News & Events

GRADUATION

Final Year students who have not set their completion date to Mid 2009 yet on OSIS must contact graduation@canberra.edu.au immediately. The graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Law will take place on Wednesday 5 August 2009 at 10:00am. For more information, please go to the graduation website.

Past Events

SEMINAR FOR ALL STAFF

Topic:  Do your teaching aims include being a catalyst for lifelong learning and critical thinking? Do you want your students to develop a sense of the significance of what they are learning? Do your learning methods involve the intermingling of research and education? 
When: Wednesday 13 May
Where: TLC seminar room, 1C29, bring your lunch
Presenter: Dr Patricia Easteal, Faculty of Law, University of Canberra

In an informal presentation Dr Patricia Easteal will describe the innovative teaching model she has developed which is centred around these aims...  
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UC Law Ball 09 - 3/4/2009

The annual UC Law Ball for 2009 is on the 3rd April 2009.  Hosted by the Isaacs Law Society, the event promises to be a great evening with the Hon Chief Justice Robert French providing the keynote address... Read more

O-Week - 16/2/2009

The Faculty will welcome its newest students during O-Week with a range of events and activities... Read more

Justice Studies (Online) for 2009

The Faculty has developed its first fully online degree ready for admission in 2009... Read more

26th November 2008 - Law Academic Named One of Nation's Top Teacher

Dr Patricia Easteal, has been presented with the 2008 Australian Award for University Teaching for her innovative approach to legal education... Read More

Commencement Drinks & Prize Ceremony - 05/3/2009

The UC Law Faculty and the Isaacs Law Society invite all Law students to join us and members of the legal profession for this event. Guest Speaker: Simon Corbell. Drinks and canapes provided.

Law Careers Evening - 18/3/2009

The UC Law Careers Evening hosted by the Isaacs Law Society is to be held on Wed 18th March.  The Cth Attorney General, the Hon Robert McClelland will be addressing the event... Read more

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Faculty of Law Mission Statement

Through our scholarship, research and teaching, the University of Canberra seeks to offer the highest standard of professional legal education. The University of Canberra Faculty of Law strives to be one of the leading Law Schools in Australia, especially in the area of commercial law. it also aims to be distinctive in its commitment to both legal research and the importance of teaching by providing its students with academic, extracurricular and other resources that will permit them to attain the highest possible level of achievement in legal education and prepare them for positions of leadership and service across many areas of legal practice, business, government and community work.

As Australia enters the Information Age and develops its Knowledge Economy the role and importance of commercial skills is vital. A legal and regulatory framework conducive to and supportive of such developments is a vital part of the required infrastructure if Australia is to be successful in this transformation. Also required are legal professionals who have the commercial skills and creativity to shape and construct the legal architecture for this new environment. Moreover, all professionals will need the legal literacy to manage risks and the commercialization skills to achieve organizational goals. The Faculty of Law at the University of Canberra, through its teaching, research and community service plays an important role in meeting these important societal and professional needs.