Abstract
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
See
Tani
Massimiliano
Vines
Prue
, ‘Law Students’ Attitudes to Education: Pointers to Depression In the Legal Academy and the Profession?' (2009 ) 19 (1 ) Legal Education Review 1.
2.
Giorgio
Linda
, ‘Worst Time in Living History to be a WA Law Graduate’ , The Australian Business Review (online), 24 April 2015 <http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/worst-time-in-living-history-to-be-a-wa-law-graduate/story-e6frg97x-1227317765654>.
3.
See Graduate Careers Australia , GradStats 2015 <http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/research/researchreports/gradstats/>.
4.Council of Australian Law Deans , Legal Education in Australia (November 2013 ) <http://www.cald.asn.au/slia/legal_education.cfm>.
5.Law Society of NSW , Future Prospects of Law Graduates – Report and Recommendations , 7 (2015 ) <https://www.lawsociety.com.au/cs/groups/public/documents/internetcontent/980877.pdf>.
6.
7.The College of Law , 12,000 Law Graduates Seeking Legal Work? We Don't Think So (19 August 2014 ) <https://www.collaw.edu.au/insights/12000-law-graduates-seeking-legal-work-dont-think/>.
8.Survive Law , Australian Law Student Satisfaction Survey 2013 (2013 ) <http://survivelaw.com/images/survey/2013/national/alsss_2013_finalreport.pdf> 12.
9.
Papadakis
Marianna
, ‘Positions Scarce for Law Graduates’ , Financial Review (online), 19 March 2015 <http://www.afr.com/business/legal/positions-scarce-for-law-graduates-20150319-1m2s89>.
10.
Tadros
Edmund
, ‘Law Degree the New Arts Degree, Students Warned’ , Financial Review (online), 14 February 2014 <http://www.afr.com/news/policy/education/law-degree-the-new-arts-degree-students-warned-20140213-jgegs>.
11.
See Australian Government , ‘Student Contribution Amounts’ , StudyAssist (2016 ) <http://studyassist.gov.au/sites/studyassist/helppayingmyfees/csps/pages/student-contribution-amounts>;
Vossensteyn
Hans
Canton
Erik
, Tuition Fees and Accessibility: The Australian HECS (2001 ) 59, citing
Chapman
Bruce
, ‘Conceptual Issues and the Australian Experience with Income Contingent Charges for Higher Education’ (1997 ) 107 (442 ) The Economic Journal 738 .
12.
See
Williams
Tristan
, ‘Legal Services in Australia – Industry at a Glance’ , IBISWorld Industry Report M6931 (October 2015 ) <www.ibisworld.com.au>.
13.
See further
Dow
Coral
, ‘Reform of the Higher Education Demand Driven System (revised)’ , Parliament of Australia, Parliamentary Library, Research Paper Series 2013–14, Budget Review 2014–15 (2015 ) <http://www.aph.gov.au/about_parliament/parliamentary_departments/parliamentary_library/pubs/rp/budgetreview201415/higheredu>.
14.
A topic of interest to economists:
Nobel
Carmen
, ‘When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions’ , Harvard Business School – Working Knowledge (13 August 2012 ) <http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/when-good-incentives-lead-to-bad-decisions>.
15.
Papadakis
, above n 9.
16.
Holden
Richard
Dixon
Rosalind
, ‘Charging $22,000 for a Graduate Position won't Solve the Problem of Law Graduate Oversupply’ , The Conversation (online), 28 July 2015 <https://theconversation.com/charging-22-000-for-a-graduate-position-wont-solve-the-problem-of-law-graduate-oversupply-45158>.
17.Productivity Commission , Access to Justice Arrangements , Inquiry Report No 72, vol 1 (2014 ), 63 <http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/access-justice/report/access-justice-volumel.pdf> 139.
18.Productivity Commission , Access to Justice Arrangements , Inquiry Report No 72, vol 2 (2014 ), 63 <http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/access-justice/report/access-justice-volume2.pdf>, 729.
19.
An incorporated association of lawyers in Western Australia which exists to provide education and training to practitioners, promote collegiality and support access to justice: The Piddington Society <www.piddingtonsociety.com>.
20.
Including a donation from the English Family Foundation. See further Laura Gartry 'Australian-first Program Crowdfunds Community Legal Centre Placements”, ABC (online), 15 October 2015 <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-15/crowdfunded-training-model-for-wa-law-graduates-a-national-first/6856626>.
21.The Humanitarian Group, Tenancy WA, Street Law Centre WA Inc, Consumer Credit Legal Service (WA0 Inc and the Mental Health Law Centre (WA) .
22.
See further: The University of Melbourne , The Melbourne JD (Juris Doctor) – Fees (2016 ) <http://law.unimelb.edu.au/study/jd#fees-and-scholarships>.
23.Law Society of NSW , above n 5.
24.
For example, the United States; see American Bar Association , 2015–2016 Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools (2016 ) <http://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/standards.html>.