About the Brennan Program

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The Brennan Program is
a free voluntary Program,

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driven by the ideals of
justice consciousness,

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idealism and a sense of service.

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In accomplishing this award,
it developed students capacity

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for professional and personal
leadership and service.

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Since 2011, the Brennan Program
has accrued over 2,000 active members.

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My favourite part of it was probably
the connections that I made

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and the people that I met.

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My main goal in joining
the Brennan Program

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was to get more involved
in social justice.

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What I love about the Brendan Program

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is I really got to meet
so many different people

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and do a wide
range of tasks, you know,

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I was doing things from
volunteering at immigration centres

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to helping the elderly use IT.

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So, if you're a UTS law student,

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I would suggest that
you just give it a go.

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It's a fun, engaging
and diverse experience.

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Being surrounded by
people who are driven

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and who really care about
social justice issues,

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really inspired me as well
and it just reminded me that

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it's possible to create a better world.

The Brennan Justice and Leadership Program was introduced in 2011 as a joint initiative of the UTS Faculty of Law and the UTS Law Students’ Society. It is named for Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE GBS QC, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and UTS Chancellor (1999-2005). His life and career exemplified the qualities of professional leadership, service and excellence that the Program seeks to nurture.

The Brennan Program is a free, voluntary program for UTS Law students that seeks to strengthen the justice consciousness, idealism and sense of service that they bring to their studies and later professional work. With over 1400 students and alumni currently registered, the program is indicative of UTS Law students’ interest in social justice and their desire to go beyond the academic curriculum.

“To see…future lawyers concerned about law and justice and leadership is an assurance that the future of the rule of law in this country is in good hands. I congratulate the Law Students’ Society and the UTS Faculty of Law on their initiative in creating this program.”
Sir Gerard Brennan, AC, KBE (speaking at the Program Launch, 17 March 2011)

The two main components of the program are:

Reflections on Justice in which students engage with the themes of justice and its social contexts through lectures and discussion groups; and
Leadership through Service where students contribute voluntary service (both legal and non-legal in nature) over the course of their studies.

In order to complete the program and qualify for the Brennan Justice and Leadership Award, students must earn 100 Reflections on Justice points, and Leadership through Service hours which are calculated according to the pro-rata allocation which takes into account their degree length. Details are available in the Brennan Program Handbook on the Program Resources webpage.

Law students participating in the Beyond UTS International Leadership Development (BUILD), the UTS: SOUL Award or the UTS Accomplish Award programs can receive dual recognition for some activities.

Meet the Brennan co-Directors and administrators

Since the Brennan Program is a joint initiative, our governance requires both student and academic direction. That's why each year, the UTS LSS nominate and vote in two Brennan co-Directors who work alongside the academic co-director and professional staff to facilitate the program.