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.
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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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… ]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
Later Lawyers Networking Lunch with guest speaker Walter Bilic, Costs Lawyers
Wednesday, 4 May 2011 1-2pm
[ Read more… ]Comedy Festival: Complimentary tickets!!
Want to head to the Melbourne Comedy Festival, but haven't got around to buying tickets yet? Read below for your chance to grab complimentary tickets to the laugh-a-minute 'Electile Dysfunction'...
What is this?
Political satirist, improviser and all-round great guy Toby Halligan is making his Melbourne Comedy Festival solo debut with Electile Dysfunction. Ever gotten drunk, gone home with someone, and then been embarrassed when you can't perform? 2010 was the year Australia went to bed with Kevin, woke up with Julia and found Tony Abbott hiding in the closet. Australian politics has never been so flaccid and it'll take more than nasal spray to fix it. Toby Halligan has the hilarious solutions to help Australia deal with its disappointment.
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MUL Mentoring Program - Applications Close Wed 30th!
The Lawyering with a Conscience: Melbourne University Law Mentoring Program is a brand new initiative to connect students who wish to do law from disadvantaged backgrounds with Law Students, giving them a mentor to help, guide, and show them that their dream is possible.
Stand out from the crowd and be a part of something special – be one of the mentors in the inaugural Melbourne University Law Mentoring Program of 2011.
MUL Mentoring Program Application Form
[ Read more… ]Interested in studying in Byron Bay over summer?
Southern Cross University's Byron Bay Summer Law School has 3 units
open for cross institutional enrolment in 2010: Advanced Advocacy, Public Interest Advocacy and Human Rights.
For further details, please go to http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/law/index.php/6/ or contact the SCU School of Law and Justice by phone on 02 66203109 or email to lawrecep@scu.edu.au.
Winner of Best Submission to E=Qual 2011
Congratulations to Bella Lockey for being awarded best submission to E=Qual 2011!
Bella submitted a piece on the birthing practices of Aboriginal women and gives a fascinating insight into how indigenous ancient wisdom might interface with modern birthing practices and needs.
Check it out and all the other fantastic submissions we have received for E=Qual this year - which include photo journals, comic strips, opinion articles and more!
We hope Bella enjoys spending her well deserved prize of a $500 Apple gift voucher and encourage everyone to consider submitting articles next year - Your experiences over summer, interning, volunteering or just exploring the wide and wonderful world are an extremely important resource for other students, so share a little bit of the experiential love!
E=QUAL 2011 HAS ARRIVED!
Pick up a copy on level 2 and peruse the eclectic collection of articles, photo journals, comic strips that we have been sent this year!
A huge thank you to all those who submitted and congratulations again to our winner for best submission this year Bella Lockey - check out her article on page 34!
What does the future hold for the Victorian Charter of Rights?
Please join Mr Brian Walters SC, Associate Professor Jeremy Gans and Mr Ben Schokman from the Human Rights Law Resource Centre in a panel discussion on the Victorian Charter of Human Rights.
The panel will aim to address the following:
• To discuss the Charter’s impact on Victorian law and policy
• To explore the ‘dialogue model’ of human rights protection in Victoria
• To discuss R v Momcilovic and analyse whether the Charter interferes with the Constitutional separation of powers
Wednesday 13 October at 1pm in room 102.
The Barrister's Afternoon Tea
Interested in becoming a barrister? Come along to the Barrister’s Afternoon Tea, where you’ll have the opportunity to network with top barristers and listen to what it’s really like to be a woman at the Bar. Enjoy the fascinating insights provided by Jane Treleaven and Jennifer Batrouney SC, as well as scones, cakes and a nice cup of tea.
Melbourne Town Hall, 2:30pm – 4pm, on Friday 8th October.
Tickets $15, available from LSS office.
E-Qual Submission Deadline Extended to FRIDAY SEPT 18th
E-Qual (2010/2011) DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY 18th SEPTEMBER
Submission criteria is extremely wide - we have accepted offerings of photographic art pieces, poems, journals and traditional essays - get your stuff into E-Qual 2010!!!
E-qual is the new Equality LSS publication being launched in 2010!
Things you should know:
1. The best submission this year will be rewarded with a $500 apple store gift voucher! (submissions will be shortlisted and judged by a panel including a representative from faculty and our sponsors Clayton Utz and the Leo Cussen Institute).
2. This is a great opportunity to get published.
Global Justice and Law Film Series
A collaboration between the Melbourne Journal of International Law and the Global Justice Studio, Melbourne Law School.
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
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