Law Student Gazette

1. 2015 Traineeship at Rotstein Commercial Lawyers

Rotstein Commercial Lawyers are inviting students graduating in 2015 to apply for a traineeship for the 2015 year at our firm.

We have one traineeship position available for a student who is at least in their 3rd year to do part time (up to 3 days per week, minimum 2 days) to provide para-legal and admin support at our firm. This will be a paid position. We are a commercial law firm so looking for candidates who have a commercial law focus – IP, property law, business law and commercial litigation.

The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 October, 2014.

For further information please see the flyer.

2. Employment Opportunity – Judicial Clerk (Tipstaff)

Applications are invited for the position of Judicial Clerk to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Honourable T. F. Bathurst.

Applications close on Friday 21 November, 2014.

For further information please see the flyer.

1. 2014 Costello Lecture

“How does fairness fare?”

The role of an Ombudsman is to redress the imbalance of power between individual and state – a fundamentally unfair relationship. With jurisdiction over more than 1,000 public bodies, the Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass will reflect on fairness and the role of her office in ensuring it.

Speaker: Monash alumna, Ms Deborah Glass OBE (BA 1980, LLB 1982), The Victorian Ombudsman

Introduced by: Rev. Tim Costello AO (BJuris 1976, LLB 1978, Dip Ed 1979), CEO, World Vision Australia

Date: Tuesday 21 October, 2014
Time: 6pm – 7.15pm (followed by refreshments)
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Monday 15 October to law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630

Further information available from the website.

2. Book Launch – “The Good Lawyer”

By Prof Adrian Evans

To be launched by Mr Michael McGarvie, Legal Services Commissioner and CEO, Legal Services Board Victoria.

“The Good Lawyer” explores the ethical and professional challenges that confront people who work in the law – or are considering it – and offers principled and pragmatic advice about how to overcome such challenges.

This book takes a holistic approach that begins with your innate humanity. It urges you to examine your motives for seeking a career in law, to foster a deep understanding of what it means to be ‘good’, and to draw on your virtue and judgement when difficult choices arise, rather than relying on compliance with rules or codes.

The Good Lawyer analyses four important areas of legal ethics – truth and deception, professional secrets, conflicts of interest, and professional competence – and explains the choices that are available when determining a course of moral action. It links theory to practice, and includes many examples, diagrams and source documents to illustrate ethical concepts, scenarios and decision making.

Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Time: 5.30pm (for 6pm start) – 7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St Melbourne
RSVP: Wednesday,5 November to law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630 (for catering purposes)

Further information available on the website

3. Commercial CPD Seminar – Civil Procedure Act 2010

The last CPD Seminar for 2014 will explore the operation of the Civil Procedure Act 2010 in modern civil litigation, especially in light of recent cases including Yara Australia Pty Ltd v Oswal [2013] VSCA 337. Ethical issues arising out of the operation of the Act will also be addressed.

Chair

Justice Clyde Croft, Supreme Court of Victoria

Presenters

Justice John Digby, Supreme Court of Victoria
Ted Woodward SC, Victorian Bar
Penelope Pengilley, Director, Brian Ward Partners
Date: Wednesday 15 October, 2014
Time: 5.15pm – 6.15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630

Further information available on the website.

4. VADR: Metal Health Complaints Commissioner

You are cordially invited to a VADR CPD event will take place on Tuesday 28 October, 2014when Lynne Coulson Barr, the new Mental Health Complaints Commissioner will speak on the topic “New approaches to resolving mental health services complaints.”

The need for an independent specialist mental health complaints body was identified from community consultations and feedback in the context of mental health legislative reforms consultations. The Mental Health Complaints Commissioner was established under the Mental Health Act 2014, and commenced operation on Tuesday 1 July, 2014. Lynne Coulson Barr is Victoria’s first Mental Health Complaints Commissioner and will provide an outline of the role of the office and approaches to resolution of complaints about mental health services.

Date: Tuesday 28 October
Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm start
Venue: 2014 Coopers Inn (2nd floor), corner of Exhibition and Little Lonsdale Streets
Cost: Free to current VADR members, $20 for non-members. Finger food is provided. Drinks are available at the bar.

If you would like to attend, please email admin@vadr.asn or president@vadr.asn.au.

Further details are provided in the flyer

1. 2015 Prato Program

The 2015 Prato Program applications will open on Thursday 30 October, 2014 and strictly close on Friday 5 December, 2014.

Please note: All applications will be assessed together after the closing date of Friday 5 December, 2014.  They are assessed on the basis of the Law average and not first in, first served.

For further information and application form, please see the Prato Program application process website and note the application form will not be available until Thursday 30 October, 2014.

