Law Student Gazette

1. PCL Lawyers Legal Scholarship 2021

Are you currently studying a Bachelor of Laws at university and you are in or heading into your final year?

PCL Lawyers is offering two Law students with a WAM of 65 or more in their penultimate or final year a grant of $2000 each to assist them through the final stage of their degree. One grant will be prioritised for a student studying in Victoria.

Applications close Tuesday 30 March.

2. Just Leadership Program

Applications for the 2021 Just Leadership Program, a prestigious initiative of the Monash Law Students’ Society, are now open. Students with an interest in social justice and the law are encouraged to apply.

The program affords selected students the opportunity to listen to, learn from and network with high profile speakers who are closely associated with social justice and equity issues in the law.

Apply now: https://forms.gle/xkENB9obTSP55Cih9 

Applications will be accepted until Friday 12 March at 5pm.

Please visit https://www.monashlss.com/other-sje-inititives for more information about the program. 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Amelia and Ellie at justleadership@monashlss.com.

Best of luck with your applications!

3. Job Opportunities: Associate and Research Associate to the Hon Justice Pritchard

Applications are invited for the positions of Associate and Research Associate to the Hon Justice
Pritchard, President of the State Administrative Tribunal, to commence in January 2022.
The successful applicants will be based at the State Administrative Tribunal but will also assist Justice
Pritchard in relation to matters in the Court of Appeal.
Both positions are offered for a period of 12 months. At the discretion of the Court, the tenure of this
position may include a subsequent two weeks.

Prospective applicants should possess the following attributes:

 A law degree (completed as at January 2022);
 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.

Interviews will be conducted on 30 April 2021.

The successful applicants should be available to attend the Associates’ Induction Programme
from Tuesday 4 January to Monday 10 January 2022.

The successful applicants may also be invited to attend three days of paid handover in November or
December 2021, subject to consultation between the applicant and the Court.

Applications should include a:

 covering letter;
 curriculum vitae; and
 current academic transcript (or a certified copy).

Applicants will be considered for both positions and need only apply once.
If your application is sent by email, please scan your academic transcript (or a certified copy). You may
be required to bring the original if you are invited to attend an interview.

Please send applications or queries by email to:

Ms Georgina Due
Associate to the Hon Justice Pritchard
State Administrative Tribunal
565 Hay Street
PERTH WA 6000
Email: Associate.Justice.Pritchard@justice.wa.gov.au
Ph: (08) 9219 3101

Click here for more information on Supreme Court Associateships. 

APPLICATIONS CLOSE NOON, WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL 2021 (AWST)

(Late applications will not be considered)

1. Associate to the Hon. Justice Hall at the Supreme Court of Western Australia

Applications are invited for a position as the Associate to the Hon. Justice Hall at the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

The length of tenure is 12 months, from June 2016 to June 2017.

Please find more info here.

2. Bain & Company business consulting graduate positions

Applications for graduate positions at Bain & Company are now open.

Bain & Company is one of the world’s leading global business consulting firms, serving clients across six continents on issues of strategy, operations, technology, organisation and mergers and acquisitions.

Applications close on Thursday 3 March 2016.

Please find more information here.

3. Bird & Bird ‘GC for a day’

International law firm Bird & Bird are launching a new competition for Australian law students to be shadow a General Counsel for a day.

The prize includes a day shadowing a top GC, lunch with the GC, one on one mentoring session with an Associate, return flights to Sydney and one night’s accommodation.

Entries close Wednesday 16 March 2016.

To enter you must submit a 90-second video answering the following question:“What do you envisage as the greatest opportunity for a GC of the future?”

Please find more information here.

4. ‘From Student to Professional’ sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills

The purpose of this event is to raise awareness of different pathways available in the legal profession and for students to gain an insight and network with professionals.

Guests will speak about their experiences including challenges faced, points of significance and provide wise words of advice.

This will be followed by a short question and answer session and the evening will conclude with half an hour of networking and refreshments.

Speakers include Julian Burnside, Georgina Hoy & Hong Le from Herbert Smith Freehills, Zana Bytheway from Jobwatch and Julia Wang, Senior Associate to the Honourable Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC.

Date: Wednesday 2 March 2016

Time: 6.00-8.00pm

Location: Auditorium, Monash Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Please register here (essential).

5. NSW Law Reform Commission Winter Internship Program

The NSW Law Reform Commission operates a winter internship program for law students in their final year of study.

While this opportunity is unpaid, it provides access to a range of professional development opportunities, including working with our Commissioners.

Details of the program can be found here.

1. Position Available – Project Officer, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is looking to employ a Project Officer with sound human rights knowledge, a passion for human rights, great administrative skills and familiarity with social media.

• Familiarity with video camera operation and editing are desirable.
• The position is a casual position with an expectation of between 3 and 4 days of work per week.
• Applicants with a law degree and specific human rights law knowledge are encouraged to apply.

The Project Officer will coordinate the Centre’s many projects including its internship, careers and mooting programs and will also edit the Centre’s newsletter, implement its social media strategy and engage in research, writing and video editing.

The Castan Centre is based in the Monash University Law Faculty and focuses on the protection and promotion of human rights, primarily through teaching, research, policy, public education, student programs and consultancies. For more information and details on how to apply, click here.

1. Summer Research Scholarships 2014

The Parliamentary Library is offering six-week Summer Research Scholarships in January–February 2014 to support a research project on a topic of mutual interest to the Scholar and to the Australian Parliament.

We are seeking applications from Honours or postgraduate tertiary degree students who are undertaking research in an aspect of Australian public policy, law, politics, economics or parliamentary practice. The successful applicant will receive privileged access to the Parliamentary Library’s collections and facilities, interaction with relevant expert librarians and researchers in the Parliamentary Library, and an honorarium of $1,800 provided at the completion of the program.

The Scholarships are open to Australian citizens and those with Permanent Resident status only.

Applications close: Friday 18 October 2013

Enquiries may be directed to Richard Watson at richard.watson@aph.gov.au.

1. Summer Research Scholarships 2014

The Parliamentary Library is offering six-week Summer Research Scholarships in January–February 2014 to support a research project on a topic of mutual interest to the Scholar and to the Australian Parliament.

We are seeking applications from Honours or postgraduate tertiary degree students who are undertaking research in an aspect of Australian public policy, law, politics, economics or parliamentary practice. The successful applicant will receive privileged access to the Parliamentary Library’s collections and facilities, interaction with relevant expert librarians and researchers in the Parliamentary Library, and an honorarium of $1,800 provided at the completion of the program.

The Scholarships are open to Australian citizens and those with Permanent Resident status only.

Applications close: Friday 18 October 2013

Enquiries may be directed to Richard Watson at richard.watson@aph.gov.au.

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1. Australian Government – Rio Tinto NTRB Scholarships

Two Australian Government-Rio Tinto NTRB Scholarships are again being offered by Rio Tinto, FaHCSIA and the University of Dundee to lawyers who are currently working or interested in working in the NTRB system. The timing of the scholarships will correspond to the European academic year, commencing in September 2013. The two scholarships cover all the expenses involved in undertaking a one year Masters in Mining Law and Policy at the University of Dundee, Scotland (approx. A$43,000) and are open to any Australian resident with a law degree with no age restriction. The successful candidates will commit to work within the NTRB system for a minimum period of two years on completion of their studies.

FaHCSIA has agreed to continue to provide A$15,000 towards the living expenses of each scholarship recipient who is working within the NTRB system at the time they receive the scholarship. On-line applications can be found here, and will be open from Monday 18th February through to Friday 15th March, 2013. The LLM in Mineral Law and Policy Program is found here.