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\nOur ref:[JL:WD:MC]  \nDr James PoppleChief Executive OfficerLaw Council of AustraliaLevel 1,MODE 324 Lonsdale StreetBraddon ACT 2612  \nAttention:Mr John Farrell and Dr Brendon Murphy  \nBy email:  \nDear Dr Popple  \nSenate Inquiry into Australian University Graduates  \nThank you for the opportunity to contribute to the Law Council of Australia's response to theSenate Education and Employment References Committee Inquiry into Australian UniversityGraduates,insofar as that Inquiry relates to legal education,law schools,and the legalprofession.  \nAs the peak professional body for solicitors in Queensland,the Queensland Law Society(QLS)represents practitioners across firms of all sizes,practice types and geographicsettings.While QLS is not a provider of university education,it has a direct and sustainedinterest in the operation of the legal education and professional preparation continuum,particularly as it affects graduate transition,supervised practice,early-career development andprofessional sustainability.  \nLegal education operates within a complex,highly regulated ecosystem that encompassesundergraduate university study,pre-admission training,and supervised professional practice.Concerns about graduate employment outcomes,graduate readiness and the studentexperience post-graduation,must therefore be understood across this broader continuum,rather than being attributed to universities alone or assessed solely through the lens ofimmediate employment outcomes.  \nIn preparing any submission to this Inquiry,the Law Council is likely to have regard to relevantprevious submissions and public statements,including:  \n(a)the Law Council's submission on Proposed Revisions to the AccreditationStandards for Australian Law Courses (June 2025);and  \n(b)the Law Council's submission to the NSW Legal Profession Admission BoardDiscussion Paper on Practical Legal Education (October 2025).  \nSenate Inquiry into Australian University Graduates  \nQLS does not seek to replicate or restate the matters addressed in those submissions.Instead,this response makes a series of complementary observations directed specifically tothe Inquiry's Terms of Reference,drawing attention to structural features of legal educationand the legal profession that are not always captured in discussion framed primarily aroundgraduate employability,skills alignment,or institutional performance.  \nThis response is also made in the context of the Australian Universities Accord-Final Report(2024),which articulates a system-wide vision for tertiary education growth,equity andstewardship.While that report provides an important national policy framework,the  \nobservations below are directed specifically to legal education and the legal profession,wherelabour market dynamics,accreditation structures and professional formation pathways differ inimportant respects from the tertiary system as a whole.  \n# (a)   The state of the entry-level job market for law graduates\n\nPublic 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