Experience

As an undergraduate or Juris Doctor law student, you have the opportunity to take part in our distinctive Practice Program, which integrates the academic study of law with hands-on clinical experience and practical training.

Our students work with real clients under the supervision of legal practitioners at the University of Newcastle Legal Centre (UNLC). You will provide legal outreach clinics in our community, including our unique Law on the Beach program.

As a result, our law graduates enjoy some of the best employment outcomes in Australia:

  • Our graduates consistently commence work as lawyers six months earlier than those of other universities, earning starting salaries above the national average.
  • 94% of our Practice Program students secure employment within four months of graduating.
    (2015 Australian Graduate Survey)
  • School of Law and Justice students have one of the highest success rates in securing highly competitive summer clerkships with major law firms in Australia.
    (Law Society Graduate Employment and Summer Clerkship Programs 2013)