Law Student Gazette

1. Law Student Professional Development Workshops

The Student Experience Manager has secured a range of 55 minute ‘bite sized’ PD training opportunities for students and I would like to offer you the opportunity to avail yourselves of them in a range of fascinating and useful areas. These are is now available to you to book via your MyMonash portal, you will find the booking system at: my.monash > News and events tab > Booking systems section > Law Student Professional Development booking system

On offer currently is:

Tuesday 25 September 2012

• 11.00 – 12.00 Noon – “Confident Conversations”, max 15 participants
• 12.00 – 1.00 pm – “Diplomacy, Influence and Persuasion”, max 15 participants
• 1.00 – 2.00 – “Get More Done with Less Effort”, max 12 participants –
• 2.00 – 3.00 – “Ban Procrastination”, max 15 participants –
• 3.00 – 4.00 – “The Art of Mingling at Networking Functions”, max 25 participants

Wed 26 September 2012

• 11.00 – 12.00 – “Assertiveness For Everyday Life, Part 1”, max 10 participants
• 12.00 – 1.00 – “Diplomacy, Influence and Persuasion”, max 15 participants
• 1.00 – 2.00 – “Public Speaking: Presentations Without the Pain, Part 1”, max 10 participants
• 2.00 – 3.00 – “The Art of Mingling at Networking Functions”, max 25 participants
• 3.00 – 4.00 – “Confident Conversations”, max 15 participants

Wednesday 3 October 2012

• 11.00 – 12.00 – “Assertiveness For Everyday Life, Part 2”, max 10 participants
• 12.00 – 1.00 “Get More Done with Less effort”, max 12 participants
• 1.00 – 2.00 – “Public Speaking: Presentations Without the Pain, Part 2”, max 10 participants
• 2.00 – 3.00 – “Ban Procrastination”, max 15 participants
• 3.00 – 4.00 – “Confident Conversations”, max 15 participants

Thursday 4 October 2012

• 11.00 – 12.00 Noon – “Confident Conversations”, max 15 participants
• 12.00 – 1.00 pm – “Diplomacy, Influence and Persuasion”, max 15 participants
• 1.00 – 2.00 – “Get More Done with Less Effort”, max 12 participants
• 2.00 – 3.00 – “Ban Procrastination”, max 15 participants
• 3.00 – 4.00 – “The Art of Mingling at Networking Functions”, max 25 participants

Please note numbers are strictly limited and places will be allocated on a ‘first in, best dressed’ policy.

You are able to find out more information on the content of each session and Register your desired attendance in your myMonash portal. If you are too late and the event is full you will be placed on a waiting list. If you cannot attend an event you have Registered for, please cancel and your fellow student will be bumped from the Wait list to enable them to attend.

Please note the Assertiveness and Public Speaking sessions are both ‘two-parters’; do not Register if you cannot attend both as there is a take home practice task for presentation the following week, in order to fully benefit and practice the skills taught.

I hope you feel these training sessions will come in very useful in both professional and personal life situations. The faculty hopes you find them of benefit.

2. Monash Mental Health Week

With one in five Australians experiencing some form of mental illness, Monash Mental Health Week, from 8 to 12 October, aims to raise awareness of the importance of mental health at Monash through a great variety of events across each campus.

1. Semester 2 SETU Surveys

Can you please complete the Semester 2 SETU survey for your Unit? You can access this survey for your S2 Units via your my.monash portal. Please note that the SETU surveys close off on the following dates:

• 12 Sept – some LLM and most UG units
• 7 Sept – Winter Units – LAW4160
• Full Year Units – the SETU surveys will open on 21 Sept and close on 26 Oct
• T3-58 Units – the SETU surveys will open on 1 Oct and close on 15 Oct
• T4-57 Units – the SETU surveys will open on 25 Oct and close on 1 Nov.

If you don’t know which Teaching period your Unit is in then you can check up on the relevant Timetable online (UG units / PG units)

We really appreciate you completing these online SETU surveys each Semester as your ratings and feedback help our teachers to continually improve the quality of our Units.

1. RU OK? Day

Monash is a proud Program Partner for R U OK?Day for 2012 and joins a list of high profile supporters including Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, Libby Trickett and rugby league star Wendell Sailor. R U OK?Day is a national day of action dedicated to inspiring all Australians to ask family, friends and colleagues, Are you ok?

