Law Student Gazette

1. Faculty Managed Internship Opportunity

ZICOlaw are Malaysia’s largest law firm with offices located in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.  Their expertise and commitment to goals has led them to be a multiple recipient of the “Malaysian Law Firm of the Year” award from the International Financial Law Review.

An internship is being offered, for four weeks during the period June/July. Applications for  have been extended and will close Friday 6 April 2012.

Application and eligibility details can be found on the Monash Law website. Student Mobility Funding may be provided, please see eligibility criteria.

Queries: cathy.meredith@monash.edu or 9905 3311.

1. Symposium – Recent developments concerning the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Date: Tuesday 24 April 2012
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Time: 9:00am to 2:45pm

This symposium will consider three important current issues in children’s rights, from Australian and international perspectives.

This informative and thought-provoking event will bring together some of Australia’s leading child rights advocates, academics and organisations. It will be an invaluable occasion for those working or studying in the area, as well as anyone with an interest in children’s rights.

Confirmed speakers:
The Hon Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC, Chair of Children’s Rights International
Associate Professor John Tobin, University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Paula Gerber, Monash University
Chris Varney, Former Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations

Registration
Registration fees for the symposium are:
Full price: $75
Concession full price: $35

To register and pay online, please go here.

For more information on the event, please see Convention on the Rights of the Child.

2. Ninth Fiat Justitia Lecture

The Province of Legitimate Expectations Defined: the English and Australian Experience.

By Professor Christopher Forsyth, the Professor of Public Law and Private International Law, Cambridge University

Date: Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Time: 6–7pm (followed by refreshments)
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Wednesday, 21 March 2012, law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630

Patron: The Hon. Michael Black AC, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
Convenors: Professor H P Lee, Sir John Latham Professor of Law, Monash University and Professor Marilyn Pittard, Professor of Law, Monash University

For further information please see here.

3. Victorian Legal Aid

Do you have a passion for social justice? Victoria Legal Aid helps and protects the rights of socially and economically disadvantaged Victorians. With over 600 staff and 14 offices across the state, we are a leading and responsible force for community access to the legal system and for social justice.

Our New Lawyers Program is designed to support first and second year lawyers to develop the knowledge and skills required to effectively represent Victoria Legal Aid’s diverse client base. To hear more about the New Lawyers Program and other employment opportunities at Victoria Legal Aid you are invited to attend;

New Lawyers Program Information Evening:

When: Tuesday 27 March, 2012, 5 pm – 7 pm
Where: Lionel Murphy Centre, 360 Queen Street, Melbourne
Program: Hear our legal practice directors talk about the work of their program area, learn about the New Lawyers Program and listen to the experiences of a current participant, and find out about other employment opportunities at Victoria Legal Aid.
RVSP: nlp@vla.vic.gov.au by Friday 23 March, 2012.

The information session will be followed by drinks where you can meet and ask questions of current New Lawyers Program participants and Victoria Legal Aid and Federation of Community Legal Centre staff.

For more see New Lawyers Program or contact Jackie Mansie, Resourcing Co-ordinator, on (03) 9269 0193 or email nlp@vla.vic.gov.au

4. Law Beyond Practice 2012 – Law Careers Beyond Commercial Firms

Date: Thursday 19 April, 2012
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers Auditorium, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Ticket: $10 (Drinks & Canapés provided)

Seats are strictly limited, so be quick to secure your place by booking online.

Thinking about clerkships and the conventional pathway of commercial law firm practice? Having doubts and wanting to know other options for your hard-earned law degree?

Law Beyond Practice 2012 aims to provide ambitious law students with an insight into an array of career opportunities to use your law degree outside commercial practice. Connect with successful professionals who have chosen less traditional law-related careers, from government departments, not-for-profit organisations, to leaders of the criminal law. Hear their ‘100 Second Pitch’ and then have the opportunity to chat with them – in an informal setting – to discuss legal career insights that are rewarding in both the personal and professional sense.

