Professional Conduct

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:

  1. use cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of the values, principles and standards of practice articulated in the professional codes of ethics, provisions of relevant statutes and case law; the alternative philosophical perspectives on the nature of ethics; and have an understanding of the principles of trust accounting;
  2. demonstrate a well-developed ability to identify and analyse value conflicts and ethical dilemmas that occur in professional legal practice and apply the relevant regulation and principles to resolve those issues;
  3. use initiative and judgement to critically analyse, synthesise, and consolidate a persuasive and coherent legal argument that applies the relevant regulation and theoretical insights to both practical issues and theoretical understandings eg, on the role of the lawyer in society; and
  4. demonstrate a highly-developed ability to act autonomously to present a clear and coherent exposition of the relevant knowledge that evidences legal research, legal reasoning and professional judgment to questions relating to professional responsibility.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of New England

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• UNE-LAW-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Laws (3 Years)
• UNE-LLB-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Laws (4 Years)

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

• UNE-LAW101-Law in Context

• UNE-LAW172-Contract Law

• UNE-LAW131-Torts Law

• UNE-LAW100-Foundations of Law

• UNE-LAW102-Legal Professional Skills

• UNE-LAW162-Criminal Law

and one of

• UNE-LAW157-Alternative Dispute Resolution
• UNE-LAW164-Law and First Peoples of Australia
• UNE-LAW270-Interviewing for Advocacy

and one of

• UNE-LAW270-Interviewing for Advocacy
• UNE-LAW157-Alternative Dispute Resolution
• UNE-LAW164-Law and First Peoples of Australia

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Others

Candidature in Bachelor of Laws (4 Years).
To enrol in this subject you will need to pass the Prerequisite/s. Please note as UNE results are released after the close of enrolment date, your enrolment into this subject will be withdrawn if you do not pass the prerequisite subject/s.

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
• Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
• Other requirements -

  Textbook requirements:
  Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
  Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
  Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.