The Brief Sem 1 Week 2

Hopefully you have all well and truly settled into the Semester! And

we really hope you’re not falling behind on those pesky readings just

yet! But if you would rather do anything but those readings? We’ve

got you covered!

Already thinking about getting away? How about a summer or winter

internship in a law firm in Hong Kong? We have lined up for you

several presentations from top Hong Kong law firms to answer all your

questions.

Not in the penultimate or final year? Round 1 of the competitions are

just around the corner. Don’t forget to register or if you’re not sure

what’s suited to you? Come see us at the Competitions Information

Session.

Until next time!

Yi Lu & Carol Sin

The Brief Editors

Editors’ Note

Upcoming This Week

Mon 11 Mar

LawPLUS Launch

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Firm Presentation

Tues 12 Mar

Free Coffee 8:15-9:00 at the Whitehouse!

Wed 13 Mar

Student and Alumni networking breakfast

Thurs 14 Mar

LawSOC personal training sessions start

Competitions Information Session

Seminar: Is this the end of the line for the cab rule

Friday 15 Mar

CBD JD Welcome Drinks

UNSW Law Faculty

Announcements

2

UNSW Law Society

Announcements

3

Events 4

Careers 5

Competitions 10

2013 Cabinet 11

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Student & Alumni Networking Breakfast UNSW Law students and alumni are

invited to a networking breakfast jointly

hosted by the Law Alumni Network and

the UNSW Law Society. Students will

hear from two speakers, Alistair

McKeough (LLB 02 LLM 06), Managing

Director of Whittens, and Ben Lee

(BA 00 LLB 03), UN Human Rights

Mechanisms Manager at the Asia Pacific

Forum.

Wednesday 13 March

CBD Campus,

1 O’Connell Street, Sydney

From 7:45

Register to attend here.

Seminar: Is it the end of the line for the cab rule?

In this forum, Professor John Flood will

summarise a report analysing the

impact of the cab rank rule on the

market for legal services in the UK and

the response it has received from the

profession and the general public.

There will also be a response from the

NSW Legal Services Commissioner,

Steve Mark.

Thursday 14th March

Staff Common Room, Level 2,

Law Building

18:00

RSVP to Justine Rogers:

[email protected]

Justice Talks: The Hon Ronald Sackville Hear from former Federal Court of

Australia Judge, Justice Sackville, on

his ideas of justice as they have been

influenced by the various roles he has

held throughout his career - legal

academic, Royal Commissioner, law

reformer, practising barrister and

Judge in Australia and elsewhere.

He will consider the law as a force for

social justice, the notion of “access to

justice”, the constraints on Judges who

promise to do “justice according to law”

and Australian concepts of the rule of

law.

Wednesday 27 March

John Niland Scientia Building

18:00

Register now to hear his compelling

insights from a 'confused' career in the

law.

Get connected with UNSW Law Alumni!

Keep in touch with fellow classmates

and meet alumni through a wide range

of events and programs which will

allow you to expand your network and

gain a wealth of knowledge after you

finish law school. We have active

groups in Sydney, China (Hong Kong,

Shanghai and Beijing), Singapore,

Indonesia, Malaysia, Germany,

Switzerland, UK and USA.

Make sure to join the Facebook page to

learn more about our Law Alumni

community and gain information on

upcoming events.

All graduates of the Faculty of Law are

members of the alumni. Past UNSW

Law Faculty members are also eligible

to join. Alumni membership is free.

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LawPLUS Launch

The LawPLUS Peer Mentoring Program

officially opens with our Launch Event

this Monday. Come meet your mentors

and grab some FREE pizza!

Please check your emails if you have

already registered for your group and

mentoring sessions.

We will still take new registrations on

the day and we will assign you a

mentoring group.

Monday 11 March

13:00 - 14:00

Upstairs in the Sam Cracknell Pavilion

(across the Law Building)

JD students! Working

full time? Haven’t had a

chance to mingle with

your fellow students?

Join us for drinks at the

Paragon Hotel this

Friday 15 March 6pm!

LawSOC Personal Training Sessions

Sick of ridiculously high gym

membership fees? Need that extra

motivation to stay active? This year the

UNSW Law Society is hiring a personal

trainer once a week to help us all stay

in shape!

Sessions will consist of

*functional training

*Strength and conditioning

*Mixture of cardio and resistance

training

*Sprints and sports-typical training

*Team building exercises/activities

*Suspension training

*Flexibility and mobility work

Sessions are only $5 per person.

Sessions start this Thursday 14 March

7:30-8:30 and every Thursday morning

Sport and Recreation building

Contact Rachel Hardy at

[email protected].

More information here!

Free Coffee!

Free coffee for UNSW law students on

Tuesday mornings!

Law students who have a LawSOC

sticker will be able to obtain a free

regular sized coffee or tea from the

Whitehouse between 8:15-9:00.

