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Business Organisations - LAW00057M

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  • Department: The York Law School
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
    • See module specification for other years: 2022-23

Module summary

This module will develop students' knowledge, skills and professionalism in the field of providing legal advice to business organisations

 

This module is one of six integrated modules that make up the first phase (120 credits over two terms) of the LLM in Professional Practice (Corporate Commercial). Within this programme, students will provide legal advice on more than one area of law to corporate commercial clients in the context of individual simulated transactions and matters.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 1 2023-24 to Semester 2 2023-24

Module aims

The aim of the module is to develop students' knowledge, skills and professionalism in the field of providing legal advice to business organisations. This will include the practise of a range of technical legal skills, and application of understanding of the regulatory framework within which solicitors provide legal advice, their professional ethics, and commercial understanding of clients' interests. The knowledge, skills and professionalism gained from the programme are designed to align with competencies required by solicitors in practice.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

advise clients and progress transactions on their behalf, in compliance with law and practice applicable to business organisations

analyse client instructions and supporting legal and factual documentation, to identify legal and practical issues

apply understanding of current professional and commercial issues, and critical reasoning, to solve client problems and develop solutions aligned with client interests

practise and demonstrate the application of a range of technical legal skills, including oral and written communication, in the context of advising on business organisation matters

evaluate commercial, financial, political and policy perspectives applicable to the progression of client transactions and matters in accordance with their instructions

work independently and collaboratively to manage and progress client matters and transactions

reflect on learning gained through advising on business organisation matters, and identify areas for further development

 

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Special assessment rules

None

Additional assessment information

The reflective learning portfolio will require students to demonstrate, using evidence from transactional and matter outputs, and a reflective learning journal, how they have met the module learning outcomes. The feedback provided on individual outputs will be formative in nature.

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Module feedback

Students will receive regular individual feedback from their supervisor on the outputs created in the context of the simulated client transactions and matters on which they will work throughout the module. Feedback on the final submissions for assessment will be provided in week 5 of Summer Term.

Indicative reading

Due to the PBL nature of this module, there are no set key texts.


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