Special Guest:
Professor James Cooper
Professor of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney
SCU LAW Visiting Teaching Fellow

"New Horizons: Practicing Law in Australia,
Gateway to Asia"

Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Bannan 137
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Provided

About Professor James Cooper:

James Cooper is a professor of law at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, and a visiting professor at Santa Clara Law School.  He has practiced as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia since 1978.  Professor Cooper holds degrees in law and economics and post-graduate qualifications in tax and intellectual property.  He lectures on tax, copyright and internet law at the University of Technology in Sydney.

As a result of the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the government of New South Wales  has modified its laws to make it much easier for U.S. lawyers to be admitted to practice in New South Wales.  New South Wales is the state where Sydney is located, and Sydney is the largest legal market in Australia.  Once a lawyer is admitted to practice in New South Wales, this opens up a variety of opportunities in Asia.  Professor Cooper will discuss the requirements for admission to practice in New South Wales and the opportunities this presents for expanding one's legal practice.

For more information please contact Center for Global Law & Policy: cglp@scu.edu
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