Law Student Gazette

1. Student Services Office

Please note that Undergraduate Student Services office will be closed for training on Wednesday 17 September from 1pm to 3pm. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

.:End Student Gazette 1/9/14:.

1. Student Services Office

Please note that Undergraduate Student Services office will be closed for training on Wednesday 17 September from 1pm to 3pm. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

.:End Student Gazette 25/8/14:.

1. A Message to Students Enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws (Single & Double Degrees)

As you may be aware from the Law Student Society (LSS) Education Guide 2014, we are introducing a new Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree for students enrolling from 2015. We are introducing the new degree in response to regulatory requirements affecting all law schools and courses and the need for periodic rejuvenation in line with contemporary developments in legal education.

As a current student, there is no action required by you. The only changes affecting you are:

* some compulsory or quasi-compulsory units will have new titles;

* the teaching, assessment and content of all units is, as always, being rejuvenated; and

* The method used to calculate your eligibility for Honours will change if you course complete in 2016 or later (see below for more details).

The new Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

From 1 January 2015, all new students will enrol in the new Bachelor of Laws (Honours) instead of the existing Bachelor of Laws. They will be required to complete 17 core units (including all six of the ‘quasi compulsory’ units and a new statutory interpretation unit), and must include at least one commercial law unit and one research unit among their electives.

The new Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree is a new type of qualification.

More details about the difference between these degrees.

What does this change mean for you?

• You will complete your course according to your current course map within the maximum course period given to you when you first enrolled. The new requirements only apply to students commencing in 2015 or later.
• Your course remains approved by the Council of Legal Education (Victoria) under the Admission Rules as meeting the academic requirements for admission to legal practice.
• You will notice some changes to unit codes and titles, e.g. Civil procedure will become Litigation and dispute resolution, to indicate a change of emphasis.
• You will continue to benefit from rejuvenated teaching, assessment and content as new units are introduced.
• You will continue to have a large number and range of law electives to choose from.

Honours course grade

You will continue to have the same opportunity to qualify for an honours course grade (HI, HIIA, HIIB or HIII) regardless of when you complete. Your honours course grade will be based on your average mark in your Monash law units as before. However, the method to calculate your honours course grades will change in 2016.

There will be no change if you complete your course by the end of semester 2, 2015. For students completing in 2016 or later, the only change will be in the method used to determine the value of the average mark required for each honours course grade. By linking the course grades to a percentile ranking, your achievement relative to your year cohort will be more transparent. The changes will affect students completing both the LLB and LLB (Hons) from 2016.

Information session

If you would like more information, please join us for an information session on:

• Tuesday 5 August at 1pm
• R4 Lecture Theatre, Building 8 (Rotunda), Clayton campus.

Or visit the Undergraduate law degree changes webpage

2. Replacement of Exam Viewing with Scanning of Exam Scripts for Undergraduate Students

The exam viewing process implemented in 2013 will be replaced with a new procedure from Semester 1 of 2014.

Students requesting a copy of their exam scripts will be required to complete an application form and email it to law-unitmaterial@monash.edu.  Your exam script will then be scanned and emailed to your student email address.

The application period opens on Monday 14 July, 2014 and closes Thursday 31 July, 2014. Please note that no late applications will be accepted.

.:End Student Gazette 28/7/14:.

1. A Message to Students Enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws (Single & Double Degrees)

As you may be aware from the Law Student Society (LSS) Education Guide 2014, we are introducing a new Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree for students enrolling from 2015. We are introducing the new degree in response to regulatory requirements affecting all law schools and courses and the need for periodic rejuvenation in line with contemporary developments in legal education.

As a current student, there is no action required by you. The only changes affecting you are:

* some compulsory or quasi-compulsory units will have new titles;

* the teaching, assessment and content of all units is, as always, being rejuvenated; and

* The method used to calculate your eligibility for Honours will change if you course complete in 2016 or later (see below for more details).

The new Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

From 1 January 2015, all new students will enrol in the new Bachelor of Laws (Honours) instead of the existing Bachelor of Laws. They will be required to complete 17 core units (including all six of the ‘quasi compulsory’ units and a new statutory interpretation unit), and must include at least one commercial law unit and one research unit among their electives.

The new Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree is a new type of qualification.

More details about the difference between these degrees.

What does this change mean for you?

