Join us for our Future Young Lawyers Program

The Future Young Lawyers Program is an online initiative created for students to observe and learn from the comfort of their homes.

During these uncertain times, it’s important to ensure we adapt to our current environment and create new opportunities for students. The Future Young Lawyers Program will be implemented to cover the weeks the Mock Law Programs are offline, with an opportunity for students to learn from experienced and knowledgeable solicitors.

The Program will span over 6 weeks, covering topics including introduction to Australian Legal Systems, Advocacy, Law Reform, Policy and Ethics, as well as Mock trial topics to keep teams on their toes! At the end of each week, a quiz will be sent to participants and the results tallied. After the 6-week program concludes, we will be announcing the student with the highest quiz score.

Even better - this program is free of charge.

LECTURE SCHEDULE

Week 1 - Introduction to Australian Legal Systems
Speaker Richard Prangell
Date Wednesday 29 April 2020
Time 3.00pm

Week 2 - Advocacy for everyone
Speaker David Turner
Date Thursday 7 May 2020
Time 3.00pm

Week 3 - Law Reform and Policy Making in Australia
Panel Andrew Small, Adi Prigan and Sue Hunt
Date Friday 15 May 2020
Time 10.30am

Week 4 - Ethics in the Courtroom
Speaker Linden Barnes
Date Tuesday 19 May 2020
Time 3.00pm

Week 5 - Mock Trial  - Part 1 Telling your case narrative
Panel Ellen McKenzie and Dr Virginia Marshall
Date Monday 25 May 2020
Time 3.00pm
 

Week 6 - Mock Trial - Part 2: Some tips for opening and closing addresses and cross-examination
Panel Ellen McKenzie and Dr Virginia Marshall
Date Monday 1 June 2020
Time 3.00pm

RESOURCES

• Instructions and Zoom Chat Etiquette Guide