Developing an holistic legal professional identity in first year law students

Tania Leiman; Deborah Ankor

Abstract

Flinders Law School’s Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice [LLBLP] leads to direct admission as a legal practitioner, explicitly embedding specific legal professional skills throughout its curriculum. It links incremental and interlaced experiential learning opportunities horizontally and vertically across the LLBLP from enrolment onwards and supports students as they develop a positive identity as a holistic legal professional (Field, Duffy, & Huggins, 2014).This presentation showcases the innovative First Year Clinic Placement program [FYCP] initiative at Flinders Law School. Commencing in March 2014, offered through the Flinders Legal Advice Clinic and embedded in a first year LLBLP subject, FYCP gives students a hands-on opportunity to look toward the outcome of their studies and envision themselves as future professionals.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	Learning for Life and Work in a Complex World: Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australasia Conference - Duration: 6 Jul 2015 → 9 Jul 2015

Conference

Conference	Learning for Life and Work in a Complex World: Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australasia Conference
Period	6/07/15 → 9/07/15

Keywords

Law Students
Professional development
Professional identity

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http://herdsa-2015.p.asnevents.com.au/days/2015-07-09/abstract/23523Licence: In Copyright

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