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LLB NEWSLETTER
Edition 10, 2007 (19 July 2007)
Welcome to the tenth edition of the Melbourne LLB Newsletter for 2007. The purpose of this publication is to inform you of key issues and events related to your studies. If you need any further clarification on anything, please contact the Undergraduate Studies Office on 8344 4475, or the contact listed.
responding to mass harms: private litigation and public action
Speaker: Deborah Hensler, Judge John W Ford Professor of Dispute Resolution at Stanford Law School
Professor Hensler is a leading expert on class actions and mass torts. Her empirical, interdisciplinary research on public policy issues in the civil justice arena has been recognized within the United States and internationally. Professor Hensler's lecture will consider what the US experience teaches us about the costs and benefits of unleashing mass or collective litigation, and whether there are better models for representative litigation that are now in use outside the US.
| When: | Wednesday 1 August 2007 at 6:00pm for 6:30pm |
| Where: | Melbourne Law School |
Places are limited and bookings are essential. Bookings by 25 July 2007 to:
Email: law-rsvp@unimelb.edu.au (please type 'Hensler' in subject heading)
Tel: 03 8344 6164
the state of the european union: public lecture
Speaker: Dr Samuel Pisar, AO
Samuel Pisar was 10 years old when Hitler and Stalin carved up his native Poland. After two years of Soviet occupation and four years of Nazi slavery in Auschwitz and other death camps, he was liberated in the wake of the Normandy landings by an advancing American tank column. Culled from the remains of post-war Europe by a French aunt and two Australian uncles, he was brought to Melbourne where he began his physical, moral and intellectual rehabilitation, earning, under the watchful eye of his great mentor, Sir Zelman Cowen, an LLB(Hons) in 1953 from the University of Melbourne. This was followed by doctorates from Harvard and the Sorbonne and later other high academic distinctions from American and European universities. A renowned expert on political, economic and juridical relations between America and Europe and East and West, Dr Pisar became a privileged interlocutor of statesmen, visionaries and innovators ranging from Jean Monnet, Willi Brandt and Mario Soares, to Giovanni Agnelli, David Rockefeller and Steven Jobs.
Dr Pisar's lecture will explore, amongst other things, the state of the EU in light of the Constitutional Treaty, the essential bonds between Europe, the US and Australia in an increasingly dangerous world, and Australia's integration in the global economy and security system; and it will touch on Melbourne as the place of Dr Pisar's physical, moral and intellectual redemption. For further information is available online.
| When: | Thursday 2 August 2007 at 6:00pm for 6:30pm |
| Where: | Melbourne Law School |
Places are limited and bookings are essential. Bookings by 30 July 2007 to:
Email: law-rsvp@unimelb.edu.au (please type 'Pisar' in subject heading)
Tel: 03 8344 6164
university of melbourne human rights forum: public lecture
Asylum Seeker Project
The University of Melbourne Human Rights Forum Lunchtime Lecture Series for Semester 2 will begin on Tuesday 7 August 2007. Grant Mitchell from the Asylum Seeker Project at Hotham Mission will discuss his ongoing work on asylum seeker issues.
Grant Mitchell began working with asylum seekers in 1993 at a refugee centre in Sweden, working in a youth based program primarily with Bosnian and Somalia asylum seekers. He completed a Master of Social Anthropology in International Migration and Ethnic Relations from Stockholm University in 1997 and spent 2 years working for the Swedish Migration Board, including one year at the Carlslund Detention Centre, as an asylum seeker caseworker.
Since 2000, Grant has coordinated the Asylum Seeker Project at Hotham Mission in Melbourne, a UnitingCare agency which provides specialist housing, social work assistance and support programs or asylum seekers in the community with no work rights, medicare or income support. The agency was the recipient of the 2002 Human Rights Award for Community Work (HREOC) and in 2003 was nominated for the International Human Rights Prize (France) for its work with detainees with physical and mental health concerns. Grant is also a Board member of the Refugee Council of Australia and represents asylum seeker issues on a number of government and departmental committees.
| When: | Tuesday 7 August 2007 at 1:00 to 2:00pm |
| Where: | Room 225, Alice Hoy Building, University of Melbourne |
careers seminar: enhancing employment outcomes for students with a disability
Law students with a disability are invited to this lunch time careers presentation. Representatives from the "Stepping into Law" and "Willing and Able Mentoring (WAM)" programs will discuss how you can source professional legal work experience.
A light lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to a.edwards@unimelb.edu.au by 31 July for catering purposes. Further details are available here.
| When: | Wednesday 8 August 2007 at 1:00 to 2:00 pm |
| Where: | Room 224, Melbourne Law School |
women barristers association conference
On Thursday 2 August 2007 the Women Barristers Association will be holding a half-day conference in Owen Dixon Chambers East for women law students.
