General Notices
1. 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Join us at our 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Reminisce with friends. Catch up with your former teachers and faculty staff.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of our first intake of students. In March 1964, 150 students arrived at what was then a muddy and less-developed Clayton campus, eager to begin their studies at Victoria’s new Law School.
We have come a long way since those early days. We will celebrate this milestone at a gala dinner in June.
With alumnus, popular ABC Radio host Jon Faine as our Master of Ceremonies, a special welcome from alumna the Hon. Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC, and the launch of our faculty history by the Hon. Chief Justice Robert French AC – the event is sure to be a night to remember.
Time: 6.30pm – 11.30pm
Date: Saturday, 28 June 2014
Venue: Savoy Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Melbourne, 123 Collins Street, Melbourne
Dress formal (black tie optional)
Tickets $220 Early Bird Rate $192.50 (Ends 30 April)
Register at the website
The night includes:
Pre-dinner drinks
Three-course meal
Live auction and entertainment
Door prizes
For enquiries please email law-marketing@monash.edu or visit the 50th Anniversary website
2. Connecting with Law Short Film Competition
The Oxford University Press Connecting with Law Short Film Competition is launching again in 2014.
To enter, students are asked to create a 2 – 5 minute film around legal ethics to educate, entertain and engage other law students.
The winners will be those judged to be the most creative, instructive and original, that helps other students to connect with the study of law.
The winners will receive:
1st prize $1500
2nd prize $500
3rd prize $250
If you would like to get involved in this competition and want to receive a promotional pack, please email highered.au@oup.com
For more information, entry forms and guidelines and to see last year’s winners please see the website.
Competition closes Thursday 31 July, 2014.
3. Exciting New Volunteer Opportunity
Beginning in July 2014, Monash Oakleigh Legal Service (MOLS) and the Family Law Assistance Program (FLAP) will be piloting a new volunteer service providing Family Law advice on a Tuesday evening.
MOLS and FLAP are seeking up to 10 new volunteers who would like to be involved in the new program. Students will be responsible for interviewing clients, conducting research, developing practical legal skills, consulting with supervising lawyers and advising clients. Volunteers will be rostered on a fortnightly basis for a minimum 6 month commitment.
We are seeking volunteers who have undertaken a Family Law unit or can demonstrate an interest in Family Law through work experience/volunteering or employment.
For more information and an application form please e-mail Cara Nottle at mols-volunteer@monash.edu
Applications will be accepted until Friday 20 June, 2014.
4. Governor-General’s Prize
The Governor-General’s Prize is now in its tenth year, and, in addition to awarding over $10,000 in prize money each year, it has earned a reputation as the most prestigious essay competition in Australia.
Every year, the judging panel for the Prize has been chaired by a Justice of the High Court of Australia, and it is a feature of participation in the final round that undergraduates have the opportunity to be interviewed by one of the Justices.
This year, the Prize has been sponsored by Reconciliation Australia, and all of the essay questions are focussed on issues relating to constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians. The questions, and further details, including past entries, may be found on the website.
Students wishing to enter the Prize are required to submit a 2,500 word essay online by Monday 30 June, 2014.
All finalists will be invited to a cocktail reception at the High Court of Australia in Canberra, with the Justices of the Court and other special guests to celebrate the tenth year of the Prize.
5. Law Building Foyer Renovations
Students are advised that the rear foyer of the Law Building at Clayton will be inaccessible from Friday 4 April until Thursday 1 May, 2014 for renovations. Access will remain to L3 via the corridors closest to the room.
6. New Email Account for Student Grievances
Students who wish to submit a grievance will now be directed to submit their grievance tolaw-student.grievances@monash.edu
Please ensure that you have tried to resolve any issues you may have experienced, with the appropriate lecturer, Chief Examiner or Director of the course, before submitting a grievance.
7. Rant Against Racism Competition
Have you stood up against racism? Then maybe you’d like to enter the Rant Against Racism competition sponsored by the Australian Human Rights Commission in partnership with the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human rights Commission.
By providing an example of how you stood up to racist behaviour with wit, humour, anger or just by quietly making your point, you could win a $100 JB HiFi voucher
To enter the competition go to the website
The top 5 entries will each receive a prize. Winners will be announced by Tuesday 1 July, 2014.
8. Scholarship to Study in Israel
The William Kaye Memorial Study in Israel Scholarship 2014
A scholarship fund has been established in the memory of the late Hon. William Kaye AO, a long-standing member of the Leo Baeck Centre, to assist people to study in and develop their relationship with Israel. It is particularly intended to assist those who would otherwise struggle to fund such a study visit.
Eligibility criteria:
- Must be a resident in Australia or New Zealand.
- Must plan to undertake a study program in Israel for 16 days or more, of which at least half must be on a formal study course.
- The course and its institution must be open, just and equitable to students and must not denigrate any group or approach to Judaism.
The total annual sum is usually $6000 and it is expected that the award amounts may be between $2000 and $3000.
Applications are now open and close on Wednesday 30 April, 2014. Please request an application form from office@LBC.org.au with further information.
9. Victorian Bar Mediation Course
The Victorian Bar Accredited Lawyers Mediation Course is running this year in June and November.
There is a special discount for students, who will receive the $2500 rate for the course.
Please note students are eligible to complete this course.
For further the information and registration form please see the flyer
Any enquiries regarding the course can be directed to lawyersmediationcert@gmail.com