2. EDO NSW – Impact Issue No. 96

EDO NSW has released the latest edition of Impact, our national journal of environmental law.

This edition of Impact contains articles on:

• Ongoing litigation in Queensland to protect the World Heritage Listed Great Barrier Reef, which UNESCO is considering placing on its endangered list;
• The increasing use of strategic assessments under the EPBC Act;
• The fundamental principles for best practice biodiversity offsets; and
• The implications of funding cuts for access to justice and the future of community-based public interest environmental law.

Your assistance in circulating this journal to your students would be appreciated.

The journal can be downloaded from the website.

3. Evaluating Student Health and Wellbeing in Monash Law and Marketing

Research into student health and wellbeing is being undertaken for Law students to participate in.

The aim/purpose of the research and possible benefits:

1. Measure the levels of distress (anxiety, depression, stress, physical wellbeing) among students across all year levels in the faculty of Law and among Marketing students in BusEco.
2. Measure level of engagement students experience within both faculties and the university and examine any relationship that may exist with psychological wellbeing, symptoms of physical ill health and academic results.
3. Examine whether there are differences in measured levels of student distress (anxiety, depression, and stress), engagement and physical symptoms of ill health, between direct entry students and transfer students, across the duration of the Law degree, and between students of the two faculties.

For further information on this research please see the flyer.

To participate, please fill out the survey.

4. Pink Ribbon Day

Please help us raise funds for The Cancer Council by supporting Pink Ribbon Day on Monday 27 October by purchasing one of the items on display at the Undergraduate Student Services counter – Bears $10, Bracelets $7, Pens $6, Enamel pins $5.

Every dollar raised will fund life-saving cancer research, prevention programs to help women reduce their cancer risk, and support services for women facing cancer and their families.

We ask that you think of our colleagues, friends and families who have been affected by cancer when deciding to purchase one of these items.

Thank you in advance for your support.

5. S2 SETU Surveys

Please complete these S2 surveys:

• T3-58 LLM Units & 3 UG Clinical Units – open Thursday 25 September and close on Thursday 16 October
• S2 LLB Units – open Sunday 12 October and close on Sunday 2 November
• T4-57 LLM Units – open Monday 27 October and close on Monday 17 November
• T3 JD Units – open Sunday 2 November and close on Sunday 23 November

You can access these surveys via your my.monash portal or go to the website

The Law Faculty believes that the SETU surveys are very important as they help us to continually improve our Units and Teaching so that we can offer you a high quality legal educational experience. We rely on your feedback and comments to let us know not only what we are doing well in the Units but also what still can be improved and your suggestions as to how these improvements might be achieved.

1. Volunteers for Advanced Trial Advocacy Course Requested

The Australian Bar Association (ABA) is running the “Advanced Trial Advocacy Course” in Melbourne from Monday 19 until Friday 23 January, 2015.

The Bar is looking for volunteers to act as witnesses/court officers and be camera operators for four days, from Tuesday 20 until Friday 23 January.

This is a great opportunity to see inside excellent advocacy from senior barristers from all over Australia.

Date: Tuesday 20 until Friday 23 January, 2015
Venue: Federal Court of Australia, 305 William Street, Melbourne
Time: All day but specific timings will be confirmed later

Expressions of interest: Please email May Lim at the Victorian Bar may.lim@vicbar.com.au with your details or for more information.

1. UG Student Services Counter – Amended Opening Hours

The Undergraduate Student Services Office will be closed for the following dates and times due to staff meetings/training:

• Wednesday 22 October – 9:30 – 1:30pm
• Friday 24 October – 9:30 – 2pm
• Wednesday 29 October – 9:30 – 1:30pm

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1. 2015 Traineeship at Rotstein Commercial Lawyers

Rotstein Commercial Lawyers are inviting students graduating in 2015 to apply for a traineeship for the 2015 year at our firm.

We have one traineeship position available for a student who is at least in their 3rd year to do part time (up to 3 days per week, minimum 2 days) to provide para-legal and admin support at our firm. This will be a paid position. We are a commercial law firm so looking for candidates who have a commercial law focus – IP, property law, business law and commercial litigation.

The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 October, 2014.

For further information please see the flyer.

2. Employment Opportunity – Judicial Clerk (Tipstaff)

Applications are invited for the position of Judicial Clerk to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Honourable T. F. Bathurst.

Applications close on Friday 21 November, 2014.

For further information please see the flyer.

1. 2014 Costello Lecture

“How does fairness fare?”

The role of an Ombudsman is to redress the imbalance of power between individual and state – a fundamentally unfair relationship. With jurisdiction over more than 1,000 public bodies, the Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass will reflect on fairness and the role of her office in ensuring it.

