Abstract
<p>What do most people think of a law degree – plentiful amounts of hard work, boundless reading, an expensive Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course followed by an extremely competitive application process to secure a job in the graduate’s respective field of work? What if students were given the opportunity to work in another jurisdiction, such as Australia, for one month in a student run law office, during the summer, with £1000 to get them on their way? ‘Sounds good’, I thought. ‘So what do I have to do to get the chance’? And then the one catch is divulged – the students must complete a compulsory piece of coursework and achieve one of the top 10 marks in their year. (The writer expects a few raised eyebrows at this stage!)</p>
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Each day provided a different experience to any other
What do most people think of a law degree – plentiful amounts of hard work, boundless reading, an expensive Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course followed by an extremely competitive application process to secure a job in the graduate’s respective field of work? What if students were given the opportunity to work in another jurisdiction, such as Australia, for one month in a student run law office, during the summer, with £1000 to get them on their way? ‘Sounds good’, I thought
Northumbria University in partnership with Irwin Mitchell and Monash University, in Melbourne Australia, offered one Northumbria student a pro bono scholarship to work in the Springvale Monash Legal Service (SMLS) for one month
Summary
Each day provided a different experience to any other. For two days of the week, I worked in the Springvale Monash Legal Service in a client drop in session, in which four hours student time was Valuing difference? Experiences in two clinical environments dedicated to meeting members of the community on a one to one basis. Northumbria University in partnership with Irwin Mitchell and Monash University, in Melbourne Australia, offered one Northumbria student a pro bono scholarship to work in the Springvale Monash Legal Service (SMLS) for one month.
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