studied. 09 Administrative Law
deceased estates.
Intentional torts, such as trespass,
Administrative law is a branch of
are also considered.
public law which is concerned
14 Conveyancing
with the legal control of decisions
04 Contracts and actions of governmental The course is designed to provide
The University of Sydney Law Extension Committee
agencies and officials, and those the theoretical and practical
This course provides students
of non-governmental bodies foundations of conveyancing
with an understanding of the
which affect the public. practice. Particular emphasis is
basic principles of contract law.
placed on the structure of the
It covers the elements of
current edition of the Contract
formation of contracts, 10 Law of Associations
for Sale of Land.
contractual capacity, terms of
Law of Associations considers the
a contract, matters affecting
law by which individuals gather
consent to a contract, discharge 15 Practice and Procedure
together to conduct business
of contracts, remedies, and
and hold property. The principal The subject of Practice and
privity of contract.
association considered is the Procedure deals with the day to
company. day practicalities of civil litigation
05 Real Property in the Supreme Court of New
South Wales. Students consider
Real Property is concerned with 11 Evidence
how to commence and progress a
the law relating to land. Both
The Evidence course is devoted civil matter according to the rules
Old and Torrens systems are
to an examination of the rules and procedures of the Court.
considered.
governing the presentation of
evidence in common law trials,
both civil and criminal.
Page 1017 Legal Ethics 19 Family Law introduction to the sources and
techniques of public international
The objectives of the course This course is designed to provide
law with the objective of
are to give the student a sound students with a general yet
imparting to the student an
background of the statute, comprehensive introduction to
appreciation and understanding
common law and rules and family law in Australia.
of the role of legal rules in
regulations which govern
regulating the conduct of states
professional practice as a barrister
20 Planning Law and individuals in international
or solicitor; and to provide
society.
guidance as to what can go wrong, The Planning Law course
how to recognise a problem, and examines the environmental and
what help is available, and what planning laws which regulate the 25 Competition and Consumer
may occur where there has been use of land, the subdivision of Law
an ethical breach. land, the erection of buildings,
The Competition and Consumer
the carrying out of works, and the
Act 2010 (Cth), incorporating the
demolition of building or works.
24 Jurisprudence Australian Consumer Law, has a
The law regulating planning is significant impact on every aspect
This course in jurisprudence
dynamic and sometimes quite of commercial life in Australia.
will apply the concepts and
contentious. This course complements
techniques of philosophical
other commercial subjects by
analysis to an examination of
covering the restrictive trade
the nature of law and issues 21 Industrial Law
practices (e.g. misuse of market
surrounding legal reasoning, and
The Industrial Law course is a power, exclusive dealing, resale
the relationship between law,
general introduction, having the price maintenance, cartels
morals and theories of justice.
primary objective of introducing etc), deceptive trade practices
Elective Subjects students to the system of (unconscionable conduct,
conciliation and arbitration which misleading and deceptive
operates in Australia, and the conduct), product liability,
16 Insolvency common law duties imposed on enforcement and remedies
The course covers both both employers and employees. (damages and other orders etc.)
bankruptcy (personal insolvency) provisions of the Act.
and corporate insolvency. The 22 Intellectual Property
operation of the Bankruptcy Act 26 Advanced Statutory
1966 (Cth) and the insolvency The law of intellectual property
Interpretation
provisions of the Corporations Act encompasses the areas of
2001 (Cth) are considered. copyright, design, circuit layouts, This elective focuses on the core
patent, plant variety rights, skill of statutory interpretation,
confidentiality information, and allows students to develop
18 Conflict of Laws business reputation and trade and build their understanding
Conflict of laws, or private marks. The course provides of how to interpret legislation.
international law, is the part of a general introduction to The course also includes an
private law concerned with legal intellectual property outlining for opportunity for students to
questions which contain a foreign each category of protection how refresh their legal research skills.
element. the rights arise, the nature of the
rights, ownership and exploitation
27 Health Law
The course objective is to give as well as infringement and
you an opportunity to gain an remedies. This subject introduces students
appreciation and understanding to the interrelationships between
of the transnational dimension health care, bioethics and the
23 Public International Law
of private law and the fact that law. In particular, students will
many legal questions which arise Public International Law is the explore the moral bases of law
in everyday life are not confined regime of legal rules which and the means by which law
within one legal system. primarily seeks to regulate influences healthcare norms,
relations between sovereign clinical practice and health
states. This course is a general policy.
