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Welcome from the Dean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am delighted to welcome you to the John Curtin Law Clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At every turn, Curtin Law School seeks to integrate legal education and legal practice. The John Curtin Law Clinic is a crucial aspect of this vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the John Curtin Law Clinic, you will be part of the bringing together of students and legal practitioners to provide quality legal advice. In doing so, you will reflect the value of service \u2013 an important aspect of the legal profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your involvement in the John Curtin Law Clinic is to the benefit of your clients, the administration of justice and the community at large. But it is also of benefit to you as a budding legal practitioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I trust the John Curtin Law Clinic will become an important and enriching part of your Curtin Law School experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Professor Robert Cunningham
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The John Curtin Law Clinic provides advice and assistance in the following practice areas:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n \n\n
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Small business disputes advice<\/h3><\/div>

We assist small businesses based in Western Australia with legal issues involving lease agreements, franchise agreements, contracts, and consumer law matters. Some of the things we can assist with include: identifying legal options; carrying out legal research; and preparing court documents.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Discrimination law advice<\/h3><\/div>

We assist eligible individuals living in Western Australia who have been the victim of unlawful discrimination. We can provide advice; assistance in drafting Commission, Court or Tribunal documents; and, in limited cases, assistance with proceedings.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Social enterprise<\/h3><\/div>

The John Curtin Law Clinic also places students with Curtin Link \u2013 an advice service for start-up not-for-profit organisations and businesses with a social enterprise focus.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Law Reform<\/h3><\/div>

Students in the Law Reform Clinic will learn about the role of non-litigious strategies for change -in particular, law reform. They will engage with stakeholders to inform a law reform project of their own, with the aim of the student\u2019s work having a real world application. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n

We aim to fulfil our mission of enhancing the education of Curtin law students and improving access to justice by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n