General
1. Are you ready for a global career?
Contemporary legal practice is no longer limited to the local.
Lawyers now practice in a global context: across jurisdictions, in diverse cultural environments and often mediated by digital technologies.
Against this context this new unit (LAW4250, offered over Summer 2016-17) provides the foundation from which law graduates might take advantage of the increasing opportunities in global legal practice.
Please see here for more details.
2. CESAA European studies Essay Competition
Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia (CESAA) wishes to announce that the 23rd CESAA Essay Competition is now open for entries.
Essays from any discipline dealing with contemporary (post-war) Europe and/or the European Union can be submitted for consideration in one of the following two categories:
- Best essay by an undergraduate student (2,000-4,000 words)
- Best essay by an honours or postgraduate student (2,000 -5,000 words)
The closing date for entries is Tuesday 30 June 2016.
Please find full competition details here.
Please direct any queries to Lachlan McKenzie, the CESAA Essay Competition Co-ordinator (lachlan.mckenzie@unimelb.edu.au).
3. Connecting with Law Short Film Competition
The Connecting with Law Short Film Competition is launching again for 2016.
Open to all Australian law students, the Connecting with Law Short Film Competition is an opportunity for students to get creative, get their name known in law and be in the running to win great prizes.
This year, students are invited to create a 2-5 minute film about what inspires them to study law, that will educate, entertain and engage their fellow law students and help them connect with law.
Please find more information here.
Please note entries close Friday 29 July 2016.
4. Faculty Managed Internship Opportunity – Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) Internship
Applications are now open for the three month internship from December 2016 – February 2017.
Applications close Friday 15 July 2016.
For further information please see application process and eligibility criteria.
Student Mobility Funding may be provided. Please see eligibility criteria.
5. Free tax returns for students
Need help lodging your tax return?
Make an appointment with an Australian Tax Office trained volunteer.
Appointments are free and available on Caulfield and Clayton Campus.
For more information and to book your appointment please see here.
6. Inaugural Michael Taussig QC Family Law Essay Awards
The Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia is pleased to invite law students to participate in the inaugural Michael Taussig QC Family Law Essay Awards.
The Awards commemorate the life and contribution of Michael Taussig QC, one of the Family Law Section’s most outstanding members.
The Family Law Section is the largest of the Law Council’s specialist sections. Since its inception in 1985, the Section has developed a reputation as a source of innovative, constructive and informed leadership in all areas of family law reform and policy development. With a national membership of more than 2,500 family lawyers and related professionals, the organisation is committing to furthering the development of practice in family law for the benefit of the Australian community.
Two Awards will be offered in 2016, one for junior lawyers and the second for law students.
The student Award is open to law students from all Australian Universities, with a prize value of $1,500.
Please find information about eligibility and criteria here.
Please note essays must be submitted by Friday 26 August 2016.
7. International Trade and Business Law Review – request for submissions
The Editorial Board of the International Trade and Business Law Review (‘the Review) are now inviting submissions for Volume XX of the Review.
The Review publishes leading articles consisting of original research, case notes, comments, and book reviews concerning international trade and business law, arbitration law and comparative law.
Academic staff and students now have the opportunity to make a submission to the Review.
Please find more information including submission details in this letter here.
Please note submissions close Friday 1 July 2016.
For more details contact Editor Tracy Albin: tracy.albin@student.curtin.edu.au
8. Medico-Legal Society of Victoria Essay Competition
The Medico Legal Society of Victoria would like to invite final year students studying Law or Medicine to enter an essay competition.
The topic of the essay is:
“The most controversial issue the medico-legal sphere faces today is…..”
The competition is an excellent opportunity for final year students to gain access to a professional organisation prior completion of their degrees and the opportunity to meet and learn from professionals in their field.
The competition will close on Monday 30 May 2016.
Essays should be between 1500 and 2000 words in length.
Total (non-cash) Prize value is approximately $1,635.00 per Prize winner.
For more details please click here.