Page 11Enrolment and subject registration
At the start of each semester students are required to both enrol
with the Board, and register with the LEC for each subject you study
in each Semester.
Diploma in Law Summer 2019/20
When do I enrol? give you access to Canvas and −− It is important to ensure
your subject time-tables. that you enrol in the correct
Before the start of each semester subjects -remember, the
ALL students must enrol in their −− In order to access Canvas, first 11 subjects must be
subjects. you will need to set up your taken in order – as incorrect
Canvas password. You do this enrolment or registration can
The enrolment period opens on the Canvas site. Your log in have serious consequences.
three weeks before lectures is you LPAB student number.
commence (about the same time Be sure to read and agree −− Go to the LEC website to
as returning students receive to the conditions of use. register for the tuition
their results from the previous (including Canvas access)
The Legal Profession Admission Board
semester.) You should receive −− Email the LEC a photo for in the same subjects in
an email prompt, but you do your student card – this will which you enrolled.
not need to wait for this before also act as your library card.
enrolling. Check the LEC website −− Check in Canvas for
for current enrolment dates. −− You also need to set up your your subject time-table
UniKey. This is your key to and room locations.
Enrolling in subjects for accessing University facilities
and will give you remote library −− Your library card will be
the first time?
and on-campus Wi-Fi access. re-validated each semester
after you have enrolled with
The first time you enrol and
−− Attend Orientation Day (check the Board and registered for
register in your subjects there
the LEC website for dates). your subjects with the LEC.
are additional steps to complete.
Subsequent semesters are
The University of Sydney Law Extension Committee
A full checklist of the Remember – a full enrolment
simpler.
enrolment procedure with checklist is available on the LEC
The first time you enroll you will links and dates is available website.
need to: on the Current Students
−− Go to the LPAB website where page of the LEC website. Where do I find my time-table?
you will nominate your subjects This will give you all the
information you need. All information about lecture
and pay for them online.
times and location is available in
each subject in Canvas. Indicative
−− As a beginning student (unless
time-tables, for general planning
you have academic exemptions)
Returning student? purposes, are available on the
you will study Legal Institutions
LEC website.
and may also enrol in Criminal
You will already have your UniKey,
Law and Procedure. Remember
Canvas access and student card How do I pay?
to choose carefully as subject
set up, so all you need to do is:
refunds are not available. Payment of course fees must
−− Go to the LPAB website where
be made in full at the time of
−− Then go to the LEC website you will nominate your subjects
enrolment each semester.
to register for the tuition in and pay for them online;
Unfortunately, part payments
the same subjects. This will cannot be made.
Page 12Payment can be made using a Application to the LPAB
Visa or Mastercard credit card
If you have made an application
Important to Note
or debit card. You will receive
to the LPAB for relaxation of the
immediate confirmation of fee −− Before enrolling in your
progression or exclusion rules
payment via email. subjects you are strongly
and are awaiting a decision, you
encouraged to read the
Please note that completion should still register online with
information provided
of the online enrolment form the LEC, attend lectures and
regarding the progression,
does not confirm enrolment and prepare compulsory assignments.
exclusion and tuition rules.
should your application not be However, you may not attempt to
correct, your enrolment will not enrol in any subject before your
−− You should also consider
be processed. application has been determined.
that, the Board does not
The Committee will, if necessary,
A list of current fees is available refund application or
extend the enrolment period
on the Board’s website. enrolment fees, and subject
when communicating the result
fees are non-transferable
of your application to you.
to other subjects or
Post Enrolment Confirmation other semesters. Please
Change to Personal Details
choose carefully.
