Law Student Gazette

1. Examination Timetable for Trimester 2 2011

Examination timetable is available online:
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/jd/students/examination-timetable.html

2. Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) – Allocate+ for Trimester 3 2011

Allocate+ (https://allocate.its.monash.edu.au/) will be open for trimester 3 JD units stream allocation on Friday 22 July 2011 at 12pm.

Students are required to complete the self-allocation online by 12pm Friday 12 August 2011.

Students who fail to complete the self-allocation will be auto-allocated into any available stream by COB Friday 12 August.

Allocate+ will then open again for students to make adjustments between 15-19 August 2011.

Students who require to change stream after the adjustment period, must apply in writing to the Faculty by submitting the Changing streams application form, along with the supporting document by Friday 2 September 2011. Late applications or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

*New commencing students (August 2011 intake): Allocate+ will be open for them on Monday 1 August 2011.

3. Upcoming Postgraduate Units with Places Still Available

LAW7129 Discrimination law, theory and policy
Dr Colin Campbel
Semester long
City Tuesdays, 26 July – 18 October [except 27 September] 9:00am– 11:00am

LAW7246 Privacy and information security law in cyberspace
Associate Professor Moira Paterson
S2 Semi-intensive
City 3, 10,  24, 31 August 9:00am – 4:30pm

LAW7333 Comparative bills of rights
Dr Angela Ward (International Visitor)
S2 Intensive
City 10, 11, 12, 18, 19  August 9:00am – 3:30pm

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Upcoming Postgraduate Units with Places still available:

LAW7246 Privacy and information security law in cyberspace
Associate Professor Moira Paterson
S2 Semi-intensive
City 3, 10,  24, 31 August 9:00am – 4:30pm

LAW7333 Comparative bills of rights
Dr Angela Ward (International Visitor)
S2 Intensive
City 10, 11, 12, 18, 19  August 9:00am – 3:30pm

LAW7087 Local government law
Mr Mark Hayes
S2 Intensive
City 11, 12, 15, 16 August 9:30am – 4:30pm

1. Census date for Juris Doctor units in Trimester 2, 2011

The census date for Juris Doctor units in Trimester 2 2011 is Thursday 30 June 2011.

If a student discontinues a unit before the census date, the student will receive ‘Withdrawn no-load’ for the unit, which means:

• Financial – No financial penalty
• Academic – Recorded on transcript as ‘WD’

If a student discontinues a unit AFTER the census date but before the withdrawn fail date, the student will have ‘Withdrawn late’, which means 100% of fees will be retained and withdrawn will be recorded on the transcript. Detailed information is available online:

http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/t-tables/index.html

2. Trimester 2 Examination Timetable for Juris Doctor Units

The Trimester 2 examination timetable for Juris Doctor units is available online:
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/jd/students/examination-timetable.html

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1. Map of Room Layout for New Chambers

For the map of the Chambers with room numbers please see Law Chambers – Floor Plan with room numbers

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1. Submission of Postgraduate Assessments Using Blackboard

Blackboard is a web-based course management system that allows students to access information and assessment tasks related to units that they are studying at Monash. Apart from its ease of delivery and accessibility to students, it is also a standardised portal which provides fair access to all students.  Information such as lecture notes, important announcements, useful links, assignments, grades and unit outlines can all be made available on Blackboard.  Assessment tasks can be administered in the form of online quizzes and communication can be facilitated with the Monash University Studies Online (MUSO) Discussion tool.

Please be reminded that assessment retrieval and submission is only via Blackboard and the email account, pg-assessment@monash.edu is no longer active or utilised for submission of assessments. Blackboard assistance is available in the form of tutorial guides for both staff and students as well as technical support found at http://www.monash.edu.au/muso/support/index.html.

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1. Clerkships Tutorial for Master of Laws (JD) Students

The Law Library is offering the following tutorial at the Law Chambers on Thursday 2 June 12.00pm – 2.00pm OR 5.30pm – 7.30pm. If you would like to attend please register through the Library Class Booking System https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/, search for clerkships.