9. Mid Year Orientation Camp
Missed out on Uni Summer Camps? Want to meet new people or go on a camp with your uni friends?
Host Scheme is a volunteer leadership program that provide orientation events for all Monash Students. Their camps are renowned for their inclusivity and social environment.
Camp ticket includes 2 nights/3 days (22 – 24 July 2016) of dormitory accommodation, private beach access, transport to and from Monash University Clayton, food and activities.
Available to all Monash Students from all Monash Campuses. Must be 18+ to attend.
Purchase Online or at MSA Reception (Level 1, 21 Chancellors Walk)
For more information on Host Scheme see here.
10. Open Day – seeking volunteers
Monash University’s Open Day for Clayton will be held on Sunday 7 August 2016.
We are seeking Undergraduate student volunteers to assist on the day.
This will involve speaking with prospective students and their families about your experience of studying at Monash, giving directions, greeting guests, helping with set-up/pack down and much more.
Although these positions are voluntary roles, the faculty does provide training and $50.00 vouchers for students who volunteer half a day (9.15am – 1.15pm OR 12.30pm – 4.30pm) and $95.00 vouchers for students who volunteer for a whole day (9.15am – 4.30pm).
If you have good communication skills and a well-rounded knowledge of the Law Faculty and campus please complete the application form by Monday 6 June 2016.
We will be holding student workshops closer to Open Day and will send an email inviting you to RSVP to a session.
If you have any further queries please contact law-marketing@monash.edu.
11. Summer Human Rights Institute in New York
The Summer Human Rights Institute (SHRI) is a 2-week certificate program that provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and application of international human rights law, enabling individuals with limited time to gain an in-depth understanding of this critical field.
Participants take part in daily lectures and workshops with Fordham Law professors, as well as guest lecturers from New York’s prominent human rights community, and engage in up-close examination of real world legal aspects and tools of human rights law and practice.
For more information see here.
12. Taxation Law and Advanced Taxation Law
Considering an additional qualification?
Two of our LLB(Hons) units (LAW4704 Taxation Law and LAW4332 Advanced Taxation Law) have been approved by the Tax Practitioners Board as approved courses in Australian taxation law that can count towards qualification as a registered tax agent. Note that in addition to undertaking these units, there are other requirements that must also be met.
Please find further information here about the requirements for becoming a registered tax agent.
For details of the approved courses please see here.
Please contact Professor Stephen Barkoczy (Stephen.Barkoczy@monash.edu) if you have any further queries.
13. The Undergraduate Awards – deadline extended to 14 June 2016
The deadline of The Undergraduate Awards 2016 programme has been extended to Tuesday 14 June 2016.
Cited as the ultimate champion for high-potential undergraduates, The Undergraduate Awards is the world’s only pan-discipline academic awards programme, identifying leading creative thinkers through their undergraduate coursework.
UA also has 24 additional categories into which essays may be submitted, please have a look to see if you have work for other categories too.
UA is open to all penultimate and final year students, as well as 2015 graduates, of all disciplines.
Monash is affiliated with The Undergraduate Awards and students can submit up to three papers online here and be in with a chance to win an international award for their undergraduate coursework; students submit work they have already completed as part of their undergraduate degree once it meets the eligibility criteria.
For more information please see here.
14. True North Scholarship for Women
Are you a bright, high energy female with a passion for learning and an interest in creating change within organisations?
Bain & Company Australia, one of the world’s leading management consulting firms, is delighted to invite you to apply for the 2016 True North Scholarship. The scholarship is open to female students in their penultimate year of undergraduate study.
Bain are hosting an in-office event on Tuesday 28 June at 5:30pm to network with Bain employees and hear more about the True North Scholarship for Women.
This event is open to all eligible Monash University female students. Please register your interest here.
Hurry – places are limited.
Monash Law Faculty has a strong history with the True North Scholarship, with Shanika (Civil Engineering / Law) winning the scholarship in 2011. You could be the next one!
For more information, visit www.bain.com/scholarship or see here.