LSS Newsletter - Week 6 (2008)

LSS Highlights – Week 6

• Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2008 Law Ball – tickets still remain to this rocking event – email lss-activities to secure your individual tickets!
• Student Tutorial Service – running this week!
• LSS Survey – closing soon, complete for a chance to win!
• Mature Age Social Evening – This Thursday night!

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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
Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2008 Law Ball - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12637067782
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1. From the LSS

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1.1. Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2008 Law Ball – tickets still available!

This year we have aimed to increase the amount of law students who can attend Law Ball by significantly lowering the cost of tickets and increasing the amount of tickets available. As a result, after week one of sales we have a small number of tickets remaining for what will no doubt be an amazing night! As such:

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE AT BOTH $86 (no after party) and $96 (inc after party)
TO SECURE YOUR TICKETS SIMPLY EMAIL lss-activities@unimelb.edu.au

This will rock.

We strongly encourage you to come along and socialise with the many diverse, cool, interesting and attractive people within the Law School. Now that we have been able to open up individual ticket sales, no matter how many people you can get together you can attend Law Ball.

The details for the night are:
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)
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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1.2 LSS Survey

We are currently running an LSS Survey to find out what people think about and want from the LSS.

Please let us know what you love and what you hate, what you like and dislike, what you want more of and what you want less of in the inaugural LSS Survey.

The survey can be found at http://www.mulss.com/survey/survey.php.

The survey is completely anonymous and confidential.

Further, upon completing the survey, you can submit you student number and after the survey closes, one lucky student will be randomly selected to win a $50 Book voucher!

The survey is only open until Friday 25th April

We really value feedback and strongly encourage you to take the very few minutes that it would take you to complete the survey!

Phil Barker
President
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1.3 'Legally Green': Climate Change Litigation

Find out how lawyers are using the power of words to defend the environment.

The environment law forum, 'Legally Green: Climate Change Litigation',
will introduce you to the emerging field of environmental law and the
developments of climate change litigation in Australia.
Also, learn more about Senator Bob Brown's case against Forestry Tasmania
(now on appeal to the High Court), from his legal counsel, Ms Debbie
Mortimer SC.

The panel includes:
Mr. Brendan Sydes, Environment Defender's Office
Ms. Rachael Webb,  Deacons Lawyers.

Date: Wednesday, 23rd April
Time: 6:15pm for 6:30pm start
Place: Room 109, Melbourne Law School

Refreshments will be provided

Hui Chi Goh
LSS Environment Officer
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1.4 Winners of Book Voucher for Student Guidebook

Earlier in the year, we ran a competition in which we invited students to submit articles for the Law Students' Guidebook. Those that submitted articles were entered into a draw to win a $50 University Bookshop voucher. We have now drawn the winners and they are:

1. Nadia Harrison
2. Sarah Purcell
3. Jenny Jiang

Winners are asked to come to the LSS office on level 2 of the Law building to collect their book vouchers. Winner have 30 days to collect their vouchers before it is given to another student who submitted an article.

Congratulations to these students and thanks to all who submitted articles. It helped make the guidebook what it is (you can collect your copy from the LSS office as well).

Cheers

Hadi + Arani

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1.5 Mature Age Social Evening

Come to a Mature Age Students Social Evening!

It will take place next Thursday, 17 April, 7 pm at the Corkman (right across the road from the Law Building, cnr Leicester and Pelham streets). You will have a chance to meet and mingle with your fellow mature age students in a nice and relaxed atmosphere with free drinks and nibbles provided by LSS. So you should have a damn good reason not to turn up :)

I look forward to seeing you all there!

Always yours,
Kostya Rotarou
LSS Mature Age Students Representative

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1.6 Student Tutorial Service

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

Hadi + Arani
Education VPs

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1.7. 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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1.8. 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 .

Courtney McLennan
LSS Women’s Officer
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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. 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

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