Transcript Legal Internship - University of Western Australia

FACULTY OF LAW
Legal Internship
LAWS5174
Welcome to Legal Internship
 What is this unit about?
 Legal internship opportunities
 How to apply for Legal internships
 What NOT to do...
 Questions
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What is the unit about?
 What we do...
 Unit Objectives
 Unit Structure
 Assessment
 Grading
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Legal Internship Opportunities
The four streams:
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Social Justice
Human Rights
Rural and Regional
Commercial
Finding a placement:
 Leave it to us
 Finding your own placement
 External Internship programs
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Some new opportunities for 2015
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What not to do
 This is not a ‘soft option’
 Don’t be a ‘rock star’
 Please dress and behave appropriately
 Get involved with your organisation
AND the unit activities
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So you want to go ahead....?
All students seeking to take part in Legal Internship must:
 Complete the Expression of Interest form;
 Provide a Curriculum Vitae of no more than 2 A4 pages; and
 Attend a short meeting with the unit-coordinator and, in some cases, a representative
of the host organisation.
 The Expression of Interest form and CV must be submitted by 5.00pm Monday 13
April 2015. Submissions should be made to Uniprint at
http://www.uniprint.uwa.edu.au/services/current-students and the course code is:
LAWS5174
 Due to the volume of applications and the necessity to interview prospective interns,
the application process is quite lengthy. Please be patient. Students will be notified
whether they have been allocated a placement by Friday 29 May 2015.
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Questions?
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