Equality
E-QUAL MAGAZINE - Submissions Open
E-qual Magazine is an annual LSS publication that highlights volunteering and public law experiences, opportunities and issues.
Suggested word limit is between 300 - 1000 words long, pictures are welcome! To express your interest in submitting an article, email lss-equality@unimelb.edu.au. Submissions are due by Monday 19th September.
Submissions will be assessed by the Law School Gender Liaison Officer, Ann Genovese and the winning author will receive $150 worth of vouchers to Seven Seeds.
[ Read more… ]Women in the Law Breakfast
Don't miss out on this years VCLSS Women in the Law Breakfast! Last day for ticket sales in Wednesday 31st August, so get in fast...
Date: 2nd September
Place: RACV City Club
Time: 7-9am
Cost: $20
Tickets now available at the LSS office or online at http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=13959.
Every year the VCLSS hosts the Women in the Law Breakfast. This breakfast brings together a number of prominent female speakers to present to students and professionals their experiences in the profession. While this event is focused towards female law students it is an open event and everyone is encouraged to attend. The breakfast provides an ideal time to mingle and network with members of the profession in an informal setting.
[ Read more… ]2011 ALSA LSS Mental Health Supplement
In 2011, student mental health has continued to be a strong focus for ALSA. Recently, ALSA launched its ALSAtv YouTube Project on depression and mental health issues, featuring excerpts from an address by Marie Jepson, Director of the Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation, and an interview with the Commonwealth Attorney-General.
The ALSA LSS Mental Health Supplement aims to build on the Depression Handbook and the ALSAtv Project by providing LSSs with more information and ideas on the sorts of events, activities, and initiatives they might choose to run on campus to raise awareness and to advocate directly on student mental health and wellbeing.
The Mental Health Supplement has been officially released and can be accessed here.
Beyond Law School - The LSS Annual Careers Fair
BEYOND LAW SCHOOL
The Melbourne University Law Students’ Society Careers Portfolios and Equality Directors welcome you to the Beyond Law School careers fair. Following the success of the inaugural festival last year, we wanted to host a similar event to highlight the broad array of career opportunities that are available to Melbourne Law School graduates. We have invited a number of passionate and inspiring speakers to provide students with an insight into their chosen career paths, working in the Victorian, Australian and international legal sectors. We invite all students to take advantage of this opportunity to engage with the speakers presenting at Beyond Law School and hope that this provides you with the chance to consider your own career opportunities and pathways.
[ Read more… ]Charlie Perkins Indigenous Scholarships
The Charlie Perkins Scholarships are now accepting applications for 2012.
Each year the Charlie Perkins Scholarship Trust offers two scholarships for Indigenous postgraduates to study at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge for up to three years.
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Victorian Women Lawyers Members and Guests Night
Victorian Women Lawyers is a growing organisation which promotes networking opportunities for legal professionals and students. The annual Members and Guests Night is coming up - VWL members can bring friends so everyone gets in for free. This is a great chance to catch up with your VWL mentor, or just meet some new people.
Register here: www.vwl.asn.au
Date: 10 August 2011
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Venue: The Apartment, 401 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne (between Elizabeth and Queen St)
Cost: Members, if you bring one or two non-member guests it's FREE - otherwise, $20 a head, which includes a complimentary drink.
RSVP by 31st July 2011.
[ Read more… ]Applications Open for the Dean's Community Leadership Forum
The Dean invites law students to apply to attend the inaugural Dean’s Community Leadership Forum in semester 2, 2011.
Date: Thursday 4 August 2011
Time: 9am -4pm
Place: Board Room, Level 10 at the Melbourne Law School.
[ Read more… ]Success without Stress
The LSS is proud to present the first in our series of Mental Health Seminars: Success without Stress.
Law school often seems like an insurmountable pile of assignments, reading, applications, and extracurricular activities. So it’s important to look after your mental health or it can impact your life in a way that even watching too many episodes of Sarah Palin’s Alaska will not.
[ Read more… ]International Responses to Democratisation in the Arab World
To all politically and internationally-minded people,
The below panel discussion is a great opportunity to hear some thought provoking analysis and opinions on the 'Arab Spring' of recent months. The prestigious list of speakers includes Professor Gareth Evans, Professor Hilary Charlesworth, Mr Daniel Flitton, Dr Sally Totman and Dr Timothy Lynch, with Professor Robyn Eckersley moderating.
Friday 13th May, 5:15pm in the Public Lecture Theatre, Old Arts Building. I'll see you there!
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INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES TO DEMOCRATISATION IN THE ARAB WORLD
PANEL DISCUSSION
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Indigenous Legal Internship
Allens Arthur Robertson is offering legal internships to Indigenous law students in Melbourne. The two-week internship program is an opportunity to find out more about working in a commercial legal environment.
Applications are open now and close 13 May.
For further information go to aar.com.au/careers, call Tiffany Rogers on 03 9613 8438, or email Tiffany.Rogers@aar.com.au