MULSS
First-Year Representatives
2026
Voting will take place from 5pm Wednesday 18th of March.
Here are your candidates…
Akshata Jois
Hi everyone! For those who don’t yet know me, my name is Akshata.
As a neuroscience major from Perth, coming to MLS has been a big leap – both into a new city and a new career path. Since starting here, it has been incredibly comforting to see how many people are experiencing the same. I’ve learnt that despite the diversity of our cohort, we’re all navigating similar changes, challenges and successes together.
This is what has inspired me to run for this role. As a first year rep, I aim to:
1) Make your transition to MLS easier by beingyour voice on MULSS.
2) Organise events with both social and educational elements, to support various aspects of our lives. (e.g. resource sharing, study groups, industry/networking nights)
3) Encourage more inter-year engagement, so that we can learn from older students.
A fun (?) fact about me is that for my whole undergraduate degree, I lived and breathed student politics (lol). I have sat on University management boards, successfully advocated for changes to Assessment Policy, conducted extensive student consultation on education issues, worked with Indigenous leaders to run a Voice Referendum awareness campaign, and much more.
I tell you this to show you that not only I am more than capable of representing you, but that I also love doing it. So if you want a student rep who is passionate, experienced and dedicated, make sure to vote 1 Akshata!
Harry Spiel
Hi everyone,
My name is Harry and I’m running for first year representative in 2026 :)).
As a first-year student of the Juris Doctor this year I have just started experiencing and understanding some of the great challenges and rewards this course will grant. Some of such being the anxieties of making friends, wondering whether I’m good enough to do the course, or falling behind on my 200 pages or readings per day. It’s my goal to use this understanding to help the MULSS foster an engaging and safe culture that represents the wants of all first years.
However, I also understand that my experience of JD is not the only experience, and myself alone cannot represent the values, beliefs and experiences that every single one of you uniquely brings to the cohort.
Thus, if I were to get the honour to represent you, I would try my best to get around to all of you and listen to your wants and needs from the student club are.
Given this, there are also some values of mine that I will not compromise on. These are inclusivity and respect. I ensure all of you that throughout a potential term as your representative I will pledge to these values through action and continuing to foster the great culture of the MULSS.
Thank you so much for your time reading this, it is an incredible honour to be part of your cohort and would love the chance to represent it.
Jessica Yang
Jess is a first year JD student and co-founder of Running from the Law, a Run Club aimed at promoting the health and wellbeing of graduate law students.
From a commerce background, Jess has spent the last 1.5 years abroad, taking an exchange in Vanuatu and working in the Asia Pacific region.
Whether it be travel advice, a friendly face around the building, someone to speak up for your concerns or just someone to join you on your mid-20s marathon crisis, she is your point of call.
Moving 7 schools before the age of 10, Jess knows what it is like to be lost in an unfamiliar environment and is committed to create a friendly environment where we can all belong.