CIVIL LAW CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP

APPLICATION FORM – CIVIL LAW CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP
Legal Aid NSW is offering 10 equity scholarships to law students who:
• have a disability or
• are from a culturally and linguistically diverse background or
• are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or
• are in financial hardship
to attend the biennial Civil Law Conference on 19 and 20 September 2022. The conference will be held at Doltone House Darling Island (48 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont NSW 2009).
We have an impressive line-up of internal and guest speakers who will be providing both keynotes and breakout discussion sessions for in-depth learning. Over 30 speakers including judges, academics, social justice advocates and specialists in complex areas of law will discuss emerging issues and innovative approaches to solving socio-legal problems.
The Conference will give students an opportunity to meet lawyers and advocates working in public interest law.
Successful applicants will be asked to write a short piece about their experience and how they will apply the learning for publication in the Legal Aid magazine Verbals.