Speaker: Monash alumna, Ms Deborah Glass OBE (BA 1980, LLB 1982), The Victorian Ombudsman

Introduced by: Rev. Tim Costello AO (BJuris 1976, LLB 1978, Dip Ed 1979), CEO, World Vision Australia

Date: Tuesday 21 October, 2014
Time: 6pm – 7.15pm (followed by refreshments)
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Monday 15 October to law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630

Further information available from the website.

2. ADR Seminar

The Australian Centre for Justice Innovation (ACJI) is proud to present a free public lecture:

“Early Neutral Evaluation: A useful addition to the ADR smorgasbord?“
Presented by Chief Magistrate of Victoria, Peter Lauritsen & Dr Paula Gerber
​
All too often mediation is the default position for parties and lawyers wanting to use ADR to resolve a dispute. However, there are many different ADR models, and some maybe more appropriate to the nature of the dispute and parties than mediation. This seminar will provide insight into the use of Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) in a variety of jurisdictions around the world and identify when it might be appropriate to use, and the pros and cons of broadening our ADR options.

Date: Thursday 9 October, 2014
Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm start
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St Melbourne
RSVP: Before Friday 3 October, 2014 to acji@monash.edu

For further information please see the flyer

3. Book Launch – “The Good Lawyer”

By Prof Adrian Evans

To be launched by Mr Michael McGarvie, Legal Services Commissioner and CEO, Legal Services Board Victoria.

“The Good Lawyer” explores the ethical and professional challenges that confront people who work in the law – or are considering it – and offers principled and pragmatic advice about how to overcome such challenges.

This book takes a holistic approach that begins with your innate humanity. It urges you to examine your motives for seeking a career in law, to foster a deep understanding of what it means to be ‘good’, and to draw on your virtue and judgement when difficult choices arise, rather than relying on compliance with rules or codes.

The Good Lawyer analyses four important areas of legal ethics – truth and deception, professional secrets, conflicts of interest, and professional competence – and explains the choices that are available when determining a course of moral action. It links theory to practice, and includes many examples, diagrams and source documents to illustrate ethical concepts, scenarios and decision making.

Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Time: 5.30pm (for 6pm start) – 7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St Melbourne
RSVP: Wednesday,5 November to law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630 (for catering purposes)

Further information available on the website

4. Commercial CPD Seminar – Civil Procedure Act 2010

The last CPD Seminar for 2014 will explore the operation of the Civil Procedure Act 2010 in modern civil litigation, especially in light of recent cases including Yara Australia Pty Ltd v Oswal [2013] VSCA 337. Ethical issues arising out of the operation of the Act will also be addressed.

Chair

Justice Clyde Croft, Supreme Court of Victoria

Presenters

Justice John Digby, Supreme Court of Victoria
Ted Woodward SC, Victorian Bar
Penelope Pengilley, Director, Brian Ward Partners
Date: Wednesday 15 October, 2014
Time: 5.15pm – 6.15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Monday 13 October, 2014 (unless booked out prior)
law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630

Further information available on the website.

5. National Law Honours Student Conference

The National Law Honours Student Conference provides graduating LLB and JD students and recent graduates with the opportunity to present their law honours research, senior research thesis or comparable major research project in an academic setting. Session chairs in the students’ research field will offer constructive feedback and advice, including possible publication. There is a prize for best presentation, attendance is free and lunch and drinks are provided. A keynote address will be provided by Ass Prof Katherine Biber, of UTS Law Faculty, and the Hon Kevin Lindgren AM QC, former Federal Court Judge, will be the distinguished chair of prize-giving. Attendance is by invitation only upon submission of the paper abstract.

Students should visit the website for instructions on submitting abstracts.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday 10 October, 2014.

6. VADR: Metal Health Complaints Commissioner

You are cordially invited to a VADR CPD event will take place on Tuesday 28 October, 2014when Lynne Coulson Barr, the new Mental Health Complaints Commissioner will speak on the topic “New approaches to resolving mental health services complaints.”

The need for an independent specialist mental health complaints body was identified from community consultations and feedback in the context of mental health legislative reforms consultations. The Mental Health Complaints Commissioner was established under the Mental Health Act 2014, and commenced operation on Tuesday 1 July, 2014. Lynne Coulson Barr is Victoria’s first Mental Health Complaints Commissioner and will provide an outline of the role of the office and approaches to resolution of complaints about mental health services.

Date: Tuesday 28 October
Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm start
Venue: 2014 Coopers Inn (2nd floor), corner of Exhibition and Little Lonsdale Streets
Cost: Free to current VADR members, $20 for non-members. Finger food is provided. Drinks are available at the bar.

