The Progressive Law Network (PLN) was founded by students who, overwhelmed by career information focused on commercial law, sought to effect positive change.<\/p>\n
Today, the PLN connects students from various disciplines, lawyers and other professionals interested in social justice, environmental and human rights law.<\/p>\n
The PLN\u00a0hosts thought-provoking seminars, provide alternate career information and opportunities for students, create policy submissions and encourage intelligent and informed legal activism and advocacy.<\/p>\n
Check out these\u00a0upcoming events<\/a>\u00a0to get involved!<\/p>\n Join Law staff for a discussion of feminism, gender and law over morning tea.<\/em><\/p>\n The newly established\u00a0Feminist Legal Studies Group<\/a>\u00a0at Monash Law is keen to hear from all law students interested in feminist approaches to law. We invite you to a morning tea on 11am-12pm Wednesday 16 May 2018 in Room G02, Learning & Teaching Building, 19 Ancora Imparo Way, Clayton Campus.<\/p>\n The Feminist Legal Studies Group was established in 2016 and comprises around one third of Monash Law academic staff. We aim to make a difference to the lives of women through understanding the subordination of women and contributing to law and policy reform. We do so through our research and teaching, reading groups, a speaker program, conferences and a rich engagement with the wider community. The Feminist Legal Studies Group has been funded until late 2019, with the aim of becoming Australia’s first feminist legal studies centre.<\/p>\n We would like to know what we can do for our students and what our students would like from us. Join us for morning tea and chat with fellow students and academic staff in our faculty committed to feminist approaches to law.<\/p>\n \n Register your interest<\/strong>: Whether you can come or not please\u00a0register your interest in knowing more about feminist approaches to law<\/u>\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a014 May 2018<\/strong>.<\/p>\n All law students welcome (undergraduate, JD, postgraduate, HDR).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n An event at Monash Law Chambers will be held later in May.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Any queries? Please contact Associate Professor Becky Batagol, co-convener Feminist Legal Studies Group on\u00a0Becky.Batagol@monash.edu<\/a>\u00a0or 9905 5050.<\/em><\/p>\n Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday 11 May www.beyondlaw.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday 17 May www.worldvision.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The world in which we live continues to change at an exponential rate, giving rise to new issues and challenges. Advances in technology are creating new products and services, and rendering existing ones obsolete. Communication today is near instantaneous. People today are more connected than they have ever been. Fiona McLeay,<\/strong>\u00a0Victorian Legal Services Commissioner DATE:<\/strong>\u00a0Tuesday 15 May, 2018 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1. Progressive Law Network – upcoming events The Progressive Law Network (PLN) was founded by students who, overwhelmed by career information focused on commercial law, sought to effect positive change. Today, the PLN connects students from various disciplines, lawyers and other professionals interested in social justice, environmental and human rights law. The PLN\u00a0hosts thought-provoking seminars, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7663"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7663"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7678,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7663\/revisions\/7678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}2. Interested in Feminist Approaches to Law?<\/b><\/h2>\n
3. Industry Seminar Series<\/b><\/h2>\n
Beyond Law<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n
\nTime:<\/strong>\u00a012.00pm \u2013 2.00pm
\nVenue:<\/strong>\u00a0Room 331, Learning and Teaching Building, Monash University Clayton
\nRSVP:<\/strong>\u00a0Register\u00a0here.
\n<\/a>Industry \/ career type:<\/strong>\u00a0NewLaw<\/p>\nWorld Vision<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n
\nTime:\u00a0<\/strong>5.30pm \u2013 7.30pm
\nVenue:<\/strong>\u00a0Monash University Law Chambers,\u00a0555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
\n<\/a>RSVP:<\/strong>\u00a0Register\u00a0here.
\n<\/a>Industry \/ career type:\u00a0<\/strong>Not-For-Profit (NFP), relief and development<\/p>\n4.\u00a0An industry panel debates the challenges to the sustainability of legal practice in the 21st Century<\/h2>\n
Hosted by the Sustainable Legal Practice Research Group<\/h4>\n
THE CHALLENGE<\/h5>\n
\nBusinesses, workers and capital also are more mobile than ever before. Local businesses increasingly compete nationally; and national businesses internationally. And the societies in which we live are at once becoming more global and less cohesive; more liberal and less tolerant. From business, politics to sport, we have seen that the temptation to cheat and rationalise poor behaviour is greater than ever, and the ethical dilemmas are more complex.
\nLawyers are not immune from these forces. They are changing both what lawyers do, and how they do them. The challenges they present need to be met; the opportunities they present grasped. The challenges confront all lawyers \u2013 but arguably are felt most by those in small to medium teams.<\/p>\nEXPERT PANELLISTS<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nPeter Moran<\/strong>, Principal, Peer Legal
\nAdrian Shavitsky,<\/strong>\u00a0Director,Commercial Law, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources
\nTarryn Billings,\u00a0<\/strong>Senior Corporate Solicitor, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria<\/p>\n
\nTIME:<\/strong>\u00a07.45am \u2013 8.45am (7.15am light breakfast served)
\nVENUE:<\/strong>\u00a0Monash Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
\nRSVP:<\/strong>\u00a0Wednesday 9 May Click\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n