1. Applications for Professional Practice LAW 5050

Applications are  open for the Professional Practice Elective Unit which takes place at Monash Oakleigh Legal Service, next to Clayton campus.

Applications for Clinical Period 4 (Group A & B – Thursday 13 August  – Thursday 12 November  & Monday 10 August – Monday 16 November 2015) close on Friday 17 July, 2015.  Applications are not done on Wes. For further information about the application process and dates visit the  Clinical Legal Education website.

2.  Applications for the Asian Law Institute Fellowship Program

Applications for the Asian Law Institute (ASLI) Fellowship program are now open. Visit the ASLI website for further details.

Take note of the following information:

1. The Semesters are as follows:

• Semester 1: between September and November 2015

• Semester 2: from February to March 2016

2.  Ensure you have all the paper work in order before sending it over to ASLI

3.  Applications for BOTH semesters will be taken one at a time so chose your preferred semester to visit NUS.

4. The closing date is Friday 24 July, 2015 – we will not accept any late applications.

3. Australian Academy of Law (AAL) Annual Essay Prize

The Prize is open to anyone, wherever resident, who is studying or has studied legal subjects at a tertiary level, or who is working or has worked in a law based occupation. There is no limit by reference to the age or seniority or experience of, or position held by, a person who may submit an entry.

The essay topic for the inaugural essay prize is: “How should academia, the practising profession and the courts assist each other in the education of Australian lawyers?”

For more details click here

4. Fullbright Scholarships

Download the flyer to find out more information on Fullbright Scholarships 2016.

Applications close Saturday 1 August, 2015.

5.Queer 101 Training

This training is provided by the Monash Social Justice Unit and for Monash students wishing to gain a greater understanding of diverse genders and sexualities and empower them to make positive change in support of LGBTIQ people within their communities.

The training content will cover the basics of the LGBTIQ acronym, the differences between sex, sexuality and gender identity and expression, look at some of the key issues faced by the LGBTIQ community including gender binaries and heteronormative culture and empower students to make a positive impact and foster an inclusive campus culture.

Register here

Download flyer for more details

6. Tristan Jepson Annual Lecture

The TJMF Annual Lecture will be held in Sydney on Tuesday 27 October 2015.

For more details download the flyer

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1. Breaking down the silos- Health – Justice Partnerships– the new model for improving access to justice

Presenter Linda Gyorki, Senior Project Manager and Lawyer at Inner Melbourne Community Legal will present the findings of her Churchill Fellowship which saw her travel to the USA, UK, Canada in 2014 to research the practical and ethical barriers of integrating legal assistance into a health-care setting.

Date: Wednesday 17th June 2015
Time: 6pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Victoria
RSVP: By Thursday 11th June to law-marketing@monash.edu
Cost: Free

Download the flyer here

2. Public Lecture: Castan Centre for Human Rights Law presents Olivier de Schutter

Date: Tuesday 23 June 2015

Time: 6.00pm – 7.15pm

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or 03 9905 3327

3. The Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference

Date: Friday 24 July 2015

Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Venue: Deakin Edge, Federation Square,Corner of Swanston and Flinders Street, Melbourne

Join over 300 other attendees to listen to:

Adela Navarro Bello, General Director of Zeta Magazine, Mexico

Topic: Journalism in Mexico: surviving corruption, the drugs war and impunity

Bret Walker SC, former Independent National Security Legislation Monitor

Topic: Australia’s terrorism laws

Fiona McCormack, CEO, Domestic Violence Victoria

Topic: Women’s rights are human rights Hillary Rodham Clinton once famously stated

Helen Szoke, Chief Executive of Oxfam Australia

Topic: Human rights in an age of rapidly rising inequality

Martin Hodgson, Senior Advocate, Foreign Prisoner Support Service

Topic: Defending Australian prisoners overseas

Dennis Eggington, CEO, Aboriginal Legal Service WA

Topic: The Proposal to Close Remote Communities in WA

Tim Wilson, Australian Human Rights Commissioner

Top​ic​: Human Rights and Business Rights: Friends or Foe

Paula Gerber, Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

Topic: Through the Looking Glass: Using the Convention on the Rights of the Child to Inform the Regulation of Surrogacy

Professor Sarah Joseph, Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

Topic: Operation Sovereign Borders, Offshore Detention and the Drownings Argument

Click here for Speaker information and abstracts

Registration Fees

Full Registration Early Bird – $250 (until Wednesday 3 June)
Full Registration – $280 (after Wednesday 3 June)
NGO Registration Early Bird – $130 (until Wednesday 3 June)
NGO Registration – $150 (after Wednesday 3 June)
Students – $80 (limited number)

Register online

1.Queer 101 Training

This training is provided by the Monash Social Justice Unit and intended to for Monash students wishing to gain a greater understanding of diverse genders and sexualities and empower them to make positive change in support of LGBTIQ people within their communities.

The training content will cover the basics of the LGBTIQ acronym, the differences between sex, sexuality and gender identity and expression, look at some of the key issues faced by the LGBTIQ community including gender binaries and heteronormative culture and empower students to make a positive impact and foster an inclusive campus culture.

Register here

Download flyer for more details

2. VCAT Self Help Clinic

Applications are now open to enrol in the new VCAT Self Help Centre Clinic (LAW4803) and can be downloaded from the clinical legal education website.

Please see attached flyer for more information.

1. Clerkship Masterclass  – Friday 26 June

Are you undertaking a Clerkship shortly?

If you are, don’t miss our Clerkship Masterclass, presented by lawyers from top law firms and expert staff from the Law Library.

The Masterclass is designed to deliver essential, practical skills for your Clerkship.

Date: Friday 26 June

Time: 9:45 – 3:30

Venue: Law Chambers

Register at Library Class Booking System.

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