Careers
1. Aurora Native Title Internship Program
The Program introduces law students to career opportunities in native title, policy, social justice and Indigenous affairs and aims to provide assistance to under-resourced and over-worked Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and Native Title Service Providers (NTSPs) as well as to various other organisations working in these areas including Indigenous corporations, government bodies, community groups, not-for-profit, policy organisations and others.
Intakes: Summer and winter university breaks
Duration: 5 – 6 weeks
Applications are open to law students who have completed, or are currently completing, the Property Law component of their legal studies.
Applications for the summer 2010/11 round of internships will be accepted online via our website between Monday 9 August, 2010 and Friday 3 September, 2010.
For more information see:
www.auroraproject.com.au
Aurora legal internships flyer
2. Castan Centre Global Internship Program – Applications Now Open
Applications for the Castan Centre’s 2010-2011 Global Internships are now open. Students will receive a contribution from the Student Mobility Fund and the Castan Centre Global Internship fund to assist them with their expenses.
Internships will be available at the following organisations:
Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance, Cairo
International Women’s Rights Action Watch – Asia Pacific, Kuala Lumpur and Geneva
Human Rights First, New York City
Oxfam Australia, South Africa (2 positions)
International Commission of Jurists, Geneva
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Mumbai
The Israel Democracy Institute, Jerusalem
United Nations Global Compact, New York
Human Rights Advocacy Centre, Accra Ghana
The closing date for applications is Friday 13 August, 2010.
For more information about the internships and how to apply see:
www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/internships/global-intern-program.html
For queries contact:
erica.contini@monash.edu
or 9905 3318.
3. Court of Appeal, Research Associate Positions
The Court of Appeal is seeking to appoint three Research Associates for 2011.
Position Title: Research Associate
Job Level: Final Years Student or Honours Graduates
Duration: 12 months
Job Description:
Undertaking legal research and providing advice on and interpretation of various legal issues as directed by the President and other Justices of the Court of Appeal;
Preparing written submissions, discussion papers and briefs for the President and other Justices of the Court of Appeal; and
Preparing summaries of applications before the Court for the Justices scheduled to hear them.
Application requirements:
A cover letter, curriculum vitae, academic transcript and a piece of recent legal research work.
Applications should be addressed to:
Edwina Watson
Email: Edwina.Watson@justice.vic.gov.au
Address: Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria,
210 William Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Telephone: 03 9603 6250
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 24 August, 2010 at 4 pm.
For more information see:
Court of Appeal
4. 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