Seasonal Clerkship Guide

The 2010 Seasonal Clerkship Guide is now available online here. It's an optimised online edition so switch on "bookmarks" and use the hyperlinks.

It will be available in hardcopy on level 2 from Wednesday 26th May, so come up and grab your free copy.

Seasonal Clerkship Seminars & Mock Interviews

In conjunction with the release of the Seasonal Clerkship Guide, a series of seminars will be conducted featuring presentations by law firm representatives as to what they are looking for when they rummage through hundreds of applications. They will provide you with useful tips about the skills needed to maximise your chances of a successful application as well as insight into each firm’s focus areas and culture. We will also hold mock interviews between students and firm representatives to allow for constructive feedback and a feel for the type of questions asked in a real interview.

These seminars are free and open to all law students and will be conducted during lunchtimes. We encourage anyone considering taking a seasonal clerkship to attend.

The seminars will be taking place in 2010 between May 4 and 13 each day at 1pm. The topics are...

Meet the Profession Cocktail Evening

Witness Examination Grand Final - This Thursday!

When: Thursday 17 September
Time: 6:30pm
Where: Federal Court

Come join us this Thursday evening at the final of the largest and most challenging competition offered by Melbourne University Law Students’ Society, judged by the esteemed Justice Gordon.

A pool of almost 200 competitors has been whittled down to just four. Julian Lacota and Brendan Law will act as prosecution, with Frankey Chung and Simin Ngan as defence.

What’s that I hear you ask? Does one need to understand obscure points of law about mushrooms in order to make sense of what's going on? I'm glad you asked that question. Actually, Witness Exam tests advocacy skills rather than legal research. Remember all the tv shows which made you want to do law in the first place? That’s what Witness Exam is all about.

The competition will kick off at 6:30pm. Food and Drinks will be provided afterwards at The Mint.

Sign up for Witness and Mooting 2009!

Remember to submit your sign up forms for Mooting and Witness Examination by Friday 13 March! Late entries will not be accepted. You can pick up a sign-up sheet from Level 2 of the Law School, or download it from the Competitions Overview page.

Demonstrations of Mooting and Witness Examination will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Mooting Demo:
Date: Tues 10 March
Time: 1–2pm
Room: 102 Melbourne Law School

Witness Demo:
Date: Wed 11 March
Time: 1–2pm
Room: 109 Melbourne Law School

Witness Examination

Overview

Thank you for considering participating in the 2010 MULSS Witness Examination Competition. If you can think (reasonably) fast on your feet, enjoy interrogating your friends and don’t want to be buried under legal research, then this competition is for you!

Health & Wellbeing Seminars

A new initiative for 2009 is the introduction of a series of health and well being seminars. These seminars are designed to combat the high incidence of depression amongst law students. A number of issues will be tackled including providing information for students on work-life balance and stress management.

Seminar Three: Principles of Happiness

With end of semester fast approaching, the Melbourne University Law
Students' Society is here to provide assistance and support during
this challenging time.

Presenting our third and final seminar in our Health and Wellbeing
series, this lunchtime workshop will identify key elements and
strategies that contribute to a happier, fulfilling and more
satisfying life.

Date: Wednesday 21st October
Time: 1pm - 2pm
Room: 224, Melbourne Law School

Presenter: Orania Tokatlidis, Counselling Service

Light lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Meet The Profession Cocktail Evening

The Meet the Profession Cocktail Evening is one of the most popular events run in the law school. The evening provides an invaluable opportunity for students to chat with and ask questions of firm HRs, partners and graduates before seasonal clerkship applications close. Come and chat to major law firms and organisations in a relaxed friendly atmosphere and enjoy a night of gourmet food and wine!

Seasonal Clerkship Seminars

Thank you to the firm representatives and students who attended the Seminars this year. We hope you got a lot out of them.

In 2010, a series of seminars will be conducted featuring presentations by law firm representatives as to what they are looking for when they rummage through hundreds of applications. It will provide you with useful tips about the skills needed to maximise your chances of a successful application as well as insight into each firm’s focus areas and culture. We will also hold mock interviews between students and firm representatives to allow for constructive feedback and a feel for the type of questions asked in a real interview.

These seminars are free and open to all law students and will be conducted during lunchtimes. We encourage anyone considering taking a seasonal clerkship to attend.

Seasonal Clerkship Guide

The Seasonal Clerkship Guide is a useful resource which contains all the information you need when applying for seasonal clerkships. From both firm and student perspectives, the guide contains information about writing a resume, cover letter and provides interviewing techniques as well as what to expect from your experience. It will also include an extensive directory providing application dates and contact details for a variety of firms and organisations.

Download the 2010 Guide

LSS Seasonal Clerkship Guide 2010 (PDF, 5MB).

This has been optimised for online viewing. Turn on "bookmarks" on your PDF viewer.

The 2010 Guide is available in hardcopy on level 2.

Please note, the HR contact for Lander & Rogers is listed as Liza Pitts. Liza has recently changed her name to Liza Ryan. You will not be disadvantaged by using either.

News

STS Timetable Semester 2 2009

Please note that room allocations vary for some subjects so please observe the timetable carefully.

This Wednesday 13th May, the LSS presents:

Seminar One: ‘Dealing with Exam Stress’

With exams fast approaching, the Melbourne University Law Students’ Society is here to provide assistance and support during this challenging time. We therefore present the first in our series of Health and Wellbeing Seminars, ‘Dealing with Exam Stress’.

‘Dealing with Exam Stress’ is a lunchtime seminar that will discuss:

• Methods for identifying anxiety.
• Motivation strategies to increase exam performance.
• Strategies to reduce exam anxiety.
• In addition, Minter Ellison will provide a legal industry perspective about how to manage work/life balance.

Date: Wednesday 13th May.
Time: 1pm–2pm.
Room: Room 102.

Speakers include:

• Felicity Rousseaux, Counsellor from Melbourne University Counselling Service.
• Victoria Cox, HR, Minter Ellison.

Light lunch and refreshments will be provided.  Please RSVP via Facebook to assist with catering.

Careers Guidebook

The annual LSS Careers Guidebook provides information on the many career paths a law degree opens up to you. It will be of special interest to those graduating at the end of this year, but also is an invaluable guide to those wanting to know what career paths are open to them. Enjoy the Guidebook!