Learning skills seminars for JDs held at the Chambers.
Monday 21 May 5 – 6 pm,
Tuesday 22 May 5:30 – 6:30 pm
What is a case note, and how do I write a good one? This session will look at the sample case note provided on the Law Library Resources Guide, and critique its structure, language and referencing with regard to lecturers’ expectations.
Bookings are now available via the online class booking system.
Dates and Times: Monday 14 May, 5 – 6 pm
Tuesday 15 May, 5 – 6 pm
Friday 18 May 1 – 2 pm
Topic: Finding your Voice: the Key to Successful Research Papers
Find out what an ‘academic voice’ is, and how to establish one; learn to use others’ writing to advance your own argument, not detract from it by overwhelming your own voice.
Time: 1 – 2 pm & 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Date: Tuesday, 8 May
and again at;
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Date: Friday, 11 May
Topic: Legal Reasoning and Law Assessment Tasks
Become familiar with the predictable structures of legal assignments (legal problem-solving, argumentative essays, case studies and memos) and develop approaches to planning your writing task.
Time: 1 – 2 pm & 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Date: Tuesday, 1 May
and again at;
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Date: Friday, 4 May
Study Smarter: Practical Paths to JD Success
Find out what is expected of you as a JD student and discover proven strategies for managing your workload and getting the marks you want. This seminar will give you a head start by showing you how to use your time effectively, concentrating on those things which really do make a difference.
Westlaw and Lexis Basics
Westlaw and Lexis are two of the world’s largest legal databases. They contain hundreds of full text journals and primary sources from the UK, US, Canada and other jurisdictions. Sandra Pyke from the Law Library will be conducting sessions at the Law Chambers to help students (any staff who are interested are most welcome too) to get the best from these databases.
This session is aimed at later year JD, LLM and SJD students and staff.
Friday 4th November from 9.00am – 10.00 am
Please bring a laptop if you have one.
Bookings will be available via the online class booking system:
https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/
Legislative Research Refresher
Want a refresher in legislative research? Come to this session to learn more about locating and updating legislation, finding commencement dates, locating extrinsic materials, legislative tracking and more…
This session is aimed at later year JD, LLM and SJD students.
Friday 4th November from 12.00pm – 1.00 pm
Please bring a laptop if you have one.
Bookings will be available via the online class booking system:
https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/
Clerkship skills tune-up
Improve your legal research and writing skills for your summer, or winter, clerkship in this hands-on session. Practise these skills and hear Clerkship experiences from your fellow students. This session has been designed to refine skills which will assist during your clerkship and includes research and writing exercises and transition to work. Law firms use clerkships to identify students to take into their traineeship program. Make yours the best clerkship ever.
Friday 11th November from 3.00pm – 5.00 pm
Please bring a laptop if you have one
Bookings will be available via the online class booking system:
https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/
2. Seminars at Clayton Campus
Clerkship skills tune-up
Improve your legal research and writing skills for your summer, or winter, clerkship in this hands-on session. Practise these skills and hear Clerkship experiences from your fellow students. This session has been designed to refine skills which will assist during your clerkship and includes research and writing exercises and transition to work. Law firms use clerkships to identify students to take into their traineeship program. Make yours the best clerkship ever.
Monday 21st November from 2.00pm – 4.30 pm
Please bring a laptop if you have one.
Bookings will be available via the online class booking system: