QUT LAW SOCIETY
Selection Criteria » Be in at least the third year of study towards a law degree (essential) » Have completed intellectual property or media law subjects (essential) » Have a strong interest and/or experience in the arts (desirable)
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ARTS LAW CENTRE OF AUSTRALIA www.artslaw.com.au artslaw@artslaw.com.au 43-51 Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
WHO ARE YOU & WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE?
Arts Law is Australia’s only national community legal centre for the arts. We provide free or low cost specialised legal advice, education and resources to Australian artists and arts organisations across all art forms, on a wide range of arts related legal and business matters. Arts Law’s Artists in the Black program delivers targeted services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists nationally. Our mission is to empower artists and creative communities through the law.
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Student volunteers play a valuable role supporting the solicitors in the provision of legal advice. They are the first point of contact for our clients and are tasked with providing information and taking accurate legal instructions. Volunteers may also conduct legal research for the solicitors, get involved with advocacy projects, sit in on legal advice sessions as note-takers, and assist with the general administration of a community legal centre. What’s the commitment? Volunteers must commit to working at least one day per week at Arts Law’s Sydney office for a minimum period of 6 months. Eligibility for a PLT placement will be considered on a case by case basis after completion of the minimum 6 month commitment.
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APPLICATION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS
If you are interested in volunteering at Arts Law, please fill out our volunteer application form on our website at artslaw. com.au/support/volunteer. Arts Law accepts volunteer applications all year round. We will keep your application on file and contact you when a position becomes available or when we run our quarterly intakes.
