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LAW-30130 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 28 April 2024

LAW-30130 - Community Legal Outreach
Coordinator: Jane Krishnadas Room: CBC1.026 Tel: +44 1782 7 33160
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Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733218

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None.

Barred Combinations

None.

Description for 2024/25


Aims
The aim of this module is to embed within the curriculum experience of community legal outreach as provided for by the School's research-led, pioneering and nationally acclaimed CLOCK programme (Community Legal Outreach Collaboration Keele ¿
see: https://clock.uk.net/Pages/About).
Connecting student learning with real world experience, the module is designed to equip students to acquire career-related skills and workplace experience attractive to prospective employers. Its aims are to inculcate a sense of social responsibility and active citizenship, enhance students¿ digital skills through training, encourage students to reflect critically upon the challenges of community legal outreach in family law, housing or social welfare contexts and improve their core communication, research and critical thinking skills.

Intended Learning Outcomes

demonstrate reliable, objective, professionally guided assistance in court proceedings to persons who are vulnerable or in acute social need: 1
evidence and appraise their collaborative working relationships with CLOCK participant organisations in assisting litigants in person in the local community: 1
reflect critically on their personal contribution and experiences in supporting litigants in person in housing, social welfare or family law contexts: 1
reflect critically upon the transformative impact of their role as a Community Legal Companion in their student learning journey: 1
explain and critique the legal and non-legal challenges facing litigants in person seeking access to justice: 2
conduct independent research on an issue pertaining to access to justice, demonstrating critical analysis: 2

Study hours

CLOCK training = 35 hours
volunteering = 2 hours per week x 24 weeks = 48 hours
completing reflective diary = 12 hours
independent research and assessment prep = 55 hours

School Rules

None.

Description of Module Assessment

1: Reflective Analysis weighted 30%
Written critical reflection
A concise reflective account of insights and experiences gained through community legal outreach (1,000 words)

2: Assignment weighted 70%
Report based on independent research
A 2,000-word piece of independent research on a topic relevant to the student's experience of community legal outreach (e.g. family, housing, social welfare). The topic will be selected by the student, subject to approval by the Module Leader.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 28 April 2024