National Law Week is coming up in May and there are a number of events being held to celebrate it. Places for many of these are limited, so be sure to register and RSVP before they are all filled up! Registrations for the Herbert Smith Freehills Trial Advocacy Competition and Henry Davis York Client Interviewing Competition also close next week so remember to sign up whilst you can. These competitions are a great way to develop skills relevant to the legal profession so we would encourage you to get involved. Have you seen our spanking new look website? Don’t forget to visit http://www.unswlawsoc.org/ for all your LawSoc news! Yi Lu & Carol Sin The Brief Editors Editors’ Note Upcoming This Week Mon 15 Apr Postgraduate Law Information Evening Tues 16 Apr LawPLUS SubwayPLUS Lunch Wed 17 Apr Left Talks: (Why) Gender Matters in Global Politics Thurs 18 Apr Police Powers Q&A Forum Sat 20 Apr Intermediate Mooting Judge Applications close UNSW Law Faculty Announcements 2 UNSW Law Society Announcements 3 Events 4 Careers 5 Competitions 6 2013 Cabinet 7 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: UNSW Law Society Like on Facebook Follow on Twitter Email us
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National Law Week is coming up in May and there are a number of
events being held to celebrate it. Places for many of these are limited,
so be sure to register and RSVP before they are all filled up!
Registrations for the Herbert Smith Freehills Trial Advocacy
Competition and Henry Davis York Client Interviewing Competition
also close next week so remember to sign up whilst you can. These
competitions are a great way to develop skills relevant to the legal
profession so we would encourage you to get involved.
Have you seen our spanking new look website? Don’t forget to visit
http://www.unswlawsoc.org/ for all your LawSoc news!
Yi Lu & Carol Sin
The Brief Editors
Editors’ Note
Upcoming This Week
Mon 15 Apr
Postgraduate Law Information Evening
Tues 16 Apr
LawPLUS SubwayPLUS Lunch
Wed 17 Apr
Left Talks: (Why) Gender Matters in Global Politics
Thurs 18 Apr
Police Powers Q&A Forum
Sat 20 Apr
Intermediate Mooting Judge Applications close
UNSW Law Faculty
Announcements
2
UNSW Law Society
Announcements
3
Events 4
Careers 5
Competitions 6
2013 Cabinet 7
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
UNSW Law Society
Like on Facebook
Follow on Twitter
Email us
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The People Smuggler
The UNSW Refugee Law and Policy
Group invites you to a talk by Robin de
Crespigny, award-winning author of
The People Smuggler.
With enormous power and insight, The
People Smuggler tells a story of daily
heroism, bringing to life the forces that
drive so many people to put their lives
in unscrupulous hands. It is a gripping
portrait of a man attempting to retain
his dignity and humanity after fleeing
Iraq for Australia.
Friday 3 May
13:00-14:00
Law Theatre G23
Please click on the link below to RSVP:
http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/events/
talk-robin-de-crespigny-author-
people-smuggler
Postgraduate Information Evening
Have you been considering
Postgraduate Law? UNSW Law will join
the Australian School of Business and
the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
to host a very special Postgraduate
Information Event next week.
In addition to a Postgraduate Program
Expo there will also be a series of
presentations taking place throughout
the event.
The showpiece of this event is our
expert panel session on New Careers in
Changing Times with UNSW Law’s
Professor Jane McAdam.
View the full program and register here:
http://postgradevents.unsw.edu.au/
Monday 15 April
16:00-19:00
Scientia Building
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Court of Conscience The Law Society is seeking passionate,
informed and critical written
submissions from law students to be
published in Court of Conscience 2013!
Court of Conscience is an annual
publication run by the Law Society that
aims to give students and academics
the platform to express their issues,
praise and concern about social justice
issues, discussed and analysed in a
legal framework.
Submissions should be a maximum of
1500 - 2000 words in length and
are due at 5pm Friday May 24.
Examples of previous student
submissions can be found at http://
www.unswlawsoc.org/?q=courtofc.
For any further information or to send
in a submission, contact Katerina
Jovanovska at
Police Powers Q&A Forum Are you concerned with the current
state of police powers? Are you aware
of the recent reforms that have taken
place to policing laws, such as the
removal of the right to silence or the
use of tasers? How do you feel that the
police, as gatekeepers, respond to their
duty to protect society and enforce the
law?
As informed citizens and law students,
it is our duty to be aware and question
police powers and law reform. If you
have considered these questions, or are
interested in finding out more about the
reality of the intersection of police and
the law, come along to the Police
Powers Q&A Forum!
Thursday 18 April
18:00-20:00
Law Theatre
The Forum will run for 90minutes, with
refreshments provided afterwards.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/
events/512399652130169/?ref=3
LawPLUS Lunch
The fun continues for LawPLUS
Mentors and Mentees on Tuesday with
our free SubwayPLUS Lunch! Come
grab one, or two, or many, subs and
enjoy another chance to chill out with
all the other people in the program.
Tuesday 16 April
13:00-14:00
Sam Cracknell Pavilion
Keeping fit and having fun on Personal Training Thursdays
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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
Left Talks The Left Talks series has been
developed to help spread some of the
issues affecting peoples’ attitudes and
lives, stimulate dialogue and ultimately
create a student community that is
engaged and inspired.
