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2012 | Semester 2, Week 1

CONTENTS Upcoming Highlights……………..………..… 1

Events Board………………..………..…....... 2

Careers Board………………………….….......3

Competitions Board…………...……………. 8

UNSW Law Society Publication Editors: Derek Lim and Rishika Pai Contact: thebrief@unswlawsoc.org Administration Vice-President: Nathan Huynh

Friday 20 July Freehills Women’s Mentoring Program online forms due Monday 30 July Freehills Women’s Mentoring Program Launch Night at Freehills office

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2012 FREEHILLS WOMEN’S MENTORING PROGRAM

The Freehills Women’s Mentoring Program is an annual event organised by Freehills and the UNSW Law Society. The Program pairs female identifying law students aspiring to enter the legal profession with successful female legal professionals.

Mentors come from all sectors of the legal profession, including the bar, private practice, the corporate sector, the public sector, judges, academics and legal advisers.

The objective of the Program is to provide Mentees with an invaluable insight into, and broaden their understanding of, the life of a legal professional.

Mentors and Mentees will be introduced to each other at the Program Launch Night and will be given the opportunity to organise additional casual meetings to cement a personal relationship with one another.

Typically, mentees are 3rd, 4th or 5th year undergraduate law students, or 2nd or 3rd year Juris Doctor students. If you wish to be considered for the Program, please fill in the following online form by Friday 20th July 2012. Successful applicants will be contacted via email and will be required to attend the Launch Night on Monday 30th July 2012 at the Freehills Office. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Ava Hurley at Ava.Hurley@unswlawsoc.org

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VOLUNTEER COURT ASSISTANTS SOUGHT: DOWNING CENTRE LOCAL COURT COMPLEX

The New South Wales Law Society administers an annual Mock Trial Competition among high schools. Details can be found at here. Robert Nixon, solicitor, one of the NSW Law Society's Volunteer Mock Magistrates, seeks the volunteer assistance of what amounts to a volunteer Mock Magistrate's Associates to assist him in performing the role of Mock Magistrate. The successful applicants for this role will share equally with Robert, the performance of all aspects of his role as Mock Magistrate thereby gaining valuable experience in the process. The duties of the Mock Magistrate are described at page 11 of the Mock Trial Manual 2012, found here. This and the manual generally should be studied carefully before enquiring further. Robert covers schools selected from the following Sydney metropolitan areas: Eastern suburbs, North Metropolitan, Inner Western, Northern Beaches, Sydney CBD, Southern, North Western, South West, and western suburbs. Mock trials are held on weekdays (excluding school holidays) between 5p.m. and 9 p.m. at scheduled high schools. Applicants should 1. have participated in previous mock trials when in high school; 2. be law students at any stage in their studies, other knowledge or experience is not required; 3. have a current driver's licence and access to a car when required; 4. have excellent fluency and comprehension in oral and written English; 4. be able to work under pressure; 5. be an extravert and problem solver who is always comfortable dealing with total strangers; 6. have a landline phone at home for after-hours access. For further information and to apply, please call

Robert on (02) 98725766 during the following times:

6.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. weekdays and between 9.00 a.m.

4.00 p.m. on weekends and public holidays.

If a message is left on an answering machine, calls will ONLY be returned to a landline number. MOCK TRIAL MAGISTRATES ASSISTANT

Operating out of rooms in the Downing Centre Court Complex 143-147 Liverpool Street, Sydney, Robert Nixon, solicitor, provides free legal assistance to those he has the resources to help. Mr Nixon needs volunteer assistants to help him provide this service in exchange for which law students, at any stage in their studies, can gain invaluable experience in hands on delivery of legal services of a litigious criminal and civil nature. To be eligible for consideration in gaining his rare but valuable work experience, candidates must 1. have excellent fluency and comprehension in oral and written English; 2. be able to work under pressure; 3. be an extravert and problem solver who is always comfortable dealing with total strangers; 4. have access to a land line phone at home; and 5. be available to attend the office between 8:00 am and 6.30 pm on the first Friday of each month & whenever there is a fifth Friday in any month. Personal qualities of empathy, initiative and critical thinking are more important than prior legal knowledge. The opportunity is not PLT compliant. Successful applicants will work in groups of eight students selected from a roster to work under Robert's personal supervision to: 1. explain the nature of the service that can be offered; 2. interview and record potential client's preliminary instructions; 3. liaise with court staff, police prosecutors and

