Kingsford Legal Centre (KLC) provides free legal advice and assistance to people who live, work or study in the Randwick and Botany Bay local government areas in NSW.
Kingsford Legal Centre can advise on matters such as听domestic听violence,听credit and听debt,听victim鈥檚听compensation,听criminal听law,听employment听law,听discrimination听law (anywhere within NSW),听motor听vehicle听accidents,听consumer听matters and听neighbourhood听disputes.
Students听have the opportunity to听work with pro bono lawyers to devise legal advice and observe them while they deliver legal advice. Students can choose from听a number of听clinic programs at听听as an elective.
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Working with experienced solicitors, you'll interview clients, develop legal strategies for conducting a case, undertake legal research, write letters, prepare briefs to counsel, make submissions and instruct barristers in court. You'll work on individual client cases in domestic violence, debt or other areas of law, as well as write law reform submissions or work with community groups on local campaigns.听
The Community Law Clinic can be taken as an intensive听-听two days a week over 10 weeks in a term,听or as a non-intensive, one day a week over 10 weeks in a single term.
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Help real clients with their employment issues while听analysing听the effect of the law in practice. You'll conduct interviews with clients, make strategic decisions about听the听conduct of the file, undertake research, draft all documents and, where appropriate, undertake advocacy in court or tribunals for the client. You'll also听have the opportunity to听write law reform submissions or work with community groups on local campaigns.听
The Employment Law Clinic is only available as an intensive clinic,听two听days a week over 10 weeks of the term.
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Work with various community groups and community members focusing on issues affecting families, including family law and domestic violence. You'll develop community education materials and/or present an easy-to-understand seminar on an area of the law for community workers. You'll also deal with enquiries from the public, make referrals and work as a part of the team at Kingsford Legal Centre.听
The Family Law Community Education Clinic is a non-intensive clinic only. It runs听one听day a week over 10 weeks in the term.
Eligibility听
Clinics are open to 国产精品 Law听& Justice听Double Degree and Juris Doctor students who have completed all, or the majority of, the core courses and have met the course prerequisites listed in the听.听All KLC clinics are subject to a selection process and enrolment is by course authority.
When do the clinics run?听
Clinic scheduling may be different each academic year. Please check the 国产精品听Handbook to view scheduled clinics or contact student services.听There is an application period before each intake.听
Students will be advised of any changes to the delivery mode arising from COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
How to听apply
Students must apply during the application period for their applications to be considered. To view dates for the application periods, log in to听听using your 国产精品 login听details.
For further information go to or contact Student Services.
Relevant courses
/ Kingsford Legal Centre Community Law Clinic (intensive)
/ Kingsford Legal Centre Community Law Clinic (non-intensive)
/ Kingsford Legal Centre Employment Law Clinic (intensive)
/ Kingsford Legal Centre Family Law Community Education Clinic (non-intensive)