Confirmed speakers so far:
The Hon. Robert Richter QC
Ms Joh Kirby, Executive Director of Victoria Law Foundation
Cr Charlotte Baines, Monash City Council
Senior Sergeant Therese Fitzgerald, Police Prosecutions Division
Madeline Keating, Carina Ford Immigration Lawyers

1. Order of Merit

Congratulations to the following graduates from Bachelor of Laws in 2011 who have been awarded Order of Merit. Please click through to view an updated list: Order of Merit Updated.

1. Notice of Elections

JD representatives on Postgraduate Consultative Committee:

• Three vacancies – four nominations received.
• Term of Office: one year from the date of the last meeting of the year of the Committee.

JD student representative on the JD Studies Sub-Committee:

• Two vacancies – six nominations received.
• One nomination only was received by the original deadline for nominations, therefore: Lauren Anderson was elected into one of the vacant positions.
• Five nominations are for the remaining vacancy.
• Term of Office: one year from the date of the last meeting of the year of the Sub-Committee.

All candidates have provided personal statements which can be viewed at the Monash website.

Polling hours: 9:00 am – 5.30 pm (Monday — Thursday) or 5:00 (Friday).
Voting dates: Voting ends 5:00pm, Friday, 23rd March 2012.
Eligibility to vote: All voters must be currently enrolled JD students of the Faculty of Law.
Polling Place: Student Services Counter, Level One, Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.

Ballot papers must be completed at the above polling place. Voters are asked to show their Monash student ID card at the polling place.

2. LLM(JD) – Trimester 1 2012 Examination Timetable

2012 Juris Doctor trimester 1 examination timetable is available online here.

3. LLM(JD) – Allocate+ for Trimester 2, 2012 Units

Juris Doctor Trimester 2 2012 units will be open on Allocate+ for self-allocation at 12pm on 2 April 2012.

Students are required to complete the self-allocation online by 5pm on 14 April 2012. Due to the set size of each class, once a stream is full there are no more places available unless some student comes out.

Students who fail to complete the self-allocation will be auto-allocated into any available stream by Monday 16 April 2012.

Allocate+ will then open again for students to make adjustments between 17 April – 4 May 2012.

Students who require to change stream after the adjustment period, must apply in writing to the Faculty by submitting the Changing streams application form, along with the supporting document by Friday 11 May 2012. Late applications or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

1. 2012 Law Malaysia Program-Applications Extended!

2012 Law Malaysia Program-Applications extended until 20 April 2012!

• Monash Sunway campus in Malaysia, located near Kuala Lumpur
• 25 June – 24 August
• Full semester of law studies
• Taught by academic staff from Monash and overseas universities
• Applications are now open and close on Friday 9 March 2012
• Small classes, with students from partner universities, including Hong Kong, Malaysia and Paris

Monash Abroad travel grants will be available. Further information can be found here.

Application process including application form can be found here.

Please see here for further information.

2. Leo Cussen Practical Training Course Information Night

Take a tour of training facilities at 5.15pm followed by presentations by Director PTC and Coordinator online program.

Meet current PTC trainees and PTC graduates now practising law.

Date: Tuesday 3 April 2012
Time: 5 – 7pm
Venue: Leo Cussen Centre for Law, (Level 1) 360 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
Register to attend: ptcadmin@leocussen.vic.edu.au or telephone Tania on 03 9602 3111
Full details: Here.

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3.  Personal Assistant for Senior Commercial Barrister

Support role for senior commercial barrister

• Part-time (approx. 1-2 days per week)
• Flexible hours
• Suited for postgraduate, or final-year undergraduate, law student

You will be responsible for: production and management of documents; dictaphone typing; office management; legal research; and administrative duties.

The successful candidate will be able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines with a calm and confident approach.

