Law Student Gazette

1. Boston Consulting Group Undergraduate Scholarship

Boston Consulting Group’s 2010 Undergraduate Scholarship are designed for students currently in their penultimate year.  The recipient of the Scholarship must demonstrate exceptional ability in the following areas – academics, leadership, creativity, teamwork and communication. 

Business experience is not required, but a curiosity about business is of benefit.  Past Scholarship holders have come from a range of fields including law, commerce, arts, science and medicine. 

The BCG scholarship for $10,000 has been in place for the last five years.  It is a terrific opportunity not only to get some financial support while studying but also for students to learn a little about consulting as a career, as the process involves interviews in our offices with consulting staff.

Important dates to remember are:
Applications Close:  Monday 30 August, 2010

Applications must be submitted to the following email address:
undergradscholarship@bcg.com
Along with a one page cover letter that demonstrates how you meet our eligibility criteria, a CV and academic transcripts.

More details about our firm can be found at:
www.bostonconsulting.com.au

2. Daffodil Day – Merchandise For Sale

For the past 70 years The Cancer Council Victoria has been involved in three important aspects of cancer control: research, education and support for people with cancer, their family and friends.

Daffodil Day – Friday 27 August, 2010 is a great way for students and staff to learn and start talking about cancer.  It also raises funds to make a difference to the 70 Victorians diagnosed with cancer every day.

Please help us raise funds for The Cancer Council by supporting Daffodil Day by purchasing one of the items on display at the Student Services counter – Dr. Dougal bears $6, lapel pins $3 or pens $1.

Thank you in advance for your support.

3. Semester 2 Unit Evaluations

Just a reminder that Semester 2 Unit Evaluations are coming up and we would really appreciate your participation in the Unit Evaluation process.  Your feedback on our Units is taken very seriously and the Chief Examiners use this information to continually improve the quality of our Units.

Last year in Semester 2 we achieved:

A student response rate of 50.39% compared with the University’s response rate of 42.11%.

An av. score on Q5 – Overall Satisfaction of 4.03 out of a possible 5.00 compared with the University’s score of 3.94

7 Units scoring in the ‘Outstanding’  category – so they scored > 4.7 on Q5 – Overall Satisfaction which is an amazing achievement and places them in the very best in the University!

Of course we are hoping to improve upon these figures for Semester 2 in 2010.  For further information on Unit Evaluations please see:   emuapps.monash.edu.au/unitevaluations/index.jsp

1. Daffodil Day – Merchandise For Sale

For the past 70 years The Cancer Council Victoria has been involved in three important aspects of cancer control: research, education and support for people with cancer, their family and friends.

Daffodil Day – Friday 27 August, 2010 is a great way for students and staff to learn and start talking about cancer.  It also raises funds to make a difference to the 70 Victorians diagnosed with cancer every day.

Please help us raise funds for The Cancer Council by supporting Daffodil Day by purchasing one of the items on display at the Student Services counter – Dr. Dougal bears $6, lapel pins $3 or pens $1.

Thank you in advance for your support.

END OF GAZETTE 16/8/10

Keepcup – The Reusable Coffee Cup

Using a reusable coffee cup instead of getting a new disposable cup each time you purchase a coffee can make a huge difference, to find out how, please see the attached flyer.  
keepcup

Aurora Native Title Internship Program

The Program introduces students of anthropology and some other social sciences (archaeology, cultural heritage, environmental management, history, human geography and sociology) to career opportunities in native title, policy, social justice and Indigenous affairs. The Program aims to provide assistance to the anthropology and research staff of under-resourced and over-worked Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and Native Title Service Providers (NTSPs) as well as to various other organisations working in these areas including Indigenous corporations, government bodies, community groups, not-for-profit, policy organisations and others.

There are two intakes for interns annually, during the summer and winter university breaks, for 5 to 6 weeks. Applications open in March and August of each year.

Please see the attached flyers for further information:
Aurora Anthro Social Science Internships Flyer
Aurora Legal Internships Flyer

Castan Centre Global Internship Program – Applications Now Open!