• You will complete your course according to your current course map within the maximum course period given to you when you first enrolled. The new requirements only apply to students commencing in 2015 or later.
• Your course remains approved by the Council of Legal Education (Victoria) under the Admission Rules as meeting the academic requirements for admission to legal practice.
• You will notice some changes to unit codes and titles, e.g. Civil procedure will become Litigation and dispute resolution, to indicate a change of emphasis.
• You will continue to benefit from rejuvenated teaching, assessment and content as new units are introduced.
• You will continue to have a large number and range of law electives to choose from.

Honours course grade

You will continue to have the same opportunity to qualify for an honours course grade (HI, HIIA, HIIB or HIII) regardless of when you complete. Your honours course grade will be based on your average mark in your Monash law units as before. However, the method to calculate your honours course grades will change in 2016.

There will be no change if you complete your course by the end of semester 2, 2015. For students completing in 2016 or later, the only change will be in the method used to determine the value of the average mark required for each honours course grade. By linking the course grades to a percentile ranking, your achievement relative to your year cohort will be more transparent. The changes will affect students completing both the LLB and LLB (Hons) from 2016.

Information session

If you would like more information, please join us for an information session on:

• Tuesday 5 August at 1pm
• R4 Lecture Theatre, Building 8 (Rotunda), Clayton campus.

Or visit the Undergraduate law degree changes webpage

2. Replacement of Exam Viewing with Scanning of Exam Scripts for Undergraduate Students

The exam viewing process implemented in 2013 will be replaced with a new procedure from Semester 1 of 2014.

Students requesting a copy of their exam scripts will be required to complete an application form and email it to law-unitmaterial@monash.edu.  Your exam script will then be scanned and emailed to your student email address.

The application period opens on Monday 14 July, 2014 and closes Thursday 31 July, 2014. Please note that no late applications will be accepted.

.:End Student Gazette 21/7/14:.

1. A Message to Students Enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws (Single & Double Degrees)

As you may be aware from the Law Student Society (LSS) Education Guide 2014, we are introducing a new Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree for students enrolling from 2015. We are introducing the new degree in response to regulatory requirements affecting all law schools and courses and the need for periodic rejuvenation in line with contemporary developments in legal education.

As a current student, there is no action required by you. The only changes affecting you are:

* some compulsory or quasi-compulsory units will have new titles;

* the teaching, assessment and content of all units is, as always, being rejuvenated; and

* The method used to calculate your eligibility for Honours will change if you course complete in 2016 or later (see below for more details).

The new Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

From 1 January 2015, all new students will enrol in the new Bachelor of Laws (Honours) instead of the existing Bachelor of Laws. They will be required to complete 17 core units (including all six of the ‘quasi compulsory’ units and a new statutory interpretation unit), and must include at least one commercial law unit and one research unit among their electives.

The new Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree is a new type of qualification.

More details about the difference between these degrees.

What does this change mean for you?

• You will complete your course according to your current course map within the maximum course period given to you when you first enrolled. The new requirements only apply to students commencing in 2015 or later.
• Your course remains approved by the Council of Legal Education (Victoria) under the Admission Rules as meeting the academic requirements for admission to legal practice.
• You will notice some changes to unit codes and titles, e.g. Civil procedure will become Litigation and dispute resolution, to indicate a change of emphasis.
• You will continue to benefit from rejuvenated teaching, assessment and content as new units are introduced.
• You will continue to have a large number and range of law electives to choose from.

Honours course grade

You will continue to have the same opportunity to qualify for an honours course grade (HI, HIIA, HIIB or HIII) regardless of when you complete. Your honours course grade will be based on your average mark in your Monash law units as before. However, the method to calculate your honours course grades will change in 2016.

There will be no change if you complete your course by the end of semester 2, 2015. For students completing in 2016 or later, the only change will be in the method used to determine the value of the average mark required for each honours course grade. By linking the course grades to a percentile ranking, your achievement relative to your year cohort will be more transparent. The changes will affect students completing both the LLB and LLB (Hons) from 2016.

Information session

If you would like more information, please join us for an information session on:

• Tuesday 5 August at 1pm
• R4 Lecture Theatre, Building 8 (Rotunda), Clayton campus.

Or visit the Undergraduate law degree changes webpage

2. Replacement of Exam Viewing with Scanning of Exam Scripts for Undergraduate Students

The exam viewing process implemented in 2013 will be replaced with a new procedure from Semester 1 of 2014.

