Law Student Gazette

1. Bingham Trainee Solicitor Position Available in Hong Kong

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.

Bingham is seeking a bright, enthusiastic and personable candidate, who has exceptional academic results from a leading university combined with evidence of extracurricular activities. Candidates must show initiative, drive, confidence and the desire to be part of a challenging yet friendly environment.

Bingham is recognised by FORTUNE magazine for the seventh year running as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work for”. They are committed to fostering a positive work environment in a personal and collegial culture.

For further information about Bingham and application details please see Bingham Hong Kong Position Vacant

2. 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.

During the day you will learn about employability skills, interviewing techniques, networking and more.

Places are filling up fast! For information including how to register, visit:
http://www.careers.monash.edu.au/students-grads/events/presenting-as-a-professional-city.html

1. Notice from Undergraduate and Postgraduate Student Services

Copies of Examination Scripts

A new procedure has been put in place for students who wish to request copies of their exam scripts.  At the end of the exam period the relevant application form will be made available on the Law Faculty website:
http://law.monash.edu.au/current-students/resources/forms/index.html

Students must submit the application form and cash payment of $5 per exam by the due date, which will be clearly stated on the form.  NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Requests made after the closing date will need to follow the University Freedom of Information procedures:
http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/management/governance/freedom-ofinformation-procedures.html

If you have any queries, please contact us as follows:

Undergraduate: Law Student Services, Building 12, Clayton, or by email at law-undergraduate@monash.edu or call 9905 3300.

Postgraduate:  MULC, 555 Londsdale St, City or by email at law-postgraduate@monash.edu or call 99038035

2. Noticeboard Policy

If wanting to post a notice on the boards in the basement area please do the following:

• DO use ONLY black chart pins (if there are not enough available please ask the marketing team on level 2 by calling 52326 on the reception phone)
• DO not use other pins or they will be replaced.
• DO not take pins from other adverts, or take pins from the board when taking an old notice down.
• DO NOT use blue tack, sticky tape or a staple gun to put up notices
• DO NOT place your notices on top of others
• ONLY place notices on the allocated boards, not on other walls and/or windows

In the past few weeks the privilege of the noticeboards has been abused by people taking noticeboard pins. This makes the faculty look messy and disregards other people’s notices.

1. Seminars at the Law Chambers

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 students (any staff who are interested are most welcome too)  to get the best from these databases.

This session is aimed at later year JD, LLM and SJD students and staff.

Friday 4th November from 9.00am – 10.00 am

Please bring a laptop if you have one.

Bookings will be available via the online class booking system:

https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

Legislative Research Refresher

Want a refresher in legislative research? Come to this session to learn more about locating and updating legislation, finding commencement dates, locating extrinsic materials, legislative tracking and more…

This session is aimed at later year JD, LLM and SJD students.

Friday 4th November from 12.00pm – 1.00 pm

Please bring a laptop if you have one.

Bookings will be available via the online class booking system:

https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

Clerkship skills tune-up

Improve your legal research and writing skills for your summer, or winter, clerkship in this hands-on session. Practise these skills and hear Clerkship experiences from your fellow students. This session has been designed to refine skills which will assist during your clerkship and includes research and writing exercises and transition to work. Law firms use clerkships to identify students to take into their traineeship program. Make yours the best clerkship ever.

Friday 11th November from 3.00pm – 5.00 pm

Please bring a laptop if you have one

Bookings will be available via the online class booking system:

https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

2. Seminars at Clayton Campus

Clerkship skills tune-up

Improve your legal research and writing skills for your summer, or winter, clerkship in this hands-on session. Practise these skills and hear Clerkship experiences from your fellow students. This session has been designed to refine skills which will assist during your clerkship and includes research and writing exercises and transition to work. Law firms use clerkships to identify students to take into their traineeship program. Make yours the best clerkship ever.

Monday 21st November from 2.00pm – 4.30 pm

Please bring a laptop if you have one.

