Law Student Gazette

1. Internship Support

Under its internship support program, ANZSIL provides financial support to selected persons undertaking unpaid internships with International Organizations and NGOs.

Applicants for internship support should:

• Consult the 2015 Guidelines and Application Form

• Complete the Application form and return it to the ANZSIL Secretariat

In 2015 there are two application rounds. The closing dates for the 2015 application rounds are:

• Friday 24 April 2015

• Friday 23 October 2015

It is envisaged that successful applicants will be notified by the end May and November 2015 respectively.

Contact ANZSIL on: +61 2 6125 2906

2. Undergraduate Student Services Office Closed

Please note that the Student Services Office will be closed on Wednesday 28 October from 8.45am to 2pm.

3. Yale Law School LL.M. Program Informational Webinar

The Graduate Programs Office at Yale Law School will host an informational webinar for law students and graduates interested in applying to our LL.M. program.

Those considering studying law in the United States and interested in a career in teaching law are advised to join in.  (Admission to the program is generally limited to
those committed to a career in teaching law.)

Date: Thursday 22 October, 2015

Time: 7.00am United States Eastern Time (EDT)

Register here

End Gazette  19/10/2015

1. Graduate Intake 2015/16 – Trainee Lawyers

• Boutique commercial law firm located in the legal heart of the CBD

• Excellent career prospects

• To commence in late 2015 or early 2016

About the firm

Rotstein Commercial Lawyers provide strategic advice and legal solutions to corporate clients, many of who, are market leaders in their industries.  We are passionate about intimately understanding our clients and their industries in order to provide outstanding results with the utmost integrity.  The team listen effectively, advise decisively and act quickly to the benefit of our clients.

If you are due to complete your legal studies in 2015 and are looking for a traineeship which will offer you development, along with challenging, interesting work, in a busy and engaging work environment, then this opportunity is for you.

You will be working within a highly regarded, well established team working with long standing clients.  You will work closely with the partners and gain exposure across key areas.  You will have real involvement in matters from start to finish.  You will receive great mentoring from the partners and senior lawyers.

To apply, please forward your CV, covering letter and a copy of your academic transcript to Helen Albanis – Human Resources Manager via email to: helen.albanis@rotsteins.com.au

Please note only candidates successful in progressing to interview stage will be contacted.

Applications close on Friday 30 October, 2015.

1. ACJI Lecture:  Technology Innovation Panel Discussion

ACJI Free Public Lecture:  Technology Innovation Panel Discussion

Technology is advancing at an unprecedented rate, rapidly changing the world in which we live in. Our technology panel will explore the ways in which technology will reshape the justice sector into the future.

Paul Faulkner from McGirr Technologies will speak of his firsthand experience in delivering digital solutions to Victorian courts and tribunals. Ross Paull, CEO of Guided Resolution, will explain how web-based software applications are being used in alternative dispute resolution.

Professor Tania Sourdin will also share her expert knowledge in the field of technology in alternative dispute resolution.

Date:  Thursday 15 October 2015

Time:  5.45pm arrival, 6.00 -7.00pm Lecture

Venue:  Monash University Law Chambers

Register by email: acji@monash.edu

Visit our website for more details

2. PLT Information Seminar

Choosing the right provider for Practical Legal Training (PLT) is an important decision but it does not have to be a difficult one.

Join us next Wednesday for an informative and interactive session with Leo Cussen, the College of Law and ANU Legal Workshop as representatives from each institution give a presentation on the PLT courses on offer, followed by an interactive Q&A panel discussion with the representatives.

Date: Wednesday 14 October, 2015

Time: 12.00pm-2.00pm

Venue: Seminar Room 6, Level 2, Monash University Law Chambers.

3. VADR CPD Event

Jill Raby: Current Mediating where the stakes are high: International Child Abduction Cases

Jill Raby has just returned from Japan where she was conducting cross national training for mediators in relation to Australian/Japanese Hague Convention Matters. She will discuss the guidelines for mediation in such matters against the background of the challenges and learnings for mediators who deal with family conflict in an increasingly globalised world.

