Education
Contracts tute cancelled 26/08/10
Please note the STS JD Contracts tute due to start tomorrow will start on Thursday next week instead.
We apologise for any inconvenience this will cause.
STS tutes start this week!
Here is the timetable:
|
Monday |
LLB Trusts – Room 223 |
JD Property – Room 224 |
|
Wednesday |
LLB Remedies – Room G27 |
Survey about e-books – what do you think?
LexisNexis is running a survey about e-books. This is an opportunity for students to let a publisher know what it is they would like in the way of electronic books. The survey closes on Saturday 25 September. Please see here for more information.
$50 Coles Myer gift vouchers for Contract Law surveys
Final year students can complete a survey run by the University of Newcastle, for a $50 Coles Myer gift voucher. See here for more info. Note that participation which is not in good faith will not be rewarded by a gift voucher.
Also, an invitation can be found here.
Seminars from PhD students
The Institute for International Law and the Humanities (IILAH) in conjunction with the Office for Research will host in August three PhD Completion seminars.
PhD Completion Seminar presented by Ms Meg Brodie
[ Read more… ]Amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Cth) and a legal update on the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic)
Invitation to a FREE Community Legal Education Seminar – Amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Cth) and a legal update on the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic)
The Disability Discrimination Legal Service Inc (DDLS) is a state-wide independent community legal centre that specialises in disability discrimination legal matters. We provide free legal services in areas including information, referral, advice, casework assistance, community legal education, and policy and law reform.
[ Read more… ]
Articles of interest
If you're interested in reading recent articles about topics such as the realities of the legal profession and Depression amongst lawyers...
Timesheets and Depression Hand in Hand
Calling all high achieving students!
The LSS is once again looking for brilliant LLB and JD students to teach the following tutorials this semester:
LLB:
Remedies
Corporations Law
Trusts
JD:
Property
Contracts
Constitutional Law
Corporations Law
Remedies
If you are interested in teaching these (paid) tutes please email your CV, Record of Results and a Cover Letter to lss-education@unimelb.edu.au by COB Friday 6th of August. (TOMORROW!)
Please note the time commitment for this position is a one hour tute from weeks 5 to swotvac inclusive and some prep time for each tute.
We will be interviewing potential candidates Tuesday 10th, Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th of August from 1-2pm and also Tuesday 10th from 4.15 onwards so please include your two preferences for interview times in the cover letter.
[ Read more… ]Through the Looking glass - Conference
We are pleased to inform you of the following upcoming conference to be held in Sydney, Australia on December 2nd and 3rd of this year.
The theme of this conference is 'Through the Looking Glass' - National Engagement with International and Foreign Law and Governance.
Our Keynote speaker will be The Hon Patrick Anthony Keane, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia who was appointed on 22 March 2010.
For further information, please visit the Conference web site: http://www.monash.edu/cemo/throughthelookingglass/