Law Student Gazette

1. Faculty Managed Internship: Herzog Fox Neeman – Israel

Required Availability: Mid January to mid February
Duration: Minimum of 4 weeks

For application and eligibility details see:
www.law.monash.edu.au/internships/herzog-fox-neeman.html

Student Mobility Funding may be provided, please see eligibility criteria:
www.law.monash.edu.au/internships/student-mobility-fund-2.html

Applications are now open and close Friday 10 September, 2010.

For queries email:
Cathy.Meredith@law.monash.edu.au
or 9905 3311

2. Family Court of Australia, Legal Associate Position

The Family Court of Australia is the superior Court determining the most complex family law cases.  Court Legal Associates work closely with the Judiciary in Court and in Chambers.  

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your CV (including the names and telephone numbers of two referees), a copy of your academic record and a short letter setting out your interest to:

Jane Reynolds, Registry Manager,
Family Court of Australia, GPO Box 9991,
Melbourne VIC 3001

alternatively email applications to:
fcoajob14178@familycourt.gov.au

Applications close on Thursday 2 September, 2010.

Please see the attached position description for full details regarding this position:
Family Court of Australia Associate Roles
Family Court of Australia-position description

1. Breakfast with Barristers

The Monash Law School Ambassadors Program 2010 presents Breakfast with Barristers:

Date: Tuesday 28 September, 2010
Time: 8:20 am – 10:30 am
Venue: Monash Law Chambers, 
              472 Bourke St, Melbourne
Breakfast: Fully catered
Dress: Business attire
Tickets: $10 per person

Breakfast with Barristers is an opportunity for enthusiastic law students to meet with established professionals in law and have a one on one chat over an informal, casual setting. Students may ask questions regarding advocacy, areas of specialization within the law and anything regarding legal practice over a fully catered breakfast.

Come to get an idea of life in the legal profession and a fun day out. Places are strictly limited to 50 highly future-focused students.

Tickets will be available from Tuesday 31 August, 2010 at the law basement from 1 pm.

Updated information on how to obtain tickets can be found on the Breakfast with Barristers Facebook Event!

Inquires can be directed to the following email address:
MonashLawAmbassador@gmail.com

2. Developments in the Legal Landscape in Singapore

Contact Singapore, together with the Singapore Legal Service, the Singapore High Commission in Australia and the Overseas Singaporean Unit are proud to present the above event in Australia.

The Chief Justice of Singapore, Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong and Judge of Appeal, Justice V K Rajah, will grace the event and participate in the discussions.

Date: Tuesday 14 September, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Venue: Park Hyatt Melbourne,
             1 Parliament Square off Parliament Place,
              Melbourne, Victoria

For more information see:
contactsingapore.sg/CareersSg/LegalSvcs/14Sept2010

3. Human Rights Careers Week 2010

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is proud to announce the 2010 human rights careers series. The aim of the series is to educate students about the many career pathways open to human rights lawyers and the career progression of human rights lawyers, as guidance for students planning their careers.

The first two seminars are being held in Conjunction with the Monash Law Students’ Society as part of the LSS’ Beyond The Corporate World Career Series.  Each seminar will feature three speakers who will discuss their career path briefly and then provide an overview of the human rights careers available at the organisation they currently work for.  Students will then have ample time to ask the speakers questions.

Domestic Human Rights Careers
Date: Tuesday 7 September, 2010
Time: 1 pm – 2 pm
Venue: TBC

International Human Rights Careers

Date: Tentatively scheduled for Wednesday 8 September, 2010
Time: 1 pm – 2 pm
Venue: Lecture theatre L5, Law Building

The final series of the week is being held in conjunction with the Australian Red Cross and is focused on those interested in international humanitarian law and international criminal law.

International Humanitarian Law & the Young Lawyer: Internships at International Tribunals

Date: Wednesday 8 September, 2010
Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Venue: L5 Theatre, Building 12 (Law Faculty)
Cost: Free

To register attendance for this seminar or for more information, email Pip at:
pcross@redcross.org.au

For more information see: 
law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/public-edu/career-series.html

4.  Monash Golden Key presents Race Against Poverty 2010

Date: Sunday 12 September, 2010
Time: 10 am – 1:30 pm
Where: Birrarung Marr (next to Federation Square), Melbourne City
Tickets: www.monash.golden-key.org/events
Cost:$10 (Golden Key members), $15 (non-members)

You can also pay on the day. All proceeds will go to Oxfam.

