The theme and date for the 2016 National Indigenous Legal Conference have now been released. Indigenous Recognition: Many laws, the many facets of law reform, brings together 250 delegates from the legal profession and will feature prominent keynote speakers from legal community to discuss current and emerging indigenous legal issues. Topics will include: Continue reading →

The 15 April 2016 saw the 25th Anniversary of the final report for the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. The commission established by the Hawke Government examined 99 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody during the period 1 January 1980 and 31 May 1989. The report contained 339 recommendations relating to policing and prison practices as well as social factors such as housing, health, employment, education, alcohol etc. The report led to many changes in Indigenous policy and still largely relates to Continue reading →

Due to an unprecedented response to the 2016 National Industry Scholarship Grant Initiative to support the development of women’s leadership in the Legal sector, the National Scholarship Grant Committee have made the decision to provision further funding and extend the deadline for applications until 29th April 2016. Continue reading →

A program that would be appropriate for many of our student members is the Australian Government’s Attorney-General’s Department Graduate program. Continue reading →

NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. Continue reading →

Build your career at the Queensland Law Society Legal Careers Expo 2016. Meet future employers, chat to industry representatives, and find out about graduate placements and vacation clerkships. Discover how to ace your job application with tips from a panel of HR professionals and hear first-hand clerkship stories from early career lawyers. Continue reading →

The Allens RAMP (Reconciliation Action Mentoring Program) is a mentoring program for Indigenous law students. The program, running since 2013 in partnership with the University of Queensland and Griffith University and are keen to have some students from QUT involved this year. Continue reading →

Sisters Inside, a Brisbane-based independent community organisation that advocates for the human rights of women in the criminal justice system, has a position vacant for a short term contract for a Legal Practitioner. The role will be in assessing women prisoners’ eligibility for Supreme Court bail, making bail applications to the Supreme Court, facilitating women’s access to the supports they require to access/maintain bail and to train women prisoners to become peer Bail Clerks. Continue reading →

This year the Zonta Club of Brisbane River’s International Women’s Day event is a Breakfast featuring the guest speakers Lesley and Tammy Williams. These two women will speak about their new work, the book Not Just Black and White which was the winer of the 2014 David Uniapon Literary Award. Continue reading →

The World Indigenous Law Conference will be held later this year at the University of California, Irvine.

The theme of this year’s Conference is: Rights, Responsibilities, and Resilience
An international discourse on Indigenous Peoples’ Jurisprudence. Examining legal frameworks and strategies for self-determined futures. Continue reading →