Date: Thursday, 15 October 2015

Time: 5.45pm for 6.15pm to 7.15pm (presentation)

Venue: Coopers Inn (2nd floor), cnr Exhibition & Little Lonsdale Sts, Melbourne

Cost: Free to VADR members, $20 non-members.

Finger food is provided, and drinks will be available at bar prices. The event carries one CPD point.

If you would like to attend, please email Alison at admin@vadr.asn.au.

Download the flyer for more details.

Please feel free to pass it on to anyone you think may be interested.

1. Vacancy For a Junior Lawyer

There is a vacancy for a junior lawyer in the Indigenous Affairs Legal Services Branch of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

This is a great chance for someone to work in a dynamic in-house legal practice.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply.

Visit the website

Further details click here

Contact Amanda Nichol – amy.nichol@pmc.gov.au

1. 2016 Law Prato/Malaysia Program Information Sessions

Find out how you can study overseas in 2016 at the Prato Centre in Italy or at the Sunway Campus in Malaysia without adding any time to your degree.

Listen to students share their experiences from 2015. Hear about the application process, units offered, funding and more.

For further information download the flyer

Visit the website here

Date: Monday 12 October 2015,

Time: 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm,

Venue: Clayton campus, Room H3, Building 11

Date:Tuesday 13 October 2015,

Time:1.00 pm to 2.00 pm,

Venue: Law Chambers, Second floor, Seminar Room 3

2. Internship Support

Under its internship support program, ANZSIL provides financial support to selected persons undertaking unpaid internships with International Organizations and NGOs.

Applicants for internship support should:

• Consult the 2015 Guidelines and Application Form

• Complete the Application form and return it to the ANZSIL Secretariat

In 2015 there are two application rounds. The closing dates for the 2015 application rounds are:

• Friday 24 April 2015

• Friday 23 October 2015

It is envisaged that successful applicants will be notified by the end May and November 2015 respectively.

Contact ANZSIL on: +61 2 6125 2906

3. Summer Application Open For – JD Professional Practice LAW 5050

To avoid disappointment apply now for Summer Professional Practice Elective Unit for Clinical Period 1 2015/2016 which takes place at Monash Oakleigh Legal Service, next to Clayton campus.

Clinical Period 1 2015/2016 dates are: for Group A- 12 November 2015- 11 February 2016 & for Group B-16 November 2015- 15 February 2016.

Applications close on Friday 16 October 2015.

Applications are not done on Wes. See all further information about the application process and dates on the Clinical Legal Education website.

1. 2016 Law Prato/Malaysia Program Information Sessions

Find out how you can study overseas in 2016 at the Prato Centre in Italy or at the Sunway Campus in Malaysia without adding any time to your degree.

Listen to students share their experiences from 2015. Hear about the application process, units offered, funding and more.

For further information download the flyer

Visit the website here

Date: Monday 12 October 2015,

Time: 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm,

Venue: Clayton campus, Room H3, Building 11

Date:Tuesday 13 October 2015,

Time:1.00 pm to 2.00 pm,

Venue: Law Chambers, Second floor, Seminar Room 3

2. Hyde & Associates Undergraduate Program

The law firm of Hyde & Associates is now accepting applications for its Undergraduate Program in telecommunications law.

The H&A Undergraduate Program is designed to help the firm identify talented law students to assist it in its work and to give promising candidates exposure to the firm’s international work, providing training in actual, practical telecommunications law assignments for global institutions around the world.

The program is also designed to assist the firm in identifying qualified candidates for permanent employment opportunities.

Download the Training Overview for more details

Download the Program Brochure

3. Internship Support

Under its internship support program, ANZSIL provides financial support to selected persons undertaking unpaid internships with International Organizations and NGOs.

Applicants for internship support should:

• Consult the 2015 Guidelines and Application Form

• Complete the Application form and return it to the ANZSIL Secretariat

In 2015 there are two application rounds. The closing dates for the 2015 application rounds are:

• Friday 24 April 2015

• Friday 23 October 2015

It is envisaged that successful applicants will be notified by the end May and November 2015 respectively.

Contact ANZSIL on: +61 2 6125 2906

4. Undergraduate Student Services Office Closed

Please note that the Student Services Office will be closed on Wednesday 28 October from 8.45am to 2pm.

