Kiran Gupta talks to Associate Professor Nicole Graham, Associate Dean of Education at Sydney Law School about the rapid shift to take-home exams at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the plans for the take-home exam in the Law School’s future.
Footnotes - Imprisoned at 10? The Age of Criminal Responsibility in Australia
The recent Raise the Age campaign, spearheaded by legal experts, doctors and justice groups, aims to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 to bring Australia in line with many of the jurisdictions around the world and to stop kids from being locked up. In this episode of Footnotes, we delve into Australia's current policy regarding the age of criminal responsibility, have a look at the backgrounds of the kids who are ending up in prison because of it, and also discuss potential alternatives to the current practice of youth incarceration.
Black and Skipsey: Careers in refugee rights and migration
Many students may have little idea of what sort of career they would like to pursue after graduating from their degree. Others may have some sort of idea. Why not pursue a career in refugee rights and migration? Here are some highlights of a discussion Joseph Black had with Mitchell Skipsey, Lawyer at The Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS), on the field.
Footnotes - COVID-19 and the Law
Gilbert + Tobin: Legal Innovation, Clerkships and the Future
Footnotes is a podcast by SULS hosted by students, for students, presenting new and intriguing stories about the law. Here are the highlights from their most recent interview with Gilbert + Tobin, featuring Kristie Barton (Clerk and Graduate Program Manager), Bryce Craig (Lawyer - Technology + Digital) and Lauren Ziegelaar (Legal Transformation Lawyer) about clerkships and graduate roles, how the delivery of legal services has changed in the face of new and innovative legal technologies, and the skills young lawyers need to equip themselves for the legal industry of the future.
Social Justice: Working in Criminal Law
The SULS Social Justice Portfolio recently hosted the event ‘Working in Criminal Law’, discussing a variety of issues with professionals from the field of criminal law. The panel consisted of Ruth Heazlewood (RH) and Madeleine Avenell (MA) from the Public Defenders Office, Adrienne Ey (AE) and James Ly (JL) from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW and Justin Wong (JW) from Streeton Lawyers. These were the highlights of the discussion:
Footnotes: Allens "A Day in the Life of a Litigation Lawyer"
SULS Footnotes is a podcast hosted by students, for students, presenting new and intriguing stories about the law. Here are the highlights from their most recent interview with Allens on ‘A Day in the Life of a Litigation Lawyer’, with Lucy Zimdahl and Daniel Emmerig from Allens’ Disputes team, to see how the process of litigation unfolds on a corporate scale.