The Fellowship was established in 2021 to wholistically support First Nations law students through the first year of law. It aims to contribute towards increasing the representation of First Nations legal practitioners across the legal sector.
KWM funds and has committed to the Fellowship in our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan and our Indigenous Employment, Attraction and Retention Strategy.
If successful, Fellows:
- receive $2000 paid in 2 instalments directly to you to support your law studies;
- network with our esteemed First Nations Fellowship Ambassadors via virtual career insights sessions.
- participate in structured mentoring sessions and optional shadowing experiences in KWM centres with dedicated KWM mentors;
- access a dedicated online portal enabling the national cohort of Fellows to connect and provide peer support to one another;
- become part of the KWM Community Impact Alumni Network on completion of the Fellowship, into which career related opportunities arising within KWM’s ecosystem are continually fed.
Eligibility
You are eligible to apply for the Fellowship if you:
- identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person;
- are enrolled in your first year of a LLB or JD or combined law degree at an Australian university in 2022 (undergraduate or post graduate; full or part time);
- submit a complete application to KWM by the closing date (18 March 2022); and
- can demonstrate financial need.
Please note, you do not need to be located in geographic proximity to a KWM office to participate in the Fellowship as it is predominately delivered online.
Applications for 2023 are closed.
