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    The importance of "Legal Studies"

    You seem to have your mind set so I'm not going to argue with you. I just don't think it's anything to worry about - the little advantage you may have will be gone after your first week so if you like Legal Studies, great, if you're doing it to help out in Law School, you're going to be...
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    The importance of "Legal Studies"

    I didn't do legal studies. Went to uni freaking out about it. Ended up topping most of my law assessments in first year. You don't need legal studies at all.
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    LAW advice, prequisites, ATAR requirements ect.

    Also in response to the difference between the unis, it is essentially what flamearrows said. Although Newcastle has a good program, it can never compete against the prestige of UNSW or USYD. Maybe it's because the entry marks are higher for the Sydney schools or it's a tradition thing...who...
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    LAW advice, prequisites, ATAR requirements ect.

    Basically at Newcastle you can do College of Law whilst completing your law subjects (unlike other unis where you need to do it AFTER you finish your law degree) so you're a step ahead of the other unis. Apparently the program is quite good in that you get a lot of legal experience at their...
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    LAW advice, prequisites, ATAR requirements ect.

    Like someone else said, also consider Newcastle. Although it's not as good as usyd, unsw etc, it does have a legal program where the college of law is taught concurrently with the law degree, which is looked upon quite favourably by some employers. The cut off there is around 93. If you...
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    cover letter and the position?

    I know people who have gained paid employment by volunteering too. Just write that you are interested in gaining work experience (as a paralegal) and don't mention pay in the letter - if they contact you, they are likely to mention pay and you can often gauge from that whether they might pay...
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    What marks are considered GOOD in law school?

    I know some people at mid tiers and they needed D averages.
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