The R U OK? Day initiative encourages people to reach out to one another to have open and honest conversations to try to build a more connected community and reduce Australia’s high suicide rate. The University is encouraging all faculties and departments to put on local events to create as much awareness as possible, across all campuses.

The R U OK? Photo Competition

Don the yellow and black, take a snap, and email your photo to clare.swanson@monash.edu. Extra points for including ‘R U OK?’ in your outfit and creativity! The Campus Community Campaign team will judge the winner of a $200 Coles Myer gift card! Open to staff and students.

Remember to check out the LSS RUOK? BBQ and Our RU OK? Campaign website page.

RU OK?

2. Erase Youth Suicide

Monash University students, staff and alumni have come together to share an important message of hope, encouragement and empowerment for queer youth at risk of suicide and self-infliction.

We at Monash hope to one day erase youth suicide and this is our first step. We have said that it will get better. Now we will make it so.

Trigger warning: This video discusses issues of queerphobia, verbal abuse, family violence, self-infliction and suicide.

Link to Monash’s ‘It Gets Better’ Video.

1. ALPSA

The 2012 ALPSA National Essay Competition is an opportunity to test your ability to write and reason against your peers. For more information about the competition, please see here.

2. Semester 2 SETU Surveys

Can you please complete the Semester 2 SETU survey for your Unit? You can access this survey for your S2 Units via your my.monash portal. Please note that the SETU surveys close off on the following dates:

• 12 Sept – some LLM and most UG units
• 7 Sept – Winter Units – LAW4160
• Full Year Units – the SETU surveys will open on 21 Sept and close on 26 Oct
• T3-58 Units – the SETU surveys will open on 1 Oct and close on 15 Oct
• T4-57 Units – the SETU surveys will open on 25 Oct and close on 1 Nov.

If you don’t know which Teaching period your Unit is in then you can check up on the relevant Timetable online (UG units / PG units)

We really appreciate you completing these online SETU surveys each Semester as your ratings and feedback help our teachers to continually improve the quality of our Units.

1. 2013 Peer Mentor Program

It is an excellent opportunity to give back to the Law School and enhance your resume. There are three positions available in 2013: Peer Mentor, Super Mentor and Deputy Peer Mentor Co-ordinator. More information about the positions can be found on www.monashlss.com

We encourage all Law Students to apply, particularly for the new role of Deputy Peer Mentor Co-ordinator as it is anticipated that the holder of this position will become the Peer Mentor Co-ordinator in 2014.

To apply: Please complete the form, which can be located on www.monashlss.com.

Submit it to: peermentor@monashlss.com.

Applications close on Friday 14 September.

Apply early as positions are limited!

2. ALPSA National Essay Competition

The 2012 ALPSA National Essay Competition is an opportunity to test your ability to write and reason against your peers.  ALSPA is looking for submissions between two and five thousand words on any topic related to legal philosophy. There will be prizes and the winner will be published.

3. Survey

Lloyd England, Student Experience Manager and Employment and Career Development are running a languages survey to map the level of interest students have in pursuing legal opportunities with global law firms abroad. Fill out this survey and gain a chance to win a one to one coffee with a overseas based global law firm’s graduate recruiter (this will be in April 2013).

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LawLanguagesSurvey

1. The English Lounge

Are you a current undergraduate or postgraduate international student?

• Practice and improve your conversational English skills
• Learn about Aussie culture
• Join a discussion group lead by a student facilitator

For more information, please see here.

2. VOCCS Prize

Victims of Crime Counselling and Compensation Services (VOCCS) is a company providing referral & support services to victims of crime in Victoria.

VOCCS is sponsoring a prize for research/discussion papers written by Victorian University students on the topic of victims of crime, and in particular, which promote awareness of the social, legal and criminal issues regarding being a victim of crime.

Two awards will be made each year of $1,000 cash at the completion of each academic semester.