Your enrolment application may Any changes to personal details,
take about 2 weeks to process. including address, telephone or −− All enrolments are done
If you are concerned that other contact details and email on-line on the Board’s
your application has not been address must be given directly in website. Enrolments
received, please call the LPAB writing to each of the following: will not be accepted
office.
across the counter at
A letter confirming your • LPAB the Board’s office.
enrolment and examination • LEC
details will be posted or emailed −− Do not lodge an application
To update your details, you
to you as soon as practicable for enrolment if you
should send an email to both
after your application for are awaiting a decision
organisations, quoting your
enrolment has been processed on an application for
student number, with your new
by the Board. Please note this will relaxation of the exclusion
details.
be the only written confirmation or progression rules.
of your exam details the Board Contact details for the Board and However, you should still
will send to you. If you have not LEC are available on the inside register with the LEC and
received the letter within 21 days back cover. begin attending lectures
of the last day of enrolment, you pending the outcome
should contact the Board’s office Students seeking to have of your application.
to confirm that your enrolment their name changed in the
has been successful. LPAB’s records must support −− All students enrolled for
their request by lodging the Board’s examinations
If your enrolment processing appropriate, original or certified must register online with
is delayed, you may attend documentation verifying the the LEC for tuition only
lectures while waiting to receive name change. Please ensure in the subjects for which
confirmation of your enrolment. your full name according to your they are enrolled.
birth certificate or passport is
Examinations and clashes
recorded.
Students are responsible
for ensuring that there is no
examination clash in the subjects
they choose to enrol in. The
examination time-table is
available on the Board’s website.
Students will not be permitted to
sit an examination on an earlier
or later date.
Page 13Classes
Lectures material explained to you by a all offered from 12 noon to 4 pm on
leading practitioner or academic. the Friday afternoon preceding each
Commencement of lectures They are your opportunity to engage weekend school. This allows country
with the material, ask questions and students to plan to arrive early, and
Each year, the teaching programs
begin to analyse and think critically city students to make arrangements
in the Diploma in Law begin in May
about what you are learning. as required.
Diploma in Law Summer 2019/20
and November, with examinations
in September and the following Lectures also help you build your Check the student newsletter
March respectively. peer (and later professional) (emailed to all students and
networks – students you may available on Canvas) for details
Evening students are expected to
wish to study with after class, of these Skills Seminars. You will
attend lectures regularly once each
to help you consolidate your need to register your interest in
week in each of the subjects in
understanding. Lecture attendance attending – we may need to keep
which they are enrolled.Distance
also helps you develop the the numbers limited to maximise
students are expected to attend
professional skills of listening, the opportunities for questions and
the Weekend Schools. Each course
analysing, understanding and discussion.
is designed around these lectures
note-taking.
and attendance is required. Seminars change each Semester,
but commonly include:
Once you have registered for Weekend School arrangements
−− Citation and referencing;
your subjects with the LEC, your
Weekend schools are held twice
The Legal Profession Admission Board
individual subject time-table will −− Legal research;
each Semester for the benefit
be available to you in Canvas. −− Language skills (not a TESL
of external students who are
Indicative time-tables, to allow for course, but to help you
unable to attend weekly lectures.
general planning, are available on communicate clearly);
Evening students are welcome to
the LEC web-site. −− Legal problem solving;
attend but must defer to external
Evening lectures commence at 6pm students in class participation and −− Proof reading;
and conclude by 9pm. Weekend interaction with lecturers. −− Preparation for exams;
school lectures are in 4 hour blocks
−− Stress management and
and there are two 4-hour lectures
Skills Seminars well-being (this has practical
for each subject at each Weekend
importance but is also relevant
School. Successful completion of the for ethical decision making);
required subjects will give you
Lecture venues −− Obtaining employment
the knowledge you need to be
The University of Sydney Law Extension Committee
in the law.
With the exception of some later a successful legal practitioner,
subject electives, all classes are however it is also important to build Students are welcome to attend
held at the main campus at the a strong base of relevant legal skills. these seminars more than once.
University of Sydney. Each subject Skill development is a process which
As well, there are links to a
in Canvas has a link to a map of the occurs over the course of studies,
range of study and skill-building
University to allow you to find your and often occurs at different times
resources on Canvas.
lecture venue. for different students.
To assist students to become
Attending lectures
proficient in these areas, Legal
Tutorials
We expect that all students will Institutions, the first course
attend lectures. Although we make undertaken by students, has To assist students in the
use of on-line technology this is been deliberately structured development of problem
not an on-line course. Accordingly, to introduce students to the solving skills, on-line tutorials
you should plan when selecting necessary skills of legal problem are available in some subjects.
your subjects to be able to attend solving and legal referencing. Presently these include Contracts
all classes – either at the Weekend and Real Property.
