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Youthlaw is committed to being a participant and consumer driven organisation. Membership of Youthlaw is open to all young people, advocates and lawyers for young people, youth agencies and workers that support our objectives. The direct involvement of the membership is an important and valued aspect of the organisation, which adds weight to the policy positions, and public stances that Youthlaw articulates.
As a member, you can become involved as a volunteer or in management, or by providing input into our direction or the key policy issues we are working on. Or, you can just keep in touch with what we are doing through our quarterly e-newsletter. Members receive invitations to General Meetings, a copy of our Annual Report and invitations to special events.
Membership is free and you will receive our e-newsletter the lowdown.
To become a member Simply fill in our application form.
Membership Application form
We welcome the assistance of volunteers at Youthlaw. Volunteers assist with our legal work as we have no paid admin staff. They also work on research and policy projects.
If you're interested in volunteering at Youthlaw fill in the application below and send it to us. The application form includes information on what to expect and opportunities.
We will let you know we have received your aplication but otherwise may not be in contact for a number of months depending on places available.
Most commonly volunteers come in half a day a week for at least 6 months.
SCHOOL, TAFE AND UNI PLACEMENTS
We do take on a few placement students such as secondary school students for a week, or TAFE or UNI students (usually doing youth work or justice related courses) for a number of weeks. We have limited space so can't offer many places. Send an email to Info@youthlaw.asn.au explaining why you want to do it at Youthlaw, what you course is, how long it would be and about yourself (eg CV).
LEGAL CLINIC PLACEMENTS
Many unis require law students to undertake a period of legal clinic plscement. We take on a few however have limited places. Email your details, CV and interest to info@youthlaw.asn.au
POLICY and RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS
From time to time we have social policy and research students come in and work on a campaign, policy development or lobbying. Please email Tiffany our policy officer on tiffany@youthlaw.asn.au with your interest, CV and length of internship.