5. Yale Law School LL.M. Program Informational Webinar

The Graduate Programs Office at Yale Law School will host an informational webinar for law students and graduates interested in applying to our LL.M. program.

Those considering studying law in the United States and interested in a career in teaching law are advised to join in.  (Admission to the program is generally limited to those committed to a career in teaching law.)

Date: Thursday 22 October, 2015

Time: 7.00am United States Eastern Time (EDT)

Register here

End Gazette  12/10/2015

1. Graduate Intake 2015/16 – Trainee Lawyers

• Boutique commercial law firm located in the legal heart of the CBD

• Excellent career prospects

• To commence in late 2015 or early 2016

About the firm

Rotstein Commercial Lawyers provide strategic advice and legal solutions to corporate clients, many of who, are market leaders in their industries.  We are passionate about intimately understanding our clients and their industries in order to provide outstanding results with the utmost integrity.  The team listen effectively, advise decisively and act quickly to the benefit of our clients.

If you are due to complete your legal studies in 2015 and are looking for a traineeship which will offer you development, along with challenging, interesting work, in a busy and engaging work environment, then this opportunity is for you.

You will be working within a highly regarded, well established team working with long standing clients.  You will work closely with the partners and gain exposure across key areas.  You will have real involvement in matters from start to finish.  You will receive great mentoring from the partners and senior lawyers.

To apply, please forward your CV, covering letter and a copy of your academic transcript to Helen Albanis – Human Resources Manager via email to: helen.albanis@rotsteins.com.au

Please note only candidates successful in progressing to interview stage will be contacted.

Applications close on Friday, 30 October 2015.

1. 21st Lucinda Lecture – “Of lions and squeaking mice in anxious times”

By Emeritus Professor H P Lee

Visit the website

Date: Thursday 8 October, 2015

Time: 6.00pm – 7.00pm (followed by refreshments)

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

Cost: Free

RSVP: Thursday 1 October, 2015 law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630

For more details download the flyer

2. ACJI Lecture:  Technology Innovation Panel Discussion

ACJI Free Public Lecture:  Technology Innovation Panel Discussion

Technology is advancing at an unprecedented rate, rapidly changing the world in which we live in. Our technology panel will explore the ways in which technology will reshape the justice sector into the future.

Paul Faulkner from McGirr Technologies will speak of his firsthand experience in delivering digital solutions to Victorian courts and tribunals. Ross Paull, CEO of Guided Resolution, will explain how web-based software applications are being used in alternative dispute resolution.

Professor Tania Sourdin will also share her expert knowledge in the field of technology in alternative dispute resolution.

Date:  Thursday 15 October 2015

Time:  5.45pm arrival, 6.00 -7.00pm Lecture

Venue:  Monash University Law Chambers

Register by email: acji@monash.edu

Closing Date:  11 October 2015

Visit our website for more details

3. Law Oration 2015

Presented by Victoria Law Foundation and Melbourne Law School

Hear from Laureate Professor Emeritus Cheryl Saunders AO at this year’s Law Oration. She will discuss Australian federal democracy.

Proudly presented by Victoria Law Foundation and Melbourne Law School, the annual Law Oration explores important legal issues that affect our lives and shape our community.

Date: Wednesday 14 October, 2015

Time: 6:00 pm–7:30 pm

Venue: Banco Court,Court of Victoria, 210 William Street, Melbourne, VIC

Cost: free

Register here

Enquiries – contact@victorialawfoundation.org.au

4. The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law/King & Wood Mallesons Annual Lecture

Death by Algorithm – the advent of “killer robots” by Professor Christof Heyns

Public event – all welcome

Date: Friday 9 October, 2015

Time: 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Venue: The State Library, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne

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

See our website for more details

5. VADR CPD Event

Jill Raby: Current Mediating where the stakes are high: International Child Abduction Cases

Jill Raby has just returned from Japan where she was conducting cross national training for mediators in relation to Australian/Japanese Hague Convention Matters. She will discuss the guidelines for mediation in such matters against the background of the challenges and learnings for mediators who deal with family conflict in an increasingly globalised world.