Applications for the Castan Centre’s 2010-2011 Global Internships are now open. Students will receive a contribution from the Student Mobility Fund and the Castan Centre Global Internship fund to assist them with their expenses.   Internships will be available at the following organisations:

– Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance, Cairo
– International Women’s Rights Action Watch – Asia Pacific, Kuala Lumpur and Geneva
– Human Rights First, New York City
– Oxfam Australia, South Africa (2 positions)
– International Commission of Jurists, Geneva
– United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Mumbai
– The Israel Democracy Institute, Jerusalem
– United Nations Global Compact, New York
– Human Rights Advocacy Centre, Accra Ghana

Applications are due on Friday 13 August 2010. For more information about the internships and how to apply, go to http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/internships/global-intern-program.html, or contact Erica Contini erica.contini@monash.edu or 9905 3318.

Daffodil Day – Merchandise for Sale

For the past 70 years The Cancer Council Victoria has been involved in three important aspects of cancer control: research, education and support for people with cancer, their family and friends.

Daffodil Day – Friday 27 August 2010 is a great way for students and staff to learn and start talking about cancer.  It also raises funds to make a difference to the 70 Victorians diagnosed with cancer everyday.

Please help us raise funds for The Cancer Council by supporting Daffodil Day by purchasing one of the items on display at the Student Services counter – Dr. Dougal bears $6, lapel pins $3 or pens $1.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Clinical Legal Education Information Session

Do you want hands-on practical experience of real clients with real cases – including real court appearances – before you leave your law studies?  Get involved in the Clinical Legal Education Program!

Come along to an INFORMATION SESSION about Clinical Legal Education offerings and other opportunities at our Legal Services:

Date: Wednesday 11 August, 2010
Time: 1 pm
Venue: Room L5, Building 12, Clayton Campus

Information will be provided on the following units and opportunities at the Legal Services;

LAW5216 Professional Practice (12pts)
LAW5128 Family Law Assistance Program (Professional Practice) (12pts)
LAW5217 Law Reform and Community Development (6pts)
LAW5149 Advanced Professional Practice LAW5149 (6pts)

Volunteering

– Springvale Monash Legal Services
– Monash Oakleigh Legal Service
– Prisoners’ Legal Education and Assistance (PLEA) Program at Monash Oakleigh Legal Service

Meet students, volunteers and members of the clinical legal education staff. Come along and find out how clinical legal education can make you more informed, better prepared for legal practice and more employable.

Faculty Managed Internship

Herzog Fox Neeman – Israel

– Applications are now open and close Friday 10 September, 2010
– Minimum of 4 weeks from mid January to mid February
– Application & Eligibility details –

http://www.law.monash.edu.au/internships/herzog-fox-neeman.html

Student Mobility Funding  may be provided, please see eligibility criteria – http://www.law.monash.edu.au/internships/student-mobility-fund-2.html

Queries:  Cathy.Meredith@law.monash.edu.au or 9905 3311

1. Boston Consulting Group’s Undergraduate Scholarship

The Boston Consulting Group’s 2010 Undergraduate Scholarship is designed for students currently in their penultimate year.  The recipient of the Scholarship must demonstrate exceptional ability in the following areas – academics, leadership, creativity, teamwork and communication. 

Business experience is not required, but a curiosity about business is of benefit.  Past Scholarship holders have come from a range of fields including law, commerce, arts, science and medicine. 

The BCG scholarship for $10,000 has been in place for the last five years.  It is a terrific opportunity not only to get some financial support while studying but also for students to learn a little about consulting as a career, as the process involves interviews in our offices with consulting staff.

Application should have:
A one page cover letter that demonstrates how students meet our eligibility criteria, their CV and academic transcripts.

