Mr Ricardo Villegas

Ricardo Villegas is a Senior Lecturer and a Supervising Solicitor at the Legal Advice Clinic. He has supervised students in the Legal Advice Clinic since 2020, shortly after beginning his employment at the University of South Australia. Ricardo, previously, was a Lawyer and Lecturer in Sydney. Since moving to Adelaide in 2020, he is a Member of the Law Society of SA. As a Certified Practitioner, he is licensed to give legal advice as well as to supervise students at the Clinic.

Additionally, Ricardo is a very motivated and talented course designer who has revolutionized the art of visual teaching in Law. His creative course designs have enabled students to have a firm visual understanding of the legal concepts before diving into the details of legal analysis. He has redeveloped Business Law; a course taught to external students not enrolled in a law degree. Also, he has made Companies and Partnership Law, designed and taught for the business school, into one of the highest rated courses in the University.

Ricardo’s current research interests lie in the very act of learning and how students can best capture the valuable skills essential for their thriving future.

Additionally, Ricardo is conducting an intensive research project into the detrimental effects of Positivism on the judicial process and the deleterious effect on the disclosure obligations on the Prosecution in Criminal matters.

Qualifications

• Master of International Studies The University of Sydney

• Bachelor of Fine Arts The Florida State University