Come along to chat to your fellow law

students, grab some breakie and enjoy

a free drink.

One coffee/tea per student, eat-in only.

Don’t have a LawSOC sticker?

Collect your LawSOC sticker from our

office, Room 305, Law Building

13:00-14:00 everyday except

Wednesdays during Weeks 2 and 3.

Don’t forget to bring your timetable and

student ID.

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The Australian Legal Education

Forums on pertinent issues in the law

such as asylum seekers and refugees

Careers events and forums

Equity and cultural events

Socials, and

The tri-annual ALSA Council

Registration are now OPEN.

Please visit the ALSA website or

Facebook group for more details.

The Australian Law Students’

Association Annual Conference will be

held in Perth on 9-16 July 2013.

Designed around the theme of Bridging

Borders, Expanding Horizons’, this

conference will see 600 law students

from across the Asia-Pacific come to

Perth for a week of exciting events

including:

The National Championships for six

prestigious legal competitions

NSW Young Lawyers Environment and

Planning Law Careers Guide Launch

NSW Young Lawyers Environment and

Planning Law Committee has recently

released their committee’s careers

guide and will be holding an official

launch.

The guest of honour at the event will

be Justice Craig of the Land and

Environment Court.

Tuesday 19 March

18:00

Law Society Building

170 Phillip St, Sydney

ALSA Conference (Perth) 2013

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights Dinner

The ALHR invites UNSW Law students

to their Annual Dinner for 2013. The

special guest will be Dan Mori, a retired

Lieutenant Colonel in the United States

Marine Corps who volunteered to

represent Guantanamo Bay detainees

and was appointed military defence

lawyer for David Hicks in 2003.

Friday 3 May 2013

19:00 - 23:00

Sky Phoenix Restaurant, Level 6,

Shop 6001, 188 Pitt Street, Sydney

$90 standard, $55 concession

Tickets can be booked here.

For more information, contact

[email protected]

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Hong Kong Careers Presentations and Applications Interested in a fast-paced legal career

in Hong Kong with leading international

law practices? Want to find out more

about how to get there, or wish to

apply for summer/winter internships?

Check out the following law firms for

information about their firm

presentations and application dates!

Deacons Firm Presentation

Monday 18 March

9:30-11:00 (catering provided)

Law 101, Law Building

Register at www.deacons.com.hk/

graduaterecruitment.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Firm Presentation with a partner in the

Corporate Group, Billy Wong

Register by emailing Reyna Ge at

[email protected]

Monday 11 March

13:00 - 14:00 (catering provided)

Moot Court, Level 1, Law Building

Application Details

Apply online at www.deacons.com.hk/

graduaterecruitment by 13 March.

Baker & McKenzie Firm Presentation

Monday 18 March

13:00 - 14:00 (catering provided)

Law 101, Law Building

Register by emailing

[email protected]

Application Details

Send your resume and transcript to

[email protected] or apply

online here by 20 March.

Allen & Overy Firm Presentation by Graduate

Recruitment Partner Julia Sheng

Monday 18 March

15:00—16:00 (catering provided)

Law 101, Law Building

Application Details

Send your resume, unofficial transcript

and cover letter by 15 March to

[email protected].

Davis Polk Firm Presentation

Monday 18 March

11:00-12:30 (catering provided)

Law 101, Law Building

Application Details

Send your cover letter, resume and

transcript to Terese Au-Yeung at

[email protected] by 11 March.

Herbert Smith Freehills

Firm Presentation

Tuesday 19 March

17:30-19:00 (catering provided)

Red Centre 4034, Red Centre

Application Details

LONDON Office Vacancies

Contact Rebecca Murphy by applying

online here by 1 April.

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Hong Kong Law Fair

The 2013 Hong Kong Law Fair is a

careers fair targeted at undergraduate

law students and JDs, in particular

those in their penultimate year with an

interest in pursuing a career in Hong

Kong.

Meet 20 of the top Hong Kong law

firms and universities at the law fair

and gain valuable insight into the

different employment opportunities in

Hong Kong and how to get them.

Tuesday 19 March

11:00 - 14:30

Paddington Town Hall

A free shuttle service from UNSW will

depart from Gate 2 (near the University

Terraces) at 10:45am and 12:45pm.

26th Annual Career Expo

The Career Expo is the place to find

graduate and internship employment

and is open to all UNSW students and

graduates. You will have the opportuni-

ty to speak with a large number of

employers recruiting from all faculties.

Click here to book! Please bring your

UNSW student ID card along to gain

entry.

Wednesday 20 March

Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park

Precinct, next to the Entertainment

Quarter and Fox Studios.

12:00 - 17:00

Free parking available for 2 hours.

Shuttle buses will operate from Gate 2

and Gate 9, High St, UNSW from

11:15am, running every 10 minutes.

