General Notices
1. FLAP
Volunteering at the (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 Family Law Assistance Program.
For an application form please email the Volunteer Coordinator at mols-volunteer@monash.edu
Please note that FLAP recruits on an as-needed basis several times a year. All students will be placed on a waiting list and will be contacted and provided with information prior to recruitment. Please email Cara at mols-volunteer@monash.edu if you have any further queries.
2. Interested in Human Rights?
For those of you starting here for the first time, welcome to Monash. For those of you returning, welcome back.
If you’re interested in human rights, then you should join the Castan Centre, a research centre based in the Law Faculty. Membership is free and you’ll get invitations to our (mostly free) public events, a copy of our bi-annual newsletter and information on other exciting human rights developments. Most importantly, the Castan Centre also has lots of opportunities for students to be involved throughout the year, including in-house internships, our amazing Global Internships, a moot competition and a careers series. You can find out about all of these programs via email if you’re a member.
Just click here to join.
We’re also very active on social media. You can check us out here:
Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CastanCentre
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCastanCentre
Watch us on Youtube: www.youtube.com/castancentre
Read our blog: www.castancentre.com
Read our Global Interns’ blog: www.castanglobalinterns.wordpress.com/
3. Volunteering at MOLS
Are you a first to third year Law student or JD student in your first six trimesters of your degree and looking for the opportunity to gain some invaluable practical legal experience?
Applications for the Wednesday Night Advice Only Session will open 8am 25 February 2013 until 5pm 10 March 2013, please note that late applications will not be accepted.
You are applying to be part of the Wednesday night volunteer 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. Commencement date is April 2013.
In each session you will:
- Interview clients along with another law student
- Develop practical legal skills as well as research skills
- Have the opportunity to learn and work under the supervision of qualified lawyers and barristers.