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Date: Tuesday 10 and Friday 13 July
Time: 10 – 11 am for both.
Topic: Effectively integrating sources.
By using the five different types of legal sources in various ways, from citing through to summarising, you can effectively emphsise your points and respond to counter arguments.
Book on my.monash, from the drop-down menus choose Law Library, Clayton; City campus; and add keyword ‘Law’
Following the success of the November 2011 trip to the UK, the Charlie Perkins Scholarship Trust and the Aurora Project are delighted to announce the opening of the application period for another exciting opportunity to participate in an overseas visit to Cambridge and Oxford universities in the UK in October this year. The visit may also include Harvard and New York University in the US.
For more information please see here.
2012 dates for career fairs and forums, seminars and workshops, and availability of the education consultant.
The current program running for the month of July is ‘Targeting your Clerkship or Traineeship Applications’.
For further information please see here.
Applications are now open and close Friday 17 August 2012. The internship is a minimum of 4 weeks from mid November to mid February.
Application & Eligibility details can be found here. Student Mobility Funding may be provided, please see eligibility criteria.
Queries: cathy.meredith@monash.edu or 9905 3311
1. 6th Annual Castan Centre Human Rights Moot
The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is hosting the sixth annual human rights moot competition, which is open to law (JD/LLB) students at all Victorian universities. The competition will address issues associated with the Victorian human rights legislation and will give students the opportunity to hone their skills in this important area of law. The event is proudly sponsored by Clayton Utz, who is providing generous prizes:
Competitors must be in the equivalent of at least third year of a combined law degree, or in any stage of a JD degree, but must not have completed their degree. It is preferable that competitors have completed some studies in human rights law.
For more information please see here.
The Castan Centre wishes to thank the moot competition sponsors Clayton Utz.
Title of Lecture: Justice Delayed is Justice Denied?
Date: Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Time: 5.30pm for refreshments and a 6pm start
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, Ground floor auditorium, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Nina.massara@monash.edu
The University of New South Wales has a vibrant research culture and a strong research record: both Law and Criminology received ERA ratings of 4, indicating world-class research. There are policies to actively support and encourage research, and to attract international visitors, postgraduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
Applications for the award of up to 12 Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowships will open on 18 June and close on 23 August 2012. The application process is aimed at selecting a shortlist of about 40 high quality applications which will be considered for the Fellowships.
Full details on eligibility, application process, and an information pack are available here. Successful fellowships will be announced in November to coincide with the announcement of new ARC and NHMRC Fellows.
Criminal Justice or Criminology applicants interested in pursuing this opportunity may do so in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (please contact : Professor Eileen Baldry e.baldry@unsw.edu.au) or the Faculty of Law (please contact: Professor Janet Chan J.Chan@unsw.edu.au)
For more information about Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of New South Wales see here.
The next Postgraduate Consultative Committee meeting is on the 17th July. Any matters that you would like your elected student representatives to raisethis meeting must be emailed to them no later than the 9th July. Your student representatives can be contacted on their student email addresses below . Please clearly indicate in the email subject heading that it is information/matters for the PCC meeting.
Elected JD Student Representatives:
Mr Aaron Sudholz – adsud1@student.monash.edu
Ms Alicia Chisholm – alchi5@student.monash.edu
Mr James Skerrett – jbske1@student.monash.edu
Vice President – JD Representative Monash Law Students’ Society.
Collette da Silva – cmde6@student.monash.edu
Elected Student Representative for Graduate Programs (LLMS and Graduate Diplomas)
Alexandra Heath – ahea11@student.monash.edu
Unfortunately Alexandra is an apology for the meeting. If you do have any matters you would like raised these can be emailed to Kathleen Howard on Kathleen.howard@monash.edu Alternatively if you feel they are not pressing matters, you can still email Alexandra and she can raise them at our October meeting.
If you haven’t finalised your trimester 3 enrolment, please log onto WES and confirm your T3 enrolment online no later than Friday 6 July.
This will help the Faculty to finalise the planning for T3, and enable us to open Allocate+ on 23 July 2012.
Students who have (or will have) 72 credit points by the end of Trimester 2 2012, can enrol in electives. Elective units timetable can be accessed online.
For All Postgraduate Students, the new semi-intensive elective unit ‘LAW7485 Managing High Conflict Personalities’ is now on offer for September/October. For more information please see here.
The Faculty of Law is keen to ensure that your experience in our postgraduate programs is a high-quality one. Now that our new facility has been open for a year, we are interested in your feedback, and invite you to complete an online survey, located here.
The more participants we have, the more we can rely on the information that we receive, so please participate in this survey. It should take no longer than ten minutes to complete.
