University of Adelaide Law School

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The University of Adelaide Law School is a law school in Australia, founded in 1883. It is the second oldest Law School in Australia and is a division of the Faculty of Professions at the University of Adelaide. As of 2005, it has 1300 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate courses.

1 Bachelor of Laws
2 Notable alumni
3 Adelaide University Law Students' Society
4 External link

[edit] Bachelor of Laws

Core subjects which need to be completed include:

Introduction to Australian Law
Law of Contract
Law of Torts
Corporate Law
Law of Crime
Property Law
Australian Constitutional Law
Equity
Legal Research and Writing
Administrative Laws
Litigation Practice
Civil and Criminal Procedure
Introduction to Advocacy
Law of Evidence
Legal Ethics

[edit] Notable alumni

Prominent contemporary alumni include:

Hon Julie Bishop MP - Australian Federal Minister for Education Science and Training.
Julian Disney - social activist and founder of Global Governance Group.
John Doyle AC - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia, Rhodes Scholar and Chair of the Australian Judicial College.
Robert Hill - former Australian Federal Minister for Defence, now Australian Ambassador to the UN, New York City.
Chief Justice Robin Rhodes Millhouse QC - Chief Justice of Kiribati, former Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia, former Attorney General for South Australia and first Australian Democrats Parliamentarian.
Governor Dame Roma Mitchell - first female Governor of an Australian state (South Australia), first female Supreme Court Justice, first female Queens Counsel in Australia.
Michael Smith - Australian Ambassador to the UN, Geneva.
Senator Natasha Stott Despoja - Current Australian Democrats Senator and former Australian Democrats party leader.
Senator Amanda Vanstone - Australian Federal Immigration Minister.

[edit] Adelaide University Law Students' Society

The Adelaide University Law Students' Society, or "the LSS", is an unincorporated association of which all students enrolled at the University of Adelaide School of Law are automatically members. It was founded in 1898 and is the second oldest organisation for law students in Australia. The LSS is operated by students of the University of Adelaide Law School and its purposes are to improve student life at the school. Its primary activities are to organise social events, such as the annual Law Ball and Law Dinner, to organise competitions, such as mooting and trial advocacy, and to represent the student body on law school boards and committees. It also conducts a myriad of other activities aimed at assisting students and improving their time at the school.

The LSS in 2007 is headed by:

George Georgiadis (President)
Alexander Ovchar (Vice President)
Arvind Sreedhar (Sponsorship Director)
Misha Saloukvadze (Careers Director)
Charlotte Ryan (Secretary)
Jacqui Shepherd (Treasurer)