Hundreds of law students support LawRight’s pro bono work by volunteering or participating in a student clinic.

Volunteers are normally senior law students and contribute 1 day a week for a semester. We recruit as needed and before a new semester starts. If you’re interested in volunteering, please read below:

• follow us on social media to hear when we’re recruiting; or
• email admin@lawright.org.au with your CV and tell us your interest and availability, in case we have any places available.

Student clinics are organised through the university. Normally, students attend one day per week for the semester, and are supervised by a LawRight lawyer. Read below or contact your university for more information.

Student clinics

Universities partner with LawRight to support our pro bono services. Students receive guidance from experienced practitioners as they help deliver pro bono work.

The student clinics help to instil the importance of pro bono in the next generation of lawyers.

Each clinic operates one day per week over the university semester.

University of Queensland

• Community & Health Justice Partnerships student clinic – a clinical legal education subject that involves student placements with LawRight and private law firms, focussing on client casework and research. (2 semesters per year)In each university semester, 6 law students participate in the subject, which comprises two major activities:
  • Working with volunteer lawyers from private law firms to assist in the provision of legal assistance to people experiencing homelessness or related forms of disadvantage and marginalisation. Over 6 weeks, students are placed with a firm, attend one of the Legal Clinics and participate in casework and other tasks to assist clients to resolve their legal issues; and
  • Contributing to the HPLC’s legal research and advocacy work. Students spend 6 weeks in the LawRight office under the supervision of HPLC staff, and are involved in research and law reform projects.

  To participate, see University of Queensland TC Beirne School of Law’s website.

• Health Advocacy Legal Clinic at Mater – The legal clinic at the Mater Young Adult Health Centre is a partnership involving the Mater Hospital, UQ Law, Social Work and Medical schools. Students help to provide advice and assistance to patients in a variety of areas, including guardianship law, advanced care planning, enduring powers of attorney and care issues for people with a disability.

Queensland University of Technology

• QUT Access to Justice Clinic – A clinic of 6 students assess applications for assistance with the Pro Bono Connect – our referral service. (Semester 2 each year)
• QUT Litigation Clinic – A clinic of 8 students conducts casework for the Court & Tribunal Services. (Semester 1 each year)

 Bond University

• Bond University Litigation clinic » – A Bond Law School clinic of 6 students who conduct casework for the LawRight Court & Tribunal Services. (Semester 3 each year). The clinic enables senior Bond University law students to gain practical experience of litigation by conducting casework and research to support LawRight’s Court & Tribunal Services. Students work with LawRight staff to assist in the provision of legal assistance to self-represented litigants in the Queensland Supreme and District Courts, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal or the Federal Court and Federal Circuit Court of Australia.
  During the semester, students and staff invite guest speakers to discuss civil procedure topics. The guest speaker is usually a member of the judiciary, barrister or a representative of one of our member firms, Legal Aid Queensland or another community legal service.

Griffith University

• Griffith University Social Justice Lawyering Clinic – a clinic of senior law students who undertake initial research and assessment of applications with the Pro Bono Connect Service for public interest referrals. Students also assist with LawRight projects. (Semester 1 each year)

Internships

Some universities offer an internship or practical placement course. If you would like to do an internship at LawRight, speak to your course coordinator about whether your university offers such a course. We prefer that interns work one day per week for a semester.