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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.

 

Social Justice Conferencing- Sponsorships

Friday, September 17th, 2010

NEW for 2010, the Law Students’ Society is sponsoring law students to attend conferences concerning social justice in the law. Two conferences are currently being offered but HURRY as applications close Monday 20 September!

South Australian Model UN Conference (SAMUNC)
22–26 September 2010 (Adelaide)
Sponsorship: $50 pp for up to 4 students.
Eligibility: email your name and student id and 50 words on why you would like to attend SAMUNC to socialjustice@aulss.org.au. Full sponsorship is available for students with genuine financial need.
Conference details: www.auuns.org/conferences/samunc2010

Legal Education: A Way Forward
1-2 October 2010 (Canberra)
Sponsorship: up to $150 pp.
Eligibility: email your name and student id and 50 words on why you would like to attend to socialjustice@aulss.org.au. Students with demonstrated financial will be preferred.
Conference details: law.anu.edu.au/coast/events/indigenous/conf

Aurora Native Title Internships – Summer 2009/10

Friday, July 31st, 2009

The Aurora Native Title Program is looking for interns for the coming summer.  They will be taking applications through August until September 4.

For more details see http://www.auroraproject.com.au/legalinternships.htm