Careers
1. Allen & Overy, Hong Kong – 2012 Vacation Placement Scheme – DEADLINE EXTENDED
Applications are now open until Tuesday 6 March, 2012
Allen & Overy are inviting Monash law students to apply for a four-week summer vacation placement for June or July 2012.
They are keen to receive applications from penultimate or final year LLB students who are interested in joining our Summer Placement Scheme in Hong Kong in 2012, with a view to applying for a trainee solicitor position in Hong Kong in September 2014.
The interview takes the form of a preparation-free case study. They will assess your ability to work as part of a team, your leadership and presentation skills and entrepreneurial spirit and energy. Excellent academic results are essential and Chinese language skills are highly advantageous.
Their placements include experience in two seats in different departments, a full training programme, a series of challenging assessments, individual coaching from your trainer and a calendar packed with social and pro bono activities. They will also pay PCLL course fees and subsidise living expenses if you accept a training contract with them.
Application:
To ensure the entry requirements for the PCLL courses can be satisfied (particularly the overseas law students), all interested students must visit the websites of:
- The Law Society of Hong Kong
- City University of Hong Kong
- The University of Hong Kong and
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
There are very strict conversion exemptions and examinations that you need to comply with before you can study the PCLL in Hong Kong.
To apply for the Summer Placement Scheme, please go here, then select “Hong Kong” and complete the “Summer Vacation Placement 2012” application form. For all Australia-based students, your online application should reach them no later than 6 March 2012. Please visit their website for more information.
2. Employment and Career Development Activities
2012 dates for career fairs and forums, seminars and workshops, and availability of the education consultant.
The current program running for the month of March is ‘Resumes That Get Noticed’.
For further information please see here.
3. Teach for Australia Opportunity
Teach For Australia is a unique graduate program. Offering graduates the chance to gain a degree, get paid to work in schools for two years, work towards whatever your career goals are and impact the lives of hundreds of Australian students. Want to know more?
Information Session:
Time: 1-2pm
Date: Tuesday 27th March, 2012
Place: Building 8, lecture theatre R4, Clayton Campus
Register on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/TeachForAustralia
www.teachforaustralia.org
Applications close Tuesday 10 April, 2012
Have more questions? Want to meet alumni? Go to this link to book a time, have a coffee and ask questions on campus. https://teachforaus.doodle.com/dhccqr6e3v5gc8dy
4. Volunteering at Monash Oakleigh Legal Service (MOLS)
Are you a first to third year law student or a JD student in your first three trimesters of your degree, looking for the opportunity to gain some invaluable practical legal experience? Applications for the waiting list 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 are applying to be on the waiting list to be part of the Wednesday night team which provides advice to clients experiencing a wide range of legal problems.
Students are rostered to volunteer on Wednesday nights on a fortnightly basis from 6:15pm until approximately 8:30pm
In each session…you will:
- interview clients along with another law student;
- develop practical legal skills as well as research skills; and
- have the opportunity to learn and work under the supervision of a qualified lawyer and barristers.
Successful applicants will be placed on the waiting list and notified when opportunities arise.
Please email the Volunteer Coordinator at mols-volunteer@monash.edu for a copy of the application form from.
For more information, please see here.
Waiting list application are now open and are accepted until 5pm 9 March 2012, please note that late applications will not be accepted.
We look forward to receiving your application!
4. Legal Internships
The NSW Law Reform Commission invites:
- law students in their final year;
- law students entering their final year in 2013; and
- recent law graduates
to apply for legal internships during the winter university vacation, 2012.
Interns work as volunteers on a full-time basis. The Commission does not provide any remuneration or financial assistance to interns.
An internship at the Law Reform Commission provides an opportunity to work closely with the Commissioners and law reform staff and contribute directly to the development of proposals for law reform. Depending on the reference this could include undertaking research, contributing to drafting consultation documents, assisting with consultation processes, or helping draft reports. The Commission credits the contribution of interns in its published papers.
The Commission seeks to provide a stimulating environment and a varied experience for interns.
Interns should be available to work 6-8 weeks equivalent full-time (this must be comprised of at least 4 weeks full-time work, the remainder can be completed on a part-time or full-time basis) commencing in June or July 2012. Applicants are invited to indicate their availability when applying.
For more information please see the Law Reform Commission’s website.
5. Tipstaff to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Applications are invited for the position of Tipstaff to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Honourable T F Bathurst.
The appointment will commence in late January 2013. Applicants are expected to continue on the staff of the Chief Justice for the year 2014 in the position of Research Director. The primary role of Tipstaff is assisting the Chief Justice with legal research. The Tipstaff also performs a range of court-related duties in Chambers, as well as spending a substantial amount of time in court. In the second year of appointment the tasks to be performed are almost entirely research, with less frequent attendance in court.
For further information, including application, please see here.