Mayuri Anupindi

Why did you choose to study at UTS?

UTS has a young, progressive law school that isn’t afraid to take a fresh approach. I also liked the combination of theory and practice in both the Law school and the Media Arts and Production stream.

Tell us a little about your degree.

My course is quite an unusual combination, and therefore distinguishes you from the crowd in entertainment law, documentary-making or producing. I’ve loved the variety of the degree — the intellectual rigour of researching controversial areas of the law, the adventure of trekking across sand dunes to shoot a film, the excitement of heading to an inter-varsity moot, and the adrenalin of finally finishing a film at 2am in the edit labs.

What’s the UTS community like?

I’ve had some excellent lecturers who you can tell are really passionate about their subject. I also believe that the students at UTS are one of its greatest assets. They’re down to earth but have real drive to achieve in their careers.

What activities outside your course have you been involved in?

I was involved in the Sir Harry Gibbs National Moot, which is a mock trial on constitutional law. It was extremely rewarding — I gained practical skills, was able to improve my oral advocacy and learn an unsettled area of law inside and out. It’s also undeniably thrilling to argue in front of judges whose cases you’ve studied. Most of all, it’s a lot of fun. UTS has quite a strong mooting program and supports students in a wide range of competitions.

You also went on exchange to Amsterdam. What was this experience like?

I was interested in studying International Law and the Netherlands is one of the global centres for this. I was taught by some of the leading scholars in the field and was able to visit the international courts in The Hague. My Amsterdam exchange taught me to face any challenge with confidence and revealed the breadth of opportunities available in the practice of law.