Law Student Gazette

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. Allen & Overy Hong Kong Information Session

Interested in working in Hong Kong in an international legal practice?

If you are considering pursuing a long term legal career in Hong Kong, a June/July 2012 summer placement with Allen & Overy may be the very best place to start.  A & O is an international law firm with more than 36 offices in 26 countries across the world.  Allen & Overy is looking for Monash University law students interested in participating in a first-class training programme, gain global experience, work on cutting-edge deals and learn from lawyers who are leaders in their field of practice.

To find out more about this exciting career opportunity, you are invited to attend an information session on Friday, March 23, 2012 from 1 – 2 pm, in Lecture Room 3, Law Building.

RSVPing is essential, and should be sent to law-marketing@monash.edu

For more information, please see A&O Monash Information Session Flyer, or visit www.allenovery.com/careers and select ‘Hong Kong’.

3. Linklaters Hong Kong Recruitment Presentation

Linklaters is a global law firm that advises the world’s leading companies, financial institutions and governments on their most important and challenging transactions and assignments. As an ambitious and innovative firm, they aim to become the leading premium global law firm. Whilst other law firms may have strengths in particular areas, Linklater’s firm is strong across the full range of corporate, financial and commercial law, making it a particularly stimulating place to train as a business lawyer.

Linklaters is looking for law students, who have a strong interest in progressing their career and gaining invaluable experience in a Hong Kong law firm.  If you are interested in finding out more, please attend the upcoming Linklaters information session:

Date: Friday 23 March, 2.30-3.30pm
Venue: L2, Building 12, Clayton Campus

4. Contact Singapore Work-in-Singapore Information Session

Date: Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Time: 1pm to 2pm (Light refreshments will be provided)
Venue: Monash University Clayton, L4, Ground Floor, Building 12
Register: Here.
Enquiries: australia@contactsingapore.sg or call 02 9232 3149.

Interested in a rewarding career in Singapore? Located at the crossroads of Asia, Singapore is an ever-evolving, fast-paced city that offers a harmonious blend of Eastern and Western cultures, cuisines, art and architecture on the island. Contact Singapore invites you to an Information Session to explore the exciting career opportunities that await you in this vibrant city!

Special Guests: Representatives from Freehills will be in attendance!

5. Clinical Legal Education Program at Monash

Eager to start gaining experience in the legal field now? Consider enrolling in professional practice units to manage your own files covering a wide range of legal matters, attend state and federal courts and liaise with legal practitioners on a regular basis! Go to the following pages for more information:

LAW5216 Professional Practice

LAW5218 Family Law Assistance Program (Professional Practice)

Please note: submit your application now for a chance to be accepted into the FLAP program for trimester 2!

6. Volunteering at the Family Law Assistance Program (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 to volunteer at FLAP.

You can do so by sending an email to Jenn Lindstrom (Volunteer Coordinator) at mols-volunteer@monash.edu to obtain an application for waiting list form.

Please note that FLAP recruits on a needs basis several times a year. Students will be contacted and provided with further information when opportunities arise. Please email Jenn if you have any further queries.

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1. Secretary Member Support – Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

The position of Secretary Member Support supports the administration of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) by providing secretarial services to members and mediators.

The position is on a full time basis for a fixed term period until June 2012. Applications close 21 March 2012.

To apply for this position, please follow this link.

Applicants may contact Kerry Helmers, Manager of Member Support, if they have any questions on 9628 9739.

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:
Early bird discount: $65 (before 1 March 2012)
Full price: $75
Concession early bird discount (student, unemployed, NGO before 1 March 2012): $30
Concession full price: $35 (1 March 2012 on)

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. Non-violent Resistance in the Middle East (Public Lecture-All Welcome)

Date: Monday, 19 March 2012
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Venue: Monash Conference Centre, Level 7, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or tel. 9905 3327
Full details: Here.

