New guide for Indigenous legal education
15th November 2004
A Guide to Indigenous Legal Education in Australia will be launched today (15 November)at an Indigenous Legal Education Seminar at the University of New South Wales.
The Guide was compiled by the Kingsford Legal Centre, which is affiliated with the UNSW Law Faculty.
“We hope the Guide will be an important tool for indigenous students wanting to study law and will encourage more indigenous people to take up law,” said Anna Cody, Director of the Kingsford Legal Centre.
“Until now, indigenous students have had the difficult task of trying to read all the websites of the Australian universities teaching law. This still did not give them the specific information of just what the universities do in this area, or what best fits their needs.”
Indigenous lawyers from six universities in Australia and New Zealand will be speaking at the Seminar, which has been jointly organised by the Kingsford Legal Centre and the Indigenous Legal Education Committee (ILEC) at the UNSW Faculty of Law.
Issues to be covered include developing best practice in indigenous legal education and ensuring access to a wide range of employment opportunities during study and after graduation for indigenous law students.
“We need indigenous lawyers in all areas of law,” said Ms Cody. “The indigenous perspective enriches our practice and its inclusion is part of reflecting Australian society today. The Kingsford Legal Centre and the UNSW Law Faculty are proud to be part of this initiative,” she said.
For more than a decade, the UNSW Law Faculty has offered an introductory pre-law course to indigenous students wanting to know what legal study at the University would be like. The next pre-law course starts at the University next week.
“Education is key to overcoming disadvantage and there is a lot that faculties can do individually and collectively to boost opportunities and improve outcomes for indigenous students,” said ILEC Acting Convenor, Sean Brennan.
“Both the Federal Education Minister and the National Tertiary Education Union have highlighted this with the recent creation of the Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council headed by Professor Marcia Langton. The Seminar is a great opportunity to share good ideas and think about how law schools can improve their game in indigenous education,” he said.
ILEC works in close collaboration with Nura Gili – Indigenous Programs at UNSW and its Director Sue Green.
The Guide to Indigenous Legal Education in Australia is available from the Kingsford Legal Centre on 02 9398 6366 and at the website.
Contact: Sean Brennan, Acting Convenor, Indigenous Legal Education Committee, UNSW Law School, mob. 0404 802 273; Anna Cody, Director, Kingsford Legal Centre, mob. 0403 774 107
The Guide was compiled by the Kingsford Legal Centre, which is affiliated with the UNSW Law Faculty.
“We hope the Guide will be an important tool for indigenous students wanting to study law and will encourage more indigenous people to take up law,” said Anna Cody, Director of the Kingsford Legal Centre.
“Until now, indigenous students have had the difficult task of trying to read all the websites of the Australian universities teaching law. This still did not give them the specific information of just what the universities do in this area, or what best fits their needs.”
Indigenous lawyers from six universities in Australia and New Zealand will be speaking at the Seminar, which has been jointly organised by the Kingsford Legal Centre and the Indigenous Legal Education Committee (ILEC) at the UNSW Faculty of Law.
Issues to be covered include developing best practice in indigenous legal education and ensuring access to a wide range of employment opportunities during study and after graduation for indigenous law students.
“We need indigenous lawyers in all areas of law,” said Ms Cody. “The indigenous perspective enriches our practice and its inclusion is part of reflecting Australian society today. The Kingsford Legal Centre and the UNSW Law Faculty are proud to be part of this initiative,” she said.
For more than a decade, the UNSW Law Faculty has offered an introductory pre-law course to indigenous students wanting to know what legal study at the University would be like. The next pre-law course starts at the University next week.
“Education is key to overcoming disadvantage and there is a lot that faculties can do individually and collectively to boost opportunities and improve outcomes for indigenous students,” said ILEC Acting Convenor, Sean Brennan.
“Both the Federal Education Minister and the National Tertiary Education Union have highlighted this with the recent creation of the Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council headed by Professor Marcia Langton. The Seminar is a great opportunity to share good ideas and think about how law schools can improve their game in indigenous education,” he said.
ILEC works in close collaboration with Nura Gili – Indigenous Programs at UNSW and its Director Sue Green.
The Guide to Indigenous Legal Education in Australia is available from the Kingsford Legal Centre on 02 9398 6366 and at the website.
Contact: Sean Brennan, Acting Convenor, Indigenous Legal Education Committee, UNSW Law School, mob. 0404 802 273; Anna Cody, Director, Kingsford Legal Centre, mob. 0403 774 107
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