ELEMENT 1: DRAFTING AND AMENDING DOCUMENTS
1. legal, factual and procedural issues
2. legal or other requirements
3. select/adapt, templates/precedents
4. legal conventions

ELEMENT 2: STYLE OF DRAFTING AND AMENDING
1. straightforward language
2. spelling/grammar/syntax/ punctuation
3. consistent, free of ambiguity
4. recitals and definitions

ELEMENT 3: EXPLAINING AND EDITING
1. meaning and effect of basic documents
2. evaluate, review and edit drafting

Assessed in one 1 hour written assessment. Assessed on a competent/not yet competent basis.

Skills manual and on-line resources

Lecture and workshop materials. Blackboard

Drafting Skills are taught within two designated 1 hour whole group sessions and two designated 2 hour small group sessions. It is also taught pervasively throughout the LPC subjects. Additionally, for students following a blended-learning mode of delivery there will be on-line activities

1. IDENTIFY AND UNDERSTAND COMPLEX LEGAL LANGUAGE AND TACTICAL ISSUES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CONTENT AND REQUIREMENTS OF FORMAL LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN THE CORE PRACTICE AREAS
Analysis

2. UNDERSTAND AND APPLY EFFECTIVELY THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD DRAFTING AND EDITING
Knowledge & Understanding

3. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO EXPLAIN, JUSTIFY AND AMEND, WHERE NECESSARY THEIR OWN AND OTHERS' DRAFTING
Analysis

Drafting legal documents is a critical skill for the aspiring lawyer, students get to draft conveyancing documentation, draw detailed plans and understand the implications of precedents and how to adapt them to meet the client's needs