Laura J. Shepherd: (Why) Gender
Matters in Global Politics
Gender informs every aspect of
everyday life, from the clothes you put
on in the morning, to what you eat, do
and read during the day, to who you
sleep with at night. Global politics is
just another form of everyday life, even
though it might not feel like that
sometimes. In this brief discussion, I
will explain why and how ideas about
gender influence political practices at
the global level and it's so important to
recognise (that) gender matters."
Wednesday 17 April
16:00pm
The Whitehouse
More info: https://www.facebook.com/
events/511979872177386/
NSWYL ‘State of the Unions’ Debate As part of Law Week 2013, NSW Young
Lawyers and DLA Piper will be hosting
a Comedy Debate featuring wannabe
comedians from across the legal
profession.
Places are limited, RSVP to
Wednesday 15 May
18:00 for 18:30 start
DLA Piper, Level 38, 201 Elizabeth
Street, Sydney 2000
Gold coin donation in support of Youth
Off the Streets
Catering and Raffle Prizes included.
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Cancer Council Legal Research Internship The Cancer Council Legal Referral
Service (LRS) is offering legal research
internships on a volunteer basis
commencing in May 2013. Internships
will run until the end of the year, and
interns will work 1 day per week.
Part of the work of the LRS is to
support the organisation by preparing
legal, regulatory and policy advice to
assist in the development of advocacy
capacity and strategies, and public
policy positions to reduce population
cancer risk.
Selection Criteria
4th year (combined law) or 2nd year
(graduate law or above), exceptional
3rd year students will also be
considered.
Very high level written and oral
communication skills
Excellent attention to detail
Strong organisational and time
management skills
Email your resume and cover letter
addressing the selection criteria to
Friday 26 April.
Allens Indigenous Legal Internship Allens is offering two-week internship
programs in the mid-year break to
Indigenous law students across their
Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney
offices. Applications open on Monday
22 April and will remain open until 5pm
on Friday 3 May.
Linklaters Graduate Recruitment Allens and Linklaters are offering
clerkship opportunities in Australia and
London for students in their
penultimate year of their law degree.
Visit www.allens.com.au/graduates or
www.linklatersgraduates.co.uk/australia
for more information and register for
the information session.
Wednesday 1 May
13:00-14:00 or 18:00-19:00
Allens, Level 28, Deutsche Bank Place Cor-
ner Hunter & Phillip Streets, Sydney
For any queries, contact Tiffany
Rogers, National Graduate Resourcing
Manger at [email protected]
Committee of Australasian Law Students (CALS)
Visit www.allens.com.au/careers and
follow the application process. For any
questions, contact Rachael Duggan on
02 9230 4628 or email
CALS is a non-profit student centred
organisation that facilitates international
conference opportunities for Australian
law students, with focus not only with
business but also leading academics
and legal professionals around the
world.
CALS is looking for volunteers to be
part of its National Council. If you are a
second year or above student, willing
to commit a few hours a week, send
your CV and one page cover letter to
Applications close Tuesday 30 April
but will be considered until positions
are filled. Committee members will
have exclusive internship opportunities
from Korean law firms in Korea.
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Hugh McConnell Scholarship The Hugh McConnell Scholarship is an
essay competition for current students
of industrial relations, human resources,
employment relations and labour law.
The competition requires students to
submit an essay that is related to the
topic of employment relations or labour
law.
The successful applicant will present
their paper at the Industrial Relations
Society of New South Wales annual
conference and receive free
membership to the Society.
Herbert Smith Freehills Trial Advocacy Comp Want to experience what it’s like to be
in a trial court? Here’s your chance to
say objection! Advocacy is a key legal
skill for any aspiring lawyer. The
Herbert Smith Freehills Trial Advocacy
Competition involves a simulated
criminal trial run from opening
statements through to examination of
the witnesses and closing address.
Competitions will be judged by
practising lawyers and competitors gain
excellent insight into advocacy in
practice.
Competitors can sign up here!
Registrations close Monday 22
April. Places are limited.
Henry Davis York Client Interviewing Comp Registration is now open for the Henry
Davis York Client Interviewing
Competition. This competition allows
competitors to demonstrate their real
‘lawyering’ skills. It involves a simulation
where a pair of competitors work
together to interview a client within a
fixed period of time. You are required to
work in a team, establish rapport with
your client, think on your feet and
identify appropriate legal and ethical
issues.
This competition does not require any
legal research. The competition will be
judged by practising lawyers, who will
be able to provide invaluable feedback.
You can sign up here.
Registrations close 5pm Monday 29th
April. Places are limited.
If you have any questions, please email
Manisha and Melissa at clientinterview-
The theme for the conference is
“Tuning or Pruning Industrial Relations
Legislation.”
Essays should be no more than 2000
words long and the successful essay
will be chosen based on its connection
to the theme, strength and originality
of analysis and sophistication of
expression and consistency of
argument.
All entries should be submitted to
[email protected] by Friday 3 May.
Intermediate Mooting Judge Application This is your opportunity to develop
some great skills and having been a
competitor, this is your chance to sit on
the other side.
To be eligible you need to have
completed at least rounds 1 and 2 of a
mooting competition, (excluding begin-
ners) and have completed both
Contracts 1 & 2 and Criminal Laws 1 &
2.
Apply here by noon 20 April 2013.
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Position Name Email
Co-Presidents Nathan Huynh Kara Grimsley
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 Cabinet Contact List
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