Law Student Gazette

1. LSS Survey About the Curriculum Review

The Law Faculty is currently undertaking a Curriculum Review, details of which can be accessed at  http://www.law.monash.edu/current-students/combo-review-page.html

In order to best represent UG students’ views, the Monash LSS warmly invites all UG students to participate in their survey which can be found at  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/lsscrsurvey.   This survey, which will take about 10-15 minutes, will be open until midnight Sunday 21st August. Please don’t miss out on having your say in this important submission to the Law Faculty as many of the issues will significantly affect current UG students.

Please note: The LSS JD representatives are collecting the JD student responses separately.

1. Applying for Alternative Routes to “Admission To Practice” at Chambers

Penultimate or final year students who are seeking alternative routes into the Law industry should attend. We will be covering how to find opportunities and how to make a great application.

Friday 19 August, 5.15pm – 6.00pm
https://careergateway.monash.edu.au/ViewEvent.chpx?id=143120

2. Faculty of Law Open Access Blackboard Careers Space

Direct link:

https://my.monash.edu.au/services/learning_online/open_access/?action=add&section_id=91346

3. John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship

The Law Council of Australia is now accepting applications for the John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship for 2012. Applications close 4 November 2011.

The John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship is available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in an approved course of study provided by an Australian tertiary institute, which is a prerequisite to admission as a legal practitioner in any Australian jurisdiction.

More information about the Scholarships can be found in the attached brochure, or from our website at http://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/about/scholarships/koowarta.cfm

For further information please see Koowarta Scholarship 2012

4. Professional Transitions – Law Program

Are you a Law student looking develop skills to assist your transition into a professional setting?  If so, attend Professional Transitions – Law! The program has been developed by Employment and Career Development with Lloyd England, Student Experience Manager and is being delivered by employers such as Blake Dawson, DLA Piper and industry representatives like the Law Institute Victoria, Victorian Bar Student Engagement Committee and Michael Page – Legal recruitment agency.

Every Tuesday from 16 August 2011 onwards, 1.00-2.00pm
Building 12, Lecture Theatre L3, Clayton Campus

For more details and to book visit: http://tinyurl.com/professional-transitions

5. The Charlie Perkins Scholarships – Now Accepting Applications

Each year the Charlie Perkins Scholarship Trust offers two scholarships for Indigenous postgraduates to study at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge for up to three years.

The Perkins Trust website provides comprehensive information on the scholarship criteria, how to apply, key dates, etc. (www.perkinstrust.com.au).   Also, attached please find a flyer with more information.

Please note that the closing date for this year has been brought forward and applications will close on Friday 14th October 2011.   The Charlie Perkins Scholarships will only be awarded to students who have been accepted to either the University of Oxford or Cambridge.  In most instances, this will require a First Class Honours degree or a very strong Second Class Honours degree.

If you require any clarification on the information contained on the website, please do not hesitate to contact Marshall Thurlow on marshall.thurlow@auroraproject.com.au

6. Volunteering at Monash Oakleigh Legal Service (MOLS)

Are you a first to third year law student looking for the opportunity to gain some invaluable practical legal experience?

Applications are now open for the “Wednesday Night Advice Only” volunteer group at MOLS, which is located next to Monash Clayton Campus at 60 Beddoe Avenue.

What is it all about?

• · You will be part of the Wednesday night team which provides advice to clients experiencing a wide range of legal problems.
• · you will be rostered to volunteer on Wednesday nights on a fortnightly basis from 6:15pm until approximately 8:30pm
• · you will interview clients along with another law student
• · you will develop practical legal skills as well as research skills
• · you will have the opportunity to learn and work under the supervision of a qualified lawyer

Successful applicants will volunteer for a six month period starting from the end of September through to mid/end of April 2012 (with Christmas break).

Please download the application form from:

http://www.communitylaw.org.au/monashoakleigh/cb_pages/Volunteering.php.

Once you have completed the application, please email all relevant documents to Jenn Lindstrom at mols-volunteer@monash.edu or post it to Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service (60 Beddoe Avenue, Clayton VIC 3168). Applications are accepted until COB 19 August 2011, please note that late applications will not be accepted.

We look forward to receiving your application!

7. Volunteering at the Family Law Assistance Program (MOLS/FLAP)

If you are in your second year of your law degree (and above), we encourage you to put your name on the waiting list. You can do so by sending an email with your full name, year level, email address and phone number to mols-volunteer@monash.edu.

