Events
1. Global Legal Hackathon – 22-24 February
The Global Legal Hackathon returns to Melbourne over the weekend of 22-24 February 2019.
Is there a problem in the legal industry that requires a legal tech solution? Join the Global Legal Hackathon, hosted at Monash University, and you can be part of the solution.
The Global Legal Hackathon brings together the world’s leading legal thinkers and doers in support of a unified vision: rapid development of tech solutions to progress the legal industry and the function of law and justice.
You don’t need to be a tech whiz or a high flying lawyer to take part – if you’re a student, budding entrepreneur or business enthusiast this one’s for you!
Date: Friday 22 – Sunday 24 February 2019
Venue: Learning & Teaching Building, Monash University, Clayton Campus
2. Making Wellness Core Business 14 – 15 February 2019
The Wellness for Law Forum 2019 is the ninth annual gathering of the national Wellness for Law Network and its supporters, from academia and the profession.
The Forums provide the opportunity for scholarship and good practice to be shared in a collegiate and supportive environment.
The program for the two days is split between well-being in legal education and wellbeing in the legal profession:
Day One: Wellbeing in Legal Education
Date: Thursday 14 February 2019
Time: 9am start
Location: Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street Carlton
Cost: $50 per person
Day Two: Wellbeing in the Legal Profession
Date: Friday 15 February 2019
Time: 9am start
Location: Faculty of Law, Monash University, Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Cost: $50 per person
3. Seminar: When a casual relationship becomes a permanent headache
Presented by Monash Business School.
You are invited to attend a free seminar and networking event, hosted by Monash Business School titled: When a casual relationship becomes a permanent headache, presented by Professor Andrew Stewart, University of Adelaide.
Date: Monday 11 February
Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm AEDT
Venue: Monash Conference Centre Level 7 30 Collins Street Melbourne, VIC 3000
4. Technological Innovation and Commercial Law
Blockchain, bitcoin and smart contracts: no longer buzzwords, these technologies are re-shaping societies — and legal landscapes. But the impact these emerging technologies will have is difficult to predict.
The first Commercial Court CPD Seminar of 2019 will serve as an introduction to these innovations in legal and financial technology (or “fintech”) and forecast some of the opportunities and challenges such advances may present to commercial practitioners and their clients.
Date: 13 February 2019
Time: 5:15 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Cost: Free to attend