Public Lecture – All Welcome

The power of strategic nonviolent action—which has previously brought down autocratic regimes from the Philippines to Poland and from Chile to Serbia—has made its mark on the Middle East during the past sixteen months, challenging the legitimacy of both pro-Western and anti-Western regimes as well as military occupations in the West Bank and Western Sahara. Indeed, it has been millions of ordinary Arabs—men and women, Muslim and Christian, poor and middle class, young and old—who have challenged the assumptions of both Islamist extremists and Western imperialists on how change can take place as a result of their quest for political freedom and social justice. Professor Zunes, an authority on both Middle Eastern politics and civil insurrections, will examine the recent and ongoing struggles in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Bahrain, Syria, Western Sahara and elsewhere, their implications for Western powers, and the prospects for democracy.

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.

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 27^th 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.

4. Non-violent Resistance in the Middle East (Public Lecture-All Welcome)

Date: Monday, 19 March 2012
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Venue: Monash Conference Centre, Level 7, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or tel. 9905 3327
Full details: Here.

Public Lecture – All Welcome

The power of strategic nonviolent action—which has previously brought down autocratic regimes from the Philippines to Poland and from Chile to Serbia—has made its mark on the Middle East during the past sixteen months, challenging the legitimacy of both pro-Western and anti-Western regimes as well as military occupations in the West Bank and Western Sahara. Indeed, it has been millions of ordinary Arabs—men and women, Muslim and Christian, poor and middle class, young and old—who have challenged the assumptions of both Islamist extremists and Western imperialists on how change can take place as a result of their quest for political freedom and social justice. Professor Zunes, an authority on both Middle Eastern politics and civil insurrections, will examine the recent and ongoing struggles in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Bahrain, Syria, Western Sahara and elsewhere, their implications for Western powers, and the prospects for democracy.

5. Progressive Law Network Event

The Progressive Law Network is excited to invite you to the Legal (r)Evolution Conference 2012 – People. Planet. System.

Keynote address: The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
Panelists include:

David Manne – Executive Director of the Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre;
Felicity Millner – Principal Solicitor, Environment Defenders Office (VIC);
The Hon. Chief Justice Brian Preston – Chief Justice of the NSW Land and Environment Court, NSW.

When: Friday, 16 March from 9.30am to 4.30pm
Where: Monash Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne.
Tickets: Tickets and more information on speakers available at the website.

6. Forensic Foundations

Forensic Foundations are holding two seminars, one entitled ‘Expert Witness Training’, and the other ‘DNA for Legal Practitioners’.  For further information, please see the Forensic Foundations website.

1. Faculty Request for Students to Tutor in Torts A

The Faculty is urgently seeking a student who can provide personal face-to-face tutoring in Torts A for up to 2 hours per week and up to five hours per week in the exam period, if necessary for a current student. The person would be paid for this work. Please email Dr Karinne Ludlow on karinne.ludlow@monash.edu with your application and CV.

1. Australian Government – Rio Tinto NTRB Scholarships for Graduates

We are pleased to announce that Rio Tinto and The Australian Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) are again offering two scholarships to lawyers currently working, or interested in working at Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) or Native Title Service Providers (NTSPs).

Successful candidates will undertake a one year Masters of Laws (LLM) in Mineral Law and Policy at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee and must commit to work within an NTRB or NTSP for a minimum period of two years upon their return.

Further information, as well as the on-line application form, can be found at here.

Information on the LLM in Mineral Law and Policy Program please see here.

Please feel free to contact the scholarships team at scholarships@auroraproject.com.au should you have any questions.

1. Graduate Women Victoria Scholarships

Graduate Women Victoria is the new name for the Australian Federation of Universities Women Victoria, and are again offering annual scholarship assistance for women enrolled in universities in Victoria. The scholarships and bursaries range from $2000 to $5000, and are offered to women enrolled in 2012, in the following undergraduate courses at Victorian universities:

• Fourth year honours in an undergraduate degree

• Indigenous female students enrolled in an undergraduate degree

Applicants are asked to demonstrate that they are or have been experiencing disadvantage in the pursuit of their studies. Full details of all these scholarships, including application forms and referee guidelines, may be found on the Graduate Women Victoria website, and further information here Graduate Women Victoria.

