Peer Tutor Program

The Peer Tutor Program is available to Law dual degree students and JD students in their first year in the Law School. The aim of the program is to facilitate students development of understanding and legal skills. The program is available free of charge to any student who needs it, and students for whom English is a second language are encouraged to join the program as soon as classes begin.

Students in the Peer Tutor Program can expect to meet with their tutor, a senior Law student , for about one to two hours per week, from approximately week 4 of Semester 1 onwards. This is an opportunity to practise for class participation, to deal with materials that you find difficult and to practise your legal skills such as case-reading and statutory interpretation. It is expected that students will join the program for between six to eight weeks depending on how they are going in their legal studies.

Teachers of first year students may suggest that you join the program if it would be of benefit. Major times for joining the program throughout the year are after pieces of assessment have been returned.

The Convenor of the program is Dominic Fitzsimmons.

Case-Reading Exercises

A set of exercises in case-reading is available here both to individual students and for use in the peer tutor program. They are designed to develop your skills in the case-reading and legal analysis.