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‘Women Barristers in Victoria – Then and Now’ Exhibition
The ‘Women Barristers in Victoria – Then and Now’ exhibition will be on the first floor of the Law Library, near the lab, from Monday 7 March – Monday 14 March, 2011. This exhibition tracks the key developments in the history of women barristers, their challenges, significant achievements and contributions to the legal profession.
2011 & 2012 Ambassador Program applications open 9.00am Monday February 28 and close C.O.B. Friday 11 March, 2011. Applications are open to all Undergraduate and JD students. The Program has grown in stature, reputation and developed over the past 4 years with Ambassadors now running projects such as Staff Student Debates, Law Beyond Practice Evenings, Breakfast with Barristers, and Open Day Presentations to name a few. Students gain invaluable skills to assist in their leadership potential and future employability. Please check your eligibility (4 law Units completed), that you can commit to the program dates and find more information at http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/ambassadors/index.html complete the application form and email the form to Lloyd.England@monash.edu. Selection will be based on a combination of your application and interviews in Week 3 by Senior Ambassadors. The Senior Ambassadors from the 2010 & 2011 Program look forward to you joining them for this years’ events and collaborations.
Good Luck!
Lloyd England, Student Experience Manager.
For Semester 1, 2011 list of recorded lectures please see:
http://www.mulo.monash.edu.au/fac-law.html
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The Progressive Law Network is holding its inaugural conference focusing on four themes for social justice and law reform: Asylum Seekers, Gender, Environment and Indigenous Law.
Speakers include; Julian Burnside AO QC, Dr Susan Kneebone, Brian Walters SC, Professor Caroline de Costa, Mr Simon Molesworth AM QC, Professor Ian Lowe AO, Senator Elect Larissa Waters, Dr Bronwyn Naylor, Dr Paula Gerber, Dr Stephen Gray and more.
This conference will showcase individuals and organisations that have made and continue to make important contributions to the ongoing quest for a fair and just society using their legal skills and advocacy.
Legal (r)evolution. A symposium of legal ideas for a better world.
Tickets are now available at our website www.progressivelawnetwork.org.au
For further information please see: The Progressive Law Network
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is again offering the Foundation for Surgery Louis Waller Medico-Legal Scholarship in 2012.
This scholarship is open to law graduates undertaking or intending to undertake doctoral research on the topic of medico-legal risks and related law.
Please refer their web site http://www.surgeons.org/scholarships.htm for the relevant information
Students often feel overwhelmed by the amount and density of the readings, and how to link these to the lectures and tutorials. The key is note-taking techniques that tie these together and lead to exam summaries.
This session is held in the Law library 3rd floor meeting room (limited capacity) from 12 – 1 pm, then repeated from 1 – 2 pm in L5.
Bookings on www.lib.monash.edu/learning-skills/ and follow the links using Law as a keyword.
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
As of winter 2011, student should note that units offered by the Faculty of Law during the winter or summer teaching periods will be charged as per a student’s current fee status, ie students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) may undertake summer and winter semester units on a CSP basis and will pay the relevant Student Contribution Amount (SCA) per unit.
NB The decision to offer units at CSP rates is an individual faculty’s decision. Students must refer to each individual unit on any other faculty’s summer/winter web sites to ascertain if the unit is being offered on a CSP or full -fee basis for CSP students.
Please see http://www.monash.edu.au/fees/resources/policy/course-fees.html for the University’s Student Fees Policy.
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For Application & Eligibility details see:
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/internships/zaid-ibrahim-internships.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@monash.edu or 9905 3311
Representatives from the prestigious global law firm Linklaters – one of the world’s ten largest legal companies – will be visiting the Monash Law School next month to provide information about the opportunities it offers our students for clerkships and training contracts. Headquartered in London but with offices in 19 countries, Linklaters advises many of the world’s leading companies, financial institutions and governments on high level transactions and assignments. Its particular strengths are in corporate, financial and commercial law and for young lawyers seeking a stimulating and professional environment to train as a business lawyer, it offers outstanding opportunities.
