This Summer 2024/25, the UQ Pro Bono Centre will again be offering a round of regional placements for LAWS5180 Clinical Legal Education, as part of the Centre's Regional, Rural and Remote (RRR) Justice Project. Through the RRR Justice Project, the Centre aims to highlight the exciting career opportunities available for legal practitioners in regional, rural and remote Australia.
Students can apply to be placed at:
- Townsville Community Law
- TASC Legal and Social Justice Services (Toowoomba)
- Wide Bay Burnett Community Legal Service
- SunCoast Community Legal
The students on placement will be shadowing several highly experienced and well-respected community lawyers. This is an outstanding for-credit placement opportunity (LAWS5180) to get hands-on experience in the diverse practice of a regional community legal centre: participating in client interviews, legal research, project work, community engagement, and more, under close supervision.
The regional clinical program will involve a two-week intensive clinical placement at a community legal centre based in regional Queensland.
1. Placement Opportunities
TASC Legal and Social Justice Services
The Advocacy and Support Centre (TASC) provides free legal services and advocacy support to people in Toowoomba, Ipswich, Roma, Rural South West Queensland, Southern Downs, Stanthorpe, Darling Downs, West Moreton, Goondiwindi, and Greater South West Queensland. This placement will be based at their Toowoomba office located on the country of the Giabal and Jarowair people.
Townsville Community Law
Townville Community Law (TCL) located on Bindal and Wulgurukaba Country has provided free, accessible and holistic legal services to residents of Townsville and surrounding communities for over twenty-five years. TCL is dedicated to reducing inequality through positive legal and social change, including by providing greater access to justice through their services.
Wide Bay Burnett Community Legal Service
The Wide Bay Burnett Community Legal Service is an independent, non profit community organisation which aims to address disadvantage across the Fraser Coast, Gympie, Bundaberg and North Burnett regions through the provision of free, quality legal advice. WBBCLS provides legal assistance to help vulnerable people facing disadvantage who are unable to afford private legal services to engage effectively with the justice system in order to address their legal problems.
SunCoast Community Legal
Suncoast Community Legal Services Inc is an independent, non profit community organisation providing legal advice, referrals and education to those who are disadvantaged living on the Sunshine Coast.