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Your lecturer is generally the first person to speak to if you have any concerns about academic matters. If that doesn't seem appropriate, or you're not comfortable doing so, the order of consultation is: 

• the convenor of the course (found on your course outline) 
• Director of Law Undergraduate Studies (LLB), Kayleen Manwaring
• Director of Criminology Undergraduate Studies (BCCJ), Alyce McGovern
• Director of JD Studies,
• Director Postgraduate Studies, Lisa Toohey
• Director of Practical Legal Training, Vedna Jivan
• Head of School, Private & Commercial Law, Mimi Zou
• Head of School, Global & Public Law, Theunis Roux
• Head of School, Law, Society & Criminology, Lyria Bennett Moses
• Grievance Officer, Justine Rogers

Student Integrity Officers

• School of Private & Commercial Law: Anton Didenko
• School of Global & Public Law: TBC
• School of Law, Society & Criminology: TBC

Postgraduate Specialisation Convenors

• Chinese International Business & Economic Law – Lu Wang
• Corporate, Commercial & Taxation Law – Deborah Healey
• Criminal Justice & Criminology – Kev Dertadian
• Dispute Resolution – Kun Fan
• Environmental Law & Sustainable Development -
• Human Rights Law & Policy
• International Law – Daniel Joyce
• Media, Intellectual Property & Technology Law -

You're very welcome to approach academic staff, although you should not expect to receive an immediate response. Teaching is one of many parts of an academic’s job, please make an appointment or find out when their consulting hours are. 

Of course, you can always ask your LawPLUS Mentor or your Peer Tutor as a first step. 

LawPLUS Peer Mentoring Program 

All first-year law students are encouraged to be involved in the , as early as possible. This program runs through Term 1 each year and aims to help new students settle into UNSW Law & Justice's unique and vibrant student culture. 

Law Peer Leader Program

The  is a free service for all first-year students. It involves a group of four students meeting to have a first attempt at reading materials for class and to get support from an experienced Law & Justice student.  

This always-popular program is separate from the LawPlus program run by ±«±·³§°ÂÌýLawSoc. You can sign up at the beginning of term on the relevant Moodle course page for:

• T1 LAWS1052/JURD7152 Introducing Law and Justice  
• T2 LAWS1061/JURD7161 Torts
• T1 JURD7829 Legal Writing in Context

In addition, there are exam revision workshops held at the end of each term. 

UNSW Student societies

UNSW Law Society 

 (LawSoc) carries out many functions for students. They organise a range of social events, including the annual Law Camp for first-year students to make new friends. LawSoc also hosts careers fairs and talks, organises professional skills competitions and produces a range of publications. 

UNSW Criminology Society 
°Õ³ó±ðÌý (CrimSoc) is the social, professional development and student affairs organisation of all UNSW Criminology students. CrimSoc seeks to enrich our students’ academic experience and raise awareness of contemporary topical criminological debates both nationwide and global.

Studying full-time can leave little room for work. If you hit financial difficulties, you can seek out the following services for assistance:

• Student loans from ±«±·³§°ÂÌý  
• Youth Allowance, Austudy a²Ô»å Abstudy payments from Centrelink 
• HECS-HELP loans to cover all or part of the student contribution amount 
• FEE-HELP loans to help pay part or all of tuition fees 
• Assistance for international students  
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±Ê±ô±ð²¹²õ±ðÌý±¹¾±²õ¾±³ÙÌý³Ù³ó¾±²õÌý for further information on the above services.

±«±·³§°ÂÌý are available Monday to Friday to help all students with:  

• counselling for individuals 
• support and transition to university 
• motivational support 
• personal skills development  
• psychological services 
• anxiety and mood management 
• stress management programs. 

We also offer  a²Ô»å , and can provide information about external mental health services to meet your needs.