Develop your skills and learn what it’s like to work in a community legal centre.
This program will give you an overview of the types of work that Marrickville Legal Centre does for its community. You will be introduced to vulnerable clients who have often experienced a crisis that leads them to seek the assistance of a community legal centre. You will be able to work through a matter step by step, alongside our solicitors, to help a client who may have been unfairly dismissed from their job.
The concepts that arise through the module are representative of the actual work we do for our clients and will give you first-hand experience in working with a solicitor in a community legal centre. You will first be introduced to employment law and the concept of unfair dismissal and the jurisdiction of the Fair Work Commission. In our Employment Law Service, we are often helping clients who have been fired from their job seek resolution through the Fair Work Commission.
This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 5-6 hours to complete.
Skills Learned:
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Consider the Fair Work Commission’s Jurisdiction
Developing an understanding of how the Fair Work Commission operates- Industry Analysis
- Legislative Interpretation
- Substantive Knowledge
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Unfair Dismissal in the Workplace
Advise a client on the provisions of the Fair Work Act relating to unfair dismissal- Research
- Analysis
- Drafting
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Prepare an Unfair Dismissal Application for a Client
Commencing proceedings in the Fair Work Commission- Drafting
- Strategic Rationale
- Analysis
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Prepare Submissions for the Conciliation
Advocating for a client in the Fair Work Commission- Advocacy
- Strategic Rationale and Drafting
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Preparing Terms of Settlement for a Settled Fair Work Commission Matter
Drafting Terms of Settlement in the Fair Work Commission- Drafting
- Strategic Rationale
- Interpretation
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Finish Line
