Clinical Legal Practice and Education is now a central feature of law studies across Australian Universities. This unit provides UTAS Law students with the necessary educational foundation to effectively engage in clinical legal practice within the law degree and as student volunteers in social justice and community law activities. It allows you to learn about the law in practice, directly contribute to and support vulnerable communities, and reflect on your role as a future lawyer. Clinical legal education provides this while developing your legal skills.

You will receive training in legal professional conduct, legal ethics, correspondence and communication, client relations, memo and advice preparation, legal collaboration, case and firm management. Training and seminars will be delivered by academic staff and guest lecturers from the legal profession. You will also have the opportunity to put these skills and knowledge into practice in the University of Tasmania's on-site legal clinic (Student Legal Service), assisting clinic lawyers to interview clients, prepare research, advice and correspondence to and for clients, design community legal education materials, and contribute to policy and law reform efforts.

By completing this unit, you will be better prepared to make genuine and substantial contributions to social justice and volunteering work, either outside your studies or as part of Legal Professional Experience - for which this unit is a prerequisite. The unit connects to the training students receive in the graduate diploma of legal practice at the Tasmanian Centre for Legal Studies, facilitating an articulated transition to that program and to legal employment after it.