Handbook

This course provides students the opportunity to work in a host organisation which undertakes advocacy or research on aspects of policy and practice relating to an area of law. The program provides formal and informal training, as well as supervised practical legal experience, in planning and implementing key aspects of research, writing, legal assistance, advocacy and related activities. Students will be critically analysing the operation of the law, policy and the legal system as part of the course. Students may apply and go through a selection process with one of the faculty partner organisations. Alternatively, students are encouraged to source an internship in an area of law of particular interest to the student and/or with a particular organisation. Self-organised internships are subject to approval. Students may self-organise an internship in another Australian jurisdiction or overseas, subject to approval from the Director of Work Integrated Learning.

AT THE HOST ORGANISATION
Students will work under the supervision of a supervisor within their host organisation. Students are required to attend their host organisation for a minimum of 70 hours (10 days). The range of work tasks in which the intern is involved will be determined according to the work priorities of the organisation, whilst ensuring educational outcomes are maximised for interns. Generally, it is expected that an intern’s duties will consist of a combination of tasks, including research, project, advocacy, administrative, editing, writing, event coordination, preparing background materials, briefing papers, liaising with other organisations and doing relevant work of a substantive nature.

COURSE WORK
The internship placement is complemented with attend 5 face-to-face classes across the term and asynchronous activities and assessments, which maximise reflective learning outcomes for students.

The course is offered on as blended learning with online activities and face-to-face classes (fully online -summer only). Online attendance (outside of summer term) for all or part of the course is by exception only with approval by the Director of Work Integrated Learning.