Want to get involved in Law Society’s most entrusted and noteworthy portfolio? Are you keen on keeping your fellow law school buddies well informed of the latest happenings around law school? Interested in developing specific skills and knowledge in editing as well as leadership, organisational and communications skills? Then you are in luck! The Education Portfolio has recently opened 2 unique positions for the Publications division in 2010! The following positions are up for grabs:
2 x Innominate Co-Editor
All law students are encouraged to apply for these exciting positions and previous experience or involvement within the UNSW Law Society is not taken into account. The benefits of being involved in UNSW Law Society are both personally and professionally rewarding! Our team of Directors and Vice President will provide ongoing support to assist you throughout the year.
Applications close on Tuesday 8th June 2010 (Stuvac) at 6pm. Please download the application form on the UNSW Law Society site to begin the process at innominate_editor_application
We look forward to receiving your applications and recruiting the ideal candidates for 2010!
Daniela Lai and Mahi Papas
Publications Directors (Education Portfolio, 2010)
Announcement: NEW External Competitions Selection Policy and Application Form (2010) Selection Panels v009 (2009) 09-12-31 published
The External Competitions division of the Competitions Portfolio has revised the External Selections Policy from 2009 that will be used for all External Competitions. The revisions are aimed at enhancing the original objectives of the policy is to bring transparency, consistency, and impartiality to the selection process. To that end, the policy makes provisions for a selection panel which will include selectors who are responsible for the External division (clause 2.1), selectors who have expertise in competitions (clauses 2.2 - 2.4), and selectors who will bring impartiality to the selection panel (clauses 2.5 - 2.7). Selectors may be removed if there is a potential conflict of interest (clause 2.9), there is a clear selection criteria which will be made available to all applicants (clause 4), and an appeals process (clause 3.4).
Want to keep your case out of court? Learn to negotiate successfully.
Develop skills in persuasion, problem-solving and teamwork with Beginners Negotiation.
Beginners Negotiation is open undergraduate law students in their 1st - 3rd year or JD students not in their final year, and who have not previously competed in a Negotiation competition.
You can register with a partner or we can find one for you!
Competition commences in Semester 2, Weeks 3-4.
Topic: Examine whether authoritarian capitalism is a viable alternative to its Western liberal version, to promote long term economic growth and development.
Prize Information
First prize: $2500 cash award + travel grant*
Second prize: $1500 cash award + travel grant*
Third prize: $1000 cash award + travel grant*
The Hayek Essay Contest is open to all individuals 35 years old or younger. Entrants should write a 5,000 word (maximum) essay. Essays are due by mail on May 31, 2010 and the winners will be announced on July 15, 2010. Essays should be submitted in English only.Electronic versions should be sent to: . Prize information and additional details are available from: The Mont Pelerin Society, P.O. Box 7031, Alexandria, Virginia, 22307, USA, or via email at www.montpelerin.org/contact.cfm .
*Travel grant includes coach class airfare to our 2010 General Meeting in Sydney, registration fee, and some meals. Hotel, food, and other expenses will be the responsibility of the attendee.
When: Weeks 11-13 (everyday excluding Wednesday)
Where: UNSW Law Building - see Calendar for more details
Time: 1 - 2 pm
Why: Get ahead for Summer Clerkships!
Thinking of doing a Summer Clerkship in 2010? Stressed about what to do, how to interview and secure your dream career?
UNSW Lawsoc Careers is proud to present Australia's leading commercial firms on Campus, telling you exactly what you need to do, to succeed in Summer Clerkships. Check out the firm presentation Calendar below. Each firm is different so come along to as many presentations as you can to get all the information you need.
The NSW Young Lawyers Civil Litigation Committee Essay Competition 2010 is now open.
The Competition is open to all law students and young lawyers and barristers in their first five years of practice or under 36 years of age. The Hon Justice Clifford Einstein will be selecting the prize winners for this prestigious competition.
Entries of between 2500-3000 words are to be submitted on one of the following topics:
• Discuss how the courts are inclined to view case management in light of the decision in AON Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27 and other recent reforms in this area of the law
• Consider the court's role in cases regarding media publicity surrounding the publication of litigants' documents and in high profile cases generally
• Assess the modern approaches to Alternative Dispute Resolution in the context of the ADR Blueprint
• Discuss the responsibility of parties to civil litigation to identify the real issues in dispute in a clear, precise and open manner: Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd v Gordian Runoff Ltd [2008] NSWCA 243
• It is crucial that expert witnesses uphold the obligations imposed upon them by the Expert Witness Code of Conduct (Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, Sch 7). Discuss
The essays should be submitted to the Vice Chair of the Civil Litigation Committee, Natalie Karam at no later than 11.59pm on Sunday 18 July 2010.
The winner will receive a $250 cash prize and book and the runner up will receive a $150 prize, with shortlisted finalists receiving movie gift passes. Justice Einstein will be announcing the winners at a prize ceremony with other members of the legal profession in attendance on Tuesday 17 August 2010 at 6pm.
If you are interested in assisting the Committee with the organisation of the competition, or have any other questions, please contact Natalie Karam at .
Do you have an ego and like to win? Of course you do, you're a law student!
Most of the Competitions offered by the UNSW LawSoc are now open for Registration! For more details, visit each Competition's page using the side-bar, or simply click the following links.
Australia's premier law and social justice conference, Breaking Down Boundaries™, is now calling for applications for applications for positions on the Executive Committee.
Breaking Down Boundaries™ has brought together some of Australia’s foremost legal personalities, such as: the Attorney-General of Australia, The Hon. Robert McClelland MP; President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Catherine Branson QC; well-respected human rights advocate and lawyer, Julian Burnside QC; and former Justice of the High Court of Australia, The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG.
Since the conference’s inception in 2008, UNSW has been heavily involved in organising Breaking Down Boundaries™, which aims to solidifying the resolve of Australia’s future progressive lawyers (i.e. current law students) by reaffirming the role of the law as powerful social justice tool.
If you have a passion for social justice, then APPLY NOW!