Please note that FLAP recruits on an as-needed basis several times a year so all waiting list students will be contacted and provided with information prior to recruitment. Please email Jenn Lindstrom at mols-volunteer@monash.edu if you have any further queries.

8. Volunteering at Monash Oakleigh Legal Service (MOLS) as a Mentor

If you have previously completed a Professional Practice unit and interested in applying for a position as a mentor for the MOLS Advice Only Program, please email Jenn at mols-volunteer@monash.edu to ask for an application form. Applications close COB 19 August 2011.

9. Castan Centre Global Internship Program – Information Seminar

This year the Global Internship Program will send 11 outstanding Monash Law students to human rights organisations in New York, Geneva, The Hague, Kuala Lumpur, South Africa, Accra, Haiti and Mumbai. Students will receive a contribution from the Student Mobility Fund and the Castan Centre Global Internship fund to assist them with their expenses.

Internships will be offered at the following organisations:

• Human Rights First, New York City
• International Women’s Rights Action Watch – Asia Pacific, Kuala Lumpur and Genevas
• United Nations Special Rapporteur on the  Right to Health – Mumbai, India
• International Commission of Jurists, Geneva
• Human Rights Advocacy Centre, Accra Ghana
• Center for Constitutional Rights, New York City
• Plan Australia, Haiti
• Oxfam Australia, South Africa (2 positions)
• International Criminal Law Services, The Hague (2 positions)

The information session being held on 27 July from 1-2pm in L5 will outline each of the internships, the application process and feature brief talks from returned interns.

Speakers will be:

• Erica Contini, Project Officer, Castan Centre
• Hester Kelly, returned intern with the Human Rights Advocacy Centre, Accra Ghana
• Lexi Lachal, returned intern with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Mumbai India

For further details please visit:
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/internships/global-intern-program.html.

New application closing deadline  Monday 15 August, 2011.

1. ‘Monash University Pro Vice-Chancellor’s Public Debate: Has Australia become a Nanny State?

When is it justifiable for the government to regulate our behaviour?

As the recent controversies over mandatory limits on poker machines, plain packaging of cigarettes and the internet filter have highlighted, there are significant ideological differences about the limits of state intervention.

Monash University, MAD and the City of Frankston are excited to bring you the 2011 Pro Vice-Chancellor’s Public Debate, on the topic: ‘Has Australia become a nanny state?’.

We are delighted to announce the speaking panel:

Affirmative:

• Catherine Deveny: Prominent social commentator
• Tim Wilson: Head of the Free Trade Unit at the Institute of Public Affairs
• Chris Bisset: Australian Debating Champion 2011

Negative

• Sue Pennicuik: Greens MLC and Acting President
• Professor Shane Thomas: Director of the Problem Gambling Research & Treatment Centre
• Professor Jon Currie: Chair, Victorian Drug & Alcohol Prevention Council

For further information about the debate, please see:
http://www.monash.edu.au/campuses/peninsula/events/pvc-debate.html

2. International Advocacy Campaign on Child Health

Vision Generation and Ignite Monash, in conjunction with Monash University and World Vision Australia, would like to invite you to the launch World Vision’s first international advocacy campaign Child Health Now by attending a forum on:

‘How best to achieve Millennium Development Goals 4 & 5 by 2015’

• MDG 4: Reduce Child Mortality  d
• MDG 5: Improve Maternal Health

The panel guests:

• Reverand Tim Costello
• Sue England
• Dr. Chris Morgan
• Dr. Alison Morgan
• Rami Subhi
• Meg Howe

For further information please see:
Child Health Now Forum

3. The Victorian Charter of Fundamental Rights: A Case of Inappropriate Transplants?

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and the Human Rights Law Centre invite you to a public lecture with Dr Angela Ward of The Bar Council, Law Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

For full details please see:
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2011/ward-lecture.html

Dr Ward will address whether the Charter is suitable for Australian Constitutional conditions, including whether the declaration of incompatibility is appropriate for Australia, and whether suggestions in the Brennan report recommending a federal human rights act would lead to a smoother implantation of Australia’s international human rights obligations. Dr Ward will draw on comparative experiences from the United States and the European Union.
Angela Ward practises at the London Bar, specialising in European Union law and human rights law. She has appeared at all levels of the United Kingdom judiciary, from the House of Lords to magistrates courts, and has also petitioned the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. She was the founding editor of the Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies and is a former Fellow of Magdalene College Cambridge, and Deputy Director of the Centre for European Legal Studies in the Cambridge Law Faculty. She holds a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland, and a Bachelor of Laws with honours from the Australian National University. She is a fellow of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, and the author of over 25 books and articles on EU law and human rights law. She was called to the Bar of Ireland in 2007, and has advised and appeared as counsel in Ireland in cases concerning the Irish “European Convention of Human Rights” Act.