Important dates to remember are:
Applications Open: Monday 2 August, 2010
Applications Close: Monday 30 August, 2010

Applications must be submitted to the following email address:
undergradscholarship@bcg.com

For more information see:
www.bostonconsulting.com.au
BCG 2010 Undergrad Scholarship

2. Call For Abstracts – Postgraduate Research Colloquium

Date: Friday 19 November, 2010
Venue: Queensland University of Technology’s Gardens Point Campus

Abstracts are invited of papers for presentation at the forthcoming Postgraduate Law Research Colloquium to be hosted by Queensland University. The event is aimed at encouraging postgraduate researchers in law to engage with fellow researchers and advisors from around Australia.

Papers on any subject matter relating to law that is the basis of an ongoing postgraduate research project will be considered. Papers will be selected on the basis of an abstract of no more than 300 words.

Abstracts should be submitted by email to:
Dr. Jenny Ng
ng.jenny@qut.edu.au

The closing date for applications is Friday 20 August, 2010.

For more information see:
Call for Abstracts- Queensland University

3. Daffodil Day – Merchandise For Sale

For the past 70 years The Cancer Council Victoria has been involved in three important aspects of cancer control: research, education and support for people with cancer, their family and friends.

Daffodil Day – Friday 27 August, 2010 is a great way for students and staff to learn and start talking about cancer.  It also raises funds to make a difference to the 70 Victorians diagnosed with cancer every day.

Please help us raise funds for The Cancer Council by supporting Daffodil Day by purchasing one of the items on display at the Student Services counter – Dr. Dougal bears $6, lapel pins $3 or pens $1.

Thank you in advance for your support.

4. Governor-General’s Undergraduate Essay Competition

The Governor-General’s Undergraduate Essay Competition is Australia’s most prestigious civics essay competition. It is open to Australian undergraduate students (including LLB, JD and Honours students) studying in all faculties at universities across Australia and includes questions that are related to law, politics and other contemporary issues facing Australia.

The 2010 Competition is offering up to $33,000 in cash prizes to the winning authors of 2,500 word essays.

Every year the Competition is judged by a panel of distinguished individuals including a High Court Justice and prominent academics. The final judging panel this year is being chaired by The Hon. Robert French AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.

This prestigious competition provides students with the opportunity to be further recognised for their academic skill, talent and research.

For more information see:
www.essaycompetition.com.au

The competition closing date is Friday 17 December, 2010 at 5 pm.

For queries contact:
jwilliams@cefa.org.au

5. Outstanding Units

Congratulations to all the CEs and Teachers of the Units which scored 4.7 and above on Q5 – Overall Satisfaction in recent Unit evaluations and who will be presented with their Commendation Certificates at morning tea on Tuesday 3 August, 2010.

These Units are in the very top band of all Units across the entire University. They are regarded as ‘Outstanding’ Units because they have achieved such high ratings on Q5 and have set the standard for other Units to reach.

These Outstanding Units were as follows:

Semester 1, 2010

LAW5216 – Professional Practice which scored 4.84 out of a possible 5 . The Chief Examiner was Ross Hyams and the other teachers were Fay Gertner, Carol Stuart, Sally Merrie and Margaret Austin.

LAW5152 – Taxation Law which scored 4.81 out of a possible 5 . The Chief Examiner was Stephen Barkoczy. 

LAW4529E – Comparative Corporate Insolvency and Rescue which scored 5 out of a possible 5 . The Chief Examiner was David Hahn. 

Summer Semester, 2009 – 2010

LAW4160 –  Negotiation and Mediation – which scored 4.94 out of a possible 5 . The teacher was Shawn Whelan with other staff from CMA.

LAW7338 – Forward with Fairness which scored 4.81 out of a possible 5 . The Chief Examiner was Marilyn Pittard. 

Semester 2, 2009

LAW5116 – International Law of the Sea – which scored 4.88 out of a possible 5. The Chief Examiner was Kwame Mfodwo.

LAW4160 –  Negotiation and Mediation – which scored 4.86 out of a possible 5 . The teacher was Shawn Whelan with other staff from CMA.

LAW5127 – Trial Practice and Advocacy which scored 4.91 out of a possible 5 . The Chief Examiner was George Hampel.

LAW7087 – Local Government Law which scored 5 out of a possible 5. The Chief Examiner was Mark Hayes.

