QUTLS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UPDATE QUTLS
EDUCATION
The Education Portfolio’s year started off on the right foot with our annual Clerkship Symposium going ahead to great success, informing students on the different clerkship opportunities and process overall. Unfortunately, COVID hit us hard and we were forced to cancel our Meet the Profession event just a week before it was meant to go ahead. To compensate for not being able to run some of the quality events that we had planned in semester one, we have moved a student favourite event Technology, Innovation and the Law into semester two. Additionally, we are hopefully looking to run our usual semester two events including our criminal law information evening, “What is PLT?”, and “Getting Your Foot in the Door”. Finally, we have been working hard with the law faculty and the unit co-ordinators to create an internal elective platform for students to access. The platform will hopefully have additional videos/FAQs from the co-ordinators detailing additional details about the unit. This will enable students to better understand an elective before adding it to their study plan, which ensures that all students will study units that align with their learning style and potential career path.
The Diversity, Culture & Wellbeing portfolio has been hard at work organising some exciting events! Over the next few weeks, you can expect to see a First Years Introductory Q&A Panel and out Women in Law Breakfast event, along with many others. The Q&A Panel will feature current students and Staff who will be answering your burning questions! This is one-stop how-to pass law school guide! This event will be going online towards the end of July! Our Women in Law Breakfast is an event we hold every year to celebrate the achievements of Women within the Legal Profession. With over 60% of our law graduates being female and with the appointment of the first female Australian High Court Chief Justice, we believe this is an excellent opportunity to show support for female practitioners. This event will be taking place in late August. You can also expect to see some amazing Pride content coming in the month of September! You can catch us taking over the socials or hanging out on campus for a quick coffee catch up! Keep your eyes peeled to our Facebook Page to stay up-to-date with our events or shoot an email through to director.dcw@qutlawsociety.com
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