{"id":7780,"date":"2019-01-23T12:20:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T02:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-blogs-monash-edu.pantheonsite.io\/lawstudentbulletin\/?p=7780"},"modified":"2019-02-06T12:24:43","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T02:24:43","slug":"general-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/2019\/01\/23\/general-27\/","title":{"rendered":"General"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>1. Sir John Monash Medal &#8211; nominations now open<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>Each year, the Faculty of Law awards the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monash.edu\/law\/current-students\/assessments\/prizes\/sir-john-monash-medal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sir\u00a0John\u00a0Monash\u00a0Medal\u00a0for Outstanding Achievement<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The\u00a0Sir\u00a0John\u00a0Monash\u00a0Medal\u00a0for Outstanding Achievement is awarded to a student who:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>has completed the academic requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Laws and is eligible to graduate;<\/li>\n<li>is judged to have an excellent academic record; and<\/li>\n<li>has demonstrated a significant commitment to advancing the University&#8217;s goals of social justice, human rights and a sustainable environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>Nominations for the\u00a0Sir\u00a0John\u00a0Monash\u00a0medal\u00a0close <strong>Friday 22 February 2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A nomination can be made by the student, a fellow student, and any\u00a0Monash\u00a0staff member or any member of the community by completing the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monash.edu\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0004\/1577524\/sir-john-monash-nomination-form-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nomination form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All nominations must include a letter from the nominator explaining the reason for the nomination and a statement from the nominee addressing how he\/she meets each of the eligibility criteria. Please also provide any supporting information which could be of use to the selection committee and permission from the student to have his or her academic records released to the selection committee.<\/p>\n<p>Please submit your completed nomination form and any supporting documentation to\u00a0the Faculty\u00a0of Law Student\u00a0Services Manager via the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSemb4PW1gRQtF2fgflSvECzFDBtCQ54kDRckKA_VgAVsrnqDw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online submission form<\/a>\u00a0by no later than <strong>5:00 pm on Friday 22\u00a0<\/strong><strong>February 2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><b>2. Editorial Committee Applications for the\u00a0<i>Monash University Law Review<\/i>\u00a0Now Open<\/b><\/h2>\n<div>The\u00a0<i>Monash University Law Review<\/i>\u00a0is the flagship academic journal of the Monash Law School. It is highly regarded by the legal profession and international\u00a0law schools.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The 2019 Editors and Faculty Advisors are accepting applications from current LLB and JD students to join the Editorial Committee for 2019.\u00a0Committee members will be required to complete 3\u20134 partial edits of an article during the course of the year. The time commitment per edit is approximately\u00a010 hours. Training will be provided to all new committee members.<\/p>\n<p>We are looking for highly committed students with strong time management skills and attention to detail. Applicants with at least one full year of study\u00a0remaining will be preferred. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, those with a disability and students from under-represented backgrounds are\u00a0strongly encouraged to apply, including those supported by Monash under the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monash.edu\/study\/fees-scholarships\/scholarships\/applications\/definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.monash.edu\/study\/fees-scholarships\/scholarships\/applications\/definitions&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547090581561000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH-BqFDw4ezUs2I1dUuQbu-KZSUVQ\">Equity definitions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To apply please send your CV, cover letter and latest unofficial academic transcript (including your most recent results) to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:law.review@monash.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">law.review@monash.edu<\/a>\u00a0with the\u00a0subject line \u20182019 Committee Application\u2019. Your cover letter should outline your reasons for applying, suitability for the role and expected graduation date.\u00a0<b>Applications will close January 30 at 5PM<\/b>. Students will be notified if they have progressed to the next stage of the application process \u2013\u2013 an editing exercise \u2013\u2013\u00a0shortly following the close of applications.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions please contact the 2019 Editors \u2013\u2013 Yueh-Shin Chen, Jacob Flynn, Lynette Ji, Carla Massaria and Luke Rycken \u2013\u2013 at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:law.review@monash.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">law.review@monash.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Sir John Monash Medal &#8211; nominations now open Each year, the Faculty of Law awards the\u00a0Sir\u00a0John\u00a0Monash\u00a0Medal\u00a0for Outstanding Achievement. The\u00a0Sir\u00a0John\u00a0Monash\u00a0Medal\u00a0for Outstanding Achievement is awarded to a student who: has completed the academic requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Laws and is eligible to graduate; is judged to have an excellent academic record; and has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7780"}],"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=7780"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7782,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7780\/revisions\/7782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}