LSS Newsletter - Week 5 (2008)

LSS Highlights – Week 5

• Beyond Collins Street Seminars – this week!!
• Student Tutorial Service – begin this week!
• Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2008 Law Ball – only a few tables remain after today’s rush!!! Get in quick to secure your table!!
• Newly elected Year Level Representatives!

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Relevant Links
LSS Website – www.mulss.com
LSS Facebook Group-  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2203777804
LSS LLB Student Guidebook - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10888383361
Beyond Collins Street Seminars - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=22992916384
Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2008 Law Ball - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12637067782
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1. From the LSS

1.1 Beyond Collins Street Seminar Series

The annual 'Beyond Collins Street' seminar series kicks off in the week following the Easter break. A diverse range of distinguished speakers with legal backgrounds will share their experiences of the legal world 'Beyond Collins Street'. Valuable insights into legal careers in the government, environmental, community and international sectors may help you make those all too difficult decisions of what to do when you have to move on to 'beyond Pelham street'.  Lastly, the seminar series will be concluded with a cocktail party at which the Hon. Justice Marcia Neave and her associate, Mr. Toby Pullock will share with us what a career at the judiciary entails. Afterwards, there will be the opportunity to mingle with speakers over some nibblies and drinks. All are encouraged and warmly welcomed to attend. Speakers include Melissa Bray from DFAT; Shanta Martin from OXFAM; Phoebe Knowles (alumni)  - who's currently on a secondment to PILCH and has experience with the Special Court in Sierra Leone; panel of speakers from Federation of CLC; John Cain (Victorian Government Solicitor) and more!

1pm Monday 7th April: Careers in the Community sector (G27)
1pm Wednesday 9th April: Careers in the International sector(G27)

6pm Wednesday 9th April - Cocktail Evening - Level 1 (featuring keynote address from the Hon. Justice Marcia Neave)

1.2 STUDENT TUTORIAL SERVICE
Starts week beginning 7th April & runs through to Swot-Vac

Use the STS to:
·     Clarify doubts with the subject content
·     Consolidate what you have learnt in class
·     Gain extra practice with hypothetical problems - essential for succeeding in exams
·     Learn from students that have done exceedingly well in the subject

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1.3. Year Level Representative Elections

Congratulations to the following students who have been elected to the LSS committee as year level representatives!

Final Year Representatives

• Khoa Pham
• Sami Wilson
• Devon Whittle

JD Representatives

• Sonja Zivak
• Stephanie Reid
• Elly Patira
• Alex Derham

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1.4. Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2008 Law Ball

There are only a very few tables left!! Come to the Melbourne University Professional Bookshop between 11am and 2pm today to Wednesday to get your table!!

This will rock.

When: 24th April, 7pm – 11pm
Where: Shed 14, 161 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands, VIC 3008
Dress code: Formal 
AfterParty: From 11pm onwards the AfterParty is at Watermark (800 Bourke St, The Promenade, Victoria Harbour, Docklands 3008) and has exclusive access, $5 shots, 2 separate dance-floors and an outside area. 
Ticketing details: All tickets must be booked in tables, not individual tickets/seats.
Majority of tickets cost $96 (including after party) 
There is a very limited amount of special edition $86 tickets (no after party), (on a first-in-first-served basis)
Tables of 11 tickets can be purchased and paid for from the Melbourne University Professional Bookshop on Monday 7th April, Tuesday 8th, and Wednesday 9th from 11am to 2pm. Upon booking, you may either pay the costs for the table in full, or pay a deposit of $550 per table. If a deposit is paid, full payment for the table is due by 2pm on Wednesday 2nd April.
Spirits: can be pre-purchased in the form of tokens which can be redeemed on the night. These tokens can be purchased for $2 each at the time of purchase of Law Ball tickets to a maximum of 5 per person.  
Song selection: Upon booking a table one song request per table for the night may be placed. It is not guaranteed that the requested song will be played due to the large amount of tables. 

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1.5. Academic/Law School complaints/feedback

If you have any concerns or complaints about anything in the Law School, feel free to let me know. With regards to any concerns that are procedural, academic or otherwise, if for any reason you feel unable or uncomfortable to raise the matter through faculty, please do not hesitate to email me about it at this address. The LSS is the representative body for students on many committees throughout the Law School, and the more student feedback that we can provide to those meetings, the better.

