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LLB NEWSLETTER
Edition 12, 2007 (14 August 2007)
Welcome to the twelfth 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.
Lawyering in the Community Legal Sector
Speaker: James Fleming, Solicitor, JobWatch
Community legal centres are an attractive option for lawyers interested in social justice and the opportunity to use legal knowledge to make a real difference in people's lives, both at the individual and structural level. CLC lawyers also often enjoy a broad variety of legal work including casework and advocacy, policy development, public education and law reform. Yet many law graduates are prevented from pursuing such careers either because of a lack of available positions or reservations about remuneration and/or training and resources.
James will discuss his experience at JobWatch, an employment law community legal centre, some of the facts and myths about CLC work and what the sector can offer. He will also outline some promising new pathways into the sector for law graduates.
When: Wednesday 15 August 2007 at 1.05 to 2.00pm
Where: Room 102, Melbourne Law School
What Practical Relevance Does International Law Have For People?
Speaker: Alice Palmer
Alice will talk about how an advocate of people’s rights might end up walking the corridors of the United Nations.
Alice is a human rights lawyer with the Law Institute of Victoria, consultant in international law, and former Director of the UK-based Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development.
When: Thursday 16 August 2007 at 1:05 to 2:00pm
Where: Room 102, Melbourne Law School
Strangers in Strange Lands: A Reflection on the Proper Limits of the Role of Lawyers Working in Legal Systems Foreign to their Own.
Speaker: Professor Camille Cameron
Professor Cameron has been a member of the Law Faculty since 2001. Camille has a wide range of experience including 10 years as a trial lawyer specializing in civil litigation. She has worked as an adviser on legal reform projects funded by organizations such as the World Bank, the European Union, the Asian Development Bank, the United States Agency for International Development and the Ford Foundation in various countries, including Cambodia, Mongolia, Laos, China, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Her research interests include civil procedure, the administration of civil justice and procedural reform. This will be both a talk about interesting career options and a reflection on the proper limits of the role of foreign lawyers who work in legal systems other than their own.
When: Thursday 23 August 2007 at 1:05 to 2:00pm
Where: Room 102, Melbourne Law School
annual sir anthony mason lecture and cocktail evening
Why be a Lawyer?
Speaker: Chief Justice Marilyn Warren (current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the first woman to be appointed as Chief Justice in Australia)
The Law Students Society in conjunction with Corrs Chambers Westgarth are proud to present the 13th Sir Anthony Mason Lecture.
The Hon Chief Justice Warren's address considers the motivations of our past judicial leaders to commit to a career in the law and considers the nature of their contribution to support our striving for a fair, just and humane society. In addition, she considers current challenges to our system of law and its future.
Refreshments and drinks will be provided. There is no formal dress code.
When: Wednesday 15 August 2007 at 6:15pm
Where: GM15, Melbourne Law School
university of melbourne human rights forum: public lecture
History, Memory and Denial: Reflections on the Irving-Lipstadt Libel Trial
The University of Melbourne Human Rights Forum in conjunction with the School of Historical Studies in the Faculty of Arts is hosting a public lecture by Professor Richard Evans, the major specialist witness for the defence of Professor Deborah Lipstadt when she was sued by David Irving over her accusation that he was a Holocaust-Denier.
When: Tuesday 21 August 2007 at 6:30 to 7:30pm
Where: GM15, Melbourne Law School
Please see attached flyer for more details.
The Student Tutorial Service (STS) is running again in Semester 2. The STS is a free weekly lunchtime service provided by the Law Students Society to supplement your study and get ahead in preparation for your exams. Tutors are students who have proven academic abilities in the subject and who have been recruited by the LSS in a formal process.
| Tutorial | Day |
Time |
Room |
| Corporations Law | Monday – starting Week 5 | 1 to 2pm |
104 |
| Torts | Wednesday – starting Week 4 | 1 to 2pm |
104 |
| Administrative Law | Wednesday – starting Week 5 | 1 to 2pm |
106 |
| Contracts | Thursday – starting Week 4 | 1 to 2pm |
106 |
| Trusts | Thursday – starting Week 5 | 1 to 2pm |
104 |
careers seminar: are you interested in a career in corporate advisory?
Pottinger is a rapidly growing corporate advisory firm that works for some of Australia’s largest companies, including a number of ASX 20 institutions. They provide independent, objective and strategic transaction advice and support to boards and management teams. Pottinger offers an interesting, dynamic team-based environment and strives for excellence in every facet of their business.
Shen Li, an Analyst with Pottinger Associates and a graduate of the Melbourne Law School will speak about an alternative career path to law. Pottinger welcomes the opportunity to speak to you about corporate advisory and invites you to attend the information session.
