Reflective Journal

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Paper Topic	:	Reflective Jourmal
Style	:	AGLC	Language Style	:	English (U.K.)
Type of Assignment	:	Assessment	Deadline	:	18 Hours
Acedemic Level	:	Undergraduate Level	Number of pages	:	8
Number of Sources	:	15
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For this assignment you are required to keep a reflective journal for the course of the Trimester. You will keep this journal in the form of a Word document, which will ultimately be uploaded for assessment at the end of the Trimester.

What is a reflective journal?

Your journal should be a reflective document that provides personal, thoughtful analysis of and responses to your experience of the learning materials in this Unit.

For more information about reflective journal writing, please see the following resources:

What is required?

You must submit a journal document with FIVE (5) reflective entries on FIVE (5) different Modules throughout the course of the trimester. Each entry must be no more than 500 words in length. You should make regular entries to your journal. This way, you can revise your entries throughout the trimester up until the due date of the assessment task. You may set the journal out in whatever format you wish, so long as each separate entry is distinct. When your journal is complete, you should submit it below for marking.

The five modules I have chosen are;

Module 2: The Rural and Regional Lawyer =
Module 3 : Rural Client Care =
Module 4 : Rural & Regional Practice =
Module 5 : Ethics & The Rural and regional Lawyer
Module 6 : Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Rural & Regional Legal Practice

I will provide the Module notes for each of these modules in separate uploads.

Scope of reflective journal

You are not confined to the prompts provided below for each module. You are encouraged to reflect in any way useful to your learning. You may also consider, for example:

Any independent research or readings you have done.
New technological skills you may need to develop and your plans for going about that
Your individual feelings about material in the Unit.
People you have talked to or intend to talk to gain necessary background and/or connections.
Your progress in achieving learning outcomes.

The following are prompts for your journal entries. They have been taken from the various Learning Activities throughout each Module. They are not intended to be prescriptive and you are encouraged to expand on them if you so wish, or use entirely different prompts (whether other Learning Activities in the unit, or external material you have accessed). This list is simply to provide some inspiration if you get stuck.

Module 1:

Think about your aspirations to work as a lawyer, your motivation to work in rural or regional Australia and the broader impact you could have on the community in which you may find yourself. While the contribution of your professional activities may be obvious, think about how your social and community service contributions as a lawyer may also have a positive effect on the community. Now spend a few moments to note down how your professional, social and community service activities could provide a positive impact on that community.

Module 2:

Think about some of the imagery of urban lawyering ‘style’ presented in mass media (for example, the recent Australian series Crownies and Rake, and US television programs such as The Good Wife, Boston Legal, Law and Order etc).

Would you characterise the style of ‘urban’ advocacy as ‘zealous’? Would you say that the nature of the work is formal, based upon ‘the book’ rather than trust and goodwill? How do you think the ‘style’ of advocacy and mannerisms presented would fare in a rural or regional setting?

Module 3:

As already noted, Silver points out that to “represent the whole client, lawyers need to understand how psychological phenomena may affect their relationship with their clients” (2006, p. 433). In light of this statement, reflect on your prior learning in your law degree about the psychological phenomena (such as emotions and non-legal needs) that may affect members of the diverse groups listed below in their encounters with legal problems. Consider how this might influence the professional responsibilities owed by legal practitioners to these groups:

Women
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and intersex communities
People from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Young people

Module 4:

How does rural and regional context impact upon the role of the lawyer? Revisit the learning activity at the start of this module. Think about those things you have included in your list of the challenges and opportunities associated with the rural and regional lawyer’s role. In your mind, as you weigh these up, does rural or regional practice emerge as a career option for you? If yes, what has tipped the balance in favour of this position? If no, what might make you want to consider it? Think also about any strategies or approaches that might help to overcome these challenges.

Module 5:

In light of White J’s decision in the Petschler case, is there any justification for ordering different disciplinary sanctions for lawyers in rural and regional areas (compared with metropolitan lawyers)? Does this suggest that lawyers in rural and regional areas should be held to different ethical standards to those in metropolitan areas?

Module 6:

What opportunities for involvement in a local community do you see yourself participating in? Are they related to sport, politics, religion, social interests? Select a rural and regional location of interest to you and find out what opportunities are available. How might your involvement benefit your law firm in terms of practice areas, clients or recruitment of staff?

Module 7:

To have an insight into alternative dispute resolution in a rural and regional context, read the article by Frances Gibson and Francine Rochford. This article also provides some context to cultural communication skills required for rural and regional practice. The entire article is 15 pages in length. In your reading particularly focus on the content under the heading ‘Cultural differences’ on page 115. As you read through this article, make some notes. You might:
– reflect on the various communication skills required of a legal practitioner in a rural and regional context, in light of the cultural differences explained in the article;
– consider the role of the legal practitioner and the skills he/she would require in relation to ADR in rural and regional areas;
– list some of the challenges (and benefits) facing a rural and regional lawyer based on the observations made in the article.

Module 8:

Having completed this unit, think about the relationships and networks which you need to build and the limitations in services and resources you may need to consider when planning to successfully participate in a career in a rural legal practice. Nominate an area of practice specialisation which you may wish to pursue. This will be displayed on your office front door.

My shingle (eg Joe.E.Bloggs Specialist in …………………………………..law)

Now select a town or city, outside your capital city, in which you propose to set up your practice or join a partnership.

My Legal Practice Address………………………………………………………..

Before commencing in your practice you need to undertake a short SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats). Limit your analysis to considerations of external services, resources and relationships which should be factored in to ensuring a successful legal practice. For example courts, government departments, police and authorities etc.

Strengths – (e.g. We have expert staff able to provide clients with specialist legal advocacy, advice and assistance which responds to their particular area of need.)

Weaknesses – (List some of the services and resources limitations which may arise in your particular specialist area of law when attempting to build a successful rural practice). You may want to investigate if particular services or organisations exist in the location you nominated, for example is there a local legal aid office, is there a local branch of the law society, how often are (civil or criminal) cases listed at the local magistrates court, is there a local office of the Water Authority/Department of Primary Industry, etc.).

Opportunities – (What services/organisations/networks which do exist would you need to build relationships with in order to sustain an effective practice in your chosen area of law and how might you go about this?)

Threats (indicate three areas in which challenges (raised by your readings) could impact on effectively maintaining good working relationships with the local networks and services, eg the courts, police, local authorities, etc.).

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