With the predominance of corporate opportunities for law students and graduates, it may be easy to think of law, and the work it presents, in a certain manner. At university, however, there exists a massive range of initiatives, programs, and courses of study which give the students the opportunity to work, and volunteer in social justice, which themselves have the potential to translate into fulfilling career paths. In this episode, we speak to a range of figures, from students to professors, about their experiences and lessons learnt from volunteering for social justice causes. We explore programs ranging from Community Legal Centres, to University-specific programs such as the Juvenile Justice Mentoring Scheme, and the Refugee Language Program, to units of study where students may be involved in assisting disprivileged communities. Footnotes is a podcast created by the Sydney University Law Society; for students, by students, and available wherever you get your podcasts.
Service Learning in Indigenous Communities (SLIC): https://www.sydney.edu.au/students/service-learning-in-indigenous-communities.html
Juvenile Justice Mentoring Scheme: https://www.suls.org.au/juvenile-justice-mentoring-program
Refugee Language Tutoring Program: https://www.suls.org.au/social-justice-general-information
Community Legal Centres (Marrickville, Kingsford, Redfern incl.): https://www.clcnsw.org.au/what-are-community-legal-centres
Produced by: Vivienne Davies, Kathy Zhang.
Featuring: Vivienne Davies, Emily Liao, Vaidehi Mahapatra, Tatiana Neumann-Murphy, Prof. Simon Rice, Kathy Zhang.