The closing date will be Friday 6 July. Participants who choose to provide their student number can go into the draw to win a Village Cinemas Gold Class double pass. Your responses are confidential. Please see the privacy statement at the end of the survey.
The Australian Singapore Law Students Society have an exciting event coming up with July for members to get up close and personal with lawyers from KhattarWong, the Singapore Legal Service and the Attorney-General’s Chambers.*
They will share about their experiences in their relevant areas of practice. A Question and Answer session will be organised to clear any doubts. If you are the quieter type, the lawyers as well as HR reps from the firms will also be around to speak on issues about both practice and recruitment.
Refreshments will be provided and the event will take place at SMU.
*In the process of confirmation with other firms as well
Date: 7 July 2012
Time: 10am – 1pm
Registration starts at 9:30am
Venue: Seminar Room 4.4, School of Economics & Social Science, Singapore Management University
RSVP: Here.
Applications are now open and close Friday 17 August 2012. The internship is a minimum of 4 weeks from mid November to mid February.
Application & Eligibility details can be found here. Student Mobility Funding may be provided, please see eligibility criteria.
Queries: cathy.meredith@monash.edu or 9905 3311
2012 dates for career fairs and forums, seminars and workshops, and availability of the education consultant.
The current program running for the month of June is ‘Targeting your Clerkship or Traineeship Applications’.
For further information please see here.
What is Insight?
This program offers students a unique insight into our day-to-day operations and an opportunity to network with lawyers and partners.
Who should apply?
The program is aimed at law students who are not yet able to apply for a summer clerkship (i.e. 3rd year or equivalent). If you are eligible for a clerkship this year but are unable to participate (e.g. overseas exchange) and would like to participate in Insight or discuss alternative clerkship options, please contact us.
What will I do in Insight?
The program consists of 4 sessions at our offices in Bourke Place.
8 August 2012 – The Global Legal Market
This session will give you an introduction into what’s happening in the changing Global Legal Market and what impact it has on graduates.
12 September 2012 – Legal Practice at King & Wood Mallesons
This session will give you a high level overview of how our firm is structured, what areas of law we practise and the type of clients we work with.
5 December 2012 – Skills Based Session
The skills based session will provide you with practical skills to assist you now and in your legal career.
April/May 2013 – Shadow a Lawyer
What is it really like to work in commercial law? By spending time with one of our lawyers you will gain a real insight into the type of work we do.
How do I apply for Insight?
Go to our Facebook page to find out more information. Applications close 1 July 2012.
1. 6th Annual Castan Centre Human Rights Moot
The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is hosting the sixth annual human rights moot competition, which is open to law (JD/LLB) students at all Victorian universities. The competition will address issues associated with the Victorian human rights legislation and will give students the opportunity to hone their skills in this important area of law. The event is proudly sponsored by Clayton Utz, who is providing generous prizes:
Competitors must be in the equivalent of at least third year of a combined law degree, or in any stage of a JD degree, but must not have completed their degree. It is preferable that competitors have completed some studies in human rights law.
For more information please see here.
The Castan Centre wishes to thank the moot competition sponsors Clayton Utz.
Presented by Professor Tania Sourdin
Date: Wednesday 27 June
Time: 6.00 pm refreshments for 6.30 pm start – 7:30 pm
Presented by Victorian Chapter in association with the Australian Centre for Court and Justice System Innovation (ACCJSI). This event is free for Monash staff and students. For more information please see here.
The ANU College of Law invites graduate research students Australia-wide to attend the eighth National Graduate Law Conference 2012. The 2012 conference will enable Higher Degree Research students to present papers in a range of legal research disciplines including: public law, private law, criminal law, international law, regulation and law, and legal theory. Alternatively, students may also come as an attendee to participate in discussions about the presentations from students and some invited guest speakers. Students are encouraged to present work-in-progress papers related to their doctoral research.
Date: 18 & 19 October 2012
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Sir Roland Wilson Building (Rooms 2.02 & 3.02) The Australian National University Canberra, Australia
RSVP: Here
Conference attendance and dinner are free.
Monash University Open Day for Clayton is on Sunday 5 August, 2012. We are looking for student volunteers to assist on the day.
This will involve speaking with prospective students and their families about your experience of studying at at Monash, giving directions as well as helping out with the set up and pack up of the equipment used on the day.
Although these positions are voluntary roles, the faculty does provide training and $50 vouchers for students who volunteer half a day (9.00am – 1.00pm OR 12.30pm – 4.30pm) and $95 vouchers for students who volunteer for a whole day (9.00am – 4.30pm)
If you have good communication skills, and a well rounded knowledge of the faculty and campus please email lauren.miller@monash.edu by Monday 2 July, 2012.
In your email please include the following information: