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If you want to be a advocate lawyer - get used to it. You'll need to be good at oral presentations. They're not that bad though, and it is helpful to learn and improve your speaking skills. Most are only 10-15 minutes, and even the formal ones, you get guidelines and often practice or...

Have you looked on teh UWS library website? Most unit outlines seem to be on there. If you need it for accreditation purposes, you could always try emailing the respective unit coordinators and they may be able to help you out?

Depends on the unit Probably average of once a semester per unit but that said, some require none and some require a lot more. Eg - Professional Legal Skills 2 essentially requires an oral presentation of some form more or less weekly. Even if you don't have to do 'formal assessments' of this...

I can only speak for the major I did - a lot depends on what major you want to do as whilst there are common units, the majors can be pretty different. I did the Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations major. Whilst a few units in the first year were a bit tedious, especially in...

Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone has any idea of roughly when we should find out if we're accepted into GDLP (through UAC, not College). In particular if anyone knows about UWS? All the site says is it depends on the institution so that's not really any help :p thanks :)

No worries, happy to help :)

Yep you're on the right track now (I may be wrong, but i don't think I am as I had a similar assessment recently) :) It is a bit tricky at first when you're new to the presumptions, but you just gotta keep in mind for any future bail problems - there's presumptions for, presumptions against...

An exception to a presumption in favour isn't the same thing as a presumption against... If you don't already have it - a really helpful guide is the guide to making bail applications written by Tracy Booth (an ex-lecturer at UWS). It was what we were given for crim bail applications back in...

Hint - you might wanna re check the presumptions that relate to section 98 :) Section 8B from memory lists the offences that count as relevant firearms ones and i don't think section 98 is under that section... but it is mentioned under another :)

I won't tell you the answer since you really should figure it out yourself as that's the best way to learn :) But i'll point you in the right direction - look at what section of the Crimes Act they are charged under. Then have a search through the presumptions for that section and it will give...

I am assuming you're asking for a uni assignment so - just look through all the presumptions (i.e. Bail Act ss 8A - 9D). It depends on what category of 'robbery' you are talking about as to which will apply, in addition to other circumstances, eg were they on parole at the time; was an...

Assuming a person does end up getting married and their spouse works too :) As far as jobs that have a comparable salary to law - you've got to consider what end of the scale you look as, as the poster said before. Most people when they think of lawyers and how they're all 'rich' have a...

What course are you planning on doing in particular? eg - i was enrolled in Business/Law but the particular course i chose was Business (HRM and IR)/ Law. I ask as - as a combined law student, in my degree at least, you didn't get to pick electives per se as your law units in years 1 - 3...

I'm not quite sure what you consider a 'paper work' lawyer to be, but if by that you mean a practitioner who does not do advocacy work (i.e. court work), you absolutely need good communication skills. You need to be able to provide written advice and analysis that is concise, correct...

I can't speak for other unis as I have only done law at one - but at my uni (UWS), assessments are varied: essays written problem questions law reform proposals moots / court applications oral presentations / leading tutorials role play (mainly for mediation and similar units) reports (which...

Law degrees are enjoyable if you are suited to it - if you hate reading a lot it's probably not for you. I wouldn't say it is the most difficult degree out there, but it isn't easy. For example, my other degree was a business degree and it was infinitely easier and less time consuming. It can...

It depends on where you live - i know there's a penrith area one also for example. They are fairly hard to get in a way though because from memory they prescribed a minimum 90 UAI for them so you basically have to get the highest UAI possible to get it as that's essentially what it's based on...

I got a UAI of 98+ in 2004 and I got the UWS Academic Excellence Scholarship and the UWS Blacktown CIty Council Academic Scholarship. Both are $5k per year tax free over 5 years, so $50k all up over my degree. They are just money payments, half each semester, so you can spend it on whatever...

The shuttle buses you have probably heard about are from Parra North to Parra South campus and vice versa. If you are coming from Parra station - there is a bus stand that essentially is for UWS direction buses. There are about 6 that you can catch. Buy a Brown travel ten (if it's still the...

Yes I agree that it sucks when books cost that much and whilst I sympathise with your situation, it's just one of those crap things about uni. You just have to deal with it or find a way of getting cheaper books. Have you looked on textbook exchange or any other similar websites? As you may be...