For more information please e-mail Pralabh Gupta at:
community@monash.golden-key.org

5. State Election Human Rights Forum

Date: Thursday 9 September, 2010
Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Venue: Telstra Corporate Centre, Level 1,
              242 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu
             or phone Janice Hugo on 9905 3327

This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited, so RSVP is essential.

Participants:
Robert Clark MP, Shadow Victorian Attorney-General and Liberal Member for Box Hill
Brian Walters SC , Greens candidate for the State seat of Melbourne

Moderator:
Damien Carrick, presenter of The Law Report on ABC Radio National.

The 2010 Victorian election is scheduled for Saturday 27 November, 2010 and human rights will be a vital campaign issue.  Please join us as representatives of the Liberal Party and the Greens answer questions from Damien Carrick about their parties’ policies that impact on human rights.

The Attorney-General Rob Hulls MP was invited to attend the forum but withdrew due to other commitments. The Government declined to nominate an alternative speaker to represent the Labor Party.

1. Teach for Australia

Teach for Australia is an innovative, non-profit organisation working to confront educational disadvantage in Australia. We do this by transforming outstanding graduates into exceptional teachers and inspirational leaders.

Teach For Australia offers:

Selective two year program
Full salary and benefits
The opportunity to teach in an educationally disadvantaged school
Participate in an innovative leadership development program.

For more information:
www.teachforaustralia.org

1. Law Specialisation Information Session – Intellectual Property

This seminar will provide JD and Masters’ students with an overview of this area generally and postgraduate options in Intellectual Property Law in 2010 and 2011.

Date: Thursday 9 September, 2010
Time: 12:30 pm – 1 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers,
472 Bourke St, Melbourne
Presenter: Dr Ann Monotti, Professor of Law
Associate Dean (Postgraduate Studies)

All Welcome

2. Library Tours for New JD Students

The Law Library will be holding Library tours:
Date: Friday 3 September, 2010
Time: 10:45 am and 2 pm

These tours will last approximately 30 minutes and will help you to locate essential resources for your assignments and inform you about Library services and facilities.  No bookings are required.  Come to the Law Library, level 1 and wait at the electronic noticeboard near the Loans Desk.

3. Postgraduate Learning Skills Seminar

Topic: Reading Efficiently and Critically

Date: Thursday 2 September, 2010
Time: 11:30 am – 1 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers,
472 Bourke St, Melbourne

Date: Friday 3 September, 2010
Time: Clayton Library, Clayton Campus,
Monash University
Venue: 2:30 pm – 4 pm

Some of the questions addressed, include:

What reading styles and speeds are the most appropriate to adopt in order to cope with my reading?
How do I improve my understanding and keep focused when I’m reading?
What critical reading skills do I need to develop in order to help me question and evaluate my reading, and improve my analytical writing practice?
How do I choose key ideas to create useful paraphrases and summaries?
How do I become an effective self-critical reader?

Please book your place online at:
my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

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1. Faculty Managed Internship: Herzog Fox Neeman – Israel

Required Availability: Mid January to mid February
Duration: Minimum of 4 weeks

For application and eligibility details see:
www.law.monash.edu.au/internships/herzog-fox-neeman.html

Student Mobility Funding may be provided, please see eligibility criteria:
www.law.monash.edu.au/internships/student-mobility-fund-2.html

Applications are now open and close Friday 10 September, 2010.

For queries email:
Cathy.Meredith@law.monash.edu.au
or 9905 3311

1. Breakfast with Barristers

The Monash Law School Ambassadors Program 2010 presents ‘Breakfast with Barristers’

Date: Tuesday 28 September, 2010
Time: 9 am-1 pm
Venue: Monash Law Chambers, 472 Bourke St,
              Melbourne, Australia
Breakfast: Fully catered
Dress: Business attire
Tickets: $10 per person

Breakfast with Barristers is an opportunity for enthusiastic law students to meet with established professionals in law and have a one on one chat over an informal, casual setting. Students may ask questions regarding advocacy, areas of specialization within the law and anything regarding legal practice over a fully catered breakfast.

