General Notices

1. Aurora Internship Program

The Aurora Internship Program continues to place law, anthropology and other social science
(namely archaeology, cultural heritage, environmental management, human geography, history and
sociology) students and graduates from Australian universities at Native Title Representative Bodies
(NTRBs), Prescribed Bodies Corporates (PBCs) and at other organisations involved in policdevelopment, research and social justice, all working to support the broader Indigenous sector
Australia-wide. The Program introduces candidates to career opportunities in native title and the
Indigenous sector and at the same time provides assistance to under-resourced and over-worked
organisations.
The on-line application period for the summer 2016/17 round of internships open Monday 1 August
2016 and close Friday 26 August 2016.
Applications and further information via the Aurora website.
Successful applicants can apply to Monash for funding via the Student organised internship process.

The Aurora Internship Program continues to place law, anthropology and other social science (namely archaeology, cultural heritage, environmental management, human geography, history and sociology) students and graduates from Australian universities at Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs), Prescribed Bodies Corporates (PBCs) and at other organisations involved in policy development, research and social justice, all working to support the broader Indigenous sector Australia-wide.

The Program introduces candidates to career opportunities in native title and the Indigenous sector and at the same time provides assistance to under-resourced and over-worked organisations.

The on-line application period for the summer 2016/17 round of internships is now open and closes Friday 26 August 2016.

Applications and further here.

Successful applicants can apply to Monash for funding via the Student organised internship process.

2. Castan Centre Global Internships – applications now open

The Castan Centre Global Internship program sends a small group of outstanding Monash Law students each year to some of the world’s leading human rights bodies.

The program offers placements for Monash Law students at:

  • Indigenous internship to the UN Human Rights Council
  • Center for Constitutional Rights, New York City
  • International Women’s Rights Action Watch – Asia Pacific, Kuala Lumpur and Geneva
  • Human Rights First, New York City
  • International Service for Human Rights, Geneva
  • Southern Africa Litigation Centre, Johannesburg

Interns will receive funding of between $7,300 and 9,100 from the Castan Centre Global Internship Fund to cover living and travel costs during their internship.

Please find further information here.

Please note applications close Thursday 18 August 2016.

3. Faculty Managed Internship: Herzog Fox & Neeman, Israel

Applications are now open and close Friday 16 September 2016 for the Herzog Fox & Neeman internship in Israel.

The internship will go for a minimum of 4 weeks from mid-January to mid-February 2017.

Further information including Application process & Eligibility details can be found here.

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

Queries: law-international@monash.edu

4. 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.

5. International Students Work Rights Legal Service

A new International Students Work Rights Legal Service is now operating in Victoria.

JobWatch Inc, in collaboration with the Study Melbourne Student Centre and Inner Melbourne Community Legal, is operating this new legal service at the Study Melbourne Student Centre every Thursday.

Study Melbourne Student Centre (SMSC) is a free and confidential ‘one stop shop’ where international students in Victoria can access a range of free support, information and welfare services.

As part of the service, a JobWatch lawyer will be based at the Study Melbourne Student Centre each Thursday from 9.00am until 5.00pm to give international students free and confidential legal advice about work-related matters. JobWatch is also available to assist international students with work-related matters during the rest of the week.

Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) is available to assist international students with general law consultations (not including immigration advice). A lawyer from IMCL will be at the Study Melbourne Student Centre every Thursday afternoon.

The Study Melbourne Student Centre is located at 599 Little Bourke St, Melbourne (close to Southern Cross Station).

For queries please contact the Study Melbourne Student Centre by email (info@studymelbourne.vic.gov.au) or phone 1800 056 449 (free call from landlines).

6. 2017 Nygh Internship

Are you a Postgrad student or Law graduate?

Here’s your chance to undertake an internship with Hague Conference on Private International Law in the Netherlands.

Applications for the 2017 Nygh Internship are open until Friday 30 September 2016.

Find more information here.

7. PITCH ORIGINATOR! A Monash start up competition

This start up competition will allow the Monash community to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams and aim to launch their awesome idea to commercial success. Students & staff from across the University are eligible to apply. Five winning teams will each receive $20,000, plus entry into the ACCELERATOR program to help refine and polish their idea so it is ready to pitch to investors for seed investment by the end of the program.

Applications are now open.

Find out more information here and view attached flyer (including program timeline) here.

*The second semester of how to build a start up series has started, register and find out more about the MOTIVATOR series here.

8. University of Vienna, Austria – January 2017 short term program

Would you like to study in Austria for an intensive one month short-term program?

  • No tuition fees paid to the University of Vienna
  • Monash Abroad travel grant available plus Travel Insurance
  • Only two student places available
  • Three short units in Austria for 6 credit points

Eligibility: 65% Law average plus Law Faculty credit point requirements.

To apply: Please submit the Monash Abroad ISP application form together with a copy of your bank statement to law-international@monash.edu by Friday 19 August 2016.

For further information see here.

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