Message from the Vice-President (PIC

MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-PRESIDENT

Vien Siu

The Public Interest Careers (‘PIC’) portfolio is proud to present the 2020 edition of the Public Interest Careers Guide! As UNSW Law students, we have been instilled with social justice values throughout our education. We have been challenged to think critically about how the law operates and its impact on the whole of society. We are encouraged to use the law to serve our wider community.

As such, the Guide hopes to shed some light on how students can be involved in the public interest sector outside of university. This Guide provides valuable information about various volunteering, internship, graduate roles and other jobs in NSW, Australia and overseas.

This year, we are very excited to have collaborated with the UNSW Law Careers Service and various UNSW Law students and alumni to provide testimonials and advice in the Guide. These sections aim to provide a deeper insight into public interest work and guidance on the job application process.

At the end of the Guide, we have also included other resources that students can turn to, including our new Guide to Local Public Interest Careers Opportunities. We have also included a link to our new online PIC Job Database which is updated periodically by our Directors. We hope that these resources can help students find updated opportunities to engage in while in university.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many challenges and I am very proud of the way the PIC portfolio has navigated these changes this year. I would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who has contributed to this Guide – current students, alumni and members of the UNSW Law Faculty. This Guide would not have been possible without your time and effort. I am also very grateful for the 2020 PIC Publications Directors, Amy Warren and Von Bacani, who have worked tirelessly on this Guide.

Overall, we hope that this Guide will encourage all UNSW Law students to become more involved in the public interest sector!

All the best with your careers!

Vien Siu

Vice-President (Public Interest Careers) UNSW Law Society

CHAPTER I Government & Public Service