If you would like to attend, please email admin@vadr.asn or president@vadr.asn.au.

Further details are provided in the flyer

1. 2015 Prato Program

The 2015 Prato Program applications will open on Thursday 30 October, 2014 and strictly close on Friday 5 December, 2014.

Please note: All applications will be assessed together after the closing date of Friday 5 December, 2014.  They are assessed on the basis of the Law average and not first in, first served.

For further information and application form, please see the Prato Program application process website and note the application form will not be available until Thursday 30 October, 2014.

2. Evaluating Student Health and Wellbeing in Monash Law and Marketing

Research into student health and wellbeing is being undertaken for Law students to participate in.

The aim/purpose of the research and possible benefits:

1. Measure the levels of distress (anxiety, depression, stress, physical wellbeing) among students across all year levels in the faculty of Law and among Marketing students in BusEco.
2. Measure level of engagement students experience within both faculties and the university and examine any relationship that may exist with psychological wellbeing, symptoms of physical ill health and academic results.
3. Examine whether there are differences in measured levels of student distress (anxiety, depression, and stress), engagement and physical symptoms of ill health, between direct entry students and transfer students, across the duration of the Law degree, and between students of the two faculties.

For further information on this research please see the flyer.

To participate, please fill out the survey.

3. IRSV Essay Competition

The Industrial Relations Society of Victoria invites all Victorian undergraduate and postgraduate students to submit an essay to the annual Industrial Relations Society of Victoria Student Essay Writing Competition. The winning entries at undergraduate and postgraduate level will each receive a cash prize of $500, and professional assistance by a member of the editorial board of academic journal Labour and Industry to develop the paper to a level ready for consideration for publication in the journal. The winners will also receive a free annual student membership of the IRSV for 2014-2015 year.

Please see the flyer for further information and entry details.

4. Pink Ribbon Day

Please help us raise funds for The Cancer Council by supporting Pink Ribbon Day on Monday 27 October by purchasing one of the items on display at the Undergraduate Student Services counter – Bears $10, Bracelets $7, Pens $6, Enamel pins $5.

Every dollar raised will fund life-saving cancer research, prevention programs to help women reduce their cancer risk, and support services for women facing cancer and their families.

We ask that you think of our colleagues, friends and families who have been affected by cancer when deciding to purchase one of these items.

Thank you in advance for your support.

5. S2 SETU Surveys

Please complete these S2 surveys:

• T3-58 LLM Units & 3 UG Clinical Units – open Thursday 25 September and close on Thursday 16 October
• S2 LLB Units – open Sunday 12 October and close on Sunday 2 November
• T4-57 LLM Units – open Monday 27 October and close on Monday 17 November
• T3 JD Units – open Sunday 2 November and close on Sunday 23 November

You can access these surveys via your my.monash portal or go to the website

The Law Faculty believes that the SETU surveys are very important as they help us to continually improve our Units and Teaching so that we can offer you a high quality legal educational experience. We rely on your feedback and comments to let us know not only what we are doing well in the Units but also what still can be improved and your suggestions as to how these improvements might be achieved.

6. Young Endeavour Youth Scheme

In 2015 the national Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour will set sail for an extraordinary voyage around the world.

With crews of 24 youth and twelve Royal Australian Navy staff, the ship will sail the Roaring Forties, across the Atlantic Ocean, through the Mediterranean and North Seas, across the English Channel and around the Cape of Good Hope.

Join us for this once in a lifetime opportunity to explore the world under sail.

Learn about the 2015 World Voyage and apply here

1. Honours Research Unit Information Session

Many of the Faculty’s top students in their penultimate or last year of law elect to enrol in the Honours Research Unit (Honours Thesis LAW4327).

The Honours Research Unit is a 12 credit point unit intended for students with an interest and aptitude to produce a significant piece of original work in an area of the law that fascinates them. The Unit involves students writing an 8-10,000 word thesis under the supervision of an academic member of staff, on a topic chosen by the student, and approved by the Honours Convenor.

Students also attend 3 symposiums throughout the year, designed to support them through the research process. At the end of the year students present their thesis findings to their peers and invited guests at a 2 day Honours Conference.

To be eligible for the Honours Research Unit, students must have an average of 72% or better across their law units, and have no more than 72 credit points remaining to complete the requirements of their law degree.

Students are invited to an Information Seminar on the Honours Unit on Wednesday 8 October, 2014 at 1pm in L4 in the Law Building. This will outline key elements of the program, and staff will be available to answer your questions.

Further information on the Honours programme can also be found on the Honours website.

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