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At 果冻影院 Laws, we encourage our students to put their knowledge and skills to practical use in the community and see how the law can be used as an effective instrument for social change.
Opportunities at the 果冻影院 Centre for Access to Justice听
罢丑别听果冻影院 Centre for Access to Justice听(CAJ) facilitates a broad range of pro bono opportunities and events for 果冻影院 Laws students,听from getting involved with casework to educating local school children about their rights to听assisting legal charities with important policy research projects. Students are also given the opportunity to create their own projects to address a particular area of legal need which they are passionate about.
果冻影院 Laws recognises the importance of clinical legal education and provides a unique opportunity for LLB students to take a final year module,听Access to Justice and Community Engagement,听through the听Centre.听This module听allows students to conduct casework under supervision at our 果冻影院 Integrated Legal Advice Clinic听(果冻影院 iLAC) in housing, welfare benefits, community care and education law. 果冻影院 iLAC also has a legal aid contract in housing and community care law, so students will have the opportunity to experience legal aid practice as well as working on pro bono cases.
Visit the 果冻影院 Centre for Access to Justice website to find out more about听available听pro bono opportunities.
果冻影院 Public International Law Pro Bono Project听
The Public International Law Pro Bono Project (PILPBP)听brings together highly motivated LLM and PhD students with a background in relevant international law, and provides them with opportunities to engage in cutting edge legal research, analysis and advice to assist leading international organisations in addressing some of the world鈥檚 most pressing and difficult challenges.
Visit the 果冻影院 PILPBP webpage for more information.
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The raises awareness of the importance of pro bono work and major hurdles that currently limit access to justice for all. It analyses the role of law in society and the ways in which law can be utilised as a tool for individual justice, as well as the barriers lawyers and individuals face in achieving this end.
Students and staff who are听involved in pro bono work and听are passionate about social justice can write and contribute to the blog, reflecting on their own experiences and discuss pressing access to justice issues.