Aurora Native Title Internship Program

The Aurora Native Title Internship

Program places law, anthropology and

other social science students and

graduates from Australian universities

at Native Title Representative Bodies

and other organisations involved in

policy development, social justice and

human rights with an Indigenous

focus.

Applications for the Winter 2013 round

of internships close on Thursday 28

March. Applications can be

submitted via the Aurora website at

http://www.auroraproject.com.au/

nativetitleinternshipprogram

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Judicial Clerk (Tipstaff) Position

Applications are invited for the position

of Judicial Clerk to the Chief Justice of

the Supreme Court of New South

Wales, the Honourable T. F. Bathurst.

Applicants must have a distinction

average or higher, and must expect to

complete their law degree by the end

of 2013.

For more details about the position,

please visit: https://

docs.google.com/file/

d/0B3AEQgcXblb9aWZfV01QMXlqa1

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The closing date for applications is

Friday 22nd March.

Teach for Australia Awarded Australia’s Best Graduate

Development Program in 2012, Teach

for Australia takes graduates from all

disciplines and turns them into

outstanding leaders and exceptional

teachers. Successful applicants work

two years full time in educationally

disadvantaged schools with a full salary

and benefits, complete an extensive

and unique leadership development

program, and study part-time towards

a Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching.

For more information visit:

www.teachforaustralia.org.

Applications for Round One close on

7 April.

UNSW Information session:

Monday 25 March

12:00 -13:00

Peter Farrell Seminar Room

Register at: http://bit.ly/Zt7UUE

Vice Chancellor’s Alumni Appeal

The Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni Appeal

raises funds to provide scholarships for

students from disadvantaged

backgrounds to attend UNSW. We are

looking for motivated students to work

with us in a part-time capacity from

27 April to 9 June to speak with alumni

and request support for this program.

Full training is provided and students

will get valuable work experience while

making a positive contribution to

UNSW.

The full job description is located at

www.careersonline.unsw.edu.au/

ViewJob.chpx?id=153985

The online application is located

here and closes 18 March.

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BNP Paribas ACE Manager Business Game For the fifth year running, BNP Paribas

is inviting entries for the ACE Manager

online business game. Designed to en-

hance Group brand awareness in univer-

sities and colleges worldwide, the 2013

round of this international contest is

open to teams of students in higher

education—those studying for a Bache-

lor or Master’s degree—who are under

26 years of age.

During the game, teams will test their

ability to carry out various banking tasks

embedded in a number of case studies.

Their goal is to come up with the best

solution to help clients develop their

business.

All participants have the chance to win

prize money of 15000e, flights to Paris

and tennis tickets to the French Open.

For more information, visit

www.acemanager.bnpparibas.com and

the Facebook page.

Entries close on 26th March.

Competitions Information Session Interested in trying out the various

competitions that UNSW Law offers?

Come along to the Competitions

Information Session to have all your

questions answered! Competitions are

an important aspect of a law student's

education, as it enables students to

learn, develop and apply new skills

which are transferable across all

careers.

This event will showcase the

competitions run by the Mooting and

Skills Competitions Portfolios and

explain what each competition entails.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Thursday 14 March

13:00 - 14:00

Marsh Room (Roundhouse)

Beginners Mooting Competition

Calling all first years! The Beginners

Mooting Competition is your first

opportunity to get involved in mooting

at UNSW.

More information here and to register,

click here.

Round 1 begins in Week 4 and the

competition continues through

Semesters 1 and 2.

Beginners Mooting Workshops will be

held on Monday and Tuesday 18-19

March 13:00 - 15:00 in the Wurth/

Drawing Room in the Roundhouse.

Advanced Negotiations Competition

Registrations for the 2013 Advanced

Negotiations Competition are now

open! To register, click here.

The competition is open to any student

that has already competed in a

negotiation competition as well as all

undergraduates in their fourth year or

higher or JD students in their third year

or higher. Round 1 will run from Week

5 to Week 6. Round 2 will run from

Week 7 to Week 8.

Registrations close 5pm Monday 18

March. More information here.

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Position Name Email

Co-Presidents Nathan Huynh Kara Grimsley

[email protected]

Activities (VP) Benjamin Heenan [email protected]

Administration (VP) Derek Lim [email protected]

Australian Careers (VP) Brian Lee [email protected]

International Careers (VP) Reyna Ge [email protected]

Mooting Competitions (VP) Lyndon Goddard [email protected]

Skills Competitions (VP) Alan Coorey [email protected]

Education (VP) Cecily Zhu [email protected]

Juris Doctor (VP) Charlie Crane [email protected]

Social Justice (VP) Jacqui Fetchet [email protected]

Treasurer Geoffrey Zhang [email protected]

Secretary Natasha Ng [email protected]

2013 Executive Contact List

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