Careers
1. Aide To The Chief Justice Of Victoria
A vacancy exists to fill the position of Aide to the Chief Justice of Victoria. Working at the Supreme Court is an exciting opportunity.
The position involves working closely with the most senior judge in the state. It is an excellent position for a person wishing to launch a career in the law or government. The position is highly suited to recent graduates in all areas.
Please forward copies of your application to:
nicole.morris@supremecourt.vic.gov.au.
For queries contact:
Executive Associate to the Chief Justice, Vivienne Macgillivray:
9603 7184
The closing date for applications is Friday 19 November, 2010.
For more information see:
Aide to the Chief Justice
Personal Aide to the Chief Justice SC0871 2010
2. Internships and/or Honours/Postgraduate Research Topics
We have three lawyers on our Board and sector with many issues regarding legislation, precedent and the intersection of state and federal jurisdictions. There are several small and large projects that may be of interest to interns, or even Honours or Masters students seeking a topic.
There is a strong relationship between law and policy outcomes in the gambling sector. Our projects may be of particular interest to students wanting to access general state or federal graduate programs or who want to work with NGOs.
Some of the immediate projects concern the impacts of High Court decisions in gambling and racing and some with the implications of state laws. We also have some administrative law issues for investigation.
We can offer a secure and supportive workspace in the CBD (Collins St) with access to a computer and broadband for the duration of the internship or research. We are about to move into our new premises and launch our website.
For queries contact:
pwilson@responsiblegambling.org.au
For more information see:
RGAC INFO 2010 long
3. 2 PhDs – Arts: Law -Legal Governance
The Legal Governance Concentration of Research Excellence (CORE) in the Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University, is offering up to two full time Macquarie University Research Excellence PhD Scholarships (MQRES) under the supervision of Professor David Weisbrot AM, the co-convenor of the CORE.
The successful applicant will join an innovative team of researchers at Macquarie Law School who are undertaking inter-disciplinary research on contemporary issues related to legal governance and public policy.
For queries contact Professor Weisbrot:
+61 2 9850 8760 or david.weisbrot@mq.edu.au
Applicants will need to complete a candidature/scholarship application form and arrange for two academic referee reports to be submitted to the Higher Degree Research Office.
Please quote the allocation reference numbers 2010313 and 2010314 on your application form.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 30 November, 2010.
For more general information see:
www.hdr.mq.edu.au/information_about/scholarships/
hdr_scholarships_domestic_and_international