Law Student Gazette

1. Are you interested in working in Hong Kong in an International Legal Practice?

If you are considering pursuing a long term legal career in Hong Kong, a June/July 2011 summer placement with Allen & Overy may be the very best place to start. A & O is an international law firm with more than 36 offices in 26 countries across the world. Allen & Overy is looking for Monash University Asian Law students interested in participating in a first-class training programme, gain global experience, work on cutting-edge deals and learn from lawyers who are leaders in their field of practice.
To find out more about this exciting career opportunity, you are invited to attend an information session:

For more information about Allen & Overy Hong Kong, please see A&O Information Session flyer and visit www.allenovery.com/careers and select ‘Hong Kong’

2. Bingham McCutchen LLP – Trainee Solicitor Vacancy

A rare opportunity has arisen to develop your career by undertaking your training contract in Bingham’s Hong Kong office. Working as part of our team of corporate and finance lawyers, you will benefit from a bespoke training programme with a high level of partner involvement.

For further information and applications please see Hong Kong Recruitment

3. 2011 Law Malaysia Program – Applications Now Open!

• Monash Sunway campus in Malaysia, located near Kuala Lumpur
• 4 July – 26 August
• Full semester of law studies
• Applications are now open and the closing date has been extended to Thursday 31 March 2011
• Monash Abroad travel grants will be available. For further information see http://www.monash.edu.au/students/studyabroad/grants/short-term/travel.html
• Small classes, with students from partner universities, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Paris
• Taught by academic staff from Monash and overseas universities
• Further information including application form – http://www.law.monash.edu.au/internships/overseas-study-programs/overseas-study-programs-prato-malaysia.html

4. REMINDER: Linklaters’ Clerkship Presentation – Wednesday

For ten years, the internationally recognized and prestigious law firm Linklaters (which has its headquarters in London) has been taking some of Australia’s most talented and enthusiastic law students and exposing them to the challenges and rewards of life in a global law firm. Most of them go on to join, train and practise with Linklaters after their clerkship.

Come and hear more about Linklaters’ clerkship opportunities in London for penultimate-year law students at their employer presentation:

Staff from Linklaters will discuss its people and culture, as well as the work it is doing in an increasingly challenging market. Following the presentation there will be an opportunity to answer any questions students may have about pursuing a career in London and working for this truly global law firm.

For more information about Linklaters, and to apply, please visit:
www.linklaters.com/ukgrads

5. Scholarship – The Aurora Native Title Internship Program

The Aurora Native Title Internship Program places law, anthropology and other social science (archaeology, cultural heritage, environmental management,  human geography, history and sociology) students and graduates from Australian universities at Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and other organisations involved in policy development, social justice and Indigenous affairs.   The program introduces candidates to career opportunities in native title and Indigenous affairs and at the same time provides assistance to under-resourced and over-worked organisations.

Applications for the upcoming Winter 2011 round of Aurora internships will be open from Monday 7 March to Friday 1 April, 2011. Applications can be submitted on-line via the Aurora website at www.auroraproject.com.au.

For further information please see Aurora Legal Internships Flyer

1. Hong Kong Law Cocktail Evening

The Hong Kong Law Cocktail Evening provides students with the opportunity to engage in quality dialogues in a vibrant social atmosphere with representatives from some of the leading firms operating in Hong Kong today. Firm representatives include managing partners, associates and HR recruiters. The evening aims to facilitate networking amongst firms and students, and to enable attendees to mingle. Light refreshments will also be on offer.

Event Program

The Global Law Students Association of Melbourne University invites LLB, JD as well as law students from other universities to join us on this evening.

Tickets are purchased by registering for the event by emailing glsa-careers@unimelb.edu.au include your Name, Contact #, Email Address, University and the Quantity of Tickets you are buying (If buying for more than one person, be sure to list the names of the people that you are purchasing for, so that they can get in on the night!). Alternatively, register by visiting the GLSA office on Level 2 of the Law Building, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton VIC 3053. All enquiries can be directed to glsa-careers@unimelb.edu.au.

