Law Student Gazette

1. Allens & Linklaters Clerkship Seminar

As you may know, Allens and Linklaters entered into an integrated alliance in May 2012. Linklaters is a UK-based Magic Circle firm and while the two firms remain independent, they work together for the benefit of clients across the world, and on initiatives such as recruitment.

Linklaters will be visiting Australia to promote their 2014 Australian clerkship recruitment programme. As part of Linklaters’ visit, Allens and Linklaters will be hosting two events in Melbourne, on Tuesday 18 March, 2014 for law students in their penultimate year. These events will be a great opportunity for students to hear more about the two firms, the alliance and our respective clerkship and graduate programmes. There will also be an opportunity to network and meet representatives from Allens and Linklaters.

For further information please see the invitation

2. Eleventh Fiat Justitia Lecture

The Access to Justice Imperative: Rights, Rationalisation or Resolution?

Presented by The Honourable Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC, Supreme Court of Victoria

How have the twin forces of the global human rights movement and economic rationalism affected local efforts to guarantee equal access to justice? The Honourable Chief Justice Warren discusses the current challenges in preserving access to justice reforms and outlines how the courts may respond.

Patron: The Hon. Michael Black AC, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia 1991-2010

Convenors: Professor H P Lee, Sir John Latham Professor of Law, Monash University and Professor Marilyn Pittard, Professor of Law, Monash University

Date: Tuesday 25 March, 2014
Time: 6-7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Wednesday 19 March, email law-marketing@monash.edu or call 9905 2630

Invitation available here

3. Green Steps Training and Internship Opportunity

Interested in how Australian organisations will operate in the future? Most likely, it won’t be ‘business as usual’!

Grow your sustainability knowledge and leadership skills through a hands-on program that has helped launch the careers of many Monash alumni. Green Steps @ Monash involves two intensive training weekends with a selected group of students from different study areas, where you’ll learn the practical tools to help make businesses more sustainable. You’ll then get experience working on real projects with organisations to boost your future employability.

Applications close midnight Sunday 30 March, 2014.

Apply now for the Green Steps @ Monash program – spaces are limited!

For more information see the flyer

Green Steps is run by the Monash Sustainability Institute and is free for selected students from any faculty at Monash’s Victorian campuses.

4. National Commercial Law Seminar: Personal Property Securities Act: Beyond the Transitional Period

Date: Tuesday 18 March 2014
Time: 5:15-6:15pm
Venue: Federal Court of Australia, Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 305 William Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Tuesday 11 March, 2014 to commercial.law.group@monash.edu or (03) 99054135
Click here for invite: Personal Property Securities Act: Beyond the Transitional Period

5. Noel Pearson: Reconciliation, Recognition and Justice

The prominent Indigenous Australian activist Noel Pearson will be delivering a special Melbourne lecture on the movement for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.

This event is free for students: registration required.

Date: Tuesday 8 April, 2014

Time: 6:45 PM

Venue: St Kilda Town Hall, corner of Carlisle Street and Nepean Highway

Register here

Flyer available here

6. Public Lecture with Kenneth Roth Executive Director of Human Rights Watch

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is proud to present:
Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch Surveillance and “The Right to Privacy in a Digital Age”

Date: Wednesday, 2 April 2014
Time: 1pm-2pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details available on the website

Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading international human rights organizations, which operates in more than 90 countries. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch in 1987, Roth served as a federal prosecutor in New York and for the Iran-Contra investigation in Washington, DC. A graduate of Yale Law School and Brown University, Roth has conducted numerous human rights investigations and missions around the world. He has written extensively on a wide range of human rights abuses, devoting special attention to issues of international justice, counterterrorism, the foreign policies of the major powers, and the work of the United Nations.

7. Winning at Mediation: The ICC Competition

The Australian Centre for Justice Innovation at Monash University invites you to an event led by Director, Professor Tania Sourdin, showcasing the successful Monash University mediation team who won Silver at the prestigious International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Mediation Competition in Paris on 12 February this year.

Join us in celebration of this prestigious achievement.

Date: Thursday 20 March, 2014
Time: 5.45 pm for a 6pm start with light refreshments
Venue: Auditorium, Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Before Monday 17 March 2014 email: acji@monash.edu

For further information see the invite

1. Faculty of Law – Social Media

The Faculty of Law now has a Facebook and Twitter page.

To keep up to date with key events and dates, either like us on Facebook here, or follow us on Twitter here.

2. Monash Law Malaysia Program – Applications Closing Soon

You need to apply by Friday 21 March, 2014 to be eligible for up to $1,100 Monash Law Malaysia Bursary, in addition, up to $1,700 Monash Abroad funding, providing you with a TOTAL of up to $2,800 to help fund your Sunway study.