When: Tuesday 14 August 2007 at 1 to 2pm
Where: GM17, Melbourne Law School
Telephone Fundraising - Melbourne
Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday 15 August 2007.
No cold calling required! We need your friendly, positive approach to help us contact our donors and raise vital funds for our program work. Out of hours casual work up to 17 hours per week at $25.52 per hour. Hours are Tuesday to Thursday, 5:15 to 9:15pm, and Saturday, 11:00am to 5:00pm.
Please note that only applications submitted on the attached application form will be accepted.
Please read the position description for more information or contact Tanya Losanno via tanyal@oxfam.org.au or 03 9289 9439.
reprieve australia information session
Reprieve Australia is a not-for profit organization that provides legal and humanitarian assistance to impoverished people facing the death penalty. Their mission is to both to raise awareness about matters related to the death penalty in Australia, as well as to place volunteers, mostly law students, in capital defence offices in countries with capital punishment. To date they have placed 50 of these volunteers in offices principally in the southern United States, which has amounted to the equivalent of one person working full-time for approximately 15 years.
Three former interns - Rebecca Lilley (BA/LLB 4 yr), Ben Kiely (BA/LLB 6 yr), and Paul Lamb (Articled Clerk, DLA Phillips Fox) - will talk about the work done by ReprieveAustralia and their experiences acting for those facing the death penalty in Texas.
When: Thursday 23 August 2007 at 1 to 2pm
Where:
Room 223, Melbourne Law School
aurora project native title legal internship program
The Program introduces law students to career opportunities in native title and Indigenous affairs, and primarily provides assistance to under-resourced and over-worked Native Title Representative Body (NTRB) lawyers. There are two intakes for interns annually, during the summer and winter university breaks, for 4 to 6 weeks. Applications open in March and August of each year.
Applications are open to law students who have completed, or are currently completing, the property law component of their legal studies. We seek students who are interested in working in native title and Indigenous affairs. Internships are offered at NTRBs and other Indigenous policy organizations as well as other organizations working in native title and related areas Australia wide.
NTRBs are located in Adelaide, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Broome, Bundaberg, Cairns, Darwin, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Mackay, Melbourne, Perth, Port Hedland, Sydney, Thursday Island.
Applications for the summer 2007/08 internships open on Monday 13 August and close on Friday 7 September 2007.
For more information and to apply, please visit the Aurora Project website.
A full account of the research into NTRBs and recommendations that led to the establishment of the Program can be found online.
Longer Term Contract Locum Placements
Applications are open to law students as well as qualified solicitors. Placements can start at 3 months and may continue for 6 months or longer. Duties, conditions and remuneration vary from position to position.
chief justice's victoria law foundation medal for excellence and community service
The Victoria Law Foundation administers an annual prize to recognize talented law students committed to serving the community.
The aim of the prize is to encourage a pro bono ethos among the legal profession starting at law school.
Nominations are now sought from the Dean of Law in each Victorian university for 2007 final year students who have, throughout their law studies, demonstrated a commitment to community service and excellence in scholarship.
If you have received excellent academic results throughout your undergraduate course and have demonstrated a commitment to community service then you could be a candidate for this nomination.
Please write to Rebecca Wilson, Manager, Undergraduate Studies, Law (rjwilson@unimelb.edu.au) and submit your application for consideration before 21 December 2007.
The medal, awarded to one recipient each year, is accompanied by a financial prize of $1,000, presented to a not-for-profit organization determined in consultation with the medal recipient.
Guidelines outlining the terms of the prize and the selection process are available online.
mccallum medal presentation competition
The NSW Young Lawyers' Employment and Industrial Law Committee is running its annual McCallum Medal Presentation Competition.
The competition is aimed at increasing the awareness and interest of law students and young lawyers in the areas of industrial and employment law and to also provide students and young lawyers with the opportunity to refine their presentation skills.
The competition is open to all law and PLT students throughout Australia, as well as all young lawyers throughout Australia who were admitted to legal practice on or after 24 October 2005 (that is, a young lawyer with less than two years post-admission experience).
There are some great prizes to be won, as well as the prestigious McCallum Medal.
Entries for the competition close on 10 September 2007. Five finalists will be selected to participate in the finals of the competition at Clayton Utz in Sydney on 24 October 2007. Finalists will have an opportunity to mingle and network with members of the judiciary, legal profession, and academia.
Further details are available in the flyer and in the information sheet.
administrative law first semester 2007 exam feedback session
If you would like to review your exam paper for Administrative Law, Semester 1, 2007 there will be a feedback session in the Legal Resource Centre, Large PC Lab on 21 August 2007 at 1 to 2pm.
At the session you will be able to look at your paper and feedback sheets, together with the general feedback on the paper that has been posted on the Administrative Law Semester 1 subject page.
You will need to bring your student cards to the session in order to view your exam paper.
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.
