T.C. Beirne School of Law
Join with the oldest Law School in Queensland and support the cultivation of exceptional legal thinkers and leaders who use their discipline, ingenuity and initiative to change and enrich our society.
With your help, we can provide greater access to scholarships, improved student experiences through the UQ Pro Bono Centre and Mooting Program, and more opportunities for our researchers to help answer some of humanity’s enduring legal and ethical questions.
The T.C. Beirne School of Law has a long and proud tradition as the premier law school in Queensland, educating many of the State’s most senior and influential practitioners. Philanthropy plays a critical role in this, providing scholarships to financially disadvantaged or academically gifted students, funding the expansion of UQ’s award-wining Pro Bono Centre into regional, rural and remote areas of Queensland, and developing students’ skills through the Mooting Program.
A $5,000p.a. undergraduate scholarship can make the world of difference to a student balancing their education, work, and living away from home for the first time, allowing them to truly focus on their university experience.
$20,000 will fund UQ Law students and pro bono lawyers to travel to regional, rural or remote areas within Queensland to provide legal education, information and assistance to communities. Funds will encompass transport costs, staffing, accommodation, food and other associated costs.
Give to the UQ Pro Bono Centre
Based within the TC Beirne School of Law at The University of Queensland, the UQ Pro Bono Centre is one of the only university-based centres of its kind in Australia, celebrating ten years of operation in 2019.
Through partnerships with community legal centres, charities and not-for-profit organisations, UQ Law students undertake a wide range of pro bono activities, improving access to justice for the most vulnerable in our community. Activities include clinical placements, completing research projects, law reform submissions, developing community legal education materials, and delivering workshops to high school students.
The UQ Pro Bono Centre Philanthropy Committee has been raising much-needed funds through the UQ community, with the aim of expanding activities to rural, regional and remote areas of Queensland.
Through the philanthropic support of the UQ community, the UQ Pro Bono Centre was recently able to launch the Regional, Rural and Remote (RRR) program. Two UQ law student volunteers from the Centre travelled to rural and remote communities in North Queensland and over the four-day trip they supported local communities with various legal tasks such as identification document applications and working alongside solicitors and social workers from Basic Rights Queensland (BRQ) as they met with clients.
With your support, the UQ Pro Bono Centre can continue to provide such critical legal support to communities, and inspire our students to make a lifelong commitment to pro bono work and improve access to justice in our community.
The Pro Bono Centre Director, partners and students talk about why pro bono work is important (3m:20s, YouTube).
Read more about the UQ Pro Bono Centre and how you can help make an impact.
Give to the Mooting program
You can support students to develop their research, written and advocacy skills and to build their confidence in public speaking. Mooting is the presentation of legal and factual arguments against an opposing counsel and before a judge, tribunal member or arbitrator. It resembles the experience that a student can expect to have in a court, tribunal or in arbitral proceedings after qualifying as a lawyer.
Students involved in the mooting program benefit from a unique learning opportunity that encourages them to step outside their comfort zone and challenge themselves. Mooting can enhance a student’s employment opportunities as a legal professional, help to build confidence in public speaking, and assist in developing research and presentation skills. Your contribution to the Mooting Program helps our students meet the cost of travel to national and international competitions.
Professor Anthony Cassimatis and students talk about the UQ Law School Mooting Program (3m:18s, Youtube)
Give to the UQ Law Alumni Scholarship Fund
The UQLA Endowed Scholarship Fund has been established by members of the UQ Law Alumni Association to assist students studying, or wishing to study Law at UQ, but who are facing financial hardship. There are a number of these scholarships available annually.
Thank you for the Forgan Smith refurbishment
With the generous support of donations from alumni, a historic refurbishment of the Forgan Smith Building was completed in 2017. The refurbishment created new collaborative research spaces, independent study areas, and facilities for mobile technology and innovative learning for law students.
Thanks to your support, the re-imagination of Forgan Smith will ensure future generations of UQ law students will continue to enjoy the highest quality and most relevant legal educational experience.
Hear current UQ Law students share their appreciation for the state-of-the-art facilities they now enjoy.
Forgan Smith Re-imagination: Celebrating the transformation of the UQ Law School (2m:46s, Youtube)
Contact
Contact a member of the BEL Faculty Advancement team to discuss your relationship with the Faculty, options for giving back to current and future students, partnership opportunities, upcoming events and more.