Griffith Law School

Griffith Law School

The Griffith Law School is a school of Griffith University situated primarily in Brisbane (Nathan) and on the Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia. The school was founded in 1992. It is noted for engagement with the broader community, maintaining a culture of social justice, and conducting research that draws on interdisciplinary and socio-legal methods. [ [http://www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/the_governor/griffithlegal.asp Speech of Queensland Governor Quentin Bryce, AC, in Honour of Clinical Education at Griffith Law School] ] [ [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/AboriginalLB/1996/53.html Indigenous Law Bulletin: Indigenous Law at Griffith University Law School] ]

As of June 2008, the Law School was at position 74 in the Social Science Research Network's list of 100 Top International Law Schools. [ [http://hq.ssrn.com/rankings/Ranking_Display.cfm?TMY_gID=2&TRN_gID=14 Social Science Research Network Top 100 International Law Schools] ]

Research centres

Research centres at Griffith Law School include the:

* Socio-Legal Research Centre
* Centre for Credit and Consumer Law
* Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture

Courses and programs

The Griffith Law School provides an interdisciplinary legal education. Undergraduate combined degree programs are taught from the Nathan and Gold Coast campuses, while postgraduate and professional programs, including a diploma course for migration agents without practising certificates as barristers or solicitors, are taught from the Legal Practice Centre located at the South Bank campus near the Brisbane city centre.

The school has undergraduate degrees in law, three-year postgraduate degrees, and a Practical Legal Training course. All undergraduate degrees are taught as combined degrees with other disciplines within the university. [ [http://www.griffith.edu.au/law/griffith-law-school/programs-courses Griffith University | Programs and courses < Griffith Law School < Law ] ]

The law school has a diverse range of clinical opportunities. Ballot-entry electives include the Griffith University Innocence Project and Semester-In-Practice. The aim is to ensure that students can graduate with practical legal skills and real-world work experience.

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Professor Paula Baron is currently the Dean of the Law School. Previous Deans are Rob McQueen, Justin Malbon, Rosemary Hunter, John Dewar, Sandra Berns, Stephen Parker, and Charles Sampford.

The School falls under the overall executive management of the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Arts, Education and Law). [ [http://www.griffith.edu.au/office-vice-chancellor/university-executive/professor-marilyn-mcmeniman Griffith University | University executive < Office of the Vice Chancellor ] ]

tudent organisations

The Griffith University Law Society (GULS) [ [http://guls.org/ Griffith University Law Society] ] is a group of law students that organises social events, competitions, career events, mentorship programs and informative publications for law students at Griffith University. The social events include balls and pub outings. The competitions usually consist of moots, witness examinations, client interviewing and negotiations, to develop the skills of students before they enter practice.

The Griffith Student Law Association (SLA) [ [http://www.gusla.org.au Griffith Student Law Association] ] performs similar functions to that of GULS on the Gold Coast campus, to support students at that location. The SLA provides a variety of services to students most notably competitions which aim to develop students' practical legal skills and social and networking events. The SLA also networks with the legal community on the Gold Coast

Notable alumni

* Andrew Fraser, Queensland Treasurer [cite web|url=http://www3.griffith.edu.au/03/ertiki/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=12301|title=Griffith alumnus appointed as Treasurer|last=Taylor|first=Fiona|date=2007-09-14|publisher=Griffith University|accessdate=2008-06-27]
* Brett Mason, Liberal senator [cite web|url=http://www.griffith.edu.au/er/gazette/brighterfuture/alumni/brettmason.html|title=Senator Brett Mason |last=Rashid|first=Sabrina|publisher=Griffith University|accessdate=2008-06-27]

External links

* [http://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/7340/preparing-for-the-future.pdf A History of Griffith University, 1971-1996]
* [http://www.gu.edu.au/school/law/ Griffith Law School]
* [http://www.griffith.edu.au/centre/slrc/ Socio-Legal Research Centre, Griffith Law School]
* [http://www.griffith.edu.au/centre/cccl/ Centre for Credit and Consumer Law, Griffith Law School]
* [http://www.acipa.edu.au/ Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture, Griffith Law School]
* [http://www.griffith.edu.au/publication/glr/ Griffith Law Review]
* [http://www.griffith.edu.au/publication/aflj/ Australian Feminist Law Journal]
* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/AboriginalLB/1996/53.html Indigenous Pre-Law Programs: The Griffith University Experience]

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