Law Student Gazette

1. Call for Papers – Federal Law Review

The Zines Prize for Excellence in Legal Research – ANU College of Law

The Federal Law Review is pleased to announce an annual prize to be awarded for excellence in legal research. The prize will be awarded to an author whose is published in the Federal Law Review.

The intention of the prize is to encourage and reward outstanding legal scholarship in Australia and to recognise the many contributions Professor Zines has made to the better understanding of areas of law of interest to the Federal Law Review.

The inaugural winner of the prize was Dr Patrick Emerton, for his article ‘Political Freedoms and Entitlements in the Australian Constitution – An example of Referential Intentions Yielding Unintended Legal Consequences’ (2010) 38Federal Law Review 169.

We welcome submissions to: flr.law@anu.edu.au

2. Call for Papers – Law and Its Accidents: Melbourne Doctoral Forum on Legal Theory

Thursday 15 – Friday 16 December, 2011

The fourth annual workshop will again bring together higher research students and early career researchers, who in different disciplines and across diverse fields of scholarship, engage with law and its theoretical and methodological questions.

This year we embark on an investigation of law and its accidents, because to critically engage with legal theory is not only to track the modalities of law, but also to probe its interstices. It is to expose law’s fault-lines and its exceptions, its interruptions and its crises, but also its coincidences and serendipities. This workshop will try not just to prod those fragile points where law buckles and sways, but attempt to build new jurisprudential approaches to understanding the happenstances of law.

Relevant areas of law may include (this list is not exhaustive): law and culture, law and technology, law and the humanities, environmental law, employment law, tort law, international law, military law, migration law, and law and economics.
A limited number of bursaries will be available for interstate and international presenting participants who are unable to claim funding to cover the full cost of travel from their home institution. The bursaries are intended to contribute towards travel expenses. Please indicate in your application whether you would like to be considered for a bursary.

For further information and possible topics please see Law and Its Accidents

Conference Organisers: Jake Goldenfein, Laura Petersen and Marc Trabsky

Send abstracts of 500 words and biographies of 100 words to law-mdflt@unimelb.edu.au by Monday 19 September, 2011.

3. Mental Health First Aid

Mental health first aid is the help given to someone with a mental health problem before they get professional help.

Training in mental health first aid

The training for Monash staff and students will help you:

• Help people in the early stages of mental health problems
• Recognise the signs and symptoms of these problems
• Know where and how to get help

Understand what types of help are effective

Faculty is offering to pay for Mental Health First Aid Training if you are a 2011 Peer Mentor.

This is a two day course and participants will receive a certificate upon completion.

More information is available at:
http://www.monash.edu.au/health-wellbeing/staff/mental-health-first-aid.html

Please email expressions of interest to lloyd.england@monash.edu if you would like to take part and a date will be arranged early in Semester 2.

4. The Victoria Law Foundation’s Small Grants Now Available

The Victoria Law Foundation’s Small Grants are available to organisations for legal projects and programs in Victoria.

Grants of up to $5000 may be used for law-related projects that will benefit the people of Victoria including:

• reprinting of legal publications;
• seed funding;
• community education programs; and/or
• other projects in relation to the law that benefit Victorians.

Small Grants have a rolling deadline with applications accepted any time throughout the year. The application form is easy to complete and decisions are usually made within two weeks.

For more information and an application form visit:
www.victorialawfoundation.org.au

If you have an idea for a project, please contact the Grants and Awards Manager on 9604 8100 to discuss.

Upcoming Postgraduate Units with Places still available:

LAW7246 Privacy and information security law in cyberspace
Associate Professor Moira Paterson
S2 Semi-intensive
City 3, 10,  24, 31 August 9:00am – 4:30pm

LAW7333 Comparative bills of rights
Dr Angela Ward (International Visitor)
S2 Intensive
City 10, 11, 12, 18, 19  August 9:00am – 3:30pm

LAW7087 Local government law
Mr Mark Hayes
S2 Intensive
City 11, 12, 15, 16 August 9:30am – 4:30pm

1. Animal Law – Offered for a Second Time

Due to demand, animal Law is being offered a second time as an undergraduate subject at Melbourne University in Semester 2, 2011. Enrolment is open to undergraduates and cross-institutional enrolment is also available. The second offering of this subject mimics the popularity of animal law studies at international universities including Harvard, Columbia and McGill Universities.

