Faculty of Law Undergraduate Handbook - Faculty of Law - The ...

Community PlacementCommunity Placement is an opportunity for students to enhance their legal education and gain somepractical experience. A number of students feel energised after completing their placement. After yearsof academic learning, the realities of working in a legal environment allows for a time of re-focus andconfidence in their ability to complete their legal education and participate fully and effectively aslawyers.A Community Placement may be completed as a substitute for one of the five written opinions requiredfor LAW 400 Legal Research 3. Students are required to undertake forty hours of voluntary work with acommunity group. This is normally over a period of one week and therefore most students prefer to dotheir placement during one of the semester breaks. Part III students should give serious thought tocompleting their placement over the long summer break, as there is a range of different time slotsavailable and many more students can be accommodated. Students in their final year should attempt tocomplete their placement as early as possible in the year so as not to delay enrolment for Professionalsor create Graduation difficulties.There is a diversity of groups available and these can be sourced through the Community PlacementHandbook available on the Law Faculty website or on short loan at the Law Library. Enrolment formscan be obtained from the Faculty Office, from the Co-ordinator in Room 3.03 (Bldg 801), or from the LawFaculty web pages and should be submitted at least two months before the time of the intendedplacement. On receipt of the enrolment form the co-ordinator will arrange the placement and notify thestudent of the scheduled dates and time. Students with a particular interest in an area, which is notadequately covered by the groups available, may discuss this with the co-ordinator and other groupsmay be approached. The co-ordinator is available part-time in Room 3.03 (Bldg 801).2010 Faculty of Law Handbook | 93