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Welcome to the School of Law
and Justice
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Open Day 2021
For more reasons to choose Law and Justice at USQ
lawready.usq.edu.au
Acknowledgement of Country ____ The University of S outhern Queensland acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands and waterways where the University is located. F urther, we acknowledge the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.
USQ LawReady
Get Ready today for the tomorrow you want
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provides learning resources and
career pathways of the School
of Law and Justice, connecting
future, current and past
students to the legal profession
and employers for broader
career opportunties.
lawready.usq.edu.au
Design and Developed by
Why Law? ____
Your degree – the Bachelor of Laws: LLB
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▪ The USQ Bachelor of Laws is capable of being completed within two years, regardless of the semester
in which you begin.
▪ A Bachelor of Laws from any university in Australia must meet the same requirements directed by
national external organisations.
▪ So what makes the USQ Law Degree different?
✓ Fully online interactive access to classes and course content so that you can choose when,
where and how you learn
✓ National teaching award winning academics who are approachable and want to support and
guide you to successful completion
✓ A law school built from the ground up with the support of the legal professions in Toowoomba
and Ipswich with a clear focus on employability
✓ A strong and proud Alumni who are engaged with the School and our Students
✓ Putting the focus on your employability from Day One and setting pathways to achievement
Your degree – the Bachelor of Laws: LLB Year 1, Semester 1 Year 1, Semester 2 Australian Legal System Criminal Law and Procedure Legal Writing and Research Legal Conflict Resolution Contract and Torts A Contract B Legal History Torts B Year 2, Semester 1 Year 2, Semester 2 Constitutional Law Administrative Law Equity Public International Law Property and Trusts A Property and Trusts B Law elective Theories of Law Year 3, Semester 1 Year 3, Semester 2 Company Law Evidence Lawyers’ Ethics Civil Procedure Law elective Law elective Law elective Law elective 6
The Bachelor of Laws with Honours: LLB (Hons)
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Year 4, Semester 1 Year 4, Semester 2
Legal Research Methodology Graduate law elective OR
Thesis (2 units) Graduate law elective Practical Legal Training**
Graduate law elective Graduate law elective (4 units)
Graduate law elective
**Completing Practical Legal Training in your Honours year, saves approximately $10,000
Why Honours?
✓ E xpands employment options in the legal profession
✓ Doctor of Philosophy eligibility – fastest track to Doctor of Philosophy and
academic career
Criminology and Criminal Justice ____ Students have a number of options at USQ available to them to study criminology and criminal justice: 1. Associate Degree of Criminology and Criminal Justice (ADCJ) 2. Bachelor of Arts (BART) - Minor in criminology and criminal justice (4 units) - Major in criminology and criminal justice (8 units) - E xtended major in criminology and criminal justice (12 units)
The Associate Degree of Criminology and Criminal Justice
(ADegCrimCJ)
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Year 1, Semester 1 Year 1, Semester 2
Communication and Scholarship Crime and Justice
Criminology Criminology electives (3)
Criminology electives (2) Employability and Professional Skills
Year 2, Semester 1 Year 2, Semester 2
Criminology electives (4) Criminology electives (4)
Criminology electives Understanding the Social Sciences
Police and Society Race, Diversity, Crime and Justice
Crime, Justice and the Media Punishment and Reform
Green Criminology Family Violence and Child Protection Law
Investigating Crime Victimology in Context
Youth, Deviance and Juvenile Justice Criminal Minds: Forensic and Criminal Psychology
Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect Professional Work Experience
Bachelor of Arts with a minor, major or extended major in Criminology and
Criminal Justice
CORE COURSES (for CCJ majors) ELECTIVE COURSES (for CCJ majors) *
Year 1, Semester 1 Year 1, Semester 1 Year 3, Semester 1
Criminology (minor core) Police and Society (minor elec.) Investigating Crime
Year 1, Semester 2 Crime, Justice and the Media Year 3, Semester 2
Criminal Minds: Forensic &
Crime and Justice (minor core) Youth, Deviance and Juvenile Justice
Criminal Psychology
Employability and Professional Skills Year 1, Semester 2 Professional Work Experience
Year 2, Semester 2 Race, Diversity, Crime and Justice
Understanding the Social Sciences (minor elec.) Punishment and Reform
Year 2, Semester 1
Green Criminology
Understanding Child Abuse & Neglect
Year 2, Semester 2 *Choose:
Victimology in Context a) 4 electives for CCJ Major