The Law Extension Committee also
Schools or the evening classes. As well the lecture programs in
offers a number of opt-in sessions,
Lectures are more than an allowing students to develop their the foundation subjects have been
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opportunity to have the relevant skills as required. These sessions are augmented with tutorial weeks for
all students.Assignments
Assignments are an important of less than 40% (8/20) for your An integral part of the discipline
part of the learning process. The assignment you should strongly of studying law is that tasks
Boards rules require all students consider whether you are ready are performed in a responsible
to satisfactorily complete to sit the exam in that subject. and timely manner. Adhering
assignments to be eligible to sit to deadlines is an important
for the final examination. The The mark forms a valuable part aspect of this. Also, to be fair
LEC is obliged to inform the of your feedback – a low mark to all students, there must be
Board when a student has not suggests that you are not well a substantially equal amount
completed the LEC’s course placed for success in the exam. of time available for each
of instruction and is therefore assessment task.
ineligible to sit the examination in Assignments as Part of the
that subject. Very early in each session you
Board’s Examinations
should make sure you note and
Assignment results contribute will be able to adhere to the
Compulsory assignments 20% to the final mark in each prescribed submission dates
There is one compulsory subject. The LEC administers for each compulsory task.
assignment in each subject, the setting and marking of Assignment questions and due
except for Legal Institutions assignments. The LEC engages dates in all subjects can be found
where there are two. the LPAB’s examiners to assess in Canvas.
or supervise the assessment of
assignments.
Assignments/Eligibility Submission/Late Assignments
All students who submit their Assignments should be submitted
Purpose of Assignments and
assignment within the submission by the due date unless an
Submission Policy
window (that is, up to 10 days extension has been granted;
after the published due date) Assignments are prescribed to otherwise a late penalty will
will be eligible to proceed to the ensure that you understand and apply. Late assignments that have
exam. Any submission will be can analyse and think critically not been granted an extension
required to be a valid attempt about the material covered attract a penalty of one mark out
to answer the questions. Those in each subject. They are also of 20, or 5% of the total marks
submitting token attempts will your opportunity to refine your available, per day. Assignments
not be eligible to sit the exam. techniques of research, analysis that are submitted more than ten
and expression, and to receive days after the published due date
A pass mark is 50% or 10 out of 20. feedback on these critical will not be accepted for marking.
academic skills.
Please note: if you receive a mark All students should try to ensure
that they are not vulnerable to
last minute crises and complete
assignments well ahead of the
due date.
Extensions
In some exceptional cases,
an extension may be granted
if a student has experienced
unforeseen illness or misadventure
that has impacted their ability to
prepare their assignment.
In such a case, it is imperative
that you contact the LEC
immediately. Unless we
Page 15are contacted prior to the date. The assignment must be Assignment Assessment Criteria
assignment due date an extension submitted in a readable format.
Assignments are assessed
cannot be granted. Otherwise it will not be accepted.
according to the grading
Extensions are only available for If you are unable to submit your criteria set out in the Guide to
unforeseen and unforeseeable assignment through the online Presentation and Submission of
disruptions to study. These would portal then you must email your Assignments. Assignments are
include serious misadventure assignment to: lecass@pip.com.au assessed carefully and marks are
or unforeseen medical reviewed before release.
All assignments must be
Diploma in Law Summer 2019/20
circumstances (which may
include those affecting a close submitted electronically.
Results
family member). Please ensure you submit Your assignment mark will be
Pressure of work, holidays or the correct version of your released through Canvas. You
family commitments generally assignment and that your should allow at least 4 weeks for
are not valid reasons for an answers to individual questions marking to be completed and
extension. are submitted as one document. marks to be published.
Failure to do so may result in
The extension request must penalties applying. Your paper with individual
be accompanied by a detailed feedback will be returned to you
medical certificate, or in other Further information regarding the either electronically through
extenuating circumstances, submission of the assignments Canvas or via post (if marked in
by a statutory declaration is provided in the Guide to the hardcopy).
and evidence of unforeseen Presentation and Submission of
The Legal Profession Admission Board
disruption to study. (More details Assignments, which is available
Review
are available in the Guide to on Canvas. You should read this
carefully before submitting your Assignments form part of the
Presentation and Submission of
first assignment. Board’s examination process.