Bookings will be available via the online class booking system:

https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

1. Monash Law Postgraduate Research Scholarships

Closing date 31 October 2011

The Faculty of Law invites expressions of interest from Law graduates qualified to undertake postgraduate research leading to a doctoral degree.  We offer the Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).  Some scholarships will be available for suitably qualified candidates.  Successful candidates will receive a  non-taxable stipend for 3 years of full time candidature. In addition, the Law Faculty  gives very favourable consideration to engaging its doctoral students in sessional teaching within its teaching programs.

Applicants should be Australian permanent residents or citizens of Australia or New Zealand with a first class undergraduate honours degree or the equivalent, such as a masters degree with a significant research component, a suitable publication record or a demonstrable research record in your employment.

For more information:

http://law.monash.edu/research/hdr/

Tel 990 53342, or email:  Law-Research@monash.edu

or apply directly online

http://www.mrgs.monash.edu.au/futurestudents/eligibility/

2. Postgraduate Student Services Closed November 3

We would like to advise that staff from the Faculty of Law will be attending a professional development day on Thursday, 3 November 2011. The Postgraduate Student Service office at 555, Lonsdale Street will be unattended on that day.  We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will re-open on 4 November 2011.

1. Undergraduate Student Services Counter Closed November 3

We would like to advise that staff from the Faculty of Law will be attending a professional development day on Thursday, 3 November 2011. The Student Service desk will be unattended on that day.  We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will re-open on 4 November 2011.

.: End of Student Gazette 31.10.2011 :.

1. Copies of Examination Scripts

A new procedure has been put in place for students who wish to request copies of their exam scripts.  At the end of the exam period the relevant application form will be made available on the Law Faculty website:
http://law.monash.edu.au/current-students/resources/forms/index.html

Students must submit the application form and cash payment of $5 per exam by the due date, which will be clearly stated on the form.  NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Requests made after the closing date will need to follow the University Freedom of Information procedures:
http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/management/governance/freedom-ofinformation-procedures.html

Any enquiries regarding obtaining copies of exam scripts can be made in person at the Law Student Services counter:
Email law-undergraduate@monash.edu or calling 9905 3300.

2. Semester 2 SETU Surveys

Please can you make sure that you have completed an online SETU survey for each Semester 2 Unit in which you are enrolled as these close on Friday 28 October. It is very easy to do as you just do it through your my.monash portal.  It is really important that we do get your feedback about what you liked and disliked in your Semester 2 Units including the teaching in the Units. We do value your feedback from the SETU surveys and we use it to help improve our Units.

1. JD Learning Skills Seminar – Chambers

To assist JD students prepare for the upcoming exams, the Law Learning Skills Advisers have organised a one-hour seminar on Tuesday 25 October at 1.00 pm, repeated on Friday 28 October at 1.00pm and 2.00 pm. Bookings on online via my.monash.

2. Seminars at the City Chambers

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 students (any staff who are interested are most welcome too)  to get the best from these databases.
This session is aimed at later year JD, LLM and SJD students and staff.

Friday 4th November from 9.00am – 10.00 am

Please bring a laptop if you have one.

Bookings will be available via the online class booking system:
https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

Legislative Research Refresher

Want a refresher in legislative research? Come to this session to learn more about locating and updating legislation, finding commencement dates, locating extrinsic materials, legislative tracking and more…
This session is aimed at later year JD, LLM and SJD students.

Friday 4th November from 12.00pm – 1.00 pm

Please bring a laptop if you have one.

Bookings will be available via the online class booking system:
https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

Clerkship Skills Tune-up

Improve your legal research and writing skills for your summer, or winter, clerkship in this hands-on session. Practise these skills and hear Clerkship experiences from your fellow students. This session has been designed to refine skills which will assist during your clerkship and includes research and writing exercises and transition to work. Law firms use clerkships to identify students to take into their traineeship program. Make yours the best clerkship ever.

Friday 11th November from 3.00pm – 5.00 pm

Please bring a laptop if you have one.