The aim of the conference is to provide an opportunity for women students to learn what life is like as a woman barrister and how a practitioner can set herself up as a barrister in Victoria. We hope to inspire women students to join the bar.
Speakers will include Fiona McLeod SC, Jennifer Davies SC and Her Honour Justice Hampel of the County Court, as well as a number of other women barristers at the Victorian Bar.
The event will be followed by drinks and canapes in the Barristers club, The Essoign, where they can mingle with women barristers socially.
| When: | Thursday 2 August 2007 from 1:30pm to 5:00pm |
| Where: | Neil McPhee Room, First Floor, Owen Dixon Chambers East, 205 William Street, Melbourne |
Students need to RSVP Michelle Sharpe, Assistant Convenor of the Women Barristers Association at msharpe@vicbar.com.au and bring $10 on the day to cover drinks.
law students for a just community conference
The national Law Students for a Just Community Conference 2007 is to be held for the first time in South Australia at Woodhouse Activity Centre in the Adelaide Hills from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 September 2007. Flinders University and Adelaide University law students are hosting the conference. Law Students for a Just Community is a non-profit association run entirely by students. The national conference aims to inspire developing legal minds to actively consider social justice, humanitarian and environmental issues, and encourage law students to support positive social change through the use of their legal skills.
We have a stunning range of conference presenters and workshop takers including Professor David Suzuki and former Chief Justice of the Family Court, the Honourable Alastair Nicholson QC, just to name a few.
Please read the Registration Pack for further details.
| When: | Friday 7 to Sunday 9 September 2007 |
| Where: | Woodhouse Activity Centre in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
For further details about the conference, please contact lsjc2007@gmail.com or go to the website.
internship position in italian IP law firm
Trevisan & Cuonzo Avvocati, a prestigious Italian law firm specializing in Intellectual Property, is offering a full-time remunerated internship in its Milan office. The intern will be required to assist the lawyers and consultants with their work for the firm’s high profile and mainly international clientele. This is a fantastic opportunity for any student or graduate interested in IP or any other area of law to expand their knowledge and experience in the design capital of the world, Milan.
Dates: Approximately mid-August to mid-November 2007 (slightly flexible).
Criteria:
This is a strictly temporary position although the firm will be looking for someone to take on the same role on a more ongoing basis from around February 2008.
For more information on the firm, please visit www.trevisancuonzo.com
To apply, please send a CV and cover letter to Claire Henderson at chenderson@trevisancuonzo.com
recruitment opportunities at the melbourne journal of international law
The Melbourne Journal of International Law (MJIL) is currently recruiting for General Members.
Applications are open to all undergraduate law students and JD students. The application pack is now available from the Undergraduate Studies Office or the MJIL Office on Level 2 (Room 210).
Applications are due on Tuesday 31 July 2007 by 5pm. Please feel free to drop by the MJIL Office or email us at law-mjil@unimelb.edu.au for further information.
Bronwyn Reddan, Natasha Sung and Rob Walker
Editors 2007
the boston consulting group undergraduate scholarship
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is currently accepting applications for its Australian and New Zealand Undergraduate Scholarship. The scholarship is worth $10,000 and is designed to assist students as they plan their final year of study.
The scholarship is open to undergraduate students from all academic fields who are Australian or New Zealand permanent residents and are in their penultimate year of university. Students who already hold other scholarships or intend to undertake a summer internship are eligible and are encouraged to apply.
The winner of BCG’s Undergraduate Scholarship will demonstrate exceptional ability in the following five areas:
Further details about the scholarship can be found at www.bostonconsulting.com.au
All applications must include a cover letter addressed to the Recruiting Coordinator (marked Ref: BCG Undergraduate Scholarship 2007), résumé and copy of academic transcripts (certified copy preferred). When applying online, candidates must select either the Auckland, Melbourne or Sydney office to process their application, based on their own location (interstate candidates must select Sydney office).
Applications are due by 12:00pm on Monday 13 August 2007.
Do you aspire to postgraduate study at Oxford University? If you have achieved outstanding academic success in a Bachelors Degree, preferably with Honours, and enjoy success in sports, involvement in community activities, have a desire to lead and develop your talents further - then you have the qualities of a Rhodes Scholar.
Successful candidates receive assistance with their travelling expenses to the United Kingdom and a personal allowance, or stipend, fixed by the Rhodes Trust. The stipend for 2008 - 2009 will be no less than £820 (approx. AUD$ 2,040) per month. In addition all fees are paid directly by the Trust.
For information on how to apply for a Rhodes Scholarship, please phone (03) 8344 4019 or browse the Rhodes website.
Applications close at 5pm on Monday 3 September 2007.
centre for indigenous education scholarships
The Centre for Indigenous Education has just opened up applications for some scholarships.