Places are limited to ensure a ratio of one firm representative to two students, so register now! Hope to see you there!

2. International Humanitarian Law and the Young Lawyer

Presented by the Castan Centre of Human Rights Law and Friends of International Humanitarian Law (of the Red Cross)

For further information please visit –
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2011/ihl.html

Please join us for a career forum on opportunities for young lawyers and law students to gain practical experience overseas. Hear from a range of speakers about their personal stories and impressions of internships at the international tribunals and studying IHL and ICL overseas.

There will be a chance to ask questions about what skills and experience you need to develop in order to be successful in applying for an internship or overseas study placement yourself.

3. Vanessa Zimmerman, Legal Advisor to Professor John Ruggie the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Business and Human Rights

Presented by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law; “Business and Human Rights at Home and Abroad: an Update on the Work of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Business and Human Rights”

For further information please see Background Information

4. Will the Revolution be Tweeted? The Role of Social Media in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights

You are invited to the public forum by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and the Human Rights Law Resource Centre

Panelists

• Professor Sarah Joseph, Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law
• Simon Sheikh, National Director of GetUp!
• Jonathan Green, Editor of The Drum, ABC
• Alex Pagliaro, Refugee Campaign Coordinator, Amnesty International Australia

In an influential article in The New Yorker, entitled “Small Change: Why the Revolution will not be Tweeted”, Malcolm Gladwell argues that, far from supporting social movements and social change, social media may actually undermine them. Social media creates weak ties and can contribute to “networked authoritarianism” just as much as to progressive social change, Gladwell says.

In response, Clay Shirky, Professor of New Media at NYU, argues that social media can be used as a critical tool for the sharing of information and enhanced social engagement and mobilisation, empowering “loosely coordinated publics to demand change”. He points to the role of social media in recent revolutions from Tunisia, to Egypt, to Libya.
Join our expert panel to debate these views and discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of social media to promote and protect human rights.

Further information please see:
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2011/social-media.html

NB: If this particular educational activity is relevant to your immediate or long term needs in relation to your professional development and practice of the law, then you should claim one ‘unit’ for each hour of attendance.

5. Victorian Association for Dispute Resolution

On Tuesday 22 March, Amie Cousins, Conciliation Manager from the Financial Ombudsman Service, will be speaking at a VADR CPD presentation on the topic : “Strategies for Power Imbalances. Case study, the Financial Ombudsman

This information has relevance for any mediator, lawyer or body dealing with power imbalances in mediation on a regular basis, dealing with consumers or dealing with conflicts between organisations and individuals.

People who wish to attend can email
admin@vadr.asn.au or president@vadr.asn.au

Details are also available on the website www.vadr.asn.au and see Dispute Resolution. Please feel free to pass on details of the event to anyone you feel may be interested.

1. 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.

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1. Aurora Internships

The Aurora Native Title Internship Program places law, anthropology and other social science (archaeology, cultural heritage, environmental management,  human geography, history and sociology) students and graduates from Australian universities, at Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and other organisations involved in policy development, social justice and Indigenous affairs.   The program introduces candidates to career opportunities in native title and Indigenous affairs and at the same time provides assistance to under-resourced and over-worked organisations.

Applications for the upcoming winter 2011 round of Aurora internships will be open from Monday 7 March to Friday 1 April, 2011.

Applications can be submitted on-line via the Aurora website at www.auroraproject.com.au.

2. Faculty Managed Internship

Zaid Ibrahim & Co. – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Applications are now open and close Friday 11 March, 2011.

Minimum of 4 weeks from end June (after exam period) to end July.

Application & Eligibility details –
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/internships/zaid-ibrahim-internships.html

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

Queries:  cathy.meredith@monash.edu or (03) 9905 3311

3. 2011 Law Malaysia Program – Applications Now Open!