Essential skills/experience:

• Advanced computer skills (including Microsoft Office);
• Typing speed of 90+ WPM (95% accuracy);
• Strong attention to detail;
• Demonstrated communication and organisational skills; and
• Strong legal research skills.

Desirable skills/experience:

• Previous experience working in a legal environment;
• Ability to use database software, in particular, FileMaker Pro; and
• Exposure to international commercial arbitration.

Start Date: July 2012 (or soon after)
Location: Level 30, 200 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC, 3000
Applications: Interested persons should email their CV with a covering letter to monichino@vicbar.com.au.

1. Symposium – Recent developments concerning the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Date: Tuesday 24 April 2012
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Time: 9:00am to 2:45pm

This symposium will consider three important current issues in children’s rights, from Australian and international perspectives.

This informative and thought-provoking event will bring together some of Australia’s leading child rights advocates, academics and organisations. It will be an invaluable occasion for those working or studying in the area, as well as anyone with an interest in children’s rights.

Confirmed speakers:
The Hon Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC, Chair of Children’s Rights International
Associate Professor John Tobin, University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Paula Gerber, Monash University
Chris Varney, Former Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations

Registration
Registration fees for the symposium are:
Full price: $75
Concession full price: $35

To register and pay online, please go here.

For more information on the event, please see Convention on the Rights of the Child.

2. Ninth Fiat Justitia Lecture

The Province of Legitimate Expectations Defined: the English and Australian Experience.

By Professor Christopher Forsyth, the Professor of Public Law and Private International Law, Cambridge University

Date: Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Time: 6–7pm (followed by refreshments)
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Wednesday, 21 March 2012, law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630

Patron: The Hon. Michael Black AC, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
Convenors: Professor H P Lee, Sir John Latham Professor of Law, Monash University and Professor Marilyn Pittard, Professor of Law, Monash University

For further information please see here.

3. Meeting Challenges in the Civil Justice System

How has the landscape altered? What are the challenges and opportunities? How does the justice system need to change to stay relevant to the people it serves?

The lecture will focus on current civil justice policy in England and Wales and argue that, as a result of trends over the last fifteen years, the value of a public civil justice system is being challenged, while access to that system is being inhibited both by new procedural and funding measures.

Accompanied by a profound change in civil justice discourse, the relevant interdependent justice policy strands involve the promotion of mediation and the withdrawal of the State from civil disputes; the removal of legal aid from most non-criminal issues; and a reduction in resources for the courts.

For more information please see Critique of Civil Justice Reforms in England.

4. Diversity and Inclusion Week Event: Stepping Into Law

Stepping into Law is a paid internship program designed specifically for university students with disability. These internships are offered at a range of organisations, such as the ATO, Stockland, Spark Helmore Lawyers, Department of Human Services (VIC) and many more.

Come to an information session held by the Australian Network on Disability and find out how you can gain paid work experience in your chosen field.

The internship program not only offers paid experience it also gives students exposure and support throughout the job application and interview process. It also assists with developing a network of contacts within a professional organisation, gaining valuable workplace skills which can be included on your resume and importantly it gives students with disability the opportunity to showcase their abilities.

Many students who have gone through the program have been offered longer term employment, opportunities to transition to graduate programs and confidence to apply for permanent employment.

Take the first step to transitioning to employment and come along:

Date: Tuesday 27 March, 2012
Time: 1pm – 2pm, Clayton campus
Booking and further information: Here

1. Order of Merit

Congratulations to the following graduates from Bachelor of Laws in 2011 who have been awarded Order of Merit. Please click through to view the list: Order of Merit.

1. Research Using LexisNexis

Date: Wednesday 28 March, 2012
Venue: Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Booking: Here

This session will cover how to use LexisNexis.AU effectively and efficiently. It will include:

• Tips/tricks
• ‘Hidden aspects’ of using LexisNexis, e.g. finding a source which isn’t displayed in the dropdown menus
• International content
• Introduction to Lexis.com