LAW7315 – Regulatory Methods which scored 4.77 out of a possible 5. The Chief Examiner was Arie Freiberg.

LAW7318 – International Law and Economic, Cultural and Social Rights which scored 4.88 out of a possible 5. The Chief Examiner was Paula Gerber.

LAW7434 – The law of Climate Change which scored 4.79 out of a possible 5. The Chief Examiner was Rowena Cantley – Smith.

 And of course many thanks to all the students who completed the unit evaluation forms and rated these units so highly – without your assistance this just would not be possible so thank you very much – we appreciate  your efforts!!

END OF GAZETTE 2/8/10

1. Lights Out

Lights Out is the first project to run under the new Monash Energy Smart Program with more projects rolled out throughout the year.  The Energy Smart program is starting with Lights Out for a number of reasons:

1.  Lighting consumes 25% of Monash’s total electricity consumption.
2.  Switching off a light is a simple, single action that anyone, across all campus can do.

Changing our behaviour and attitudes towards energy consumption is an important piece in the sustainability solution. Our individual actions affect how energy is consumed at Monash.  Through simple changes we can greatly reduce the amount of energy consumed.  It’s about breaking old habits and creating new ones. 

Whilst changing light globes, replacing old equipment with more energy efficient models and other infrastructural improvements are one part of the solution to reducing energy consumption, changing our behaviour and attitude towards energy consumption is also important.

For more information see:
fsd.monash.edu.au/environmental-sustainability/environmental-issues/energy-smart-lights-out

1. Daffodil Day – Merchandise For Sale

For the past 70 years The Cancer Council Victoria has been involved in three important aspects of cancer control: research, education and support for people with cancer, their family and friends.

Daffodil Day – Friday 27 August, 2010 is a great way for students and staff to learn and start talking about cancer.  It also raises funds to make a difference to the 70 Victorians diagnosed with cancer every day.

Please help us raise funds for The Cancer Council by supporting Daffodil Day by purchasing one of the items on display at the Student Services counter – Dr. Dougal bears $6, lapel pins $3 or pens $1.

Thank you in advance for your support.

2. Europe Essay Competition 2010

The Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia proudly announces the 18^th annual Europe Essay Competition 2010.

Essay from any discipline – history, politics, law, economics, business, sociology cultural studies etc will be accepted so long as they deal with the contemporary (post-war) Europe and/or European Union.

The closing date for applications is Friday 15 October, 2010.

Send an electronic version of your essay to:
cesaa@cesaa.org.au
Ensure the subject heading reads ‘CESAA ESSAY COMP’.

For more information please see:
Europe Essay Competition 2010

3. Undergraduate Essay Competition

The Governor-General’s Undergraduate Essay Competition is Australia’s most prestigious civics essay competition. It is open to Australian undergraduate students (including LLB, JD and Honours students) studying in all faculties at universities across Australia and includes questions that are related to law, politics and other contemporary issues facing Australia.

The 2010 Competition is offering up to $33,000 in cash prizes to the winning authors of 2,500 word essays.

Every year the Competition is judged by a panel of distinguished individuals including a High Court Justice and prominent academics. The final judging panel this year is being chaired by The Hon. Robert French AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.

This prestigious competition provides students with the opportunity to be further recognised for their academic skill, talent and research.

For more information see:
www.essaycompetition.com.au

The competition closing date is Friday 17 December, 2010 at 5 pm.

For queries contact:
jwilliams@cefa.org.au

END OF GAZETTE 26/7/10

1. Undergraduate Essay Competition

The Governor-General’s Undergraduate Essay Competition is Australia’s most prestigious civics essay competition. It is open to Australian undergraduate students (including LLB, JD and Honours students) studying in all faculties at universities across Australia and includes questions that are related to law, politics and other contemporary issues facing Australia.

The 2010 Competition is offering up to $33,000 in cash prizes to the winning authors of 2,500 word essays.

Every year the Competition is judged by a panel of distinguished individuals including a High Court Justice and prominent academics. The final judging panel this year is being chaired by The Hon. Robert French AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.

