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March Newsletter

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

MARCH NEWSLETTER:

1. Careers Fair

The 2011 AULSS Legal Careers Fair is being held on Friday 25 March 2011 from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm in Bonython Hall. Various law firms and other organisations from SA and interstate will be available to offer you advice. This is a great opportunity to canvas a variety of career options (and also pick up some free stationery!). Visit the LSS Stall to pick up a Careers Guide and meet some Committee members!

2. Pub Crawl

The first LSS pub crawl for 2011 will be held on Friday 1st April (end of week 5) in the Adelaide CBD! Tshirts will be on sale from Week 4 for $20. Look out for the Facebook event – coming soon with more info.

3. Lockers

The LSS organises the allocation of the lockers in the Ligertwood Building to Law students. If you would like the use of a locker for Semester 1 2011 please register your interest by emailing Claire Wong at admin@aulss.org.au by 12pm on Wednesday 16th March. Allocation will take place that afternoon. If there are more registrations than lockers we will use a random allocation system to decide who will get a locker. Please do not approach the Front Office about lockers!

4. Social Justice: Make Poverty History Action Lab

Do you want to make a difference and help end global poverty? Then get involved in the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY Action Lab! This amazing opportunity will bring together 100 young campaigners from all over the nation in a weekend summit to be held in Sydney from the 1st to the 3rd of April. You will be able to engage with other young advocates and recieve expert training from some of Australia’s most experienced campaigners as well as leaders of NGO’s. Following the summit you will be part of a 40 day grassroots campaign to defend Australia’s aid budget. Applications close on March 14. Visit http://www.mphactionlab.com.au for more details.

5. Election of First Year Representatives

Every year, in addition to the general LSS positions, there are two ‘First Year Representative’ positions available exclusively for First Year Law students (one boy and one girl). The role of the First Year Representatives is primarily to bring the LSS’s attention to issues that are specific to First Year Law Students. Voting will take place in the Law School Foyer (Ligertwood) over two days in Week 5: 11.00-1.00pm on Wednesday 30 March 2011 and 11.00-1.00pm on Thursday 31 March 2011. To be eligible to nominate and vote you must be enrolled in Torts I from Week 3 onwards. Results of the voting will be sent to students on Monday 4 April 2011 (Week 6).

For more information go to www.aulss.org.au/education/first-year-rep/ and check your emails regularly!

6. Competitions: Non-competitive Volunteer Roles

Sign ups for LSS Competitions have now closed. If you would like to get a taste of what our Competitions are like or just want to get involved, we offer a variety of non-competitive roles, such as acting as a Client or a Witness. For more information email comps@aulss.org.au

7. LSS Answer Bank

If you achieved a High Distinction for an assignment or exam question in 2010, have a typed version and would like to donate it to the LSS’ Answer Bank (available at www.aulss.org.au/education/answer-bank/), please send them toeducation@aulss.org.au.

 

Adelaide Family Moot Team Competes in Melbourne

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

The University of Adelaide Family Moot Team mooted against the University of Tasmania this afternoon in the Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts in Melbourne, before former Federal Justice Kay.

The team comprising of Nikki Hebenstreit, Sara Bray, Sam Cummings and Daniel Kiley (with assistance from Allan Perry) was thoroughly questioned by the Judge.

We thank the Law Council of Australia for their generous funding of this trip.

Results will be released next week.

Family Moot Team 2009

Ticket Sales Continue – Pub Crawl and Dinner

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

A reminder that ticket sales continue daily between 12-2 for both the Pub Crawl and Law Dinner. Ticket Sales

Don’t miss out!

Also, signups for the First Year Moot close tomorrow.  As a former participant, I’d encourage anyone thinking about it to give it a go – it really is worthwhile.

Sign up for First Year Moot

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Sign up sheets are now up for the First Year Moot on the Law School Foyer pin up boards. The First Year Moot is open to all students still studying first year subjects (Law of Crime, Principles of Public Law, Foundations of Law, Law of
Torts, Contracts and Property Law).

Mooting is a great way to meet new people, improve your public speaking skills and develop analytical problem-solving techniques. The competition will use problems based on torts and contract which will require presentation in front of  judge. The competitions will be on Tuesday nights and the grand final is usually judged by judges from the Supreme, District or Federal courts.

The sign up sheets will be up until next Wednesday 5 August.

Contact Kate Edwards with any queries: kate.m.edwards@student.adelaide.edu.au

More information about the competition is at http://aulss.org.au/comps/first-year-moot/

Congratulations Adelaide Mooters!

Friday, July 24th, 2009
Hannah Canham, Rachael White and Georgia Goldsworthy

Hannah Canham, Rachael White and Georgia Goldsworthy

The University of Adelaide contingent has just returned from the annual Australian Law Students Association (ALSA) conference in Brisbane, and our ALSA mooters have brought back to the Law School the winning trophy, having beaten the University of Auckland in the grand final on Sunday.

The team was made up of Rachael White, Hannah Canham and Georgia Goldsworthy. Hannah Canham also received the award of best oralist for the minor rounds of the competition.

The win was very hard fought, with the team having to familiarise themselves with a new set of facts and area of law for each of their six moots.  They also had to overcome last year’s winners, the University of Western Sydney, in the quarter finals. The team performed outstandingly and sacrificed several social functions, sightseeing opportunities, and many hours sleep throughout the week to secure their win.

Rachael, Hannah and Georgia had the fortune to be judged by numerous Supreme Court of Queensland judges over the course of the competition, and a panel of three judges including Justice Kiefel  of the High Court of Australia in the Grand Final. To be declared the champion team by such illustrious judges is truly a great honour.

The LSS is immensely proud of their achievements and the way they represented the University of Adelaide throughout the competition.