2. Clerkship Tutorial: Tune Your Legal Research & Writing Skills

Held at the Law Chambers. Be work ready – refine your research and writing skills for your seasonal clerkship in this hands-on tutorial. This session is designed to refine skills which will assist you during your clerkship. Topics covered include critically evaluating a letter for a client & a legal memo and utilising key resources. Law firms use clerkships to identify students to take in their traineeship program. Make yours the best clerkship ever.

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1. JD Students Study Assistance

For students needing study assistance at the Chambers, Trish Hughes will be in one of the break-out rooms on the ground floor.  No appointment is necessary.

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1. Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) Students

Allocate+: Trimester 2 JD units

Allocate+ will be closed for stream allocation on Friday 29 April. Students who need to change streams after the adjustment period, must apply in writing to the Faculty by submitting the Changing Streams application, along with supporting documents by COB Friday 6 May 2011. Late applications will not be accepted.

Trimester 1 JD results

Trimester 1 results will be released on Thursday 12 May, 2011. Students can access the result online via WES (https://my.monash.edu.au/wes/)

2. Learning Skills

Postgraduate law students are invited to contact Rosemary Shaw – Learning Skills Adviser – to arrange a consultation to discuss their assessment tasks and law studies in general. A number of classes are also offered at the Law Chambers.

For more information, please visit the website at: http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/classes/law/learning-skills.html

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1. Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) Program: Trimester 2 2011 – Stream Allocation

Allocate+ (https://allocate.its.monash.edu.au/) is now open for stream allocation (Trimester 2 JD compulsory units only).

Students are required to allocate themselves into streams by Friday 15 April, 2011.

Students who fail to complete the self-allocation will be auto-allocated into any available stream by Friday 22 April, 2011.

Allocate+  will then open again for students to make adjustments between  Monday 25 – Friday 29 April, 2011.

Students who require to change stream after the adjustment period, must apply in writing to the Faculty by submitting the Changing streams application form, along with any supporting documents by Friday 6 May, 2011. Late applications will not be accepted.

*New commencing students (May 2011 intake):

Allocate+ will be open for you by Friday 8 April, 2011. Detailed information will be emailed to you later next week.

2. Learning Skills

Postgraduate law students are invited to contact Rosemary Shaw – Learning Skills Adviser – to arrange a consultation to discuss their assessment tasks and law studies in general. A number of classes are also offered at the Law Chambers.

For more information, please visit the website at: http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/classes/law/learning-skills.html

3. MULC – Reception Hours

A reminder that reception hours are:

Students are reminded that whilst the facility is open for classes outside the above hours, collection of course materials and assignments or any other service offered at reception can only be attended to during reception hours.

Facility staff, who are at the desk are only there to attend to any room hire or technical support for lecturers – not there to provide student services.

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1. Learning Skills

Postgraduate law students are invited to contact Rosemary Shaw – Learning Skills Adviser – to arrange a consultation to discuss their assessment tasks and law studies in general. A number of classes are also offered at the Law Chambers.

For more information, please visit the website at: http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/classes/law/learning-skills.html

2. Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) Examinations – Trimester 1, 2011

Reminder: The JD Trimester 1 exam period starts from Monday 4 April 2011. Detailed exam timetable is available online at: http://www.law.monash.edu.au/jd/students/examination-timetable.html

3. Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) – Updated 2011 Class Timetable

An updated 2011 Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) Class Timetable is now available online: http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/t-tables/index.html

4. Submission of assessments

AN IMPORTANT REMINDER that release and submission of assessments in the postgraduate programs is to be via Blackboard in 2011.

Research assignments and take-home examinations must be submitted with a completed assessment task coversheet, which can be downloaded form:

http://www.law.monash.edu/forms/assessment-cover-sheet.pdf
or http://www.law.monash.edu.au/forms/assessment-cover-sheet.doc

For Blackboard support, please refer to: http://www.monash.edu.au/muso/support/students/index.html

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