WELCOME TO THE LAW EXTENSION COMMITTEE

The Law Extension Committee was established by the Senate of the University of Sydney in 1964 and has been teaching for over 40 years. The Committee's function is to provide legal education for students undertaking the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board Diploma in Law examinations.

The Committee is appointed by the University Senate and comprises members and nominees proposed by the University, the Chief Justice of New South Wales, The NSW Bar Association and Law Society, and the Faculty of Law. Lectures are given by practitioners and university teachers. Weekend Schools are offered each semester for external students.

The aim of the Committee is to provide affordable and accessible legal education in support of the Board's Diploma in Law course. The program is not able to offer all the services and individual attention of a comprehensive campus, however through our webcampus we endeavour to provide additional support and materials to aid students in their studies. This course requires students to manage their time efficiently to meet all requirements and to be able to work independently. There is a strong orientation towards education for legal practice.

Prospective students should visit the future students section for more information about the Diploma in Law program and visit the LPAB website for information on how to register as a Student-at-Law.

LEC WEBCAMPUS

The Law Extension Committee has expanded all of our WEBCAMPUS facilities and all students enrolled in the course are given access to online registration, change of details, subject guides, notes and supplementary materials, subject discussion forum, secure assignment lodgement and receipting, assignment processing and results screen. This facility is constantly growing as we expand our services.

To enter the WEBCAMPUS --->QUICKLINK TO WEBCAMPUS LOGIN
To view the MESSAGE BOARD --->QUICKLINK TO MESSAGE BOARD

CANCELLATION OF TRADE PRACTICES LECTURE SCHEDULED FOR 1 DECEMBER

Please note that it has been necessary to cancel the Trade Practices lecture scheduled for Tuesday 1 December. An additional lecture will be organised for the end of the semester and students will be advised of the exact date and venue as soon as possible.

CANCELLATION OF REAL PROPERTY LECTURE SCHEDULED FOR 2 DECEMBER

Please note that it has been necessary to cancel the Real Property lecture scheduled for Wednesday 2 December. All lecture topics will be pushed back one week and lectures for that subject will now finish on Wednesday 24 February (Week 13). The due date for the assignment will also be pushed back until after the study break. We will confirm the exact date as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT REMINDER

The Coversheet must be the first page of all submitted assignments. Please familiarise yourself with the correct procedure by referring to the 'Guides and Help' section of the Wecampus. Student numbers must not be quoted on any part of the assignment.

LANGUAGE SKILLS COURSE

The language skills course will be run again this session for those of you interested in improving your writing skills. Everyone is invited to attend the initial lecture on Saturday 28 November from 12noon – 4pm in Carslaw Lecture Theatre 173 (CLT 173) on the main campus. If you intend to attend, click here to access the Expression of Interest Form, which should be completed and emailed back to us by 9 am Thursday 12 November 2009.

After this, those who are interested in continuing with the course may elect to do so, though numbers may be limited. After the lecture, self-correcting exercises will be sent to you to allow you to practise the basic grammar further.  You will then be sent two written exercises, one of 500 words and one of 1,000 words, which require you to write about a nominated topic. No legal research is required. These passages are then marked in detail, correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation and any problems with the logical progression of your argument . There is then a final class at the second weekend school. Please note that the course is not designed to teach English as a second language, but to assist you to write clearly, grammatically, and with precision.

If you are interested in attending and would like to do some initial reading, I recommend you look at either:

Perfect Grammar, by Dr Derek Soles, ISBN: 978-1-84285-136-4,
Or Grammar Guide, by Gordon Jarvie, 2nd edition. ISBN: 978-0-7136-8187-1

Both of these are usually available from Abbey's Bookshop and the Coop Bookshop.

PLEASE NOTE: This course should not be confused with Legal Institutions Topic 6 Introduction to Language Skills. Students studying Legal Institutions will have an introductory lecture on Sunday morning at the next weekend school, but are welcome to participate in this course if they wish.

UNIKEY ACCOUNT INFORMATION - REGISTER FROM 2 NOVEMBER

From Monday 2 November 2009, new students who have registered online with the LEC can begin to self register for their Unikey Account. Refer to the instructions for more information.

To self register for your Unikey Account click here.

Existing students will have their Unikey Account re-validated once the have registered online for the current session from 2 November 2009.

SUCCESSION WEEKLY LECTURE REMINDER

Please note that the Succession lectures are commencing one week early, refer to the subject guide (page 2).

LEC WEBCAMPUS ONLINE REGISTRATIONS

ALL students please register online between 22 October 2009 and 30 October 2009, (even if you have an application pending with the LPAB). Registering early ensures that you have access to the LEC Webcampus prior to the commencement of lectures. Click here to view the instructions.

LEC WEBCAMPUS ACCESS

Once you have registered, you should have full Webcampus access after 6.00pm that evening or after 10.00am the following morning.

If you are experiencing any problems with logging on or registering online, please contact the LEC immediately at enquiries@lec.pip.com.au - ensuring to quote your Student Number, Full Name and brief outline of the issue.

For any online registrations completed after 4pm on Friday afternoon and over the weekend, please note that you will not have full Webcampus access until Monday morning.

LPAB UPDATE: Students please note that the Legal Profession Admission Board has placed a notice on their website (Latest News Section) with regards to the release of the September 2009 examination results. Click here to view the full message.

NSW Young Lawyers Animal Law Committee is currently holding it's annual Animal Law Essay Competition. There are cash prizes and the chance to be published in the Australasian Animal Protection Law Journal. For topics and more information, click here.