• Monash Sunway campus in Malaysia, located near Kuala Lumpur
• 4 July – 26 August
• Full semester of law studies
• Applications are now open and the closing date has been extended to Thursday 31 March, 2011
• Monash Abroad travel grants will be available. For further information see http://www.monash.edu.au/students/studyabroad/grants/short-term/travel.html
• Small classes, with students from partner universities, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Paris
• Taught by academic staff from Monash and overseas universities
• Further information including application form – http://www.law.monash.edu.au/internships/overseas-study-programs/overseas-study-programs-prato-malaysia.html

4. Linklaters’ Clerkship Presentation

For ten years, the internationally recognized and prestigious law firm Linklaters (which has its headquarters in London) has been taking some of Australia’s most talented and enthusiastic law students and exposing them to the challenges and rewards of life in a global law firm. Most of them go on to join, train and practise with Linklaters after their clerkship.

Come and hear more about Linklaters’ clerkship opportunities in London for penultimate-year law students at their employer presentation:

Staff from Linklaters will discuss its people and culture, as well as the work it is doing in an increasingly challenging market. Following the presentation there will be an opportunity to answer any questions students may have about pursuing a career in London and working for this truly global law firm.

For more information about Linklaters, and to apply, please visit: 
www.linklaters.com/ukgrads

‘Women Barristers in Victoria – Then and Now’ Exhibition

The ‘Women Barristers in Victoria – Then and Now’ exhibition will be on the first floor of the Law Library, near the lab, from Monday 7 March – Monday 14 March, 2011. This exhibition tracks the key developments in the history of women barristers, their challenges, significant achievements and contributions to the legal profession.

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. Faculty of Law Recorded Lectures

For Semester 1, 2011 list of recorded lectures please see:
http://www.mulo.monash.edu.au/fac-law.html

3. Free Commonwealth and State Legislation using eComPress

eComPress Electronic Publishing Solutions are ideally suited to meet the legislative publication needs of Law, Accounting and Business students and academics.

We are offering Australian tertiary institutions FREE download copies of Commonwealth and NSW State Legislation for:

• LAN/WAN Network installation for use within the University Law, Accounting and Business Departments.
• Installation on the academics PC for off-line access
• Installation on Student PC’s.

N.B. All publications will be updated bi-annually on the first of January and July.

Order your FREE complimentary Network version outlining the legislation you require, by emailing sales@eis.com.au today.

For further information please see eComPress

4. 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.

Legal (r)evolution. A symposium of legal ideas for a better world.

Tickets are now available at our website www.progressivelawnetwork.org.au
For further information please see: The Progressive Law Network

5. 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.

Please refer their web site http://www.surgeons.org/scholarships.htm for the relevant information

1. Library Learning Skills Seminar 3: Managing the Set Readings, Lectures, Note-taking and Tutorials.

Students often feel overwhelmed by the amount and density of the readings, and how to link these to the lectures and tutorials.   The key is note-taking techniques that tie these together and lead to exam summaries.

This session is held in the Law library 3rd floor meeting room (limited capacity) from 12 – 1 pm, then repeated from 1 – 2 pm in L5.

Bookings on www.lib.monash.edu/learning-skills/ and follow the links using Law as a keyword.

1. Learning Skills

Postgraduate law students are invited to contact Rosemary Shaw – Learning Skills Adviser – to arrange a consultation to discuss their assessment tasks and law studies in general. A number of classes are also offered at the Law Chambers.

For more information, please visit the website at:
http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/classes/law/learning-skills.html

1. Fees – Change for Summer / Winter Law Units

As of winter 2011, student should note that units offered by the Faculty of Law during the winter or summer teaching periods will be charged as per a student’s current fee status, ie students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) may undertake summer and winter semester units on a CSP basis and will pay the relevant Student Contribution Amount (SCA) per unit.

NB The decision to offer units at CSP rates is an individual faculty’s decision. Students must refer to each individual unit on any other faculty’s summer/winter web sites to ascertain if the unit is being offered on a CSP or full -fee basis for CSP students.

Please see http://www.monash.edu.au/fees/resources/policy/course-fees.html for the University’s Student Fees Policy.

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