Required skills
communication skills to:
liaise with others, share information, provide advice and guidance
use language and concepts appropriate to cultural differences
research skills to:
access and interpret legislation, regulation and precedent
identify commercial and property law related matters that have the potential to impact on client services
literacy skills for analysing information needs and preparing clear written advice for clients
learning skills to maintain knowledge of changes to legislation and requirements
problem solving skills to:
apply statute, regulation and precedent to a client’s circumstances
develop options to resolve client related matters when they arise
organisational skills, including the ability to plan and sequence work.
Required knowledge
operation of the Australian legal systems and processes relevant to commercial and property law
legal concepts underpinning law of torts
common law
legislation
legal concepts and scope of contract law:
formation – agreement and intention to create legal relations
formation – consideration, form, legality and capacity
contents – express terms, exclusion clauses
contents – implied terms, common law and statute (Commonwealth and state competition and consumer legislation)
vitiating elements – unconscionability, misrepresentation, capacity
discharge – remedies, including rescission for unconscionable conduct
agency
legal concepts and scope of consumer law:
common law
equity
legislation
legal aspects of property law:
introduction to the fundamental law of real and personal property transactions
basic principals of intellectual property law
legal aspects of superannuation
ways in which superannuation can be accumulated and taken
who can provide superannuation products and how those providers and their products are prudentially licensed and regulated
duties of superannuation trustees
how superannuation interests are protected and litigated
current and future developments in superannuation law and policy.