ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the direction of legal education around the dialectic of globalization and place, imputing not just geography and jurisdiction, but culture and community. It explores the path of the James Cook University Law School in Far North Queensland. The Law School has two regional campuses, separated by 350km. It serves the local community, including the local profession but is also cognizant of its relationship with the wider region, the state and the nation, as well as within the Asia-Pacific region. The contemporary law school sits at the intersection of global legal practice and global higher education. Universities are competing on a global scale and seek to attract a global cohort. In addition, the context of legal practice within Australia provides another priority for law schools. For all the calls from the profession for graduates conversant in international laws and contexts, local communities in Australia are crying out for competent lawyers to serve local needs.
