An alternative to internships, these subjects also offer practical experience in the field of law.
Undergraduate: Strategic Litigation Clinic (76095)
This subject provides students with the opportunity to learn the practice of strategic litigation on behalf of Indigenous clients and nations.
Examining models of strategic litigation, and the methods for affecting change in the Australian landscape, students gain an understanding of how to advance a 'rebellious lawyering' approach. Students are required to engage with Indigenous nations and communities, and community-based organisations advocating for Indigenous rights.
These engagements are identified and supported by Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning. Students, through these engagements and their understanding of suitable test-case litigation, identify potential test-case litigation projects and prepare briefs for presentation to pro-bono partners. In addition to the theories of strategic litigation, students participate in clinical practice exercises aimed at highlighting issues faced by Indigenous people in the Australian legal system.
You can self-enrol directly into this subject via myStudentAdmin.
Undergraduate: Refugee Law and Practice (78013)
Postgraduate: Refugee Law and Practice (78285)
Students will be exposed to the practical realities of refugee law and practice through a clinical experience, accompanied by seminar-style teaching. Refugee legal work completed as part of the course will be supervised by UTS Law staff in conjunction with a local refugee legal organisation. This subject introduces students to the legal principles and procedures of international refugee law and their application within a domestic context. Students will learn about the historical development of refugee law in the Australian context and evaluate the key features and limitations of the current refugee status determination system in Australia.
In the subject students are given the unique opportunity to apply their academic learning to a professional context through by undertaking research and drafting submissions that will inform refugee casework. This will help deepen students’ understanding of refugee law and policy and give them a critical understanding of refugee status determination. By working on refugee cases, students gain practice-based, cross-cultural skills and insights necessary for work as a refugee lawyer.
Students wishing to undertake this subject must first lodge an expression of interest via CareerHub which will be reviewed by the Faculty. Students will be advised via email of the outcome of their application and provided enrolment instructions should their expression of interest be successful.