SIX STEPS TO SUCCEED AT UNI 1. PLAN YOUR DEGREE
2. LOOK FOR VOLUNTEERING PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Get started by talking to a careers advisor. Talk to them about your interests and why you chose a law degree; they’ll help you plan your units.
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Oneofthebestwaystogainreal-worldexperienceint legal profession is to put your hand up for volunteering positions. Many community legal centres (aka CLCs) love to take on board university students to man the phones and work in client-facing roles to support solicitors providing pro bono and low bono services.
Create an excel sheet to track your completed units; there’s nothing worse than being unable to progress your degree because you failed a prerequisite unit. We’ve made one that can help you out, but make sure to make your own calculations!
Youcanalsostartgettingpaidlegal-relatedempl before you graduate. A common university job is working asaparalegalatalawrm.Thesepositionsareadvert on Seek, Indeed, Unihub, LinkedIn, and the QUT Faculty Facebook page advertises some as well! Other rms look for law students to work as receptionists and in client servicing support.
Calculate your GPA so that you understand the percentage you need to pass a unit. There are multiple apps online for this! Also see the QUT app and website for a GPA calculator.
3. COME TO EVENTS You gotta get involved to be involved. The QUTLS hosts a wide variety of social and professional events that you can meet people in your degree and in the professional world.
Keep in mind you’ll need to refer to C/5.2 of the MOPP for more information.
LLH subjects are the only units that determine if you graduate with rst class, second class or third class honours. If you calculate your GPA (using the methods mentioned above) based on the results of your LLH subjectsthenyou_llndoutyourhonoursGPA. If one of your goals is to make the Dean’s List for your law subjects, make sure your that your semester GPA is 6.5 or higher. Only law subjects should be used to calculate this. 2