Assignments).
Accordingly, assignment marks
You should send an email are only reviewed as part of an
outlining your request to the
LEC at enquiries@lec.pip.com.
au before the assignment due
date. Your email should include
your name, student number,
the subject you are requesting
the extension for, the number
The University of Sydney Law Extension Committee
of extra days you seek and the
reason you are requesting the
extension. A response to your
request will be sent by return
email within two business days.
All extension requests are treated
in the strictest confidence.
Please note, an extension waives
the late submission penalty for the
time specified in the extension. It
does not extend the submission
window beyond 10 days.
Submitting Assignments
All assignments should be
received by the LEC through
Canvas ensuring they arrive no
later than 11.59pm on the due
Page 16examination review. This occurs your feedback think about what Assignments Submitted in a
where a student’s overall mark you have submitted in the light Previous Session
after the examination is between of the comments and then ask
A student must complete all
40-49%. Then, and only then, will yourself what further guidance
compulsory assignments in
the student’s assignment in that your need, and what further
that subject to be eligible to
subject be reviewed, prior to a practice you need to undertake.
sit the ensuing examination.
final mark in the subject being If, after having considered
An assignment submitted in a
awarded. Except in the case of the comments carefully and
previous session does not count
demonstrable error, assignment critically, you cannot understand
towards the current session.
marks will not otherwise be a specific aspect of the marking,
reviewed. you may contact the LEC for
clarification. Further information
Feedback Please review the Guide to
It is not appropriate to contact
Presentation and Submission
Markers will make every effort the lecturer or marker directly.
of Assignments available on
to mark your paper quickly and
A request for further feedback Canvas before submitting your
provide comments which will
must be made through the LEC, first assignment. This contains a
address the aim of the question.
and should be as particular as detailed statement of the rules
All too often, students possible. for presentation and the marking
respond to the mark, without criteria for assignments.
For example, an argument that
thoughtfully reflecting on the
a lot of work was done but is Please note that where an
total feedback. The mark is
not reflected in the mark is not assignment has more than
one part of your feedback. We
enough, nor is a comment to the one part, all parts must be
understand that low marks are
effect that someone else has attempted. As a general rule,
disappointing, but they also
read the assignment and would students who do not attempt
help you honestly assess your
give it a higher mark. to answer all questions in an
progress and the development
assignment will not achieve a
of your skills. When you receive
satisfactory result.
Page 17Resources for LPAB students
Law Library Your card also serves as your Loans
student card, for identification at
The University of Sydney Herbert Overdue books will attract fines.
examinations.
Smith Freehills Law Library is You will not be permitted to
Diploma in Law Summer 2019/20
located in the Sydney Law School Lost Cards: A replacement card borrow if books are overdue or if
Building on the Camperdown can be issued at the Student your total fines reach $30.
Campus. The Sydney Law Centre on Camperdown Campus Lost books will attract a
School Building is located on on receipt of a replacement fee. replacement fee.
Eastern Avenue between Fisher For further information about
For further information phone
Library and the Eastern Avenue fines see https://library.sydney.
1800 SYD UNI (1800 793 864) or
Auditorium. edu.au/library/fines.html
visit the Student Centre website
The Law Library is on the level L Borrowers are advised to
at sydney.edu.au/students/
adjacent to Victoria Park and can regularly check the date their
student-cards.html
be accessed from the main entry loans are due back, renew books
to the Sydney Law School Building and pay fines at “My Account”.
on Eastern Avenue. Book Collections
There is a link to “My Account”
Books are available for loan in the
The Legal Profession Admission Board
from the Library home page.
Contact Details Law Library as follows:
T: (02) 9351 0216 Emailed reminder notices are
Law collection.
