Course curriculum

  • 1
    Introduction
    • Introduction to Strategic Casework & Integrated Practice
  • 2
    Integrated Service Model
    • Integrated Service Model
  • 3
    Reclaiming Community Legal Centres
    • Report
    • The three broad functions of Community Legal Centres
    • The three broad functions of Community Legal Centres
    • The three broad functions of Community Legal Centres
    • Effectiveness of policy and law reform work
    • Should CLCs engage in policy and law reform work?
    • Should CLCs engage in policy and law reform work?
    • Should CLCs engage in policy and law reform work?
    • Leveraging individual casework
    • Leveraging individual casework
    • Leveraging individual casework
    • Information & Recordkeeping
    • Information & Recordkeeping
    • Information & Recordkeeping
    • Full report
  • 4
    Lawyering for change
    • Report
    • Introduction
    • Introducton
    • Seven principles of effective strategic practice
    • 1. CLC lawyers are reflective and justice-oriented practitioners.
    • 2. Foster an agile, courageous and integrated workplace culture.
    • 3. Set meaningful goals and pursue them purposefully
    • 4. Resource for advocacy to maximise case impact
    • 5. You must be a good communicator to be an effective community lawyer.
    • 6. Build strong relationships with the community sector, government and client groups, to amplify our impact.
    • 7. Recognise that evaluation is essential.
    • What does 'strategic' mean?
    • Learn how to say ‘no’
    • Use effective systems planning: case selection
    • Evaluation is essential
    • Benefits of evaluation
    • Challenges with evaluation
    • What are you evaluating?
    • Full report
  • 5
    Strategic Litigation
    • What is strategic litigaion?
    • Special Counsel Role
    • How do we decide what to take on?
    • Identifying opportunities
    • Identifying opportunities
    • Deciding to litigate
    • Some examples of cases
    • Other ways to effect systemic change