UQ Law School

Nailing a job interview isn’t just about answering questions - it’s about showcasing you at your best! 🌟

Join the Interviewing for Success Workshop, co-facilitated with Nicole Slaney, Early Careers People Consultant at Ashurst, you will:

✅ Discover what employers really want to hear
✅ Practice answering tricky questions with confidence
✅ Polish your speaking skills in a friendly, no-stress space

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to

☑️ Apply proven strategies to prepare for job interviews
☑️ Utilise the STAR formula (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to answer behavioural interview questions
☑️ Practice your responses to common questions to build your confidence for the interview setting

Register to attend here 👇
https://studenthub.uq.edu.au/students/Events/detail/6196603

Inside the Courtroom: A Student's Guide to the Federal Court 👩‍⚖️⚖

The Honourable Justice Collier is inviting interested law students to attend this upcoming information session. Justice Collier, alongside experienced Associates and other Court staff, will present on the Federal Court and outline potential career opportunities, with a focus on associateships, which are Court positions suitable for law students.

📅Wednesday, 15 April
⏰2–3pm
📍Court 1, Level 7, Harry Gibbs Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 119 North Quay (cnr Tank Street), Brisbane QLD 4000

Registration is essential so make sure you reserve your seat now 👇
https://tinyurl.com/5yy69tud

Congratulations to our 2026 UQ Law School Vis Team — they travelled to Sydney this week to compete in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb), Australia Pre Moot as part of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition, and were crowned Grand Champions!

A phenomenal result for Ella Woods (also awarded best speaker in the general rounds), Robbie Gilbert, Jackson Hanigan, Sophie Szabo, Yasmin Sparks and their coaches Paivi Adeniyi, Madelize Breet, Emily Johns and Tim Rainbird.

The Grand Final tribunal included eminent independent arbitrators Professor Doug Jones AO, and Professor Janet Walker CM, and Hon AJ (Tony) Meagher SC.

Sincere thanks to Ciarb, HFW, Ashurst, Clifford Chance, Cliftons, and Sky Discovery for making the event possible.

We wish our team continued success and the best of luck for next week as they travel to Paris for the ICC Pre Moot and to Vienna for the oral rounds of the main competition.

Join the 2026 Law R***e! Registrations are now open 🎥🎤🎉

Written and performed entirely by law students, the Law R***e is a musical-comedy extravaganza that draws sell-out crowds in August each year. Chock-a-block with topical sketches and ridiculous song parodies, R***e is defining part of the Law School experience.

Audition sign-on is OPEN for Cast, Chorus and Band. Applications are also OPEN for Backstage and Costumes, and they are accepting expressions of interest for the role of Assistant Choreographer.

Sign‑on deadlines differ for each role. You can view the full list of audition forms and their closing dates here: https://tinyurl.com/3bywh5m2

Don't delay, sign-on now if you'd like to get involved! 🎉

The Australasian Study of Parliament Group, Queensland invites you to its first event of 2026 – Should 16 year olds get the vote?

Join them for a riveting panel discussion traversing the key arguments for and against lowering the voting age!

📅 Monday, 23 March 2026
⏰ 5:45pm arrival for 6:00pm start
📍 Parliament House, Red Chamber
💵 Free – with light snacks and a cash bar to follow in the historic Lucinda Bar

Find out more and register for your free ticket here! 👇
https://tinyurl.com/mvn5uz4y

Join us at the UQ Global Experiences Expo to discover where a semester-based exchange, short-term study, or global enrichment opportunity through UQ can take you!

🤝 Meet partner institutes, faculties, and global experience ambassadors.
✅ See what’s on offer from scholarships, grants and more.
🎓 Explore program availabilities and course credit details.

🗓️ Monday 23 March, 1–4pm, UQ Centre (Building 27A), St Lucia

Lucky door prizes available! Find out more at https://employability.uq.edu.au/global-experiences-expo

🌿 Register now for the next session in the People, Plants and the Law Lecture Series: Do Sacred Plants Have Standing? Religious Freedom of Expression & Biocultural Recovery of Sacred & Ceremonial Plants 🌿

The session will unpack how Indigenous communities’ use of sacred plants intersects with legal systems that have historically misunderstood their spiritual practices. Using examples from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Middle East, it highlights how public attitudes and case law are beginning to better recognise and support these cultural and spiritual rights.

📆 Wednesday 11 March
⏰ 9-10am
📍 Online via Zoom

🔗 Find out more and register to attend here: https://law.uq.edu.au/event/session/22490

Find the right law society for you! ⚖🤩

Looking to meet like-minded peers and get involved in life at law school? Joining a law society is one of the best ways to do it. With four dedicated UQ law societies, there’s a community for every interest. To help you find your fit, we asked current students to share what the societies mean to them.

Read about their experiences! ✨💭

University of Queensland Law Society - UQLS
Justice and the Law (JATL)
ALPSA - Australian Legal Philosophy Students' Association
UQ International Law Society

Have you ever been to the QEII Courts of Law? ⚖📖

As a student, you can join a free tour of Queensland’s largest court building with Supreme Court Library Queensland.

This is a great chance to gain tips on reading the daily law list, courtroom etiquette and navigating the building. During the tour you will explore the Banco Court and a criminal or civil courtroom (subject to availability), contemporary public artwork and the judicial portrait gallery, current exhibitions, and the Supreme Court Library Queensland.

Join one of the upcoming tours:
📅 Friday 27 February, 2:30-3:30pm
📅 Tuesday 17 March, 10:30-11:30am

Book here 👉 https://events.humanitix.com/guided-tour-of-qeii-courts-of-law-building-for-students-2026

Is Australian legal education still serving the needs of the profession? 💭

Hear from The Honourable Justice Sarah Derrington AM, one of Australia’s sharpest contemporary legal minds, as she tackles a big question for the profession and invites robust discussion.

📅 Wednesday 18 March
⏰ 5:30pm for 5:45pm–8:00pm
📍 Banco Court, Supreme and District Courts Brisbane, 415 George Street

Stay on to connect with members of the UQ community, including our scholarship students, and be part of the conversation.

Please register using the link below 👇
https://ems.gs/3nER0fggSNN

Welcome back to our continuing law students, and a big welcome to all our new students joining us this year! We’re excited to have you with us as we begin what is set to be an exciting 2026 💜

Make sure you're following our page so you can stay updated with everything happening around the school! We share everything from events you might be interested in to important university updates, career opportunities, and so much more 🎓✨

Click below for more helpful Law School pages that are updated regularly with new opportunities and helpful resources for students! 👇
https://tr.ee/kCofbg

💡Join Protocol's Launch Celebration in Brisbane for a panel discussion on 'Navigating the Future of Australian AI Policy' 💡

The panel will feature leading Australian experts in AI regulation including the Queensland Privacy Commissioner and the CEO of the Queensland AI Consortium. Panellists will share their perspectives on the key priorities for AI policymakers, and what the coming years of AI regulation are likely to look like.

The evening will conclude with a networking discussion where the audience of students and professionals will be invited to reflect on emerging challenges in technology governance and the role young people can play in shaping Australia’s policy response. 💭

The event is open to anyone with an interest in tech policy including university students, researchers, policymakers, and industry.

📅 Monday, 2 March
⏰ 6-8pm
📍 The Precinct, Fortitude Valley

🔗 Register to attend here: https://events.humanitix.com/brisbane-launch-celebration-navigating-the-next-phase-in-australian-ai-policy