W: https://library.sydney.edu.au provided by the Library as a
This collection contains multiple courtesy service only. Please
LPAB Liaison Librarian (Patrick copies of popular texts. Loans ensure you provide the Law
O’Mara) are for 12 weeks with unlimited Extension Committee with
renewals if nobody has requested your correct and current email
T: (02) 9351 0293 address as this is the email
the item. If the item is requested
E: patrick.omara@sydney.edu.au address that will be passed on to
by another borrower while out
The Information Desk telephone the Student Centre.
on loan, it will be recalled and
number is (02) 9351 0216. Hard copy law reports,
the due date will change. You will
be notified by email if an item is legislation, loose-leaf services
The University of Sydney Law Extension Committee
Library Cards recalled, advising of the new due and journals cannot be borrowed
date (usually one week from the but many of these materials
You will receive your Student
date of the notification). Fines are also available online. See
ID/Library card once you have
apply if items are not returned by Online Legal Resources below for
registered and sent the LEC a
the new due date. details.
photo. It will be revalidated at the
beginning of each Semester in Law Research collection. Self-Check out
which you are enrolled.
This collection is located on Most Library items can now be
Your Student ID/ Library card the Mezzanine Level of the Law borrowed from the self-check
gives you full access to Library Library. Borrowing conditions are counter, which issues a ‘date due’
services and borrowing privileges the same as those for the Law slip.
at all University of Sydney Collection.
Libraries. You should always
Law 2 Hour collection. Can’t Get To The Law Library?
have your Library card with you
when you are using the Library. ULANZ- University Library
Loans for these high demand
Your card is non-transferable, Australia and New Zealand - an
materials are for 2 hours.
and must be presented when Australia and New Zealand- wide
borrowing. borrowing scheme
Page 18LPAB students are eligible for the available online can also be sent Legal Research Training
ULANZ Borrowing Scheme. This to LPAB distance students.
scheme allows students of Sydney Introductory guides and
University including Diploma in Students can register for this exercises
Law students to borrow from service and request books and
documents at: Legal research material is
another university library that is
available via Canvas at: Guides
closer to you. http://www.library.sydney.edu. and Policies>Library>Library Legal
How to apply au/ libraries/distance-clients. Research
html
Applications are made directly Useful Legal Research Texts:
to the library from which you Contract Patrick O’Mara for
wish to borrow. Borrowers of further details. −− Nemes and Coss’ Effective
the University of Sydney library Legal Research/ Bruce Bott,
are required to pay an annual Jill Cowley and Lynette
Online Legal Resources
fee (generally $50) fee to the Falconer, Sydney: LexisNexis
Students have access to a wide Butterworths, 2018. 7th
host library, where photo
range of online databases and ed, Held Law 340.072 32
identification and proof of
other web resources including
current enrolment is required.
full-text cases and journal −− A Practical Guide to Legal
For more information contact articles. These databases can be Research / Jay Sanderson and
the university library from which accessed both on and off campus Kim Kelly, Sydney: Thompson
you are planning to borrow, by students who are currently Reuters (Professional)
or Patrick O’Mara, the LPAB enrolled in the Diploma in Law. Australia Ltd. 2017. 4th
Liaison Librarian. For a list of ed. Law 340.072 29
Law Library homepage:
participating university libraries,
https://library.sydney.edu.au
see: www.caul.edu.au/caul- −− Legal Referencing/
programs/ ulanz-participants Anita Stuhmcke, Sydney:
Accessing Online Databases From LexisNexis Butterworths,
LPAB Distance Student book and 2019. 5th ed. 340.148 4 C
Off-Campus
document request service
Off-campus access to most Law Library tours and hands-
LPAB students living beyond an databases can be obtained by on legal research classes for
area bounded by Faulconbridge, typing in your UniKey login and Diploma in Law students
Wollongong, Lisarow, Picton password when prompted. You
and Richmond train stations will have set up your UniKey when −− Library tours - 30 minute tours
may ask for books to be sent by you first enrolled and this will of the Law Library and facilities
post. Please note that fines will be revalidated each time you are available on request.
accumulate if books are returned re-enrol.
late, and lost books will attract a Please contact Patrick O’Mara
replacement fee. with any questions.
eReadings via Canvas
Scans of cases, journal articles
Many required readings will
and book chapters required
be available electronically via
for private study that are not
Canvas.
