Inspiring Legal Research: New Scholarly Horizons and Career Pathways
Workshop
Inspiring Legal Research: New Scholarly Horizons and Career Pathways
This workshop will be held on 11-12 August at The University of Sydney Law School
Following last year’s successful event, Sydney Law School will again host a workshop showcasing research by undergraduate, Juris Doctor and Masters students studying at law schools around Australia and New Zealand, on 11-12 August 2023.
If you are currently doing or have recently completed an honours thesis, an independent research project or substantial research paper as part of your degree, we invite you to present your research and meet other students, scholars, and practitioners.
Apart from presenting your work, the workshop will give you the opportunity to develop strategies to disseminate it by turning it into a journal article or making a contribution to policy formulation and law reform.
The workshop convenors are Professor Yane Svetiev, Associate Dean for Research Education, Dr Zofia Bednarz and Dr David Winterton at Sydney Law School,
Invited speakers include the Honourable Andrew Bell, Chief Justice of NSW. Other guest speakers Dr Simon Chapple, Barrister, 13th Floor, St James Hall and Meredith Simons, Lawyer at the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions and Practitioner-in-residence Sydney Law School will discuss reasons for doing an advanced research degree in law, such as a PhD, and the career pathways it can open up.
The research presentations will be organised around topic areas with two prizes awarded for: (1) the best paper and presentation, and (2) the best abstract for a doctoral research project based on the thesis topic.
We invite research projects in all areas of law and regulation, including:
- private law
- regulatory law
- public and constitutional law
- international and comparative law.
Expressions of interest to participate in the workshop based on the submission of an abstract will close on Monday 10 July 2023 at 5pm AEST.
Discretionary travel grants are available, up to $500, for those students who can demonstrate financial need.
Contact: law.events@sydney.edu.au
This workshop is hosted by the University of Sydney Law School.