5 Top Law School Tips

1. Get Involved Whilst studying and grades are important, there is a whole lot more to uni than just that. If you are struggling to make friends in class, join the Law Society and come to events! Here, you can easily meet new people and make friends from across the faculty.

2. Get Practical Experience In class you learn the law, but what does it actually mean to be a lawyer? By getting involved in different competitions, you can find out. The Law Society offers competitions that provide experience in the key areas lawyers practice daily - interviewing clients, negotiating deals, presenting arguments to judges, and examining witnesses.

3. Write in Plain English Your tutors will say it all the time - write in plain English. Law assignments are not about showing off the amount of times you can fit “thus” into a paragraph. Tutors are much more interested in seeing whether you actually understand the law, rather than how much you sound like a High Court Judge.

4. Class Participation is Key Almost every subject in law school at UTS will grade you on how much you participate in class. By preparing before class and understanding some key cases, you will set yourself up for a great class participation grade.

5. Don’t Go Through it Alone Sometimes, you might feel like you’re drowning in work and are the only person in your class who doesn’t understand a difficult concept. But, this could not be further from the truth. By meeting people through different events, you will not only make lifelong friends, but also have people by your side to help you through any difficult work.