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Private Tuition Parking Opal Concession Card
A number of persons and Sydney University Main Campus In partnership with Transport
organisations offer private (Camperdown) for NSW, the Concession Opal
Diploma in Law Summer 2019/20
tuition to students undertaking Card is now available for eligible
the course. No person or The University has a “pay-and- students enrolled in at least 3
organisation offering private display” parking regime and subjects per semester.
tuition is an agent of, or is heavy fines are imposed for non-
compliance. Please check the Step 1
endorsed by, the Law Extension
Committee or the Legal University’s web-site for details To apply for a Concession Opal
Profession Admission Board of parking charges. card you will first need to give
for the purposes of private consent to the LPAB to share your
tuition in relation to the Board’s
Public Transport details with Transport for NSW.
examinations. Sydney University Main Campus
−− Visit the opal.com.au
Health And Safety For lectures and weekend school website and under “Which
classes held on the main campus, Card is Right for me?” click
The University is concerned the most convenient entry point ‘Concession’ – a pop-up will
The Legal Profession Admission Board
about personal safety. Use is the main City Road gate. appear entitled ‘Ordering
well-lit and populated areas. a Concession Opal Card’
The emergency security number By train, the closest station is
for the main campus is (02) 9351 Redfern, from where you should −− In the text under the
3333, or 1800063 487 (free call). turn left into Abercrombie Street heading ‘Eligible tertiary
then right into Codrington Street, students’ (including TAFE
Under the University’s Policy which will take you to the City
on Smoking in the Workplace, students)’. click ‘here’ – this
Road gates. You might find it takes you to the ‘Opal for
smoking is banned in all more convenient to use Central
campuses except for within tertiary institutions’ page.
Station, especially at night.
designated smoking areas.
The University security service −− Under the paragraph headed
Student Feedback runs free buses between the ‘Who can Apply?’, click
Fisher Library and Redfern on ‘consent’ to obtain the
The University of Sydney Law Extension Committee
The Board is keen to receive consent application form.
railway station in the evening
feedback from its students about
during the University’s semester. Step 2.
any aspect of the course and its
Note that the University’s
administration. If you have any
semester and the LEC semester Fill in the form and either hand
suggestions which you think will
do not always overlap. deliver, post or email it to the
help the Board to improve the
LPAB. Allow for a week following
course or the way in which it is Buses stop right outside the receipt of the form for your
managed, please let us know by City Road entrance, and run details to be loaded on the Opal
sending an email to lpab@justice. frequently from Central Station website.
nsw.gov.au with the subject and the CBD. Bus routes can be
heading: Course Feedback. checked on 131 500. Students can Step 3.
also enter from Parramatta Road,
At the end of each Semester the You will be notified via email once
with the best entrance being
LEC will invite you to complete your details have been loaded
University Avenue at the eastern
a short survey. Please take the onto the Opal website. You can
end of Parramatta Road, near
time to complete this as your then go to the Opal website and
Glebe Point Road.
feedback is greatly appreciated. click on ‘Order an Opal card’.
Student feedback may also Your card will be posted to your
be given through the subject mailing address 5-7 days after
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representatives, or directly to the your application is completed.
LEC at any time.Extra-curricular opportunities
The LPAB course is a lean Arbitration Moot, the Madhavrao
program focused on academic Scindia Memorial International
coursework; however for Moot and the M.M. Singhvi
interested students, there are Memorial International Moot
opportunities for extra-curricular Court Competition. Expressions
activies. of interest to take part in
competitions are always
welcome. The cost in time, effort
Competitions For Law Students
and money can be considerable, and other social opportunities
Whenever possible the LEC but the result is not the outcome provided in Legal Institutions,
participates in competitions of the competition, it is the the regular Trivia night, and other
which emphasise fundamental skill and experience gained. To occasions hosted as a result of
practitioner skills: interviewing; discuss participating in these student initiatives and supported
negotiating; researching; or other competitions please by the LEC. Student subject
advocacy and submission contact Susan Carter at the Law representatives are very active in
preparation. We encourage Extension Committee. developing these opportunities.
student teams to identify
and prepare for suitable
Internal competitions
competitions. We are happy
to support students who are We are developing an internal
willing to devote their time mooting competition designed
in preparation, and accept to give a range of students the
responsibility for their opportunity to develop advocacy
participation, to enter these skills by participating in student
competitions. moots.
Since we began competition
in 1998 our students have Network building
reached the finals of both the Networks are an important part
Australian Client Interviewing of professional life. We aim to
Competition and, the Australian give students the opportunity to
Negotiation Competition. Other build their professional networks
teams have competed in the through the NSW Parliament visit
Vis International Commercial
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