SPRINGBOARD 2015: QUT Law Society Careers Guide
QUT Law Society is proud to present you the premium guide to learning about the legal industry in Brisbane, Australia. Inside you will find firm profiles to give you a better understanding of what those firms do and whether they are the place for you. Be sure to thank those mentioned on the acknowledgement page and supporting editor Harriette Watson for all their tireless work collating and designing Springboard for law students across Brisbane. If you find any errors or incorrect information, please contact director.marketing@qutlawsociety.com
QUT Law Society is proud to present you the premium guide to learning about the legal industry in Brisbane, Australia. Inside you will find firm profiles to give you a better understanding of what those firms do and whether they are the place for you.
Be sure to thank those mentioned on the acknowledgement page and supporting editor Harriette Watson for all their tireless work collating and designing Springboard for law students across Brisbane.
If you find any errors or incorrect information, please contact director.marketing@qutlawsociety.com
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ARTS LAW CENTRE OF<br />
AUSTRALIA<br />
WWW.ARTSLAW.COM.AU<br />
43-51 COWPER WHARF ROAD, WOOLLOOMOOLOO, NSW, 2011<br />
(02) 9356 2566ARTSLAW@ARTSLAW.COM.AU<br />
APPLICATION DATES OPEN CLOSE<br />
CLERKSHIP N/A N/A<br />
GRADUATE N/A N/A<br />
Who we are and what makes us unique<br />
The Arts <strong>Law</strong> Centre of Australia (Arts <strong>Law</strong>) is the<br />
national community legal centre for the arts. Arts <strong>Law</strong><br />
is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee which<br />
was established with the support of the Australia<br />
Council for the Arts in 1983 to provide specialised legal<br />
and business advice and referral services, professional<br />
development resources, and advocacy for artists and<br />
organisations.<br />
have completed intellectual property or media law in<br />
Australia to be considered for a position as a notetaker.<br />
Application and Recruitment Process<br />
If you are interested in a volunteer position, please fill<br />
out the application form, attach your CV and your<br />
current academic record and send to Arts <strong>Law</strong>. Please<br />
clearly label your attachments.<br />
Arts <strong>Law</strong> provides legal advice and information on a<br />
wide range of arts related legal and business matters<br />
including contracts, copyright, business structures,<br />
defamation, insurance, employment and taxation to<br />
artists and arts organisations across all art forms.<br />
Volunteer Program<br />
Daytime volunteers provide valuable assistance in<br />
various ways, including legal research and<br />
administration tasks.<br />
Daytime volunteers must commit to working one day<br />
per week at Arts <strong>Law</strong>’s Sydney office for a minimum<br />
period of 6 months.<br />
Daytime volunteers are usually final year law students<br />
and recent graduates. Knowledge and/or study of<br />
intellectual property or media law subjects is required.<br />
Volunteers sometimes attend document review sessions<br />
if the lawyer providing the document review requests a<br />
note-taker. The role of note-takers is to assist the<br />
volunteer lawyer by keeping detailed file notes of<br />
advice given.<br />
Generally, our note-takers are final year law students,<br />
recent graduates or junior lawyers. You are required to<br />
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