Overview
Clinical courses enable students to engage with real client, tangible issues and hard deadlines in a real-world environment. Placements may be undertaken in a community agency, community legal centre or non-government organisation where students are provided with the opportunity to explore law reform and social justice issues relevant to that field of practice. It is an opportunity to gain insight into how the industry works, develop professional skills and gain valuable work experience.
Students interested in a law Practicum Course should visit the Practicum Courses page.
Eligibility
To be eligible to enrol in a clinical course, students must:
- Be a current ANU Bachelor of Laws (LLB (Hons)) or Juris Doctor (JD) student
- Meet the course pre-requisites for the clinic you wish to undertake
- Submit an application before the deadline.
A student can complete only one clinical course. Students can complete one internship and one practicum course in addition to a clinic.
Expectations and Requirements
The following document outlines student expectations and clinical course requirements. Please ensure that you read this document prior to applying for a clinical course.
Student Expectations and RequirementsApplication Dates and How to apply
| Semester Two 2024 | Summer Session 2025 |
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Clinics offered:
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Applications open: Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 5pm Applications close: Sunday, 5 May 2024, 11:45pm Decision date Round 1: Wednesday, 5 June 2024 Decision date Round 2: Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | Applications open: TBC Applications close: TBC Expected decision date: TBC |
All applications are submitted via the below Apply Now button. Students can apply for a maximum of two clinical courses, noting that if successful, approval will only be provided for one clinical course.
Apply nowHow to applyClinics Available during Semester Two 2024
Community Law Clinic
Location: Canberra Community Law
Delivery: Semester One and Two
Course credit: LAWS4268/LAWS6268 - 6 units
During this course you will undertake a clinical placement at Canberra Community Law, a community legal centre for low-income and disadvantaged people from the ACT. You will gain hands-on experience in a community legal practice environment, provide legal information and undertake casework under the supervision of practising solicitors.
Environmental Law Clinic
Location: Environmental Defenders Office
Delivery: Semester One and Two
Course credit: LAWS4281/LAWS6281 - 6 units
During this course, you will undertake a clinical placement at the Environmental Defenders Office (a national organisation) under the supervision of practising solicitors from around Australia. You will gain practical legal skills in environmental and planning law. You will also have the opportunity to explore law reform issues relating to environmental justice and consider the role of lawyer in this field of practice.
International Law Clinic
Location: ANU
Delivery: Semester One and Two
Course credit: LAWS4302/LAWS6302 - 6 units
During this course you will gain an experience of the practical application of International Law in the work of Government agencies and NGO's which are active on International Law issues. The International Law Clinic applies your knowledge of international law and drafting and research skills to projects which assist the work of outside organisations in Government and the NGO community.
Prison Legal Clinic
Location: Alexander Maconochie Centre
Delivery: Semester One and Two
Course credit: LAWS4304/LAWS6304 - 6 units
During this course, you will work with other students to deliver interactive legal literacy sessions to a cohort of detainees at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC), the only adult prison in the ACT. Topics are chosen by detainees and are as diverse as detainee interests, ranging from parole to family law. You will explore social justice and law reform issues in relation to detainee experiences.
Youth Law Clinic
Location: Youth Law Centre
Delivery: Semester One and Two
Course credit: LAWS4267/LAWS6267 - 6 units
This is a clinical program based in a community legal practice environment. Students participate in the Youth Law Centre, a non-profit legal service for ACT youth aged 12-25 years. While analysing the various roles that lawyers can play, students will focus on extending legal assistance, social justice and reform - particularly in relation to youth legal needs in the ACT.
Further Information
Information Session: Everything you need to know about Law clinics and internships
Students facing financial hardship who wish to enrol in a law clinical course are encouraged to apply for the Yuill Bursary to support ANU College of Law students.
For more information on this bursary, including eligibility criteria and application form, please click the link below.
Read moreFor more information on internship courses at the ANU College of Law, please contact the Careers and Employability team.
Email:enquiries.law@anu.edu.au
Phone:(02) 6125 3483