Law Students’ Society (LSS) Notices
LSS General Notices
1. The L Card
You may be wondering what the new card you received with your membership keyring is, and it is an exciting new initiative with all Victorian LSS’ to create one discount card to be used across Melbourne.
On Clayton campus, the card is accepted at Artichoke & Whitebait and Taste Baguette for a 10% discount. For a full list of discounts, visit thevlcard.com.
2. Law Council of Australia Scholarships 2016: Business Law
Each year the Business Law Section offers three scholarships of $5000 to the writer of the best papers in fields of Competition, Corporations and Taxation Law.
The scholarships are targeted to ‘early career’ legal professionals with less than four years of professional experience in the legal field of their paper. In the past winners have come from across academia, business and government sectors.
These scholarships are well suited to any Honours or research student who has previously written on a topic in one of the available fields.
Entries close Sunday 31 July 2016 at 5.00pm. For more information, please see here.
3. Leap into Leadership Online
Leap into Leadership Online is a suite of free modules to develop your employability and leadership skills at your own pace. It’s available for all current Monash students, any time – so you can complete as many modules as you like, at any stage of your studies.
Each module is practical, straightforward and fun, and takes about one to two hours to complete. There are no formal assessments to hand in, and you’ll earn a certificate for each module.
So, whether you want to hone your skills in communication, managing events or projects, teamwork or goal-setting, check out the modules on offer and get started today.
LSS Careers Notices
1. Mason Black Melbourne seeking paralegals
Mason Black Melbourne seek a number of paralegals to assist with large scale commercial litigation matters and an International Commercial Arbitration.
This role requires paralegals who are highly attentive, well organised and capable of adapting quickly to the complexities associated with commercial litigation proceedings. Some of the tasks involved include, assisting Counsel on a daily basis, maintaining their briefs, liaising with specialists, handling of confidential data and attending multi-party conferences.
Successful applicants will be welcomed into a tight knit team of solicitors and Counsel (including Queens Counsel). We are seeking very switched on, hardworking and committed individuals to fill these positions immediately. Successful applicants will be paid an hourly rate.
Please send a copy of your Cover Letter and CV to domenic_lucarelli@masonblack.com.au and do not contact the firm by any other means.
2. LIV Hot Topics: Develop a competitive edge in your legal career
With the increase of graduates entering the legal industry today, it’s in your best interest as a newly minted legal professional to learn how to market yourself and explore all career options available to you.
The fact that there are limited clerkships and traineeships isn’t necessarily a bad thing!
Competition often brings out the best work in lawyers – and with so many new practices going online, the opportunities available to graduates and new solicitors are more exciting than ever.
Date: Wednesday 15 June 2016
Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm
Venue: LIV Lecture Theatre, 470 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Price: $35 members, $55 non-members
RSVP: Please register here by Tuesday 14 June 2016
Competitions
1. HSF-NLUD International Negotiation Competition (INC)
INC is a competition organised by Herbert Smith Freehills and National Law University Delhi.
The first edition of the competition took place in 2014 and it was a big hit. The second edition, which was held in September 2015, drew participants from 23 internationally renowned universities from five countries, including the likes of Cambridge, Oxford, Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong and Cologne.
The competition aims at providing an opportunity to law students of select top universities across the globe to practice and improve their negotiation skills. It provides a platform for students to compete in a truly diverse and an international environment. The competition is carefully structured to simulate legal negotiations particularly for those students who aspire to be international lawyers.
Students participating in the competition will assume the roles of international lawyers in negotiating a series of legal problems. The problems will be based on real life examples and will comprise a common set of facts known to all participants and confidential information known only to the participants representing a particular side.
Each team will consist of two students, who must be enrolled in a full time degree (undergraduate or postgraduate) as at September 1 2016. Only one team per university will be allowed. The competition will begin 15 June 2016 (release of the problem), with the finals being 11 September 2016 and held in Delhi, India.
Please see here for more information.
Social Justice & Equity
1. King & Wood Mallesons “The Displacement Project”
On Wednesday 8 June 2016, King & Wood Mallesons, together with UNSW’s Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, are hosting a panel event, “The Displacement Project – Perspectives on Climate Change and Displacement”.
The Displacement Project aims to raise awareness among members of the legal profession and the broader community about climate change-related migration and displacement, the limitations of existing international legal frameworks and the policies that can be implemented in response to this issue.
The Displacement Project has two fantastic speakers, from cross-disciplinary fields, who will each offer a unique insight into the human impact of climate change.
Please register here.
More details about the event can be found here.
JD
1. JD Office Hours
The JD LSS office hours are as follows:
Monday: 12.00pm – 5.00pm
Wednesday: 12.00pm – 5.00pm
Thursday: 11.00am – 3.00pm
During these times memberships and event tickets can be purchased. However if these times do not suit you please contact jd.adminactivities@monashlss.com