Corrs Chambers Westgarth

2010 Competitions Guidebook online

The Competitions Guidebook is back and is now availabe for all the eager competitiors of 2010!  You can download it from the Competitions Overview page, under the Competitions tab.  We hope it's useful!

2010 Competitions Applications

Applications for all competitions will be done online.  Please submit all your applications before the competition specific deadlines.  If you have any questions, please contact the relevant co-ordinators via email.

Applications for Mooting, Witness and International Humanitarian Moot close at 5pm Friday 12th of March. 

Mooting: Click here

Witness Examination: Click here

International Humanitarian Law Moot: Click here

Sign up for Negotiations and Client Interview 2009

Applications for our negotiation and client interview competitions are now open. Each requires a two-person team to enter. Applications close Friday 24 April.

To enter, download an application form and send it back to us (completed).

• Application form for 2009 negotiations or client interview (DOC, 39KB).

We only accept applications online.

• Send negotiation forms to LSS Negotiations.
• Send client interview forms to Stephanie Quatela.

Good luck!

Get Your Law Ball Tickets!

Tickets for the 2009 Corrs Chambers Westgarth Law Ball will go on sale at the following times:

• Monday 16 March, 10am–3pm.
• Tuesday 17 March to Thursday 19 March, 1pm–2pm

Tickets will be sold on Level 2. The Ball itself will take place on Thursday 9 April, the day before Good Friday, at The Sebel on Albert Park [see map].

Law Ball tickets can only be purchased in tables of 10 via EFTPOS (Savings/Cheque is preferred). Tickets are $97 per head. Deposits can be made for a total of $200 per table. Otherwise, if desired, full payment can be made at a total of $970.

Opportunities at Corrs

Now that you’re in your last couple of years at university, you’re getting to know your stuff. Here’s something extra we’d like you to know—how to apply for a seasonal clerkship at Corrs.

Seasonal clerk applications are now open for 2009. To apply please visit the Corrs careers page and select the ‘Click here to view positions currently available at Corrs’.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Bianca Garretto—Human Resources Coordinator
Tel: 03 9672 3431
Email: bianca.garretto@corrs.com.au

Good luck!

Competitions Overview

Welcome to LSS Competitions 2010!

We’re Mel Lok & David Park, the Competitions Directors for 2010.  We look forward to making 2010 a great year for competitions in the Law School! For those new to the Law School, the LSS runs a variety of legal-style competitions for law students in all stages of their degrees. Even if you are in your final year and have never done a competition before, it is never too late to start!

Why should I do a competition?

Client Interview

Client Interview focuses on understanding and addressing client needs in an effective and professional manner. Client Interview involves teams of two interviewing a client—usually another student selected by the coordinator—to ascertain all of the necessary information to allow you to represent your client effectively and to reflect on the main issues after the consultation. The best part about this competition is that preparation is unnecessary! Just like in real life, a client comes to a solicitor explaining her or his issues; the solicitor often knows very little about the situation beforehand. A memo is emailed to the participants with a very brief summary (usually just a short paragraph) of the key issues approximately 24 hours prior to the competition. The solicitors (i.e. you) enter the room and the client knocks on the door: this is where you must show your magic!

Seasonal Clerkship Guide

The Seasonal Clerkship Guide is a useful resource which contains all the information you need when applying for seasonal clerkships. From both firm and student perspectives, the guide contains information about writing a resume, cover letter and provides interviewing techniques as well as what to expect from your experience. It will also include an extensive directory providing application dates and contact details for a variety of firms and organisations.

The Seasonal Clerkship Guide will be released again in 2010.

Getting It

The Guide is no longer available in hard copy, however you can still download an online version:

• Download LSS Seasonal Clerkship Guide 2009 (PDF, 8MB).

This file has been optimised for online viewing.

Law Ball

If you’re into LA, you do the Oscars.
If Spain is your thing, you get all over Carnival.
If you are studying law at Melbourne Uni, you law ball.

No exaggeration.

Law Ball is the biggest event on the Activities Calendar. Fine clothes. Fine company. At a fine venue. Dinner. Drinks. And a dance. It is enough to make any man feel like Bond, and any woman Cinderella.

With changes in the first year intake, the ball has shrunk in recent years, though as last year’s ball proved, compromise in size has not meant compromise in class or enjoyment. The ball was just as successful as those before it.

This year the ball will be held on Thursday 9th April at The Sebel at Albert Park. We are both busy planning for a ball that will outdo the hype. Tickets will go on sale on Monday 16 March 2009.

News

STS Timetable Semester 2 2009

Please note that room allocations vary for some subjects so please observe the timetable carefully.

This Wednesday 13th May, the LSS presents:

Seminar One: ‘Dealing with Exam Stress’

With exams fast approaching, the Melbourne University Law Students’ Society is here to provide assistance and support during this challenging time. We therefore present the first in our series of Health and Wellbeing Seminars, ‘Dealing with Exam Stress’.

‘Dealing with Exam Stress’ is a lunchtime seminar that will discuss:

• Methods for identifying anxiety.
• Motivation strategies to increase exam performance.
• Strategies to reduce exam anxiety.
• In addition, Minter Ellison will provide a legal industry perspective about how to manage work/life balance.

Date: Wednesday 13th May.
Time: 1pm–2pm.
Room: Room 102.

Speakers include:

• Felicity Rousseaux, Counsellor from Melbourne University Counselling Service.
• Victoria Cox, HR, Minter Ellison.

Light lunch and refreshments will be provided.  Please RSVP via Facebook to assist with catering.