Law Student Gazette

1. Aurora Internship Program – Winter 2015

The Aurora Internship Program introduces law students and graduates (including mature aged) to career opportunities in native title, policy development, research and social justice, all with an Indigenous focus.

Applications for the winter 2015 round of internships will be accepted online via our website between 9am AEST Monday 2nd March through to 5pm AEST Friday 27th March 2015.

For more information

• Download the Aurora Internship Winter 2015 round – Legal flyer
• Visit: http://www.auroraproject.com.au/aurorainternshipprogram

2. Faculty managed internship opportunity – ZICOlaw Internship, Malaysia

ZICOlaw are Malaysia’s largest law firm with offices located in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.  Their expertise and commitment to goals has led them to be a multiple recipient of the “Malaysian Law Firm of the Year” award from the International Financial Law Review.

Further information including application process and eligibility details visit: http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/study-opportunities/internships/faculty-managed/zaid-ibrahim-internships.html

Applications are now open and close Friday 13 March, 2015

Duration: Minimum of 4 weeks from mid-June to mid-July 2015

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

For more information:  ask.monash

Careers (Postgraduate)

2. Foreign Law Clerks, Constitutional Court of South Africa

The Justices of the Constitutional Court of South Africa are pleased to invite applications from outstanding recent law graduates and young lawyers interested in serving as foreign law clerks. Candidates may be appointed to start as soon as 1 April 2015.

Applications for the first round of 2015 hiring will be accepted from 1 February to 31 March 2015. Applicants should propose start dates that would begin prior to December 2016.

For more information

• Download CCSA Invitation for Applications flyer
• Visit: www.constitutionalcourt.org.za
• Contact Mr Sello via email sello@concourt.org.za or telephone (+27 11 359 7427).

1. 2015 Law Malaysia Program – Applications now open!

Monash University Malaysia, located near Kuala Lumpur

• 29 June – 21 August
• Full semester of law studies
• Generous travel grants and bursaries available
• Small classes, with students from partner universities, including Germany, Malaysia, Canada and Paris
• Taught by academic staff from Monash and overseas universities

Further information

Visit: http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/study-opportunities/overseas-study/malaysia/index.html

Application process including application form: http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/study-opportunities/overseas-study/malaysia/application-process-malaysia-prog.html

2. Monash-King’s College, London Degree Pathway

Outstanding Monash Law Faculty Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Juris Doctor (JD) students have a pathway opportunity to study the LLM Program at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, United Kingdom (King’s).

Students must have a maximum of four units to complete of their LLB or JD degrees (electives) prior to commencement of the King’s LLM. Upon successful completion of the LLM, the units studied at Kings College will be credited towards your Monash law degree (maximum four units).  The degrees of LLB or JD (Monash) and LL M King’s will then be obtained.

Further details including eligibility and how to apply – http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/monash-king-college-pathway.html

Students must apply to Monash first and then to King’s College by 31 March 2015

If you are considering applying for this pathway option, please email under subject heading Monash-King’s pathway expression of interest: cathy.meredith@monash.edu

Generous scholarships also available through King’s College

King’s College offer three exciting scholarship opportunities available for the LLM programme,

• The Yeoh Tiong Lay LLM Scholarships
• The Bosco Tso and Emily NG Scholarship Programme
• the Nigerian Law Scholars Fund.

For further information about these scholarships and other available funding for the LLM, please visit http://www.kcl.ac.uk/law/study/scholarships.aspx

A new Monash Law Faculty Scholarship for overseas postgraduate pathway study will be announced soon – please check the Student Gazette over the next couple of weeks.

3. 2015 Monash University Alumni Outreach Campaign – seeking Law student involvement

The Dean, Professor Bryan Horrigan, is keen to encourage Law students to get involved in the University’s Alumni Outreach Campaign this year.

Please see the relevant Career Gateway link below:

Note: you will need to log in with your student ID to see the advertisement and apply:

https://careergateway.monash.edu.au/Employers/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fEmployers%2fProtected%2fViewJob.aspx%3fid%3d996319

4. Hump Day 2015

Make sure you head down to check out Hump Day, on Wednesdays running weeks 1 – 12.

12pm – 2pm on the Lemon Scented Lawn, Behind the Campus Centre, Clayton Campus

• MSA Activities host a BBQ
• listen to the sounds of talented Monash musicians
• bands, DJs, solo artists.

See you there? Over the Hump of the week!

End Gazette 9/3/15