Events
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