To find out more about Linklaters and how to apply for a clerkship with this exciting international firm, you are invited to an information session.
| Venue: | Rotunda Lecture Theatre, R6/08 |
| Date: | Wednesday 16 March, 2011 |
| Time: | 5.00pm – 6.3opm |
| RSVP: | marketing@law.monash.edu.au |
For further information see: www.linklaters.com/ukgrads. More information about Linklaters and this forum will be available in next week’s issue of the Law Student Bulletin.
International Humanitarian Law and the Young Lawyer
| Venue: | Monash University Law Chambers, 472 Bourke Street, Melbourne |
| Date: | Wednesday 16 March, 2011 |
| Time: | 6:00pm to 7:30pm |
| Cost: | Free |
| RSVP: | Pip at pross@redcross.org.au |
For more information see:
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2011/ihl.html
Please join us for a career forum on opportunities for young lawyers and law students to gain practical experience overseas. Hear from a range of speakers about their personal stories and impressions of internships at the international tribunals and studying IHL and ICL overseas.
There will be a chance to ask questions about what skills and experience you need to develop in order to be successful in applying for an internship or overseas study placement yourself.
2011 & 2012 Ambassador Program applications open 9.00am Monday February 28 and close C.O.B. Friday 11 March, 2011. Applications are open to all Undergraduate and JD students. The Program has grown in stature, reputation and developed over the past 4 years with Ambassadors now running projects such as Staff Student Debates, Law Beyond Practice Evenings, Breakfast with Barristers, and Open Day Presentations to name a few. Students gain invaluable skills to assist in their leadership potential and future employability. Please check your eligibility (4 law Units completed), that you can commit to the program dates and find more information at http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/ambassadors/index.html complete the application form and email the form to Lloyd.England@monash.edu. Selection will be based on a combination of your application and interviews in Week 3 by Senior Ambassadors. The Senior Ambassadors from the 2010 & 2011 Program look forward to you joining them for this years’ events and collaborations.
Good Luck!
Lloyd England, Student Experience Manager.
The Progressive Law Network is holding its inaugural conference focusing on four themes for social justice and law reform: asylum seekers, gender, environment and Indigenous law.
Speakers include; Julian Burnside AO QC, Dr Susan Kneebone, Brian Walters SC, Professor Caroline de Costa, Mr Simon Molesworth AM QC, Professor Ian Lowe AO, Senator Elect Larissa Waters, Dr Bronwyn Naylor, Dr Paula Gerber, Dr Stephen Gray and more.
This conference will showcase individuals and organisations that have made and continue to make important contributions to the ongoing quest for a fair and just society using their legal skills and advocacy.
Tickets are now available at our website www.progressivelawnetwork.org.au
Legal (r)evolution. A symposium of legal ideas for a better world.
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is again offering the Foundation for Surgery Louis Waller Medico-Legal Scholarship in 2012. This scholarship is open to law graduates undertaking or intending to undertake doctoral research on the topic of medico-legal risks and related law.
For further information please see: Foundation for Surgery – Louis Waller Medico-Legal Scholarship 2012
Alternatively you can visit the website: http://www.surgeons.org/scholarships.htm
The Law Library now has an open Reserve collection. You can browse the collection and use the books in the Reserve area without borrowing, or collect a book and borrow via self loans or the Loans desk. Holds have also moved to open access and are located at the beginning of the Commonwealth Legislation collection on Level 1. Collect your hold and take it to self loans or the Loans desk to borrow.
Trish Hughes, Law Learning Skills Adviser, will be located at the Research and Learning desk on Level 1 of the Law Library during her drop-in times throughout semester – Wednesdays and Fridays 12 – 2pm.
Meeting rooms on Level 4 are now open to students during all Library opening times. Bookings to use these rooms for group work for 2 hours can still be made at the Loans desk, and these take preference over students without a booking. Keys are no longer required. Please remember that Level 4 is a quiet zone.
A reminder to new students that the Law Library is running tours throughout Week 1 at 10am, 2pm and 4pm each day. These include instruction and help in finding cases for Task 2 of the ILR Court report assignment. Just meet in the Law Library foyer.
Come and find out how to manage the set readings, lectures and tutorials. Tips on note-taking techniques for these that will then lead into exam summaries. Monday, 7 March, 12 – 1 in the Library 3rd floor meeting room, repeated 1 – 2 pm in L5.
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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