School Law Talks
Seminars and presentations for VCE Legal Studies and Civics & Citizenship students.
.avif)
Looking for Community Law Talks information?
We have recently created a new Community Law Talks page.
Talks to gain insight into the Law
We arrange for speakers to meet with local students to share their professional life and experiences.
Talks can be directly relevant to the VCE curriculum or cover broader topics of civics and citizenship.
The smaller Classroom Law Talks and the larger Student Law Talks provide students with an invaluable insight into the Law and the world they live in.
Our Student Law Talks are free to attend.
Classroom Law Talks
Classroom Law Talks are held at your school, in class or at a local court, and each session is tailored to meet the needs and interests of your students. Our speakers include regional circuit judges and barristers.
Eligibility
Schools are eligible for Classroom Law Talks based on speaker availability throughout the year.
Student Law Talks
Each year we host several day-long events around Victoria that offer a program of speakers from across Victoria’s legal sector.
Experts from Victoria’s courts and other legal institutions help students link the lessons learnt in classrooms with the real world. Speakers share their experiences as legal professionals with the opportunity for students to ask questions.
Presenters have included professionals from Juries Victoria, the Victorian Ombudsman, VLRC and university law schools.
Eligibility
All VCE Legal Studies students are eligible to attend Student Law Talks. Priority early registration is given to students attending disadvantaged schools as identified by the ICSEA.
Student Law Talks occur in venues around the state, including the Melbourne legal precinct. These venues dictate the number of students who can attend. We can usually accommodate up to 200 students in each session.
More information
If you’d like to know how you can get your students involved, get in touch or subscribe to our Education newsletter.
Upcoming events
Past events
Catch up on recording and resources from previous events.
The team from the Neighbourhood Justice Centre outline how they support the community and uphold justice in a holistic way, combining a court, support services, legal agencies, and a program and innovation team under one roof.
This talk outlines several job opportunities that young people, such as your students, would be eligible to apply for.
This talk highlights the importance of voting, and outlines how to vote and how our voting system works; ultimately providing an invaluable resource educating young people about the ins and outs of voting. This talk is especially relevant for students who will be voting for the first time in the upcoming State election.
Mark Tregonning from Victoria Legal Aid provides information for young people about their rights regarding move-on orders by police, rights, and obligations when talking to police including situations when you must provide your name and address.
Related Resources
A New Perspective on Legal Need and Legal Capability is now available
The third report from the Public Understanding of Law Survey explores how attitudes, skills and confidence matter in satisfactorily resolving justiciable issues.