2. 2012 Law Malaysia Program

2012 Law Malaysia Program-Applications now open!

• 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.

3. Allen & Overy Hong Kong Information Session

Interested in working in Hong Kong in an international legal practice?

If you are considering pursuing a long term legal career in Hong Kong, a June/July 2012 summer placement with Allen & Overy may be the very best place to start.  A & O is an international law firm with more than 36 offices in 26 countries across the world.  Allen & Overy is looking for Monash University law students interested in participating in a first-class training programme, gain global experience, work on cutting-edge deals and learn from lawyers who are leaders in their field of practice.

To find out more about this exciting career opportunity, you are invited to attend an information session on Friday, March 23, 2012 from 1 – 2 pm, in Lecture Room 3, Law Building.

RSVPing is essential, and should be sent to law-marketing@monash.edu

For more information, please see A&O Monash Information Session Flyer, or visit www.allenovery.com/careers and select ‘Hong Kong’.

4. 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 to volunteer at FLAP.

You can do so by sending a copy of the application form to the Volunteer Coordinator  at mols-volunteer@monash.edu

Please note that FLAP recruits are required 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.

5. Eager to Start Gaining Experience in the Legal Field?

Consider enrolling in professional practice to manage your own files, attend court and liaise with legal practitioners on a regular bass! Click on the following links for more information.

LAW5218 Family law assistance program (professional practice)

LAW5216 Professional practice

Please note: submit your application now for a chance to be accepted into the FLAP program for trimester 2!

6. Applications now Open for Law School Ambassador Program 2012 & 2013

2012 & 13 Ambassador Program applications open 9.00 am Monday February 27, and close C.O.B. Friday 9 March, 2012.

The Program has grown in stature, reputation and developed over the past 4 years, with Ambassadors now running projects such as Staff Student Debates, Law Beyond Practice Evenings, Breakfast with Barristers, and Open Day Presentations, to name a few. Students will gain invaluable skills to assist in their leadership potential and future employability. Please check your eligibility (4 law Units completed), that you can commit to the program dates and find more information at the website.

To apply, complete the application form, and email the form to Lloyd.England@monash.edu. Selection will be based on a combination of application and interviews in Week 3 by Senior Ambassadors. The Senior Ambassadors from the 2012 & 13 Program look forward to you joining them for this years’ events and collaborations.

7. Linklaters Hong Kong Recruitment Presentation

Linklaters is a global law firm that advises the world’s leading companies, financial institutions and governments on their most important and challenging transactions and assignments. As an ambitious and innovative firm, they aim to become the leading premium global law firm. Whilst other law firms may have strengths in particular areas, Linklater’s firm is strong across the full range of corporate, financial and commercial law, making it a particularly stimulating place to train as a business lawyer.

Linklaters is looking for law students, who have a strong interest in progressing their career and gaining invaluable experience in a Hong Kong law firm.  If you are interested in finding out more, please attend the upcoming Linklaters information session:

Date: Friday 23 March, 2.30-3.30pm
Venue: L2, Building 12

8. Contact Singapore Work-in-Singapore Information Session

Date: Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Time: 1pm to 2pm (Light refreshments will be provided)
Venue: Monash University Clayton, L4, Ground Floor, Building 12
Register: Here.
Enquiries: australia@contactsingapore.sg or call 02 9232 3149.

Interested in a rewarding career in Singapore? Located at the crossroads of Asia, Singapore is an ever-evolving, fast-paced city that offers a harmonious blend of Eastern and Western cultures, cuisines, art and architecture on the island. Contact Singapore invites you to an Information Session to explore the exciting career opportunities that await you in this vibrant city!

Special Guests: Representatives from Freehills will be in attendance!

.: End of Student Gazette 5.3.2012 :.