Bookings will be available via the online class booking system:
https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

1. Monash Law Postgraduate Research Scholarships

Closing date 31 October 2011

The Faculty of Law invites expressions of interest from Law graduates qualified to undertake postgraduate research leading to a doctoral degree.  We offer the Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).  Some scholarships will be available for suitably qualified candidates.  Successful candidates will receive a  non-taxable stipend for 3 years of full time candidature. In addition, the Law Faculty  gives very favourable consideration to engaging its doctoral students in sessional teaching within its teaching programs.

Applicants should be Australian permanent residents or citizens of Australia or New Zealand with a first class undergraduate honours degree or the equivalent, such as a masters degree with a significant research component, a suitable publication record or a demonstrable research record in your employment.

For more information:

http://law.monash.edu/research/hdr/

Tel 990 53342, or email:  Law-Research@monash.edu

or apply directly online

http://www.mrgs.monash.edu.au/futurestudents/eligibility/

2. Postgraduate Student Services Closed November 3

We would like to advise that staff from the Faculty of Law will be attending a professional development day on Thursday, 3 November 2011. The Postgraduate Student Service office at 555, Lonsdale Street will be unattended on that day.  We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will re-open on 4 November 2011.

1. Undergraduate Student Services Counter Closed November 3

We would like to advise that staff from the Faculty of Law will be attending a professional development day on Thursday, 3 November 2011. The Student Service desk will be unattended on that day.  We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will re-open on 4 November 2011.

.: End of Student Gazette 24.10.2011 :.

1. Australian College of Community Association Lawyers

2012 SCHOLARSHIP

Australian College of Community Association Lawyers (ACCAL) invites applications for the Australian College of Community Association Lawyers 2012 Scholarship to contribute to the costs of undertaking postgraduate study in Strata Law or a related field at an approved university of the successful applicant’s choice.

Closing Date – Monday 31 October 2011

Further Information:

For enquiries contact Nina Psaltis, General Manager, ACCAL by email – generalmanager@accal.org.au or by mail PO Box 182, Moorooka Qld 4105. Telephone: 0418 150 557 Facsimile: 07 32558056.

Also please see ACCAL 2012 SCHOLARSHIP and
SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT – ACCAL PRESIDENT MICHAEL ALLEN

2. Robinson Gill Lawyers – Articles Position Vacant

Supervised Workplace Training (Articles) position available in February 2012.

Please email your application marked “Supervised Workplace Training 2012 application” to

Legal@Robinsongill.com.au

3. Volunteer Position – National Native Title Council Law

The National Native Title Council (NNTC) is the peak body representing the alliance of Native Title Representative Bodies and Native Title Service Providers (NTRBs/NTSPs) from around Australia. The NNTC is recruiting two volunteers to work 1 to 1.5 days per week to assist CEO Brian Wyatt and Senior Administrative Officer Carolyn Betts in the day to day management and running of the NNTC. Tasks will vary but are likely to include accompanying the CEO to meetings, conferences and events, legal and policy research and liaison with key stakeholders. The NNTC is located at 638 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne VIC 431.

The applications for this position open 9am 17 October and close 5pm 24 November 2011.

Applications are to include a resume, an academic transcript and a cover letter. The cover letter is to provide evidence of the essential and desirable skills required for this position. The essential skills required for this position include well-developed communication skills and academic achievement. Desirable skills for this position include an understanding of Indigenous culture (and an explanation as to how this understanding was derived) and experience or skills in information technology (including the ability to feed/maintain a website, twitter and facebook page).

Applications are to be addressed to Ms Nadia Stojanova and sent to <nadia.stojanova@nntc.com.au>. Similarly, all questions should be forwarded to this email address.

Interviews will be held on 29 November and 30 November 2011. Additional interview times may be available for special circumstances.

Successful applicants will be notified of their place in the program by 2 December 2011.

Applicants would be expected to begin on approximately 14 January 2012.

For more information about the NNTC visit the NNTC website at http://nntc.com.au/