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VCLSS Careers Fair Postponed to April/May 2010
The annual Victorian Council of Law Students’ Societies (VCLSS) Careers Fair was scheduled to take place on Tuesday 1 September 2009. However due to the recent changes in the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) Traineeship and Seasonal Clerkship Guidelines passed on Monday 22 June 2009 (at the LIV Traineeship and Seasonal Clerkship Committee Meeting), the VCLSS Careers Fair has been postponed to April/May 2010.
Changes to LIV Traineeship & Seasonal Clerkship Guidelines for 2010
The changes to the Traineeship and Seasonal Clerkship Guidelines for 2010 will be officially released by the LIV in the near future.
In short, the general clerkship recruitment period (applications, interviews and offers) will be changing from April/May to August/September. This will mean that the traditional clerkship periods (winter, summer 1 and summer 2) will be changed to summer 1, summer 2 and winter. Priority offers will then be made following the winter clerkship in 2011.
However for those that are undertaking seasonal clerkships in the 2009/2010 period, priority offers will be made during the traditional period of 17th February 2010. Traineeship (i.e. market) offers will also be made during the regular period (Feb–March) for the final time. From 2011 onwards, traineeship graduate recruitment will also occur in the August/September period.
[ Read more… ]Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation
The LSS recently sent a formal submission to the National Human Rights Consultation Committee, which is currently reviewing the public's perception of human rights protection and promotion in Australia. The purpose of the submission was to holistically represent the diverse spectrum of views and experiences expressed by our student body, which was facilitated by an online survey.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank those students who participated in our survey during this extremely busy period of the year. Furthermore, the winners of our book voucher prizes will be contacted shortly via email.
View the formal LSS submission (PDF, 94KB).
For more information about the National Human Rights Consultation, please visit the official website.
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