Abstract
This paper will examine why in my view student lawyers who one day soon will be fully-fledged practitioners have a vital role in law reform. It will firstly draw on some of the commentary on the topic and then discuss the program I run at the West Heidelberg Community Legal Service (the legal service) which seeks to actively encourage students to view law reform as their responsibility as lawyers in the community. I should state that the approach of the law reform projects of the clinic I will discuss are still a “work in progress” as we are constantly refining and developing the process to heighten its effectiveness on those who make the laws and administer the laws which impact upon the community.
Highlights
This paper will examine why in my view student lawyers who one day soon will be fully-fledged practitioners have a vital role in law reform. It will firstly draw on some of the commentary on the topic and discuss the program I run at the West Heidelberg Community Legal Service which seeks to actively encourage students to view law reform as their responsibility as lawyers in the community
I should state that the approach of the law reform projects of the clinic I will discuss are still a “work in progress” as we are constantly refining and developing the process to heighten its effectiveness on those who make the laws and administer the laws which impact upon the community
The current clinical legal education (CLE) program is for students in their final years of law
Summary
This paper will examine why in my view student lawyers who one day soon will be fully-fledged practitioners have a vital role in law reform. The legal service/La Trobe “Law Reform Project” is a structured course component and aims to be innovative and challenging for students It deliberately emulates the new culture of many larger law firms which require team project work and collaboration rather than individual endeavours which the usual exam or essay assessment of a university can involve. This new course component enhances the effective communication by students with persons who hold positions of power, with government departments, people engaged in direct service delivery in a number of different fields and with other lawyers
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