2024 The Acorn Lawyers Scholarship
Acorn Lawyers provides a wide range of legal services to its clients that range from public listed companies to small businesses, high net worth individuals, professionals and to every day clients. Acorn Lawyers provides services in the areas of commercial law, IP, property & conveyancing, estate planning, wills and probate, personal injury litigation, family provisions, migration law, employment law and criminal law with a team of expert lawyers.
The Acorn Lawyers Scholarship was established to promote academic excellence and encourage a career in private law practice. This scholarship is designed to reward hard working students with a focus on academic achievement.
To be eligible, students must be enrolled in their third (3rd) or fourth (4th) year of a Bachelor of Laws (either single, direct entry or combined LLB degree) at the University of Wollongong, and have a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 75 or above. Applicants must also demonstrate a high achievement in LLB subjects with specific relevance to legal practice including 'Contracts' A and B, 'Property and Trusts' A and B and 'Lawyers and Australian Society'.
Applicants are asked to include a brief statement (no more than one page) outlining their interest in and commitment to legal practice upon completion of their study, including the area of practice they are interested in pursuing.
Open from 31/Jan/2024 to 26/Apr/2024