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. 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.
3. 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.
4. Information Session on Prestigious Scholarships 23 May 2014
On Friday 23 May, 2014 there will be an information session on various prestigious scholarship opportunities for 2015.
For further information please see the flyer
5. International Conference of Undergraduate Research
The second annual International Conference of Undergraduate Research will be held on Tuesday September 23, 2014 at seven institutions across the globe from Melbourne to New York, Coventry to Singapore connected by video-conferencing. This is an opportunity for undergraduate students (including Honours candidates) to present their research on the world stage to peers across the globe.
Why should I apply?
- Two stipends will be available on a competitive basis for Monash students to travel to present at Warwick University.
- The Academic Vice President’s Award will be given to the best papers by Honours students with a value of $300.
- Non Honours students will also be eligible for a best spoken paper prize of $250 and $200 for the best poster.
- Possibility to publish research in Reinvention, the Monash-Warwick Journal of Undergraduate Research.
How do I apply?
- Submit a 250 word abstract at icurportal.com;
- If applying for the stipend, add a 500 personal statement at the submission page and your academic transcript (WES copy is fine);
- Contact us to get involved as a conference volunteer
- Details at icurportal.com
For further information please see the flyer
6. 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.
7. S1 2014 SETU Surveys
The S1 SETU surveys are still going as follows:
- UG Units in Teaching period S1- SETU survey opens on Sunday 11 May and closes on Sunday 1 June
- LLM Units in Teaching period T2-57 – SETU survey opens on Monday 28 April and closes on Monday 12 May
- Prato Units in Teaching period T2-57 – SETU survey opens on Tuesday 27 June and closes on Sunday 18 July.
We would really appreciate it if you could please complete a SETU survey for each Unit in which you are enrolled as we do value your feedback about our Units and do use this feedback to help fine tune and improve our Units.
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