General Notices
1. Applications Now Open for Law School Ambassador Program 2011 & 2012
2011 & 2012 Ambassador Program applications open 9.00am Monday February 28 and close C.O.B. Friday 11 March, 2011. Applications are open to all Undergraduate and JD students. The Program has grown in stature, reputation and developed over the past 4 years with Ambassadors now running projects such as Staff Student Debates, Law Beyond Practice Evenings, Breakfast with Barristers, and Open Day Presentations to name a few. Students gain invaluable skills to assist in their leadership potential and future employability. Please check your eligibility (4 law Units completed), that you can commit to the program dates and find more information at http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/ambassadors/index.html complete the application form and email the form to Lloyd.England@monash.edu. Selection will be based on a combination of your application and interviews in Week 3 by Senior Ambassadors. The Senior Ambassadors from the 2010 & 2011 Program look forward to you joining them for this years’ events and collaborations.
Good Luck!
Lloyd England, Student Experience Manager.
2. Legal (r)Evolution Conference
The Progressive Law Network is holding its inaugural conference focusing on four themes for social justice and law reform: asylum seekers, gender, environment and Indigenous law.
Speakers include; Julian Burnside AO QC, Dr Susan Kneebone, Brian Walters SC, Professor Caroline de Costa, Mr Simon Molesworth AM QC, Professor Ian Lowe AO, Senator Elect Larissa Waters, Dr Bronwyn Naylor, Dr Paula Gerber, Dr Stephen Gray and more.
This conference will showcase individuals and organisations that have made and continue to make important contributions to the ongoing quest for a fair and just society using their legal skills and advocacy.
Tickets are now available at our website www.progressivelawnetwork.org.au
Legal (r)evolution. A symposium of legal ideas for a better world.
3. Scholarship – The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is again offering the Foundation for Surgery Louis Waller Medico-Legal Scholarship in 2012. This scholarship is open to law graduates undertaking or intending to undertake doctoral research on the topic of medico-legal risks and related law.
For further information please see: Foundation for Surgery – Louis Waller Medico-Legal Scholarship 2012
Alternatively you can visit the website: http://www.surgeons.org/scholarships.htm