MVV129K Advanced Legal Skills and Ethics

Právnická fakulta
podzim 2013
Rozsah
0/1. 3 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
David Hodgkinson (cvičící), doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Garance
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D.
Katedra mezinárodního a evropského práva – Právnická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra mezinárodního a evropského práva – Právnická fakulta
Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin
MVV129K/01: Po 18. 11. 16:40–18:10 302, 18:15–19:45 302, Út 19. 11. 18:15–19:45 215, St 20. 11. 18:15–19:45 302, Čt 21. 11. 16:40–18:10 208, 18:15–19:45 208
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Cíle předmětu
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand and explain the necessary skills which a lawyer must possess in order to present a successful case;
work with information on skills-based problem solving and how to orate their fundamental points;
create a portfolio which highlights the essential characteristics of skills-based work;
make reasoned decisions about fact management and the basis of their case;
make deductions based on acquired knowledge of the substantive elements of law and its application to the case at hand;
interpret documents relevant to their case and an possess ability to analyse the overall spectrum of the issues.
This will be illustrated by an ability to: • Demonstrate an ability to prepare and i) negotiate ii) advocate a court case and deal with a case brief in a professional and ethical manner with particular focus on the following skills: a) oral communication and dynamic response to critical argument b) advanced and formal written communication c) research skills and structured approaches to legal research d) efficient independent learning techniques e) fact management f) analysis and application of law g) advocacy h) knowledge of professional legal ethics i) team working j) skills development k) documentation analysis l) case management skills
Osnova
  • Lecture 1
  • Introduction: Accountability. Communication for Lawyers. Ethical Practice. Keeping Your File.
  • Lecture 2
  • Interviewing: The Basics. The Theory. Attendance Notes. Best Practice. Ethics.
  • Lecture 3
  • Negotiation: The Principal Stages. The Nature & Context. Skills of Negotiation. Ethics & Agreements. Getting to ‘Yes’.
  • Lecture 4
  • Analysis of Evidence & Fact Management: Your Case. Your Opponent’s Case. The Key to Success. What Really Matters ?
  • Lecture 5
  • Advocacy: The Tools of Advocacy. Focus of Argument. Theory & Practice.
  • Lecture 6
  • Opinion Writing: Writing opinions and providing practical advice. Analysis and Structure. Detailed analysis of the key issues and evidence. The fundamental qualities of effective writing.
Literatura
  • Bar Manuals-The City Law School, Oxford University Press, Oxford (please note: the ‘year published’ for these texts is irrelevant and any year is acceptable)
Výukové metody
lectures, class discussion, group projects, presentations, home asignments, reading
Metody hodnocení
Practical Assessment 1
Negotiation
Practical Assessment 2
Advocacy
Written Assessment
Opinion
The assessment will take place on the dates 9th - 11th December.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Advanced Legal Skills and Ethics is a course which develops the legal skills of negotiation, advocacy and professional accountability with a focus on legal ethics. Students are provided with an ‘insider’s perspective’ of the day-to-day influences on the legal process. The course develops valuable generic skills, including those relating to employability and personal development. Students are encouraged to operate within the context of professional ethics and to recognize a lawyer ‘Code of Conduct’. The course enables students to gain an appreciation of how lawyers use their skills in order to deal with a demanding case load. The necessity of Continuous Professional Development and Timekeeping elements are explained to bring ‘everyday reality’ and an excellent opportunity to develop generic and tansferable skills which can be used in all areas of life. It gives an understanding of general procedural requirements and skills-based activities. A further strategy of the course is to enable students to gain knowledge of how law ‘works in practice’. There is an international dimension in that students benefit from key skills which any lawyer in the world should acquire. Accordingly, the module will enable students to accommodate and assimilate these necessary skills to a high-level professional basis.
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