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Core Module Information
Module title: Legal Skills
SCQF level: 07:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: LAW07113
Module leader: Tereza Emond Kunert
School The Business School
Subject area group: Law
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

This module with provide you with the basic knowledge and skills required for future legal education during the LLB course. It will also furnish you with the ability to work in a legal and wider-professional environment. The topics you will learn about include understanding and finding legal sources, using legal argumentation, analysing statute law, case law and legal research.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Show understanding of legal profession and transferrable legal skills.

LO2: Identify and find up-to-date legal information using paper and electronic repositories.

LO3: Analyse and discuss the statutory law provisions, case law and legal research works.

LO4: Identify various methods of legal reasoning and use them in oral statements and written texts, including using recognised methods of citation and referencing based on OSCOLA.

LO5: Develop knowledge of the advantages and problems of the application of AI-based tools for use in the legal profession.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2025/6, Trimester 1, In Person,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: In Person
Location of delivery: CRAIGLOCKHAR
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Tereza Emond Kunert
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Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Lecture 20 The lectures will furnish you with basic knowledge on finding, interpreting and using legal sources and writing future legal assessments.
Face To Face Tutorial 8 The tutorials will expand the knowledge provided in the lectures and give an opportunity to acquire a deeper and more practical understanding of the discussed matters. Attending the tutorials will help you prepare for the assessments.
Online Guided independent study 172 You will analyse the presented reading materials, discuss, and reflect on the assignments.
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Portfolio 10 1~5 Week 5 , WORDS= 600 words Write a 500 words reflection on the following question: What transferable professional skills are required to work as a solicitor? Which of these skills could you apply in an alternative career pathway? In 100 words, reflect on whether you learnt anything new through this exercise? Reflective pieces within the assessments are mandatory but ungraded.
Portfolio 40 2~3~4 Week 9 , WORDS= 1,600 word Article analysis.Prepare a critical analysis of the legal article based on the instructions provided during the respective lecture and tutorials. In addition to your analysis, write a reflection note (up to 100 words) about this assessment. Reflective pieces within the assessments are mandatory but ungraded
Portfolio 50 1~2~3~4~5 Week 12 , WORDS= 1,500 words Prepare advice for a potential client by adopting all the written legal skills you acquired during the lectures and tutorials. Please include a reflection (up to 100 words) on this assessment. Reflective pieces within the assessments are mandatory but ungraded.
Component 1 subtotal: 50
Component 2 subtotal: 50
Module subtotal: 100

Indicative References and Reading List - URL:
LAW 07113 Legal Skills
 

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