Archive for March, 2020

Career Development

Monday, March 2nd, 2020

1. McKinsey & Company – Business Analysts

McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm. We are a trusted advisor to the world’s leading businesses, governments, and institutions, and serve our clients from more than 100 offices in over 60 countries around the world.

We are now looking for bright, creative women and men of diverse and exceptional intellectual ability and character, to join our consulting team as Business Analysts for 2021.

We are seeking final year undergraduate students pursuing Honours, Masters, and/or Combined Degrees within the disciplines of Law, Commerce/Business/Economics, Engineering, Medicine, Science, and Arts.

If you wish to apply, please submit your application online by Sunday 8 March midnight AEDT. Please include a cover letter, your CV, academic transcripts, and high school score (ATAR/OP/NCEA).

If you identify as an Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Pasifika and Maori student and are currently enrolled in the final year of an undergraduate/postgraduate degree, and would like to speak with some of our consultants to learn more about management consulting and life at McKinsey & Company, please email au-recruiting@mckinsey.com.

2. Supreme Court of WA associateships

Applications are invited for a number of positions as personal staff to Judicial Officers at the Supreme Court of Western Australia. The length of tenure for each position is 12 or 24 months (commencing January 2021). The relevant positions will be identified in the latter part of 2020.

Prospective applicants should possess the following attributes:

  • A law degree, or nearly completed law degree;
  • A high level of academic achievement (Honours or equivalent is desirable, but not essential);
  • High-level research and analytical skills;
  • Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills; and
  • Editorial skills are an advantage.

For more information on each position and to apply see here. Please note applications close Friday 20 March).

 

3. EY student and graduate programs – apply now

Applications for the EY Vacationer and Graduate Programs are now open. For more information see here.

Applications close on Thursday 26 March.

 

The Aurora Internship Program has contributed to capacity building for Indigenous and Indigenous-sector organisations by placing over 2,700 talented and passionate interns over 14 years.

The Program continues to place students and graduates with varied backgrounds including law at Indigenous sector organisations involved in native title, land rights, justice, policy and community development, health, social welfare and research, Australia wide.

Applications for the Winter program are open until 5:00pm AEST Friday 27 March. For more information see here.

 

Are you looking to develop a career in China’s Greater Bay Area?

An exciting opportunity to be trained in Hong Kong and Guangzhou or Shenzhen at a leading international law firm and become qualified in the PRC is here.

In King & Wood Mallesons International Center’s award-winning 2-year Propel training program, you will gain exposure over two legal jurisdictions and work on cross-border matters, rotating through different practice groups in KWM’s Hong Kong and South China offices.

KWM’s Propel program was commended by the Financial Times for designing the “first international graduate recruitment programme focused on China’s Greater Bay Area initiative”, in the category of Managing and Developing Talent, Financial Times Asia Pacific Innovative Lawyers Report 2019.

Click here if you are interested to learn about opportunities at KWM available in the GBA.

Applications are now open until Sunday 19 April 2020 – click here or scan the QR code to apply.

 

6. EY Tax Insights Event (Monday 16 March)

Join EY to learn more about EY’s Tax career opportunities and how you can enter a competition that could see you:

  • Develop your case study skills
  • Network with industry professionals
  • Win a paid internship in EY Tax
  • Win a trip to Amsterdam!

Date: Monday 16 March 2020

Time: 4.00pm – 6.00pm

Venue: EY, 8 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, 3000

Dress: Business

RSVP essential here by 10 March

Note: All confirmed guests will be contacted by 11 March 2020 with specific event details.

 

7. EY Interview Insights (Friday 20 March)

Are you preparing for an interview or an experience that lasts a lifetime? Please join EY for an interview skills session and pizza lunch to get valuable insights for your interview preparation.

When: Friday 20 March

Where: EY, 8 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, 3000

Dress: Business

RSVP essential here by 12 March

Note: All confirmed guests will be contacted by 13 March 2020 with specific event details.

 

8. The Big Meet (Friday 27 March)

Every year Australia’s leading employers travel the country looking for high quality graduates and undergraduates. The Big Meet is your opportunity to meet up to 100 of these organisations in one day and in one location.
These organisations are offering a range of options including graduate employment, voluntary work, gap years, international internships, vacation work, postgraduate education, teaching, travel and overseas opportunities. Whatever your interests, The Big Meet has something that will meet your needs.

The Big Meet – Melbourne 2020

Date: Friday 27 March

Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm

Venue: Palladium at Crown, 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank

Cost: Free

Registration: RSVP essential here

 

Events

Monday, March 2nd, 2020

1. Corporate Culture and Director Accountability (Wednesday 4 March)

The Banking Royal Commission has served as a wake-up call for boards and advisers on corporate governance.

This panel will present perspectives from the profession and academia about the impact of the Royal Commission on corporate culture and director accountability.

Date: Wednesday 4 March

Time: 5.15pm – 6.15pm

Venue: Court 8A, Federal Court of Australia, Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 305 William Street, Melbourne

Cost: Free

Register here

Chair

  • Justice Jonathan Beach Judge, Federal Court of Australia

Panel

  • Michael Borsky QC, Victorian Bar
  • Professor Jennifer Hill, Bob Baxt AO Chair, Monash Law
  • Michelle Bennett, Partner, Allens

2. Homicide by Overdose: Criminal Law in a Drug Crisis (Tuesday 10 March)

Around the world, the human, social and economic costs of illicit drugs are soaring. Overdose deaths in the USA and Canada have reached such a point that both nations have declared public health emergencies.

The numbers are also on the rise in Australia. In the USA, public authorities are increasingly turning to the criminal law to address the overdose crisis, treating overdose deaths as homicides, and prosecuting friends, family members and acquaintances.

What role should the criminal law play in addressing this public health crisis in the USA, Canada and Australia?

Date: Tuesday 10 March

Time: 5.45pm – 7.30pm

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

Cost: Free

Register here

 

3. Following Feeling: The Emotional Politics of LGBTI Rights & Law Reform (Wednesday 11 March)

Why do courts turn to love when dealing with relationship recognition?

Movements for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) justice and equality generate emotion, particularly among the scholars, activists, lawyers, and judges who participate in them. Drawing on his new book, Feeling Queer Jurisprudence (Routledge, 2020), Dr Senthorun Raj will speak about why we need to take emotion seriously in our pursuits of LGBTI rights.

Date: Wednesday 11 March

Time: 5:45pm – 7:00pm

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

Cost: Free

Register here

4. Workplace Law Highlights Seminar (Thursday 19 March)

What do the new Industrial Manslaughter laws mean for companies and their officers? What are the latest developments in the general protections under the Fair Work Act (2009)?

New Industrial Manslaughter laws From 1 July this year, workplace manslaughter will be a jailable offence.

Under the recently passed amendments to Victoria’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, employers, self-employed persons and, in some cases, directors and officers of companies who, by their negligent conduct, cause the death of anyone who is owed a duty under the OHS Act face fines of up to $16.5 million for companies and up to 20 years in jail for individuals.

Dr Eric Windholz, Senior Lecturer and former General Counsel of WorkSafe Victoria, will explain the new laws, what led to their enactment, and what can be expected once they take effect.

Date: Thursday 19 March

Time: 5:45pm – 8:15pm

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

Cost: Free

Register here