More information visit the Monash Law website

1. Training Session on Justis and JustCite

JustCite is a multi-jurisdictional case citator, especially useful for the UK, but it also includes a growing number of jurisdictions such as Australia, Canada, Malaysia. It has some great features including precedence maps and links to the full-text judgments. Justis has full-text case law and statutes, including UK Statutes, International Law Reports, British Tax Cases, and Singapore Law Reports.

A trainer from the UK will be running the following session:

Date: Friday 28 March, 2014
Time: 3pm–4pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street Melbourne, Seminar Room 1 (Please check the plasma screen to confirm when you arrive)
Please book in via the online class booking system
Please bring your laptop if you have one.

1. 2014 Public International Law Moot

Attention all mooters, international law enthusiasts and barristers-in-the-making, following on from last year’s success, the Victorian Chapter of the International Law Association has launched the 2014 Public International Law Moot!

The 2014 Public International Law Moot provides an opportunity for young lawyers and graduates to engage in international law, put their advocacy skills to the test and connect with leaders in the field.

For detailed information and how to register please see the flyer

.:End Student Gazette 17/3/14:.

1. Australian Government – Rio Tinto NTRB Scholarships

There is an upcoming opportunity for students to apply for an Australian Government – Rio Tinto NTRB Scholarship for a Master of Laws (LLM) in Mineral Law and Policy in Scotland.

Two scholarships are again being offered by Rio Tinto, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) and the University of Dundee to lawyers who are currently working or interested in working in the NTRB system.  The timing of the scholarships will correspond to the European academic year, commencing in September 2014.

On-line applications will be open from Monday 17 February through to Friday 14 March, 2014.

Further information, as well as the on-line application form, can be found via the website here or the flyer here.

Information on the LLM in Mineral Law and Policy Program please visit the website.

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

2. Faculty Managed Internship Opportunit: ZICOlaw Malaysia

Applications are now open and close Friday 14 March, 2014

Duration: Minimum of 4 weeks from mid-June to mid-July

Further information including Application process & Eligibility details can be found on the Monash Law website

Student Mobility Funding may be provided, please see the eligibility criteria

3. NSW Law Reform Commission Winter Internships

The NSW Law Reform Commission operates a winter internship program for law students in their final year of study, or entering their final year of study in 2015.

While this opportunity is unpaid, it does provide access to a range of professional development opportunities, including working with our Commissioners.

For further information and application process please click here.

4. Opportunities with Shell Australia

Shell are developing a wide range of ideas to help meet the growing demand for energy. As such they are looking for ambitious students and graduates to help them.

Shell offers graduates the opportunity to work on game changing projects, such as Prelude FLNG and Australia’s largest Liquefied Natural Gas refueling network, making a difference on both a local and global level.

For further information please see the website here or the flyer here.

5. Rome, Italy Internship Opportunity

The four week internship is with Studio Legale Delfino e Associati Wilkie Farr &Y Gallagher LLP, a law firm in Rome, and will run between March and the end of July.

For further information regarding the firm please see the brochure

To apply, please complete the following three forms and submit together with the required supporting documentation (listed below) to Cathy Meredith by 10.00 am Thursday 20 March, 2014.

• Internship Endorsement form
• Internship Grant application form
• Monash Abroad ISP Law Internship form

Faculty funding is available.

All forms available at the internships webpage

For further information please contact cathy.meredith@monash.edu

6. The Aurora Native Title Internship Program

The Aurora Native Title Internship Program places law, anthropology and other social science students and graduates from Australian universities at Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs), Prescribed Bodies Corporates (PBCs) and other organisations involved in policy development, social justice, human rights, all with an Indigenous focus.

The application period for the winter 2014 round of internships is open from 9am AEDT Monday 3rd March through 5pm AEDT Friday 28th March 2014.

Applications can be submitted via the Aurora website

For further information please see the flyer

1. 5th University Scholars Leadership Symposium 2014 in Phnom Penh – Cambodia

Humanitarian Affairs, UK in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia, invites Promising Students of Leading Universities to the 5th University Scholars Leadership Symposium to be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Friday 1 August to Friday 7 August, 2014.

The theme for this year’s Symposium is; “Dream It. Plan It. Do It”. The  “Leadership in Social Change Symposium” is specially designed to provide the next generation of leaders with an understanding of key humanitarian issues; to equip them with essential life skills; to inspire them through motivational talks, to involve them in sustainable activities and to allow them to learn through experiential service programs.

Please click here for further information.

2. Eleventh Fiat Justitia Lecture

The Access to Justice Imperative: Rights, Rationalisation or Resolution?

