Postgraduate Notices
1. Information Sessions at MULC
Trish Hughes, the Learning Skills Adviser, is conducting some additional seminars at the City Chambers during Semester 2. One stream called ‘Beginning legal writing’ is intended for first year JD students and the other called ‘Advanced writing seminars’ is intended for LLM and later-year JD students.
For further details please see the flyer attached PG Seminars and http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/classes/law/learning-skills.html
For further information about the S2 learning skills classes or to arrange any additional classes or a student consultation, please contact Trish by email patricia.hughes@monash.edu or telephone 990-58657.
2. Insight Session – LSS and the JD Portfolio
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers
Date: Tuesday 23 August
Time: 6.00pm – 7.00pm
What: Find out about the inner workings of YOUR LSS Portfolio – YOUR voice on the LSS and to the Faculty. What has been achieved in the first year of this new portfolio, exciting ventures for the future and what is involved in being part of the portfolio. This session will be of particular interest to those considering running for a 2011-2012 JD Portfolio position.
RSVP via: jd@monashlss.com OR http://www.facebook.com/?q=#/event.php?eid=109734235793368
3. Insight Session – Politics
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers
Date: Wednesday 14 September
Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
What: how you can use your degree in the field of politics.
Presenter: John Thwaites, the former Deputy Premier of Victoria (1999 – 2007), Minister for Health, Minister for Planning, Minister for Environment, Minister for Water, Minister for Victorian Communities and Victoria’s first Minister for Climate Change.
4. Insight Session – Human Rights and In House
DATE CHANGED due to a change in the guest speaker’s availability. See next week’s Law Gazette for the new date.
Monash University Law Chambers
Presenter: Fiona McLeay, Executive Director of Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH) and former General Counsel of World Vision
5. Law Chambers Research Sessions on September 2 : Westlaw and Lexis Basics
Westlaw and Lexis are two of the world’s largest legal databases. They contain hundreds of full text journals and primary sources from the UK, US, Canada and other jurisdictions. Sandra Pyke from the Law Library will be conducting sessions at the Law Chambers to help you get the best from these databases.
The sessions are aimed at later year JD students and LLM.
When: Friday 2 September 9 – 10 am or 12 – 1 pm
Bookings are available via the online class booking system
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