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Welcome to the BAQ Presentation & Barristers Work Experience Program (BWEP) Info Seminar

Welcome to the BAQ Presentation & Barristers Work Experience Program (BWEP) Info Seminar. Speakers. Mr Sandy Horneman -Wren SC Senior Counsel

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Welcome to the BAQ Presentation & Barristers Work Experience Program (BWEP) Info Seminar

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  1. Welcome to the BAQ Presentation & Barristers Work Experience Program (BWEP) Info Seminar

  2. Speakers MrSandy Horneman-Wren SC Senior Counsel Practice areas: Administrative, Appellate, Civil & Human Rights/Discrimination, Industrial/Employment, Inquests/Commissions of Inquiry/Statutory Tribunals, Workers Compensation Called to Qld Bar in April 1993 Appointed Silk November 2009 Mr Matt Black Junior Counsel Practice areas: Administrative, Commercial, Criminal, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury Called to the Qld Bar in March 2010
  3. UQLS Careers Team ChrysaSamios, VP (Sponsorship & Careers) Dayle Cranswick, Careers Officers Bridget Davis, Careers Officers Please send queries to careers@uqls.com
  4. Purpose of BWEP Purpose: To increase the exposure of UQ law students to the Qld Bar; and Provide UQ law students with an unparalleled legal work experience opportunity.
  5. About BWEP 40 hours unpaid work experience Undertaken casually over September and October Eligibility: Students that are not in their first year, penultimate year or final year are eligible to apply for this program
  6. Possible Tasks Legal Research Drafting pleadings, advices or schedules of damages Prepare factual chronologies Summarise cases, witness statements or evidence Transcribe from dictations Prepare PowerPoint slides Reception duties (i.e. answer and direct telephone calls, diary management, sort mail) Administrative duties (i.e. filing, photocopying, faxing, word processing and formatting, data entry) Take notes at client meetings Attend court appearances
  7. How to apply Applications open 25 May and need to be emailed to workexperience@uqls.com Applications need to include: Resume; Cover letter; Academic Transcript; and Application form (available on the UQLS website) APPLICATIONS ARE DUE FRIDAY 6 JULY
  8. Selection & Placement Process The UQLS Careers Team manage this process under the supervision and on the advice of our BAQ contact Keep in mind that this program was designed for students in the earlier years of their degree who don’t yet have any work experience under their belt; and UQ students who have an interest in advocacy, or who want to be a barrister, to get an insight into what the life of a barrister is like and see whether or not it is for them. We will be selecting you on the basis of interest first, then on the basis of grades and extracurricular experience.
  9. Selection & Placement Process cont. The barristers will be asked similar questions to you so that we can place you accordingly. For example, tasks required, practice areas and work history. Barristers may request to interview you prior to your placement being confirmed. Students, and the barrister(s) with whom they are placed, will each be given information about each other
  10. Important Dates Friday 25 May: applications open See the UQLS website Friday 6 July: applications close Late July/early August: interviews

  11. Thank you for attending.We look forward to receivingyour applications!

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