Unsw Legal Clinic

The clinics are open to UNSW Law & Justice dual degree and law students and juris doctor students who have completed all or the majority of the core courses and have completed the course requirements listed in the UNSW textbook. All KLC clinics are subject to a selection process and registration is carried out by the course authority. The Family Law Community Education Clinic is a non-intensive clinic only. It runs one day a week for 10 weeks in the semester. We are part of UNSW Sydney`s Faculty of Law and Justice and offer its students innovative and high-quality clinical legal training in clinics offers the opportunity to put into practice what you have learned in class. The employment law clinic is only available as an intensive care clinic two days a week for 10 weeks of the semester. If you don`t live in KLC`s catchment area, there may be another legal center near you. Details of all legal centres in New South Wales are available from CLCNSW and all Australian legal centres from CLC Australia. Students attend KLC two days a week and attend a weekly 2-hour class. They interview customers; Draft legal documents, go to court, talk to lawyers, draft documents and work on legal projects (including legal reform, municipal legal education and community work) supervised by experienced lawyers.

There is a one-hour student meeting each day where students meet and reflect on legal issues raised during their KLC experience. Students visit the community and meet with community members at meetings and events. More information on assessments and eligibility can be found in the manual. Please note that clinic planning may be different during each school year. Please refer to the UNSW manual to view planned clinics or contact Student Services. During clinical rotations, you will gain experience in practicing law and policy on behalf of clients. You will have the opportunity to explore the interaction of legal analysis and human behaviour, including interpersonal dynamics and communication. In addition, you will gain insight into the functioning of the legal system and its capabilities and limitations, while being exposed to the requirements, constraints and methods of analyzing unstructured situations where problems have not been identified in advance.

In KLC courses, students learn the experience, meaning the training is a designed, managed, and guided experience, including a detailed debriefing and timeline for completing that learning. Experience is the main method of teaching. Students will gain a deeper understanding of advocacy as a way to support people where human interests and values are paramount. There is an important academic component of the course that involves reflection on experience. Students also learn peer-to-peer through discussions at daily student meetings. Students work on real client cases and ask real clients about their legal problems. This is supervised by an experienced clinical supervisor/advocate in a very supportive environment. In KLC courses, students learn experience, which means that training is a designed, managed, and guided experience. Experience is the main teaching method, so students have a face-to-face meeting with their clients. There is also an important academic component of the course that involves reflection on experience. Students also learn peer-to-peer through discussions at daily student meetings. In practice, this means that students work in partnership with local community organizations on real community legal education projects.

For more information on assessments and relevance, see the manual Working with experienced lawyers, you will interview clients, develop legal strategies for conducting a case, conduct legal research, write letters, prepare briefs for lawyers, make submissions, and engage lawyers in court. They work on individual client cases in the areas of domestic violence, debt or other areas of law, draft bill reform proposals, or work with community groups on local campaigns. On-site clinics allow UNSW Law & Justice to control the learning experience. You will be taught by clinical faculty supervisors whose job it is to teach and practice law and support both our students and underprivileged clients. Decisions about the legal work to be undertaken by students are made with learning in mind, are designed to reflect the courses and achieve the results of the course. Regular contact with faculty staff allows you to work one-on-one with your supervisors in a way that is not possible in typical legal practice. The Human Rights Clinic is an experiential learning program at UNSW Law where students gain hands-on experience as human rights lawyers at home and abroad while critically reflecting on the role of law and lawyers in advancing human rights at home and in the Asia-Pacific region. He works with community groups and civil society organizations, legal aid offices, legal centres, private lawyers and academic legal clinics in Southeast Asia and Australia. They assist lawyers in advising clients on filing complaints against the police, as well as in conducting research, policy and legal education work in the community. Through client work, advocacy and legal reform projects, as well as a weekly two-hour seminar, the program aims to strengthen your practical skills in research, writing, advocacy, problem solving, teamwork, and independent judgment. Phone: +61 2 9385 9566 (business hours)Email: legal@unsw.edu.auOpening hours: 9am – 1pm & 2pm – 5pm (Monday-Friday)Consultation evening: from 6pm Tuesday, Wednesday, ThursdayFax: +61 2 9385 9583Follow us on: The Kingsford Legal Centre (KLC) is committed to social justice and promotes access to and reform of the legal system.

KLC aims to provide quality legal services to the community and promote excellence in clinical legal education while fostering critical analysis of the justice system. Students have the opportunity to work with pro bono lawyers to develop legal advice and watch them provide legal advice. Students can choose from a range of clinical programmes at Kingsford Legal Centre as elective courses. The Lands and Environment Court Clinic is an experiential learning program where students apply their legal skills and knowledge and gain hands-on experience with law in action. Clinical legal training offers you the opportunity to learn law in parallel. You will be cared for by experienced lawyers and will see the law through the eyes of your clients. In this course, you will put your legal skills and knowledge to good use and gain practical experience in the areas of law and policing in action. At the same time, you will critically analyze the impact of legal and police practices on disadvantaged clients in a municipal legal center. LAWS3303/JURD7303 Kingsford Legal Centre Community Law Clinic (intensive) Improving guardianship arrangements for unaccompanied minor asylum seekers (UMAS) in Southeast Asia and Australia: towards a holistic approach KLC is committed to ensuring the safety of its staff, students, volunteers and clients during this time.

We also strive to ensure that our community is cared for in the safest way possible, so that we schedule all consultation appointments over the phone and have all of our staff working from home. It is an independent, non-profit community centre dedicated to promoting social justice and human rights. The Community Law Clinic can be attended as an intensive course – two days a week for 10 weeks per semester or non-intensive, one day a week for 10 weeks in a single semester. Applications will be accepted ONLY during application periods. Students spend one day a week in the county and environment court for 10 weeks. Students begin the course with lectures at UNSW and an introduction to court. Students will also attend bi-monthly seminars at UNSW. Students will be informed of any changes to the delivery channel resulting from the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.