Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Legal Communication & Writing
School	Birmingham Law School
Department	Law
Module Code	08 33101
Module Lead	Emma Flint
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-30 hours Seminar-4 hours Guided independent study-166 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	The module aims to introduce students to, and allow them to develop skills in, writing and communicating about law and legal issues outside and beyond formal academic contexts – whether that be to non-legal audiences through the medium of blogs, reviews, ‘legal design’, reports, and journalism; or to legal audiences in the form of professional legal writing, briefing papers, consultation responses and, case notes.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Identify the needs of different audiences when using varying media within legal communication and writing; Select and use appropriate techniques for planning and producing a form of legal communication and writing; Construct a piece of work that communicates in a manner that is effective for the chosen form of legal communication and writing; Reflect upon their learning and development as a legal communicator that demonstrates an ability to act on feedback.
Assessment	33101-01 : Piece of Work : Coursework (60%) 33101-02 : Reflection : Coursework (40%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1,000 word piece of writing (60%); 1,500 word reflection (40%) Reassessment: Re-sit failed component
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