Phil Barker
President

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1.6. Seasonal Clerkship Guide

Copies of the 2008 Seasonal Clerkship Guide are out now. There is currently a soft copy up on the LSS website for those who prefer to download it, at www.mulss.com

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1.7. Women’s Mentoring Program

The Striving for Success: Women’s Mentoring Program is designed to create networks between University of Melbourne law students and women in the legal profession.

The program is flexible and it is dependent on the mentor and mentee to arrange details such as when and where to meet. Past examples of the program have included meeting for coffees and lunches, work experience, “shadowing” a lawyer in court and creating connections through general
communication via email or the telephone.

Places are limited. In 2007, due to high demand for mentors, not all law students were awarded a place in the program and precedence was given to later year law students.
To be considered for selection, please complete this form and hand it in at the LSS Office on Level 2.
For more information on the program, please email: lss-womens@unimelb.edu.au .

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1.8 Environment Portfolio:

To stay in touch with environment related matters (legal and non-legal)around the University and beyond, please email me, Hui Chi, at: lss-environment@unimelb.edu.au
Most of all if you have burning green concerns that you'd like to address email me also!

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1.9. Locker Hire

LSS Lockers (in Mezzanine and Level1) are now available to hire by all students. Locker hire costs $20 and the rental is until 31 January 2009. Just come by the office this week or next, preferably between 12pmand 3pm. 

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2. From beyond the LSS

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2.1. Kirby Cup 08 - Law Reform Competition
The Kirby Cup Law Reform Competition is a unique opportunity for Australian law students to gain recognition for their vision for law reform. The Kirby Cup is organised and sponsored by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), in collaboration with the Australian Law Students Association (ALSA).

To enter, teams of two students must provide a submission (maximum 15 pages) on a topic of law reform relevant to a current ALRC inquiry. The topic is set by the ALRC.

Based on written entries, up to three teams will be invited to participate in an oral advocacy round to be held in Hobart in July, during the Australian Law Students’ Association (ALSA) Conference. The teams advancing to the oral advocacy round will present their proposal to an expert judging panel convened by an ALRC Commissioner.

The winners will have their names engraved on the perpetual Kirby Cup, which was donated by the Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG. In addition, a summary of the winning entry will be published in the ALRC’s journal Reform. The entries of the teams advancing to the oral advocacy round also will be treated as submissions to the relevant inquiry and will be formally recognised in the relevant ALRC consultation papers and final report.

Teams wishing to participate must register for the competition by 11 April 2008. Entries must then be submitted by 5 May 2008. The oral advocacy component will be in Hobart during the ALSA conference, being held in the week commencing 7 July 2008. More details will be posted on the Kirby Cup web site as they are finalised.

Detailed information on the competition is available from the Kirby Cup web site. This web site will be regularly updated as competition details are finalised, so interested students should check it regularly.
www.alrc.gov.au/events/events/kirbycup

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2.2. Victoria Law Foundation Legal Internship

This internship is for law students studying at Victorian universities with a career interest in legal research, policy development, community legal education (including legal publishing) and legal and community sector capacity-building and development. If successful you will undertake a 20 day placement during university holidays or by arrangement. Placements will be made with public sector agencies, community groups, government, the judiciary and other legal institutions.
The internship is a pro bono commitment, although a lump-sum honorarium of $400 is paid to interns on completion of the internship. The honorarium is intended to cover out of pocket expenses. Please note that the internship cannot be undertaken for credit toward a university subject.
How do I apply? Applications should be forwarded to internship@victorialaw.org.au or by post to:
Internship Manager, Victoria Law Foundation, Level 5, Hardware House, 43 Hardware Lane
MELBOURNE VIC 3000, Tel (03) 9604 8100 Group interviews will be conducted in early May 2008. A decision will be made in late May or early June for both mid-year and summer placements.
Applications must be received by close of business on 18 April 2008.
For further details and selection criteria see our website.

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2.3. COURT OF APPEAL — SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA
RESEARCH  ASSOCIATE POSITIONS FINAL YEAR LAW STUDENTS AND HONOURS GRADUATES
The Court of Appeal is seeking to appoint three Research Associates for 2009. The Research Associate positions will be for a period of 12 months. In addition, candidates may be considered for Judge’s Associate positions.

Applicants are requested to apply by email or in writing by sending a covering letter, curriculum vitae and academic results. Applications close on 23 May 2008. For more details, please contact Rich Hewett at
rich.hewett@supremecourt.vic.gov.au

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3. Other 
For other events around the university see: http://events.unimelb.edu.au/
For more information on the operations of the LSS see: www.mulss.com

© 2008 Melbourne University Law Students' Society