Presented by The Honourable Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC, Supreme Court of Victoria

How have the twin forces of the global human rights movement and economic rationalism affected local efforts to guarantee equal access to justice? The Honourable Chief Justice Warren discusses the current challenges in preserving access to justice reforms and outlines how the courts may respond.

Patron: The Hon. Michael Black AC, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia 1991-2010

Convenors: Professor H P Lee, Sir John Latham Professor of Law, Monash University and Professor Marilyn Pittard, Professor of Law, Monash University

Date: Tuesday 25 March, 2014
Time: 6-7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Wednesday 19 March, email law-marketing@monash.edu or call 9905 2630

Invitation available here

3. Human Rights 2014: The Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference

Date: Friday 25 July 2014
Venue: Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne

Save the date! The Castan Centre’s annual conference is on again this year, with another fantastic line-up to provide a vital health-check on the state of human rights in Australia and overseas. Tickets available soon.

For more details visit the website

4. National Commercial Law Seminar: Personal Property Securities Act: Beyond the Transitional Period

Date: Tuesday 18 March 2014
Time: 5:15-6:15pm
Venue: Federal Court of Australia, Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 305 William Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Tuesday 11 March, 2014 to commercial.law.group@monash.edu or (03) 99054135
Click here for invite: Personal Property Securities Act: Beyond the Transitional Period

5. Noel Pearson: Reconciliation, Recognition and Justice

The prominent Indigenous Australian activist Noel Pearson will be delivering a special Melbourne lecture on the movement for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.

This event is free for students: registration required.

Date: Tuesday 8 April, 2014

Time: 6:45 PM

Venue: St Kilda Town Hall, corner of Carlisle Street and Nepean Highway

Register here

Flyer available here

1. Faculty of Law – Social Media

The Faculty of Law now has a Facebook and Twitter page.

To keep up to date with key events and dates, either like us on Facebook here, or follow us on Twitter here.

2. Monash Law Malaysia Program – Applications Closing Soon

You need to apply by Friday 21 March, 2014 to be eligible for up to $1,100 Monash Law Malaysia Bursary, in addition, up to $1,700 Monash Abroad funding, providing you with a TOTAL of up to $2,800 to help fund your Sunway study.

More information visit the Monash Law website

3. OHSE Wellbeing: Smiling Mind

“Smiling Mind is a unique web and App-based program developed by a team of psychologists with expertise in youth and adolescent therapy, Mindfulness Meditation and web-based wellness programs. Smiling Mind is a free tool that will assist in improving the lives of young Australians, and is available online or as a smartphone App.

In recent years, Mindfulness Meditation has surged in popularity for use in the treatment of stress, resilience, anxiety, depression and other physical and mental illnesses. Highly regarded institutions such as UCLA, Harvard, Oxford, Monash and Melbourne Universities have developed clinical studies into the positive impacts of Mindfulness Meditation.

Smiling Mind’s mission is to provide accessible, life-long tools based in mindfulness meditation. Creating happier, healthier and more compassionate young people.”

This is not only for very young people.  It has progressed to include a corporate program, but of course this is not free.

See more here

1.  New Academic Peer Tutorial Program

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are being sought from suitably qualified, willing and able Monash Law students to become Academic Peer Tutors to teach the following:

Contract A
Contract B
Criminal law and procedure A
Criminal law B
Torts A
Torts B
Property law A
Property law B
Administrative law
Constitutional law
Equity
Trusts
Civil Procedure
Evidence
Lawyers, ethics and society

Tutor requirements are:

• Minimum 60 WAM across the board
• Minimum 70 in the subject(s) you wish to tutor
• Completed subjects within past 2 years
• Minimum 48 credit points of study completed
• Available for 2 hours per week per subject
• Attend mandatory training

Students will be remunerated for their time.
Please submit your EOI with a CV to lloyd.england@monash.edu and a cover letter outlining what subjects you wish to tutor, why you wish to be a Monash Law APT and what value you feel you can bring to a tutorial you run.
First Round EOI’s close Monday 17 March, 2014.

.:End Student Gazette 11/3/14:.

1. Australian Government – Rio Tinto NTRB Scholarships

There is an upcoming opportunity for students to apply for an Australian Government – Rio Tinto NTRB Scholarship for a Master of Laws (LLM) in Mineral Law and Policy in Scotland.

Two scholarships are again being offered by Rio Tinto, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) and the University of Dundee to lawyers who are currently working or interested in working in the NTRB system.  The timing of the scholarships will correspond to the European academic year, commencing in September 2014.

On-line applications will be open from Monday 17th February through to Friday 14th March, 2014.

