Welcome to the Blackstone Society, the Law Students’ Society at the University of Western Australia. Our role is to assist all UWA law students to get the most out of their UWA law degree, and provide UWA Law students with the complete university experience. We do this through a wide range of social events, weekly sporting matches, legal competitions, a catalogue of different publications, career workshops, seminars and networking evenings, as well as representation and advocacy within the law faculty, the university, and nationally within the Australian Law Students’ Association.

The functions of the Society are largely carried out by a committee of 25 members. Further, close to 50 additional Blackstone portfolio holders edit the publications produced by the Society and organise competitions run by the Society. Finally, various sub-committees have been formed as a way to involve more students in the running of their student society.

Membership

All students enrolled in a course within the Faculty of Law have automatic membership to the Blackstone Society, but to fully appreciate the wonders of Blackstone, for example to gain discounted tickets on all events, one needs to pay a small membership fee (of $10). Membership can be purchased from 12-2pm Monday-Friday at the Blackstone Common Room.

Common Room

Blackstone has a common room located on the ground floor of the law courtyard for use by all law students. With couches, vending machines and a coffee table, the common room is a great place to catch-up with friends, make new ones, or simply sit back and read the paper to pass the time between classes.

Finding out more

Get in touch with a member of the Committee either in person at the Blackstone Office in the common room (office hours are usually 12-2pm) or by email or phone (contact details can be found under the ‘Contact’ section of this site).