Date: Thursday, 15 October 2015

Time: 5.45pm for 6.15pm to 7.15pm (presentation)

Venue: Coopers Inn (2nd floor), cnr Exhibition & Little Lonsdale Sts, Melbourne

Cost: Free to VADR members, $20 non-members.

Finger food is provided, and drinks will be available at bar prices. The event carries one CPD point.

If you would like to attend, please email Alison at admin@vadr.asn.au.

Download the flyer for more details.

Please feel free to pass it on to anyone you think may be interested.

6. Vice-Chancellor Public Debate 2015

Join us to hear six public figures debate the ever contentious issue: ‘That we should privatise the ABC’.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has provided Australians with high quality and independent broadcasting since 1932. There is no doubt that the ABC has a special place in our hearts as our national broadcaster. But in today’s day and age, does the raison d’etre for the ABC still exist? Or has it become an unnecessary drain on the taxpayer dollar, one which the government and the Australian public should consider letting go?

The Monash Association of Debaters has the great pleasure of inviting you to the 2015 Vice Chancellor’s Public Debate.

The debate will be moderated by the Pro-Vice Chancellor – Professor David Copolov.

Date: Thursday 8 October, 2015

Time: 6pm

Venue: Clayton Campus Cinema

Entry is free and includes light refreshments. Refreshments will be served from 5:30pm

Download flyer for more information

Visit the event page on Facebook

1. Applications for Professional Practice, Family Law Assistance Program and Clinical Externship

Applications for the Professional Practice units for Summer 2015/16 are now open. Please see click here for more details.

2. Honours Research Unit Information Session 2015

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.

As the Honours Convenor, I cordially invite you to an Information Seminar on the Honours Unit on Tuesday, 6th October 2015 at 2pm in L5 of the Law Faculty.

At this session we will outline key elements of the program, and answer your questions.

Further information on the Honours programme can also be found on the Honours website, at http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/enrolments/honours/

Hope to see you there,

Graeme Hodge

3. Paid Telephone Interview for Law Students

Download flyer for details

4. Refurbishment of Tennis Courts

From Tuesday 15 September to Sunday 15 November 2015 all of the 8 tennis courts on Clayton campus will be unavailable due to refurbishment of the courts.

There will also be restricted access for pedestrians behind the courts.

These tennis courts are located at 42 Scenic Boulevard (next to Sports & Rec).

5. Vacancy For a Junior Lawyer

There is an upcoming vacancy for a junior lawyer in the Indigenous Affairs Legal Services Branch of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

This is a great chance for someone to work in a dynamic in-house legal practice.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply.

Visit the website

Further details click here

Contact Amanda Nichol – amy.nichol@pmc.gov.au

1. 2016 Law Prato/Malaysia Program Information Sessions

Find out how you can study overseas in 2016 at the Prato Centre in Italy or at the Sunway Campus in Malaysia without adding any time to your degree. Listen to students share their experiences from 2015. Hear about the application process, units offered, funding and more.

For further information download the flyer

2. Internship Support

Under its internship support program, ANZSIL provides financial support to selected persons undertaking unpaid internships with International Organizations and NGOs.

Applicants for internship support should:

• Consult the 2015 Guidelines and Application Form

• Complete the Application form and return it to the ANZSIL Secretariat

In 2015 there are two application rounds. The closing dates for the 2015 application rounds are:

• Friday 24 April 2015

• Friday 23 October 2015

It is envisaged that successful applicants will be notified by the end May and November 2015 respectively.

Contact ANZSIL on: +61 2 6125 2906

3. Summer Application Open For – JD Professional Practice LAW 5050

To avoid disappointment apply now for Summer Professional Practice Elective Unit for Clinical Period 1 2015/2016 which takes place at Monash Oakleigh Legal Service, next to Clayton campus.

Clinical Period 1 2015/2016 dates are: for Group A- 12 November 2015- 11 February 2016 & for Group B-16 November 2015- 15 February 2016.

Applications close on Friday 16 October 2015.

Applications are not done on Wes. See all further information about the application process and dates on the Clinical Legal Education website.