This prestigious competition provides students with the opportunity to be further recognised for their academic skill, talent and research.

For more information see:
www.essaycompetition.com.au

The competition closing date is Friday 17 December, 2010 at 5 pm.

For queries contact:
jwilliams@cefa.org.au

1. Comparative Corporate Governance, Postgraduate Unit, Places Available

Places available for lawyers and non-lawyers to undertake this postgraduate single unit.

Lecturer: Professor Bryan Horrigan
Unit details: LAW7344 Comparative and corporate governance
Teaching period: Tuesdays, 20 July – 12 October (Except 28 September)
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Location: Monash University Law Chambers, 472 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Cost: Assessed: $2,850 Non Assessed: $2,138

This unit explores contemporary thinking, regulation, and practice surrounding the connected areas of corporate governance, responsibility, and sustainability in Australia and comparable corporate regulatory systems worldwide, with particular emphasis upon corporate regulatory systems in Anglo-Commonwealth countries, the EU, and North America.

For further information and to apply:
www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/LAW7344.html
graduate@law.monash.edu.au
LAW7344 Comparative and corporate governance

2. Semester 1 Unit Evaluations

The S1 UE reports are now online at:
emuapps.monash.edu.au/unitevaluations/wr/uewr_rp1_public_yearseme.jsp

The Law Faculty got an average:
Student response rate of 50.17% – compared with the University’s rate of 47.82%
Rating on Q5 – Overall Satisfaction of 4.04 – compared with the University’s rating of 3.96.

 The Law Faculty was ranked 2nd in the University – just behind the Arts Faculty who got 4.06 on the Q5 rating. 

 Thank you very much for your participation in the Semester 1 Unit evaluation process. We do really value your input and take your feedback on board when redesigning our Units for the next time that they are run.

3. Undergraduate Essay Competition

The Governor-General’s Undergraduate Essay Competition is Australia’s most prestigious civics essay competition. It is open to Australian undergraduate students (including LLB, JD and Honours students) studying in all faculties at universities across Australia and includes questions that are related to law, politics and other contemporary issues facing Australia.

The 2010 Competition is offering up to $33,000 in cash prizes to the winning authors of 2,500 word essays.

Every year the Competition is judged by a panel of distinguished individuals including a High Court Justice and prominent academics. The final judging panel this year is being chaired by The Hon. Robert French AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.

This prestigious competition provides students with the opportunity to be further recognised for their academic skill, talent and research.

For more information see:
www.essaycompetition.com.au

The competition closing date is Friday 17 December, 2010 at 5 pm.

For queries contact:
jwilliams@cefa.org.au

END OF GAZETTE 12/7/10

1. Myth: You save on energy bills by leaving lights on!

Some people believe that the energy to turn on lights exceeds savings of turning lights off.

To test the myth, energy usage was measured during start up, maintenance (steady state), and shutdown.

For steady state energy consumption, several different types of bulbs were turned on for 60 minutes and consumption using a Kill A Watt was measured for the following:

Incandescent 90Wh, Compact Fluorescent (CFL): 10Wh,  Halogen: 70 Wh, Metal halide 60Wh, LED: 1Wh and  Fluorescent: 10Wh.

For start up energy consumption, an inductive current loop was hooked up to a computer.  This measured the amount of energy used when the bulbs were turned on. With an inductive current loop, a wire is run through the centre, which induces a current in the loop. This current is then measured by a digital sampling oscilloscope.

Based on the amount of energy consumed turning on the bulb, calculations were made on how long the bulb would have to be turned off in order to make it worth the energy savings, i.e. ‘It’s best to turn off the bulb if you are leaving the room’:

Incandescent: 0.36 seconds
CFL: 0.015 seconds
Halogen: .51 seconds
LED: 1.28 seconds
Old fluorescent: 23.3 seconds
Modern fluorescent: 0.09 seconds

In other words, it’s almost always best to turn the bulb off.  Even the 23 seconds for the fluorescent lights isn’t very long, and the rest of the times are pretty much blinks of an eye.