Undergraduate Community Participation Scholarships
Proposals can be submitted during 2007 to the Director of the Centre for Indigenous Education for projects that are aligned with promoting Indigenous Australian culture or issues within the broader Victorian and Indigenous Communities. Successful applicants will be required to submit a paper or wider presentation (seminar) on the outcomes of their project.
Arno Herpe Scholarship
Available to both undergraduate and postgraduate students who are descended from people indigenous to the South Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand. Preference is given to Engineering students but students from all faculties should apply.
Information and application forms are available online.
the victoria fisher memorial prize
Victoria Fisher was an academic and feminist who lectured in law at the University of Leicester from 1979 until her tragic death in 1986. As a testament to her life and work, the Law Faculty set up a Prize fund from money raised after Victoria's death. The purpose is to stimulate and encourage interest in the topic of Women and the Law, an area with which Victoria herself was closely involved.
A prize of £250 is offered annually to the best essay submitted on a topic related to Women and the Law. Entries are encouraged from people regardless of age, experience, qualifications or place of residence. The only requirement is that candidates should never have had work published in a learned journal or as a non-fiction book.
For more information visit the website or contact:
The Secretary
Victoria Fisher Memorial Prize Fund
Law Faculty
University of Leicester
Leicester
LE1 7RH
United Kingdom
Telephone: 00 11 44 116 252 2363
E-mail: l.henfrey@leicester.ac.uk
2007 social responsibility writers prize
This competition is an initiative of the Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership - a group of business and community leaders, formed to encourage business engagement in the community. There is a prize pool of $12,000 to be won.
To order an entry kit, Freecall 1800 050 009. For further information visit www.partnerships.gov.au
Entries close Friday 3 August 2007.
right now human rights law in australia magazine
Right Now is calling for submissions for its September 2007 edition. Right Now publishes short, engaging articles on domestic human rights law issues and visual artwork that responds to human rights. Student work is welcomed.
Articles: Articles should be 600-800 words in length, non-academic in tone and should not include footnotes. Please send submissions to info@rightnow.org.au by 1 August 2007.
Art: If you would like to submit artwork for publication, please contact Right Now with a short proposal and photographs/images of your work at info@rightnow.org.au
For further information please see the website.
new associate dean of undergraduate studies
Associate Professor Maureen Tehan replaced Professor Ian Malkin as Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies) on 30 June 2007. Thanks to Ian for his untiring work as Associate Dean over the past two and a half years and for his enthusiastic involvement and insight during a period of great change at Melbourne Law School.
Associate Professor Tehan’s contact details are:
Email: m.tehan@unimelb.edu.au
Tel: 03 8344 6205
dr anthony mccosker: language and learning adviser in law
Anthony McCosker is the Law School’s new language and learning adviser. His job is to help all students cope with the difficult task of studying law. This means working on the reading, writing, speaking, research and thinking skills that students need to be successful within the degree and beyond. Anthony works with all students, but with a particular focus on helping students from non-English speaking backgrounds build the high level of English language skills required for study in law.
Anthony will be running academic skills seminars and workshops for selected subjects throughout semester two. However, if you are feeling overwhelmed, you can also book an individual consultation through the Undergraduate Studies Office.
In a language and learning consultation Anthony can help you develop strategies for building your study skills, language and communication skills, and in particular your essay writing skills. If you do make an appointment, it might help to bring along a past essay or piece of writing to look at areas for improvement. Drop in times, where no appointment is required, will be available each week on Tuesday afternoons 3:30 to 4:00pm, or Thursday mornings 9:30 to 10:00am.
Anthony can be found on Level 5 of the Legal Resource Centre, in the south west corner in Room 521.
Keep an eye on the resources and information on the Language and Learning Skills website.
law undergraduate studies office: temporary relocation
The Law School’s Undergraduate Studies Office will be renovated to service both the LLB and JD programs from 2008. While the renovations are taking place the Undergraduate Studies Office will be temporarily relocated for several months as of Monday 9 July 2007.
The temporary UGS enquiries counter will be located at the eastern end of Level 2, where the Law Student’s Society counter is currently situated. Telephone numbers will remain the same.
The counter on Level 2 will handle all general enquiries, EXCEPT ALLOC8, as well as the sale of semester 2, 2007 course materials. All Alloc8 timetabling queries should be directed to staff in GM19 (eastern end of mezzanine level) from Wednesday 18 July.
course materials for semester 2, 2007
Printed course material will be available for sale from the Undergraduate Studies Office on Level 2 of the Law Building from Monday 16 July 2007.
A price list is available here.
Materials can be purchased at the following times:
Mondays to Fridays, 9:00am - 5:00pm.
EFTPOS facilities available - Debit and Credit
Alternatively:
Please send any feedback/comments or suggestions you have about this newsletter to Tom Hewitt-McManus.
previous editions of LLB newsletter
Previous editions of the newsletter are available on the Melbourne LLB website.