Further information, as well as the on-line application form, can be found via the website here or the flyer here.

Information on the LLM in Mineral Law and Policy Program please visit the website.

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

2. NSW Law Reform Commission Winter Internships

The NSW Law Reform Commission operates a winter internship program for law students in their final year of study, or entering their final year of study in 2015.

While this opportunity is unpaid, it does provide access to a range of professional development opportunities, including working with our Commissioners.

For further information and application process please click here.

3. Opportunities with Shell Australia

Shell are developing a wide range of ideas to help meet the growing demand for energy. As such they are looking for ambitious students and graduates to help them.

Shell offers graduates the opportunity to work on game changing projects, such as Prelude FLNG and Australia’s largest Liquefied Natural Gas refueling network, making a difference on both a local and global level.

For further information please see the website here or the flyer here.

1. 5th University Scholars Leadership Symposium 2014 in Phnom Penh – Cambodia

Humanitarian Affairs, UK in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia, invites Promising Students of Leading Universities to the 5th University Scholars Leadership Symposium to be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Friday 1 August to Friday 7 August, 2014.

The theme for this year’s Symposium is; “Dream It. Plan It. Do It”. The  “Leadership in Social Change Symposium” is specially designed to provide the next generation of leaders with an understanding of key humanitarian issues; to equip them with essential life skills; to inspire them through motivational talks, to involve them in sustainable activities and to allow them to learn through experiential service programs.

Please click here for further information.

2. Book Launch

The Honourable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Marilyn Warren AC will launch:

Reproductive Freedom, Torture and International Human Rights

Challenging the Masculinisation of Torture

By Dr Ronli Sifris

Date: Wednesday 5 March, 2014
Time: 6 – 7.30pm
Venue: Supreme Court of Victoria Library, 210 William Street, Melbourne
law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630

Further information click here

3. Eleventh Fiat Justitia Lecture

The Access to Justice Imperative: Rights, Rationalisation or Resolution?

Presented by The Honourable Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC, Supreme Court of Victoria

How have the twin forces of the global human rights movement and economic rationalism affected local efforts to guarantee equal access to justice? The Honourable Chief Justice Warren discusses the current challenges in preserving access to justice reforms and outlines how the courts may respond.

Patron: The Hon. Michael Black AC, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia 1991-2010

Convenors: Professor H P Lee, Sir John Latham Professor of Law, Monash University and Professor Marilyn Pittard, Professor of Law, Monash University

Date: Tuesday 25 March, 2014
Time: 6-7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Wednesday 19 March, email law-marketing@monash.edu or call 9905 2630

Invitation available here

4. Enforced Disappeara​nces in Asia: The Case of Sombath Somphone

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law invites you to a public forum with:

Shui Meng Ng, wife of Lao disappeared prominent community development worker Sombath Somphone

Andrew Beswick, Director of Community Engagement for Amnesty International Australia

Andrew Nette, organiser of Shui Meng’s visit to Australia

Moderator: Dr Adam McBeth, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University, Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

Date: Thursday 6 March, 2014
Time: 6.00pm – 7.15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details available on the website or in the flyer

5. Human Rights 2014: The Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference

Date: Friday 25 July 2014
Venue: Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne

Save the date! The Castan Centre’s annual conference is on again this year, with another fantastic line-up to provide a vital health-check on the state of human rights in Australia and overseas. Tickets available soon.

For more details visit the website

6. Legal Bible Group Welcome Dinner

We are a group of law students excited about learning about the God of the Bible and figuring out what it means to live for him in the context of the law faculty. Whether you are skeptical, curious or committed when it comes to Jesus, we would love to meet you at our first social event for the year:

What: Legal Bible Group Welcome Dinner

When: Thursday 6 March

Time: 7pm-11pm

Venue: Sofia’s Restaurant – 299 Burwood Hwy, East Burwood

RSVP: Facebook

Further information: Reshma Varghese on 0478 770 584

7. National Commercial Law Seminar: Personal Property Securities Act: Beyond the Transitional Period

Date: Tuesday 18 March 2014
Time: 5:15-6:15pm
Venue: Federal Court of Australia, Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 305 William Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Tuesday 11 March, 2014 to commercial.law.group@monash.edu or (03) 99054135
Click here for invite: Personal Property Securities Act: Beyond the Transitional Period

8. Noel Pearson: Reconciliation, Recognition and Justice

The prominent Indigenous Australian activist Noel Pearson will be delivering a special Melbourne lecture on the movement for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.

This event is free for students: registration required.

Date: Tuesday 8 April

Time: 6:45 PM

Venue: St Kilda Town Hall, corner of Carlise Street and Nepean Highway

Register here

Flyer available here