The module is designed to provide law and non-law students with the necessary legal knowledge, learning, lawyering as well as employability and personal enhancement skills to facilitate their current and future study of law. The module will focus on:

During studies on the English Legal System students will consider the following:

- court structure
- statutory interpretation
- doctrine of precedent
- legal personnel and key legal concepts
- funding
- Woolf reforms
- Human Rights Act 1998
- distribution between private and public remedies.

During studies on the Legal Skills students will consider the following:
The emphasis is upon 'learning by doing', where learning takes place through personal experience, social interaction and reflection. The learning programme is reflecting the view that learning can take place outside as well as inside the classroom. It will facilitate interaction with the world of business as the module progresses. In addition, students will also have the opportunity to 'try out' these skills within their own subject specialisms.
1. Attend a series of interactive student-centred Skills Workshops, which will include the appreciation and development of CV writing, study skills, employability skills, presentation/communication skills.
2. Attend a series of events (minimum of 5). These may include:
- University-wide events and lectures - programme specific and/or industry related to any area of the University curriculum,
- Events external to the University which are either relevant to the core Law Programmes and/or of interest to the student (e.g. plays/films/concerts, public lectures, court visits, law competitions, exhibitions)
3. Make a presentation as part of a team and reflect on this in the portfolio
4. Create a personal development statement as part of a reflective portfolio

A PORTFOLIO weighted at 50%. An EXAM length 1.5 HOURS weighted at 50%.

An Exam (1.5 hrs) weighted at 50%.
An Individual Portfolio weighted at 50%.

The examination will take place during Teaching Block 2 and will assess Learning Outcomes 1 ¿ 4.

The PORTFOLIO weighted at 50%.

To satisfactorily complete this part of the module the student is required to record and reflect upon his/her learning experiences gained inside and outside the classroom, the latter primarily being work-related/ work-environment experiences. This is achieved through the use of a personal development portfolio. The portfolio is expected to include:

- A personal development statement [Learning Outcome 7]
- Reflection on skills development and review areas for further personal career development especially those focusing on skills essential for the study of Law [Learning Outcome 7]
- Annotated bibliography demonstrating legal research skills and attributes in relation to a given area of legal reform
[Learning Outcomes 5 and 6]
- Presentation Work evaluated through a Negotiation Exercise
[Learning Outcomes 5 and 6]

The Portfolio and Exam will constitute 100% of the final Assessment Strategy for the module.

There are formative assessment points during the semester for the student to receive feedback on their personal development statement/review and progress from an assigned tutor. This will give them an indication of their current performance in relation to the Learning Outcomes before submitting the PDS and reflection on skills summative assessment. The portfolio is submitted at the end of the module for assessment.

The student will be expected to attend a number of events attended as directed by the module team and some will be drawn from events/activities embedded within other Level 4 modules, Law School and University events along with external events. These events may vary according to student need and timing of occurrence, but will be considered as being suitable and beneficial learning opportunities. Each Portfolio entry will involve a description of the event, what was learnt from it and how it impacts on a student's aspirations/ thoughts on the development of career skills. Students should also draw on personal learning from across their programme.

Tutors will determine the number of events to be included in the Portfolio, which will be communicated to the student at the outset of the module. Specific references should be made in the reflective portfolio to describe international/global aspects relating to either their study programme and/or to events attended and their relevance in the global context.

To pass the module, students must achieve an overall mark of at least 40%.

Learning will take place in 3 hours evening session across 2 4week blocks.

During the skills elements tuition will take place as follows:
The large group sessions (8 hours in total) are designed to disseminate key information and allow for guest speaker to contribute to the module. The workshop sessions in Legal Skills are designed to facilitate the delivery of a skill in abstract and also the practice, development and mastery of that skill on a number of activities drawn from the L4 modules (15 hours in total). The development of the skills should then be furthered by the module teams in their tutorial sessions.

This learning strategy is also underpinned by a Skills Focus Day within Level Four welcome week. This lays the foundations for the development of the skills programme over the rest of the year and constitutes an event for the purposes of the SGEP.

Directed study and independent learning (125 Independent Learning): principally this will consist of follow up tasks from the large group sessions and workshop sessions. These tasks are integrated into the programme of learning guidance in the Study Guide and also via further reading references and workshop handouts
TOTAL LEARNING TIME 150 hours

During the ELS elements tuition will take place as follows:
The lecture framework is designed to provide the student with the foundations of each topic. The lectures will be supported by small group sessions (24 hours in total). Self-directed study (126 hours) will provide the student with the opportunity to prepare for small group work and to carry out independent research as well as team working.

The lecture sessions will provide detailed information and a critique of the legal system and will be used to introduce students to the requisite skills. The small group sessions corresponding to the lectures on the English Legal System will test the students' knowledge of the material covered in the lecture sessions and will involve group discussions and collaborative tasks.
The study guide will provide a detailed programme of study, including reading for each session. Both the lectures and the small group sessions will require the students to undertake further study to enhance their knowledge and understanding. Independent study time will also provide the students with preparation time for research materials for small group sessions.

Total Learning Time 150 hours

Slapper G.D. and Kelly, D. The English Legal System, (2005, 7th ed. Cavendish, London)
Specific Legal Texts
Finch & Fafinski, Legal Skills (2007, 3rd Ed. Oxford University Press)
Carr, Carter and Horsey, Skills for Law Students (2010, Oxford University Press)

General Texts
Cottrell, S. (2008) The Study Skills Handbook. 3rd ed Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Kirton, B. (2011). Brilliant Workplace Skills for Students & Graduates. Prentice-Hall
Trought, F. (2011). Brilliant Employability Skills: How to stand out from the crowd in the graduate job market. Prentice Hall

Access to appropriate texts, legislation and case law.
Module study guide.
Computing facilities will be needed to access material available on the web and specialist on-line databases.
Students Union's Enterprise Society/ NACUE (National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs) and SAP (Students Union Students as Academic Partners) Employability Skills Project
External speakers and organisations
Access to the Internet
Access to Blackboard/vle