The research/discussion papers should not exceed 2000 words in length and should be emailed to: voccs@hotmail.com

The decision to award prizes rests with VOCCS. It is a condition of entry that all papers be published on the VOCCS website for public readership. For further information please email: voccs@hotmail.com or go to www.victimsofcrime.com.au

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1. Cancer Council Merchandise for Sale

The following merchandise is available from the Law Student Services counter, Clayton until 14 September 2012. Pens, pins, bull dog clips and ‘Dougal’ the bear! Your generosity helps the Cancer Council fund cancer research, prevention and support.

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1. Cancer Council Merchandise for Sale

The following merchandise is available from the Law Student Services counter, Clayton until 14 September 2012. Pens, pins, bull dog clips and ‘Dougal’ the bear! Your generosity helps the Cancer Council fund cancer research, prevention and support.

2. Open Day Thank You

A big thank you to all students who put their hands up to participate in Open Day this year, which occurred on Sunday 5 August. The day was extremely successful, and the students who volunteered their time contributed enormously to the event. Thank you to all involved.

1. Cancer Council Merchandise for Sale

The following merchandise is available from the Law Student Services counter, Clayton until 14 September 2012. Pens, pins, bull dog clips and ‘Dougal’ the bear! Your generosity helps the Cancer Council fund cancer research, prevention and support.

2. Clinical Legal Education

Consider enrolling in professional practice units to manage your own files covering a wide range of legal matters, attend state and federal courts and liaise with legal practitioners on a regular basis! Go to the following pages for more information.

LAW5216 Professional practice  (at Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service and Springvale Monash Legal Service)

LAW5218 Family law assistance program (professional practice)

3. Law Counselling

Just a reminder about the Law Counselling Service, which is available for all students within the Law faculty on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you are feeling overwhelmed with the stresses of having to cope with personal life events and university life, the Law Counsellor is here to provide you support with:

• Study or course problems
• Relationship or family issues
• Coping with university life
• Stress, anxiety and depression
• Loneliness
• Substance abuse and addictions
• Negative feelings and suicidal thoughts

Please feel free to book in through the online booking service or contact Law Student Services to make an appointment.

4. Mental Health First Aid

Please see the Health and Wellbeing HUB Semester 2, 2012 ‘What’s On’ flyer for a range of mental health programs, events, workshops and services aimed at enhancing both your academic and personal success.

5. MOLS Advice Only Program

Unfortunately, the MOLS Advice Only Program would otherwise not be accepting any more applications in 2012 – next announcement will be in February 2013. Thank you to all students who are interested to volunteer at Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service (MOLS).

Due to the overwhelming response from applicants in 2012 for the Advice Only Program, students who have been accepted to be on the waiting list will be considered for the September 2012 – April 2013 volunteering period.

Those students who are currently on the waiting list will be contacted if successful for the upcoming round by 6pm on 3 August 2012. Students on the waiting list who are not selected to volunteer in the September 2012 – April 2013 round will not be contacted but will remain on the waiting list until December 2012 and approached if other opportunities arise. Those students on the waiting list who are not selected to start in September 2012 will need to re-apply for a spot in the Advice Only Program in 2013 if eligible (students must be in their first to third year of undergraduate studies or within the first 3 trimesters of the JD program to apply).

6. Moodle

Law has moved to Moodle Virtual Learning Environment as from Semester 2, 2012. Most students may be familiar with Moodle from use in double degrees.

A two minute slide show explaining Moodle’s functionality, recommended browsers and other support resources is available here. The faculty recommends you familiarise yourself with the contents of this page to maximise your experience using Moodle.

7. Volunteering at FLAP

Students in their third year of studies or higher, or have had experience in family law or community legal centres are invited to apply to volunteer at the Family Law Assistance Program (FLAP) at the Monash Oakleigh Legal Service. FLAP recruits volunteers on a needs basis several times a year. Applicants will be contacted when vacancies and training sessions arise.

Students who participate will gain experience in a wide range of areas including making formal arrangements in relation to children as well as property division and settlement. Students will interview clients and assist drafting court documents and correspondence.

Please contact Jenn Lindstrom, Volunteer Coordinator by email at mols-volunteer@monash.edu for an application form.

1. Moodle Replacing Blackboard, Semester 2 2012

Some students may have used Moodle in other faculties, but to many of you it will be new. Please take some time to familiarise yourselves with your new Monash Law Virtual Learning Environment for Semester 2 by visiting here. There is a 2 minute presentation on this page that will save you time if you invest now.