Introducing SULS Competitions 2024!

Competitions enable students to develop vital legal skills through advocacy, negotiation, and client interviews. These challenges foster problem-solving and legal reasoning. Participation not only enriches the law school experience but also builds a supportive community connecting students with alumni, faculty, and legal professionals.

To get involved, view here!

Welcome to the Intro to SULS Handbook 2024!

Here, you will be introduced to the Executive Team of SULS for 2024! In this publication, you will be able to grasp the visions and goals of each executive member for this year.

You can view the Handbook here.

The First Year Handbook is a comprehensive outline of guidance to the law school for First Years!

The First Year Guide has been crafted with meticulous care to serve as your companion, providing essential information, guidance, and insights to navigate through your first year at the Law School.

The 2024 Guide can be viewed here

Welcome to the 2024 International Student Guide! This guide aims to be your reliable companion as you navigate through the diverse and culturally rich environment.

Thank you to White & Case for making this guide possible.

The 2024 International Student Guide can be accessed here.

SULS is committed to addressing the effect of disadvantage. Through a series of events, initiatives, and support schemes targeted to redress inequity, the autonomous portfolios at SULS will endeavour to enable diversity, equity, & inclusion — beginning with our leadership team and our committees. We strongly encourage students from all backgrounds to join the committees for our autonomous portfolios. In this handbook, you will hear directly from these portfolios and their office-bearers.

The 2023 Student Support Services Handbook can be found here.

What is ableism? What is disability? How do we talk about disability? The Disabilities Media Guide (‘Ableism 101’) is here to help, providing a helpful introduction to disability & anti-ableism in general — particularly for people who wish to write and talk about disability.

Language and media representation can have the potential to perpetuate stigma and ableist assumptions. The purpose of this guide is to help destigmatise disability and to facilitate dialogue & discourse which is more inclusive towards the disability sector.

Although published by SULS, this publication is an intervarsity collaboration which builds upon the work of the Melbourne University Law Students’ Society (‘MULSS’) and will be periodically updated, in response to emergent needs including those reported by the Law Student Society (‘LSS’) & Law Student Association (‘LSA’) members of the Intervarsity Disability Network.

Please contact disabilities@suls.org.au or publications@suls.org.au for more information.

• The Disabilities Media Guide (for 2023 Semester 1) can be downloaded here (PDF version).

• To cater for those with accessibility needs, a docx version — that is compatible with Assistive Technology — can be downloaded here.

Blackacre is the yearbook dedicated exclusively to final year students. It provides graduating students with a way of capturing their time at Law School and serve as a memento for the future. It is a valuable written record of the thoughts, feelings and experiences of final year students, which can then be shared with fellow graduates. It was first published in 1937 and has a significant history of featuring the writings and photos of some of Australia’s most prominent academics, politicians, lawyers and judges.

The 2023 Blackacre Yearbook can be found here.

Dissent is the Sydney University Law Society’s annual social justice journal, and provides an important opportunity for students to have their work published on a range of social justice issues related to both domestic and international law. It also encourages students to undertake research into controversial or little-known areas that may go well beyond the scope of their ordinary coursework.

Each year the journal is centred around a particular theme, which contributors then draw inspiration from in crafting a submission. These range in form from scholastic essays to opinion pieces and even creative works. Entries from students and staff, both within and outside the Law School, are encouraged.

If you have any questions about Dissent, please contact the Editor-in-Chief at dissent@suls.org.au or the VP (Social Justice) at socialjustice@suls.org.au.

The 2023 Dissent can be downloaded here.

Yemaya is the annual interdisciplinary Journal of Gender and Sexuality published by the Sydney University Law Society. Yemaya is a unique publication on campus, publishing both academic and creative works addressing a wide range of issues to do with gender and sexuality. Although published by SULS, we seek contributions from any student at the University of Sydney.

Please contact the Women’s (women@suls.org.au) and Queer Officers (queer@suls.org.au) or the Yemaya Editor-in-Chief at yemaya@suls.org.au for more information.

The 2022 Yemaya can be downloaded here.

Law in Society intends to mirror a deposition of a different kind, one that deconstructs the law and the processes of critique, whether that be elucidating a state of affairs or applying it to better a particular aspect of our legal system. How so? Law in Society is a chronology of critique. We are curious about deconstructing not only the law but the processes of critique that underpin every aspect of society.

The 2023 Law in Society can be found here.

MOSAIC is SULS’s ethnocultural publication featuring articles, art and communication from people of diverse backgrounds in the legal profession and other industries. The journal is characterized by a critical legal and social acumen that aims to celebrate the diverse perspectives of the SULS student body. Beyond academic and legal writing, MOSAIC is distinguished by its storytelling and creative appeal.

Please contact the Editor-in-Chief at racejournal@suls.org.au or the Ethnocultural Officer at ethnocultural@suls.org.au for more information.

The 2023 MOSAIC Journal can be downloaded here.

What's it like working in the legal industry? The 2023 Careers Guide is here to help, providing invaluable insights into various legal practices and careers that range from corporate law to social justice to academia. If you're looking to enter the field as a young professional, here you'll find tips on how to apply, how to nail those interviews, and what skills and qualities you'll need to succeed once you've landed a clerkship or job. Give the Guide a read and keep these tips in mind at law school and beyond!

The 2023 Guide can be viewed here.

Take a gander at Volume 2 of SULS' quarterly newspaper meets zine, Amicus Courier!

Read all the wonderful pieces from our various contributors here.

Amicus Courier is the home of news, opinion, analysis, satire and overall whimsy.

Published every two months, we will be seeking editorial and reporter applications for the April edition soon.

Volume 1 of the Amicus Courier can be read here.

The SULS Education Guide brings together important information on study and exam technique, elective subjects, offshore and exchange opportunities, programs to supplement study, further study options and academic support.

If you have any feedback or comments on the Guide, please contact the VP (Education) at education@suls.org.au.

The 2023 Guide can be downloaded here.

Hearsay is published at the beginning of Semester 2 and offers members and students an insight into the objectives achievements, and progress of the SULS executive. It is a transparency document to keep the elected executive accountable. Hearsay is also a useful tool for those interested in learning more about the duties and responsibilities of the SULS executive.

View Hearsay 2023 here

Amicus Courier is the home of news, opinion, analysis, satire and overall whimsy.

Read Volume 3 of the Amicus Courier here.

Read the Queer Welfare Handbook 2023 here