Come to get an idea of life in the legal profession and a fun day out. Places are strictly limited to 50 highly future-focused students.

Tickets have been available since Friday 20 August, 2010 at the law basement, or from representatives visiting lectures.

Updated information on how to obtain tickets can be found on the Breakfast with Barristers Facebook Group!

2. Friends of International Humanitarian Law Anniversary Celebration

Friends of International Humanitarian Law (FIHL) is a Melbourne based network of people with a professional, academic or personal interest in promoting knowledge of and respect for the laws of war.

Affiliated with the Australian Red Cross, members can help with research, organising lectures and events, teaching school kids about IHL and arranging social nights and activities. 

Please join us for a fun, social evening to celebrate the successful first year of FIHL.  Meet our new committee, sign up for volunteer opportunities and socialise with people who are interested in the laws of war.

Date: Thursday 2 September, 2010
Time: 6 pm
Venue: The Apartment Lounge Bar,
              401-405 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
Cost: $16.50, which covers a selection of canapes. Drinks at bar prices.
RSVP: pross@redcross.org.au

3. Launch of the International Careers and Opportunities Guide

This is the flagship publication of the ILA. It is a comprehensive guide to finding jobs overseas, including detailed profiles of firms throughout Asia, Europe and the United States. The guide also features articles about people’s experiences working overseas.

Date: Wednesday 25 August, 2010
Time: 1 pm
Venue: first floor of the law library

The ICOG will be distributed to all members. The launch will feature a presentation from Jonathan Clough and includes catering.

If you are not sure whether you can attend the launch, but would like us to put aside a copy of the ICOG for you, please email us at:
monashila@gmail.com

4. Monash Law School Ambassador – Law Beyond Practice Night

Date: Wednesday 1 September, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm – 9 pm
Venue: Monash Law Chambers,
              472 Bourke St, Melbourne, Australia

The Monash Law School Ambassadors Program 2010 presents the inaugural Law Beyond Practice Night.

Law degrees are naturally oriented towards the practice of commercial law. Each year, however, more and more Monash law graduates choose non-commercial law pathways. This event aims to highlight this growing trend by connecting ambitious current law students to persons who have chosen less traditional law-related career paths, to discuss – in an informal setting – other career options and professions available to them that are personally and professionally fulfilling.

Take the opportunity to talk to leaders representing a broad range of fields such as not-for-profit organisations, environment conservation groups, accounting firms, government departments etc.

Food and drinks: Fully catered
Dress: Business attire
Tickets: $10

Places strictly limited to 70 students. Tickets will be available for purchase in the law basement from:
Monday August 23, Tuesday August 24 and Thursday August 26, 2010 at 12 pm – 2 pm.

Any interested JD students should e-mail:
mcmol2@student.monash,edu
To organise alternative purchase of tickets for the night.

1. Boston Consulting Group Undergraduate Scholarship

Boston Consulting Group’s 2010 Undergraduate Scholarship are designed for students currently in their penultimate year.  The recipient of the Scholarship must demonstrate exceptional ability in the following areas – academics, leadership, creativity, teamwork and communication. 

Business experience is not required, but a curiosity about business is of benefit.  Past Scholarship holders have come from a range of fields including law, commerce, arts, science and medicine. 

The BCG scholarship for $10,000 has been in place for the last five years.  It is a terrific opportunity not only to get some financial support while studying but also for students to learn a little about consulting as a career, as the process involves interviews in our offices with consulting staff.

Important dates to remember are:
Applications Close:  Monday 30 August, 2010

Applications must be submitted to the following email address:
undergradscholarship@bcg.com
Along with a one page cover letter that demonstrates how you meet our eligibility criteria, a CV and academic transcripts.

More details about our firm can be found at:
www.bostonconsulting.com.au

2. Daffodil Day – Merchandise For Sale

For the past 70 years The Cancer Council Victoria has been involved in three important aspects of cancer control: research, education and support for people with cancer, their family and friends.

Daffodil Day – Friday 27 August, 2010 is a great way for students and staff to learn and start talking about cancer.  It also raises funds to make a difference to the 70 Victorians diagnosed with cancer every day.