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Roads and Maritime Services representatives; 4. record particulars of conferences involving Mr Nixon and the client; and 5. assist generally in the preparation and presentation of the client's case both at the initial hearing and at any adjournment. For further information and to apply please call Robert on (02) 98725766 during the following times:

6.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. weekdays and between 9.00 a.m.

4.00 p.m. on weekends and public holidays.

If a message is left on an answering machine, calls will ONLY be returned to a landline number.

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THE NSW YOUNG LAWYERS ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING LAW COMMITTEE ESSAY PRIZE FOR LAW STUDENTS ENTRIES NOW OPEN!

First prize: $250 plus ‘the environmental law textbook’ by farrier and stein (5th edition)

Runner up prize: bottle of wine plus ‘the environmental law textbook’ by farrier and stein (5th edition)

NSW undergraduate law students are invited to submit to the Committee an essay of no more than 2,500 words by 5pm, Friday, 19 October 2012 via email to envirolaw.vicechair@younglawyers.com.au

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Premier Sponsors

Premier Corporate Sponsor

Major Sponsors

Co- Sponsors

2012 Cabinet & Executive

William House Eunice Park

Co-Presidents

Saravanan Somaskanthan Vice-President

(Activities)

Ben Heenan Events Director

Jessie Holgersson JD Events Director

Emily Pfeiffer Activites Director

Mark Selim Music Director

Van Armorta Sports Director

Shaun Croner Edmund Lo

Vice-Presidents (Careers)

Cindy Xian Asia Careers

Vice-President

Joyce Lai Asia Careers

Director

James Healey Stephanie Lee

Kartini Saddington Careers Directors

Lyndon Goddard Careers

Publications Director

Claire Li

Vice-President (Education)

Shamila Vijayamanohr

Leah Munk Publication Directors

Greemn Lim Leslie Phung Akshay Rao

Preeta Seshachari Chiraag Shah

LawPLUS Coordinators

Nathan Huynh Vice-President

(Administration)

Karina Ko Design &

Promotions Director

Jessica Wong Raymond Roca

Jenny Du Design &

Promotions Coordinators

Jessica Lee IT Director

Phillip Chan Assistant IT

Director

Derek Lim Rishika Pai

'The Brief'Editors

Simon Cho Vice-President (Social Justice)

Kara Grimsley Social Justice

Program Coordinator

Palak Thaker Emily Burke Verity Smith Will Maher Ava Hurley

Social Justice Officers

Mary Azzi Non-Corporate

Careers Director

Louisa Tan Court of

Conscience Editor

Rohit Sud Vice-President (Competitions)

TBC Mooting Director

Elena Ng Skills Director

Arthur Wang Jose Brummert

External Competitions

Directors

Thomas Ellicott JD Competitions

Officer

Andrew Arulanandam Tram Nguyen

Lyndon Goddard Hazel Pais

Libby Mulcahy Akaash Aggarwal

Michael Tran Bob Liang

Li Lin Annabel Pang Lisa Nguyen

Regan Nathan

Alan Coorey

Chira Song Competitions Coordinators

James Skelton Vice-President (Juris Doctor)

Charles Crane Treasurer

Ashvini Thilakeswaran Secretary

Leslie Phung Angela Kintominas

Immediate Past Presidents

Brendon Green Grievance Officer

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For a complete list of executive contact details visit our website: www.unswlawsoc.org The Law Society is always looking for volunteers and we encourage you to contact us and get involved!