Archive for March, 2010

UBS Investment Banking Challenge 2010

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Do you want to meet leading investment bankers from the No. 1 House in Australia?

Do you have what it takes to work on a real M&A transaction?

The 2010 UBS Investment Banking Challenge will be run at seven leading campuses for the study of finance in Australia; The Universities of Adelaide, Melbourne, Monash, New South Wales, Queensland, Sydney and Western Australia.

The Challenge offers students an invaluable opportunity:

  • To gain hands-on experience of working as an analyst in an Investment Bank
  • To win an internship interview with UBS, the market leader in investment banking in the Australian market
  • To win a generous cash prize!

For more information, please see the careers information page.

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Hilarian Issue One Now Online

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Can never seem to catch a hard copy of The Hilarian in the Ligertwood? Watch all your lectures from home, and so you never actually venture to Uni?

Whatever the reason, you can now read the brand new first issue for 2010 online, at http://aulss.org.au/hilarian/archives/issue-1-2010/

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Hilarian Issue One Out Now!

Monday, March 29th, 2010

We’re approaching end of term and “holidays” are about to begin. Take a break from those law assignments and pick up a copy of The Hilarian, Issue One. Featuring Career Advice, Horoscopes, First Year Tips and more! You might not HD Crime, but you will almost certainly top the class in Procrastination 101.

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First Year Lecture on Exam Notes Recording and Slides

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Recently Daniel Kiley and Chong Tsang presented a lecture for first year students on effective study techniques for law school, and in particular how exam notes should come together.  Attached are the slides and a recording of the lecture.

(Note that this lecture was given twice, on the Friday of Week 1, and the Wednesday of Week 2.  The recording is from the Wednesday.)

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Careers Guide – Error

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

The LSS would like to note that the aberrant first paragraph appearing in the article ‘Kain C + C Lawyers’ on page 19 is an editing error and not that of the author. Apologies to both the author and Kain C + C Lawyers in this regard.

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Clerkships at Lipman Karas

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Lipman Karas is offering up to 20 placements over the course of 2010. Applications close on Friday, 9 April, with first round interviews being conducted in late April 2010 and second round interviews  shortly thereafter.

The firm offers clerkships at mutually convenient times throughout the year and in particular during summer and winter university holidays. Lipman Karas also accepts applications all year round and may offer additional clerkships to outstanding candidates who apply after the primary round of offers in April 2010.

For more information, please see: www.lipmankaras.com

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Encompass Books Offer

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

In partnership with the AULSS, Encompass Books is offering Adelaide Law students the chance to win a $150 book voucher. To be entered into the draw, students simply need to purchase a legal text from Encompass and produce their student ID card. The winning entry will be drawn on March 31st.

Encompass Books is an independent retail and wholesale discount textbook supplier located in Renaissance Arcade which guarantees to never be beaten on price. Signing up for an Encompass Card membership is free with any purchase and entitles you a minimum 10% discount off the RRP of all books plus any specially marked discounts in store.

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Careers Fair

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

The 2010 AULSS Legal Careers Fair is being held on Friday March 12 from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm in Bonython Hall. With the wide range of pathways being canvassed this year, the Fair provides a great opportunity to talk with a variety of potential employers and to stock up on stationery for the year ahead. Rumour has it that one exhibitor might even be bringing a popcorn machine along …

Also, don’t forget to keep an eye out for the accompanying 2010 AULSS Careers Guide!

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