The AULSS Careers Team is holding a GDLP Information Session on Wednesday 7th September (Week [...]]]> Are you in final or penultimate year and have no idea what a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice is, or what you need to do to get one? Or, have you already considered your options and aren’t sure?

The AULSS Careers Team is holding a GDLP Information Session on Wednesday 7^th September (Week 7) at 5pm in Law Lecture Theatre 1 in the Ligertwood Building.

We will provide you with all the information you need to make a decision about how to qualify for a practising certificate so that you can become real-life lawyers! Representatives from three prominent GDLP providers (Law Society of South Australia, ANU Legal Workshop and The College of Law) will be speaking about their programs and answering any questions you may have.

To find more information and check out our neutral GDLP Table click here: http://aulss.org.au/careers/gdlp-information/

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 [...]]]>

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.

Recently Daniel Kiley and Chris Shute 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 from the lecture.

• Slides (PDF, 3.2mb)

(Note that this lecture was given twice, on the Wednesday and Thursday of Week 2.  These slides are from the Thursday lecture.)

The slides and a recording of the equivalent lecture last year are still available at http://aulss.org.au/2010/03/first-year-lecture-on-exam-notes-recording-and-slides/

(Note that this lecture was given twice, on the [...]]]> 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.

• Slides (PDF, 631kb)
• Recording (MP3, 12.8mb)

(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.)

As always, if you have any exam or assignment [...]]]> We have just added another answer to the Answer Bank for the 2008 Administrative Law exam.  This answer is from different student to the answer we uploaded a few days ago, and received 85 for both questions.  It is listed as “Exam 2008 (Student 2)”.

As always, if you have any exam or assignment answers that you scored a HD in that you’d like to share, please get in touch – email it@aulss.org.au

We’ve just added a HD paper from this semester’s Law of Evidence Mid-Semester Assignment to the aulss.org.au Answer Bank.  The usual disclaimers apply – this is not necessarily the best answer possible, but it was awarded a HD.

If you’ve got an assignment or exam that got a HD and [...]]]> Hate Hearsay? Here’s Help!

We’ve just added a HD paper from this semester’s Law of Evidence Mid-Semester Assignment to the aulss.org.au Answer Bank.  The usual disclaimers apply – this is not necessarily the best answer possible, but it was awarded a HD.

If you’ve got an assignment or exam that got a HD and want to share it with the world (anonymously of course), then email it@aulss.org.au, and we’ll add it to the Answer Bank.

The service runs on Mondays and Wednesdays between 10 and 1 in Ligertwood 113. Bookings can be made via the Law School Office.

If you have had any [...]]]> A reminder that the Writing Centre for Law Students provides one-on-one assistance to undergrad law students seeking help with assignments and academic writing skills in general.

The service runs on Mondays and Wednesdays between 10 and 1 in Ligertwood 113. Bookings can be made via the Law School Office.

If you have had any experience with the Centre, please leave a comment below!

Note that the Writing Centre is an initiative of the University (not the LSS) and any queries should be directed to clpd@adelaide.edu.au

If you have any HD answers you’d like to contribute to the site, we’d love to have them!  See the Answer Bank page for information [...]]]> The aulss.org.au Answer Bank is back online, with all the content from the old site.  You’ll find HD answers to exams and assignments for a wide range of subjects.

If you have any HD answers you’d like to contribute to the site, we’d love to have them!  See the Answer Bank page for information on how you can contribute, and be immortalised in the pre-exam preparation of Adelaide Law Students for years to come.