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Family Violence & Child Protection Law b) 8 electives for CCJ Ext. MajorYour First Year Lecturers
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Lisa Sylvester
Professor Pauline Collins
Associate Professor
Noeleen McNamara Dr Kerstin Braun
Dr Sarah
ButcherStudydesk – the most important place ____ ❖ Overview of the Study Desk ❖ All materials are available online including: ✓ Week-by-week guidance through your courses ✓ Online interactive seminars ✓ Course content for every week (in Word Doc) ✓ PowerPoints for every seminar ✓ Assessment, including guidance on completion
Meet Up! Supported learning to guide you ____ ❖ ‘Meet-Up’ is peer-to-peer learning. ❖ Top performing current USQ Law Students are trained to provide support for our First Year students in a casual inclusive environment. ❖ Meet-Up is available: ✓ Ipswich Campus ✓ Toowoomba Campus ✓ Online ✓ Colleges ✓ Headstart (School Students)
Library Services Support for the School of Law & Justice ____ Who are we? Susanne Schultz: Law Librarian Tyler Cawthray: Learning Advisor
First Nations in the School of Law & Justice ____ The School of Law and Justice offers: ✓ New First Nation student prizes and scholarships ✓ Support for student participation in Qld Indigenous students’ moot competition ✓ Strengthening support for First Nation students On Studydesk find links to: ❖ Galangba (good place) - links to First Nations Law resources and opportunities ❖ Ask Aunty - an online hub for assistance, support, resources and connection for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Local
communities
& traditional CISER
custodians
(College for
First Nations Indigenous
Advisory Board Studies Education
First Nations and Research)
work in the
School of Law
and Justice
Centre for
Heritage &
Culture (CHC)
USQ Outreach
& EngagementFind out about Scholarships and Prizes ____ ❖ Scholarships and Prizes make going to university more affordable AND ❖ Scholarships and Prizes on your Curriculum Vitae make you stand out to future employers ❖ Find out more
Year 11/12 School Moot Court Competition
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❖USQ School of Law and Justice - Moot Court Competition
Scholarship
❖ Year 11/12 Moot Court Competition (scholarship to commence
when you start at USQ)
❖The Best Wilson Buckley Family Law Advocate Prize $2000
❖The Turner Freeman Lawyers Prize $1500Commencing Student Scholarships
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❖ Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarship (school leaver automatic offer on ATAR) – up to
$24,000
❖ Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship (school leaver automatic offer on ATAR) - up to $20,000
❖ Executive Dean’s Scholarship (school leaver automatic offer on ATAR) - up to $6,000
❖ Goondiwindi Region Scholarship (region specific) $10,000
❖ Taylor Family Rural and Remote Scholarship (region specific) $4,000
❖ USQ Elite Athlete Bursary - $2000
❖ Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP) – Up to $1400/semester for up to 3
semesters
❖ USQ Equity Scholarship - Up to $1000/semester for up to 3 semesters
❖ USQ Residential College Scholarship - $5000
For details on many more scholarships, visit: usq.edu.au/scholarshipsContinuing Student Scholarships
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❖Professor Ronel Erwee Garden City Zonta Club Bursary (International)
$2,000
❖USQ Community Award – up to $2000
❖USQ Elite Athlete Bursary - $2000
❖Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP) - up to $1400/semester
❖USQ Equity Scholarship - up to $1000/semester
❖USQ Residential College Scholarship - $5000
For details on more scholarships, visit usq.edu.au/scholarshipsPrizes: specific to Law Students No application is required ❖ Family Law Practitioners Association of Queensland Prize in Family Law $1,000 + Membership to Family Law Practitioners Association of Qld ❖ Society of Construction Law Australia Prize $1,000 ❖ Ipswich District Law Association Prize $500 ❖ The Munro Legal Indigenous Law Student Excellence Award $1000 ❖ USQ Law Society Championship Moot Competition Prizes $1000
Employability opportunities
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Photo by Floriane Vita on UnsplashStart working on your career and your employability skills as part of class-teaching from day 1 of your first Semester ____ ❖ Clerkships dates and help with the process of applying to the large law firms ❖ Focus on 2nd Career Lawyers to help you convert and leverage skills and knowledge from your first job/career into law ❖ ‘The Right Fit’ for the ‘Right Job’ ❖ Resumé Renovation from USQ Careers experts to make sure your resumé is polished and professional
Start working on your career and your employability skills from day 1 of your first Semester ____ ❖ Internships are offered at local law firms and chambers ❖ They can be used to count towards your degree ✓ Shine Lawyers, Toowoomba ✓ The Advocacy Support Centre, Toowoomba ✓ Level Twenty Seven Chambers, Brisbane