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.

1. Daffodil Day Cancer Council Merchandise for Sale

Pens are available for sale at the Law Student Services counter to help raise funds

to make a difference to the 76 Victorians diagnosed with cancer every day.

Please support the Cancer Council

2. LSS Survey About the Curriculum Review

The Law Faculty is currently undertaking a Curriculum Review, details of which can be accessed here: http://www.law.monash.edu/current-students/combo-review-page.html.

In order to best represent UG students’ views, the Monash LSS warmly invites all UG students to participate in their survey which can be found athttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/lsscrsurvey.   This survey, which will take about 10-15 minutes, will be open until midnight Sunday 21st August. Please don’t miss out on having your say in this important submission to the Law Faculty as many of the issues will significantly affect current UG students.

Please note: The LSS JD representatives are collecting the JD student responses separately.

3. Marie Wallace Equity Bursary Applications Open Soon

The Marie Wallace Equity Bursary was established to assist students from the City of Knox area who are experiencing financial difficulty. Marie Wallace was Mayor of the City of Knox 3 times and a Councillor for over 20 years.

Applications Open Monday 1 August

Eligibility

To be eligible, applicants must be:

• An Australian citizen or holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa, and
• A commencing or continuing undergraduate student, and
• Enrolled or intending to enrol in a full-time undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Law at a Monash campus in Australia, and
• Able to demonstrate financial disadvantage.
• A resident of the City of Knox

Selection criteria

Awarded on the basis of need to eligible applicants.

Value and number available

$2500 one off payment. In 2011 one bursary was awarded.

Retention

Recipients will be required to submit a report to the donor by the end of the year.

Deferability

This bursary cannot be deferred.

For application information and to apply please see:
http://www.adm.monash.edu/scholarships/opportunities/marie-wallace-equity-bursary.html

4. Melbourne East Disability Advocacy (MEDA) Seeking Volunteers

Melbourne East Disability Advocacy (MEDA), is looking to recruit volunteer advocates to provide spokesmanship, practical advocacy, community inclusion and friendship to one person with an intellectual disability in the local community. If you believe in social justice, would like to use your problem solving skills in a practice setting then come and make a difference!  For further information contact phone: 9808 8633 or email: office@meda.org.au or visit our website: www.meda.org.au.

For further information please see MEDA Seeking Volunteers

5. Performance@law  – Mindfulness for Academic Success

Less stress. Better grades.

The MAS program, consisting of 5 weekly sessions, uses the latest mindfulness techniques to help students lower their stress levels and improve their grades. Mindfulness is an attention training practice which has been shown to improve concentration and enhance wellbeing.

The program uses specific mindfulness practices to:

• Reduce stress and anxiety
• Overcome procrastination
• Maximise brain performance
• Learn how to learn better

The program is free for all Monash law students and commences 11 am Friday 26 August. Further information can be found on the attached Registration Form and applications close Friday August 5.

Any inquiries to Lloyd.england@monash.edu or telephone 9905 3385.

To register please see Registration Form

1. LAW4160 Negotiation & Mediation – Semester 2 Places Available

There are places available for the above unit in semester 2.  The unit commences 12th August and runs for 5 Fridays (9am-5pm).

Please refer to the application form for further information and contact Pauline.Smith@monash.edu if you would like to enrol (please include your student ID number)

(LAW1101 and LAW1104 are pre-requisites).  Due to the short timeline, offers will be made on a “first in” basis.

Thank you, Student Services

http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/resources/forms/index.html

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1. BCG Undergraduate Scholarship

Undergraduate Scholarships

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global management consulting firm and the world’s leading advisor on business strategy.

BCG is currently accepting applications for two prestigious Undergraduate Scholarships

• each scholarship is worth $15,000
• we are seeking high-performing penultimate year students
• applications from any discipline are encouraged

To learn more about BCG and the Scholarship application process, visit http://www.bostonconsulting.com.au/careers/working_at_bcg/scholarship/default.aspx

2. BCG Melbourne Demystifying Consulting Workshop

“What is management consulting about?”  An introduction to the life of a management consultant

Curious about management consulting, but not sure what it really is?   On Monday
22 August, BCG Melbourne is holding a ‘demystifying consulting’ workshop for undergraduate students to answer this question and more.

