THE JOANNA KNIGHT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM

There are three scholarship streams available for NSW law students and solicitors:

Stream 1 – For women law graduates experiencing ﬁnancial disadvantage wanting to be admitted as a lawyer ($5000)

Stream 2 – For First Nations law graduates wanting to be admitted as a lawyer ($5000)

Stream 3 – For women solicitors experiencing ﬁnancial disadvantage wanting to be admitted to the NSW Bar ($10,000)

We will endeavour to award at least four annual scholarships in each of Streams 1 and 2 and two annual scholarships in Stream 3 – one for each bar intake.

The two annual awards for women coming to the NSW Bar will pay for the Bar Practice Course, court dress including robes, and assist with chambers fees during the readership year.

The 8 scholarship awards for Stream 1 and 2 will pay for: applications for admission as a lawyer, living expense allowance for PLT placement while working at a community legal centre, contribution toward costs of PLT coursework fee, additional living expenses allowance for women with dependent/s.

Please complete the application questions below and upload your CV and statement as indicated. You will be contacted for an interview once your application is reviewed.

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* 1. What is your first name?

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* 2. What is your last name?

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* 3. What is your address?

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* 4. At what email address would you like to be contacted?

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* 5. What telephone number would you like to be contacted at?

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* 6. Are you currently

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* 7. In what month and year do you expect to graduate? If applying for the Bar scholarship, which Bar Practice Course are you enrolled in?

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* 8. Which college or secondary school did you attend

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* 9. Which scholarship stream are you applying for

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* 10. Please attach your current CV

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* 11. Please identify which community legal centre/s have confirmed a 60-75 day placement for your Practical Legal Training?

For a list of eligible centres: https://clcnsw.org.au/community-legal-centres-nsw

Please provide the community centre contact details and who have you been liaising with to organise your placement including name, telephone and email address.

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* 12. For the Women's Barrister Scholarship Stream do you agree to donate one half day per month during your readership year?

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* 13. Do you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and are you accepted as such in the community?

This scholarship is for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people only. Please note, if you are offered an interview, you will be required to provide a confirmation of Aboriginality letter OR a support letter from an Aboriginal Community Organisations that you are a member of.

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* 14. Please list at least two references

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* 15. Supporting Statement

All applicants are required to submit a one-page statement in support of their application addressing the following: (1) Why you want the scholarship; (2) Why you want to become a lawyer/ barrister; (3) Why do you want to work at a community legal centre.

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* 16. The information provided in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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