What employers are looking for…
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E mployers assume that a graduate with a law degree will have the necessary legal knowledge
and skills. However, research indicates most employers (not just the legal profession) also want
a range of other skills, including:
✓ The ability to work well on a team and fit the firm's culture
✓ The capacity to clearly and effectively communicate, including being a good listener
and having empathy (understanding), especially for clients
✓ The ability to adapt, have flexibility and self-management
✓ A demonstrated capacity to have smooth interactions with a wide variety of people,
that includes clients, work colleagues and people from different backgrounds
✓ The ability to think clearly and solve problems under pressure, as well as displaying
self-awareness, focus and action under stressCareer opportunities as a lawyer ____ ❖ Criminal Lawyer ❖ Commercial Lawyer ❖ Personal Injuries Lawyer ❖ Family law Lawyer ❖ General Practitioner, for example in a rural, regional or suburban law firm ❖ Community Legal Services ❖ Barrister ❖ Corporate Counsel/In-House Lawyer: This is where you work in a large organisation e.g. Heritage Bank, and provide legal advice ❖ Government Lawyer: Local, State and Federal Governments all employ lawyers to provide legal advice, policy advice, legislation reform ❖ Judges’ Associate: Each year, Judges select an ‘associate’ to assist them with a range of functions including research. ❖ Politician: Law is the most popular degrees for politicians across all parties ❖ Judge: definitely a longer term goal
Becoming a lawyer… a solicitor
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To become a lawyer who can practise as a solicitor, you will need to
complete the following steps:
1. Complete a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor
2. Complete practical legal training
❖ You can do this as part of your Honours year; or
❖ After you’ve got your Bachelor of Laws
3. Be admitted as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Queensland
4. Apply for a practising certificate through the Queensland Law SocietyBecoming a lawyer… a barrister
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To become a lawyer who can practise as a barrister, you will need to complete the following
steps:
1. Complete a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor
2. Complete practical legal training
❖ You can do this as part of your Honours year; or
❖ After you’ve got your Bachelor of Laws
3. Be admitted as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Queensland
4. Complete the Bar Exams (3x 1.5-hour exams) and the Bar Practice Course (6-week course)
5. Apply for a practising certificate through the Bar Association, QueenslandLaw associations and student
memberships (“Be a joiner!”)
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❖ USQ Law Society: $10/year (usqls.org.au)
❖ Ipswich District Law Association membership via USQ Law Society
❖ Queensland Law Society: $10/year (qls.com.au)
❖ Downs and Southwestern Queensland Law Association: $50/year
(dswqla.com)
❖ Women's Law Association, Queensland: $35/year (wlaq.com.au)
❖ Indigenous Lawyers Association Queensland: free
(indigenouslawyersqueensland.com.au)
❖ Bar Association of Queensland: not open to student membership
(qldbar.asn.au)
Please refer to websites for conditions of membershipYour USQ Law Society: 350
members
President: Acting VP Ipswich:
Tracy Bowen Tory Webb
VP Toowoomba: VP External:
Erin Lowry Bonifacio ArribasUSQ Law
Alumni: 1200
members
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Kathleen Wincen
Simon Playford
Jade Hopper
Alex Rosenrauch
Sarah-Jane MacDonald
Justin McGovernOur colleges at Toowoomba Campus McGregor Steele Rudd Concannon
What we offer ✓ All-inclusive prices with lots of benefits ✓ A variety of room types and catering options ✓ A large amount of personal and academic support available ✓ Enhanced student experience through events and activities
College Scholarships Guaranteed accommodation scholarships ❖International Accommodation Scholarship ❖USQ Residential College Scholarships ❖Residential Colleges Student Support Scholarship
Academic support ✓Student Transition and Engagement Program (STEP) - new students are mentored by returning students in the same degree, or a similar course, through a series of structured mentoring sessions (S T E P is a part of the Residential Colleges Meet Up Program). ✓Residents create informal study groups with people in the same academic areas.
Never forget your ‘why’ ____ ➢ Visualise your graduation ➢ Keep your ‘why’ in mind ➢ Bring your loved ones as part of your journey!
Welcome to the School of Law
and Justice
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Open Day 2021
For more reasons to choose Law and Justice at USQ
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