During the half-day workshop, you will meet BCG consultants, learn about their experiences and hear what management consulting entails.  The workshop includes a session on communications and presence skills by a former NIDA trainer, and the opportunity to live the case experience in a session run by BCG Associates (people like you who were recruited by BCG on graduation).

Drinks, nibbles and a relaxed atmosphere are all part of the package!

Places are limited so we invite you to submit your CV to Mary Katergaris at katergaris.mary@bcg.com by no later than Thursday 11 August. Successful submissions will be notified by email.

Student quotes from last year’s workshop:

• This was an excellent workshop – it had impact and lasting value. Nicholas’ instruction was fantastic.
• Provided invaluable insight into the small things you can do to understand yourself better and present yourself powerfully.
• Offered a brilliant mini simulation of developing & presenting a strategy.
• Highlighting the importance of presence and listening in personal and business communication.
• The workshop was excellent: it was very effectively organised and we gained a lot in short time.
• More of it! Was a fantastic day. Thank you!

3. Volunteering at the Family Law Assistance Program (FLAP)

FLAP recruits on an as-needed basis several times a year. For further enquiries, please email Jenn Lindstrom at mols-volunteer@monash.edu

We look forward to receiving your application!

Volunteering at Monash Oakleigh Legal Service (MOLS)

Are you a first to third year law student looking for the opportunity to gain some invaluable practical legal experience?

Applications are now open for the “Wednesday Night Advice Only” volunteer group at MOLS, which is located next to Monash Clayton Campus at 6 Beddoe Avenue.

What is it all about?

• You will be part of the Wednesday night team which provides advice to clients experiencing a wide range of legal problems.
• you will be rostered to volunteer on Wednesday nights on a fortnightly basis from 6:15pm until approximately 8:30pm
• you will interview clients along with another law student
• you will develop practical legal skills as well as research skills
• you will have the opportunity to learn and work under the supervision of a qualified lawyer

Successful applicants will volunteer for a six month period starting from the end of September through to mid/end of April 2012 (with Christmas break).

Please download the application form from:

http://www.communitylaw.org.au/monashoakleigh/cb_pages/Volunteering.php.

Once you have completed the application, please email all relevant documents to Jenn Lindstrom at mols-volunteer@monash.edu or post it to Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service (60 Beddoe Avenue, Clayton VIC 3168). Applications are accepted until COB 19 August 2011, please note that late applications will not be accepted.

4. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

The Prison Legal Education & Assistance Project (PLEA) is currently recruiting volunteers to commence in mid-August 2011.

PLEA is a student-run volunteer organisation, based at Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service which provides legal education to remand inmates at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre and the Metropolitan Remand Centre in Deer Park and the Youth Justice Centre in Parkville.

PLEA is looking for Law Students who are willing to volunteer their time and energy to work with disadvantaged and marginalised people within the prison system. There are three difference volunteer positions available:

• Court Readiness Seminars: After thoroughly researching specific areas of the criminal justice system, Court Readiness volunteers conduct interactive seminars in both the Metropolitan Remand Centre and the Dame Phylis Frost Centre. Volunteers will have direct contact with inmates.
• Parole Seminars: Volunteers are involved in developing and implementing new seminars on parole. Volunteers liaise with Parole authories and other stakeholders whilst researching and developing these seminars.
• Prison Libraries: Volunteers are responsible for a number of tasks related to supporting Prison libraries. These range from up-dating legal materials to providing inmates with guidance in their research.

Volunteers will gain invaluable insight into the criminal law, the prison system and issues of prison justice. All roles require initiation, patience and sensitivity – guided by a firm committment to social justice and incarecration issues.

Applicants are required to commit a minimum of 4 hours per week for 12 months, as well as monthly prison visits.

Click here to submit an online application*

Applications close Midnight Friday 12 August

For further information email volunteer.plea@gmail.com

Alternatively visit:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE9wODZtNVlwNElQY01QbTBfZjl4MGc6MQ

1. International Careers Conference

Discussing the practical issues and challenges experienced when looking to secure when looking to secure a career in the international arena

Keynote Speakers

• Julienne Hince – Deputy State Director of DFAT, Victoria
• Ian Howie – United Nations Representative
• Jane Munro – Head of International House, University of Melbourne

A full day conference program featuring discussions led by prominent industry figures, along with multiple interactive seminars. Gain vital insight into professional development, career opportunities and primary candidate criteria.

