ALSA

ALSA is a national not-for-profit association comprising all Law Student Societies and Law Student Associations, representing approximately 28,000 law students.

The core functions of ALSA are:

To advocate the interests and concerns of Australian law students;
To gather and disseminate information of interest and concern to Australian law students;
To facilitate communication and the exchange of information between law student societies, within Australia and abroad; and
To initiate activities of a social, intellectual, and competitive nature among law students at a national level.

In achieving these objectives ALSA sets out to ensure that law students have a representative voice to the higher education sector, government, the legal profession and the community. ALSA is committed to the educational development of law students by providing valuable resources such as the LSS Directory, careers guides and other information on matters relating to their law degrees, such as information on the legal profession, legal education, undergraduate course information, exchanges, and current affairs.

ALSA is run by law students elected annually for the benefit of all law students. The governing body is the ALSA Council, to which each member association may appoint two representatives, who are usually its President and Vice-President (Education). ALSA’s day-to-day operations are run by an Executive and Committee who are elected at the Annual General Meeting. Every Australian law student is automatically a member of ALSA.

ALSA Monthly

Click here to view the lastest edition of ALSA Monthly.

Education

Working Parties

Curriculum Review
Social Justice
Depression & Mental Health
Higher Education

If you would like to get involved in a working party, please contact the Newcastle representatives.

Newcastle Representatives

ALSA representatives for UNLSA and Newcastle law students are Alex Wheeler President and Clare Griffis Vice President (Education). Please do not hesitate to email any questions, concerns or issues relating to ALSA.

Highlights

In 2011, Newcastle hosted the ALSA April Council from 29 April to 1 May. This event showcased Newcastle and the Newcastle Law School to over 60 representatives from around Australia.
ALSA Conference 2011 – UNLSA Client Interviewing and National Moot competitors crowned the top Australian University teams.