Please help us raise funds for The Cancer Council by supporting Daffodil Day by purchasing one of the items on display at the Student Services counter – Dr. Dougal bears $6, lapel pins $3 or pens $1.

Thank you in advance for your support.

3. Semester 2 Unit Evaluations

Just a reminder that Semester 2 Unit Evaluations are coming up and we would really appreciate your participation in the Unit Evaluation process.  Your feedback on our Units is taken very seriously and the Chief Examiners use this information to continually improve the quality of our Units.

Last year in Semester 2 we achieved:

A student response rate of 50.39% compared with the University’s response rate of 42.11%.

An av. score on Q5 – Overall Satisfaction of 4.03 out of a possible 5.00 compared with the University’s score of 3.94

7 Units scoring in the ‘Outstanding’  category – so they scored > 4.7 on Q5 – Overall Satisfaction which is an amazing achievement and places them in the very best in the University!

Of course we are hoping to improve upon these figures for Semester 2 in 2010.  For further information on Unit Evaluations please see:   emuapps.monash.edu.au/unitevaluations/index.jsp

1. Law Library Film – Assistance Needed

Calling all stars!  Monash University Library is filming a video to be uploaded on the Monash Youtube channel and other media outlets.  If you’re prepared to talk about how the library’s resources and services have helped you with your studies, please contact Trish Hughes as soon as possible:
patricia.hughes@monash.edu

Many thanks!

1. Postgraduate Class Timetable is Available on MUTTS and Allocate+

The Postgraduate Student and Academic Services Unit is pleased to announce that as per August 2010 students enrolled in a postgraduate law program will be able to use MUTTS and Allocate+ to facilitate the processes of enrolment and re-enrolment.

What is MUTTS?

MUTTS is an online timetable system that allows students to view full timetables for all units offered by Monash, as well as plan and create personal timetables.

What is Allocate+?Allocate+ is an online allocation system that allows students to select preferred timeslots for units that have more than one stream (i.e. JD core units), change streams (i.e. JD core units), identify unit clashes as well as view confirmed class timetable.

Note: students will not normally be required to use Allocate+ to select preferred streams for a Master, Graduate Diploma or a Graduate Certificate unit as these postgraduate units usually only have one stream. Students will be automatically allocated to a unit at the time of enrolment.

JD students have been automatically allocated into streams for trimester 3, 2010, JD core units. However, students will be able to use Allocate+ to select preferred streams of JD core units as per Trimester 1, 2011.

Due to technical difficulties MUTTS and Allocate+ are not being used for the following two JD core units: LAW7212 Australian Legal System and LAW7079 Legal Research and Problem Solving.

MUTTS and Allocate+ can be accessed via WES – Web Enrolment System:
my.monash.edu.au/wes/

Please do not hesitate to contact the Student and Academic Services team if you need further information or have any feedback about online timetable systems:
law-postgraduate@monash.edu

2. Minor Amendment to Units

Pre-requisites and co-requisites of the units LAW7119 Patent for Inventions and LAW7452 Patent Practice, have been removed.

Students will be able to enrol in these units without having to complete the unit LAW7223 Overview of intellectual property.

1. Postgraduate Research Study at Monash, including Developing a Legal Research Proposal

Date: Thursday 26 August, 2010
Time: 5 pm to 6:30 pm
Venue: Law Chambers,
472 Bourke Street, Melbourne.

For more information see:
www.monash.edu/researchmatters/events/260810-law-info.html

2. Law Specialisation Information Session: Intellectual Property

Date: Thursday 9 September, 2010
Time: 12:30 pm – 1 pm
Location: Monash University Law Chambers,
472 Bourke St, Melbourne
Presenter: Dr Ann Monotti, Professor of Law
Associate Dean (Postgraduate Studies)

3. Library Tours for New JD Students

The Law Library will be holding Library tours at:

Date: Friday 27 August, 2010
Time: 10.45 am and 2.00 pm

These tours will last approximately 30 minutes and will help you to locate essential resources for your assignments and inform you about Library services and facilities.  No bookings are required.  Come to the Law Library, level 1 and wait at the electronic noticeboard near the Loans Desk.

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