Network and speak directly with experienced career representatives from:

the corporate sector, international finance, government, security and intelligence, multilateral institutions, humanitarian assistance, development, NGO and the INGO sector.

For further information please see http://www.aiia.asn.au/vic-icc and  International Careers Conference

1. 2011 Sydney Law School Postgraduate Students Conference – Call for Papers

Participation in the conference will provide an opportunity to present research projects to students and academics from a diverse range of backgrounds. The conference will also act as a forum to explore broader issues around the research process, including research methods and theory, critique and the culture of law.  Day one will include the keynote address and concurrent presentation sessions. Day two will run as a half day and involve discussion sessions on the PhD experience facilitated by leading academics.

Call for Papers

We invite postgraduate research students in law and related fields from universities across Australia to submit an abstract for consideration. The conference will cover topics including:

• Climate & Environmental Law
• Commercial, Contract & Property  Law
• Constitutional, Administrative & Public  Law
• Criminal Law, Criminal Justice & Criminology
• Family & Child Law
• Health & Medical Law
• Indigenous Persons & the Law
• International & Human Rights Law
• Law in the Asia Pacific Region
• Legal, Socio-legal & Regulatory Theory

Keynote Speaker

Professor Gerry Simpson, Melbourne Law School, the University of Melbourne

Deadlines

• Submission of abstracts: Monday 29 August
• Early bird registration: Monday 19 September
• Submission of written papers: Thursday 13 October

Applicants will be required to complete an Abstract Submission Form available on the Postgraduate Conference website.

Prizes, bursaries and financial assistance

A prize of $500 will be awarded for the best written paper presented at the conference.

Financial assistance for travel, accommodation or fee relief is available upon application for students who demonstrate need. For further information please refer to the Postgraduate Conference website.

Registration

A light lunch and post conference drinks is included in the registration fee.  Please note there is no registration fee applicable for those presenting a paper at the conference.

• Early bird registration: $11 (inc GST)
• Full fee registration: $22 (inc GST)

Registrations and secure online payment can be made via the conference online registration form.

For further information

Conference details are available via the Postgraduate Conference website.

For further enquiries, contact Belinda Reeve: law.pgrc@sydney.edu.au

2. PASS program in Contract B

This semester, the Law Faculty is introducing Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) to Contract B.  PASS is built around group discussion and active participation under the guidance of the PASS mentors, 2nd and 3rd year students who have been successful in the unit.  The goals of PASS are to help you develop both confidence in Contract B but also the study strategies that will assist you in all your units.  It’s all about effective and efficient study, and having the opportunity to talk to your peers about any concerns you may have with Contract B or more generally about being a successful uni student.

PASS is new to Law, but not new to Monash, and the evidence shows that regularly attending PASS sessions not only significantly improves your chances of achieving a high grade in the unit but also improves the quality of your university experience.

We will offer ten one-hour study sessions each week.  You will be able to sign up for PASS in Contract B from 9.00am on Monday.  Just go to the Contract B Allocate+ page and choose the PASS session that best fits your timetable.  PASS sessions start in Week 3, and will run through to Week 12.

Please see attached slides for more info!

For further information please see PASS program for Contract B

3. T2-58 Units -SETU Surveys Closing Soon

Could those students enrolled in the T2-58 Units, which are the Prato, Malaysian and T2 JD Units, please note the SETU surveys for these Units  which opened on the 22nd July will close shortly on Friday 5 August. Can you please ensure that you have complete all of your online SETU surveys for the T2-58 Units before this deadline? You can access these SETU surveys via your  my.monash portal.  You may not realise this but if the student responses in a Unit are below 5 then the University will not give us  a Unit evaluation report for that Unit  So if you really want to make your voice heard then you need to get online and tell us what you think!

We do appreciate you making some comments about what you thought about the Unit. However, this needs to be constructive praise and and criticism about things like the Unit design and not comments about the individual teachers please. We particularly do not want you to write any comments of an offensive nature that are in breach of the University’s Equal Opportunity Policy :

http://www.monash.edu.au/equity-diversity/policies/equal-opportunity-policy.html or comments that refer specifically to individual teachers. If you stick to just writing comments about the Unit design then you should be OK. Currently the SETU survey does not ask for any student comments about the teachers.

Many thanks for helping us with this as we do use your comments about the Units and the SETU reports to help us to continually improve the quality of our Units.

Don’t forget that you can look at the Unit evaluation reports for each Semester online at:
https://emuapps.monash.edu.au/unitevaluations/wr/uewr_rp1_public_yearseme.jsp

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