Students requesting a copy of their exam scripts will be required to complete an application form and email it to law-unitmaterial@monash.edu.  Your exam script will then be scanned and emailed to your student email address.

The application period opens on Monday 14 July, 2014 and closes Thursday 31 July, 2014. Please note that no late applications will be accepted.

.:End Student Gazette 14/7/14:.

1.  New Academic Peer Tutorial Program

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are being sought from suitably qualified, willing and able Monash Law students to become Academic Peer Tutors (APTs) to teach the following:

Contract A
Contract B
Criminal law and procedure A
Criminal law B
Torts A
Torts B
Property law A
Property law B
Administrative law
Constitutional law
Equity
Trusts
Civil Procedure
Evidence
Lawyers, ethics and society

Tutor requirements are:

• Minimum 60 WAM across the board
• Minimum 70 in the subject(s) you wish to tutor
• Completed subjects within past 2 years
• Minimum 48 credit points of study completed
• Available for 2 hours per week per subject
• Attend mandatory training

Students will be remunerated for their time.
Please submit your EOI with a CV to education@monashlss.com and a cover letter outlining what subjects you wish to tutor,  why you wish to be a Monash Law APT and what value you feel you can bring to a tutorial you run.

For further information please see the flyer

.:End Student Gazette 7/7/14:.

1.  New Academic Peer Tutorial Program

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are being sought from suitably qualified, willing and able Monash Law students to become Academic Peer Tutors (APTs) to teach the following:

Contract A
Contract B
Criminal law and procedure A
Criminal law B
Torts A
Torts B
Property law A
Property law B
Administrative law
Constitutional law
Equity
Trusts
Civil Procedure
Evidence
Lawyers, ethics and society

Tutor requirements are:

• Minimum 60 WAM across the board
• Minimum 70 in the subject(s) you wish to tutor
• Completed subjects within past 2 years
• Minimum 48 credit points of study completed
• Available for 2 hours per week per subject
• Attend mandatory training

Students will be remunerated for their time.
Please submit your EOI with a CV to education@monashlss.com and a cover letter outlining what subjects you wish to tutor,  why you wish to be a Monash Law APT and what value you feel you can bring to a tutorial you run.

For further information please see the flyer

.:End Student Gazette 30/6/14:.

1.  New Academic Peer Tutorial Program

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are being sought from suitably qualified, willing and able Monash Law students to become Academic Peer Tutors (APTs) to teach the following:

Contract A
Contract B
Criminal law and procedure A
Criminal law B
Torts A
Torts B
Property law A
Property law B
Administrative law
Constitutional law
Equity
Trusts
Civil Procedure
Evidence
Lawyers, ethics and society

Tutor requirements are:

• Minimum 60 WAM across the board
• Minimum 70 in the subject(s) you wish to tutor
• Completed subjects within past 2 years
• Minimum 48 credit points of study completed
• Available for 2 hours per week per subject
• Attend mandatory training

Students will be remunerated for their time.
Please submit your EOI with a CV to education@monashlss.com and a cover letter outlining what subjects you wish to tutor,  why you wish to be a Monash Law APT and what value you feel you can bring to a tutorial you run.

For further information please see the flyer

.:End Student Gazette 23/6/14:.

1. Order of Merit List 2013

The 2013 Order of Merit list has been finalised.  The list includes only those students who gave permission to publish their name.  Students who did not give consent or did not respond, have not been included.

The list is available from the Honours website

.:End Student Gazette 24/3/14:.

1.  New Academic Peer Tutorial Program

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are being sought from suitably qualified, willing and able Monash Law students to become Academic Peer Tutors to teach the following:

Contract A
Contract B
Criminal law and procedure A
Criminal law B
Torts A
Torts B
Property law A
Property law B
Administrative law
Constitutional law
Equity
Trusts
Civil Procedure
Evidence
Lawyers, ethics and society

Tutor requirements are:

• Minimum 60 WAM across the board
• Minimum 70 in the subject(s) you wish to tutor
• Completed subjects within past 2 years
• Minimum 48 credit points of study completed
• Available for 2 hours per week per subject
• Attend mandatory training

Students will be remunerated for their time.
Please submit your EOI with a CV to lloyd.england@monash.edu and a cover letter outlining what subjects you wish to tutor, why you wish to be a Monash Law APT and what value you feel you can bring to a tutorial you run.
First Round EOI’s close Monday 17 March, 2014.

.:End Student Gazette 11/3/14:.