Cross institutional enrolment is available.

Guest speakers will include world renowned ethicist Professor Peter Singer of Princeton University, who will deliver the second lecture.

The subject will critically examine several areas including the state of Animal Law in Australia, the rights of advocates and protesters and the future of animal welfare law reform. Several recent high profile issues will be analysed such as the impending federal government’s challenge to Japanese whaling before the International Court of Justice, live exports and factory farming.

Classes will be a 2 hour seminar per week with assessment likely being a 90% research essay of 5,000 words. 10% may be class participation/ attendance..

Interested students are advised contact the Law School directly, or alternatively to visit www.undergraduate.law.unimelb.edu.au and navigate to “Administration” (under Current Students), then to Complementary Course Enrollments.

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1. Career seminars – Winter Intensive

One day, six seminars = A kick start to warming up your career.

Wednesday 20 July, 9.15am – 4.15pm, Clayton Campus, Building 8 (Rotunda), Lecture Theatre R2.

For further information please see:
https://careergateway.monash.edu.au/ViewEvent.chpx?id=141543

2. Legal Sector Internship Program

Victoria Law Foundation

The legal sector internship program is an exciting opportunity for law students to gain exposure to the broader legal sector, particularly in legal policy and related areas.

The internship takes place over 20 days either during university holidays or during the semester.

Students are placed with organisations that range from government departments and the courts to advocacy groups and community legal centres.

To apply you must be a current law student at a Victorian university undertaking either an undergraduate law degree or a juris doctorate.

In the application package, you will find information about the internship program and application guidelines.

Applications are now open for placements in two seasons: summer 2011/12 and winter 2012.

For further information please see: www.victorialawfoundation.org.au

3. Presenting as a Professional

Learn how to impress employers face-to-face. Presenting as a professional is a 1-day program supporting students and recent graduates in their preparation for professional employment. There are only 90 places available.

Thursday 21 July, 9.15am – 5.00pm, Caulfield Campus.

For further information please see:
http://www.careers.monash.edu.au/students-grads/events/presenting-as-a-professional.html

4. Professional Transitions – Law Program

In semester 2, attend a new career development program designed exclusively for Law students. It is a certificated program focusing on job applications, interview and career management. This program is specifically targeted to assist you in applying into the legal profession within Victoria with speakers from graduate recruiters from top tier firms, paralegal recruitment agencies and legal professional associations.

For further information please see:
https://careergateway.monash.edu.au/BrowseEvents.chpx
and click ‘view all’ under ‘Career programs’.

Furthermore, announcing a new Law careers resource – check out the Open Access Blackboardsite with downloadable resources to help you in your job search, such as sample resumes and cover letters for seasonal clerkship and traineeship applications: http://tinyurl.com/law-blackboard or find it on the Law blackboard site.

1. Alumni Speaker Series: Mission Accomplished? The Death of Osama Bin Laden and what it means for Global Terrorism

For further information and registration details:
http://www.monash.edu.au/news/events/show/alumni-speaker-series-mission-accomplished-the-death-of-osama-bi

2. “Blame it on the WTO? A Human Rights Critique”

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law invites you to a book launch by Mr Tim Costello AO CEO of World Vision Australia.

by Professor Sarah Joseph, Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

3. “Promoting VCAT as an ADR Centre of Excellence”

On Tuesday 12 July, VADR will be hosting a presentation by Justice Iain Ross, President of VCAT who is to speak on the topic: “Promoting VCAT as an ADR Centre of Excellence”. A recent review of ADR processes at VCAT has given the organisation the opportunity to re-examine its future directions.  Justice Ross has had a long career in the law and dispute resolution and we’re very glad he has agreed to discuss this very interesting topic.

1. 2011 ALTC Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

Congratulations to Dr Paula Gerber who has won a 2011 ALTC Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.  These Citations recognise and reward the diverse contribution that individuals and teams make to the quality of student learning.  Citations are awarded to academic, professional and sessional staff, and institutional associates, who have made significant contributions to student learning in a specific area of responsibility over a sustained period.
The Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) offer a number of different types of Awards which are designed to promote good teaching in Australian Higher Education.

For further information please see:
http://opvclt.monash.edu.au/educational-excellence/promoting-excellence/altc-awards.html

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