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Hello everyone! Welcome to another jam-packed edition of The Brief. Throughout this week, the Law Society will be hosting a number of international law firms who will be giving presentations on clerkships and graduate recruitment opportunities, as well as the annual Hong Kong Law Fair. These are some of the biggest items on our Careers calendar, so be sure to check them out. Week 3 is also the last chance you have to get your LawSOC sticker, so if you haven’t done so already, visit our office (Room 305) between 1-2pm all week except Wednesday, to pick one up and secure your access to all the amazing events we have lined up for you this year! Wishing you all a great week! Yi Lu & Carol Sin The Brief Editors Editors’ Note Upcoming This Week Mon 18 Mar Firm Presentations Advanced Negotiations Applications close Beginners Mooting Workshop Tues 19 Mar Hong Kong Law Fair at Paddington Town Hall NSW Young Lawyers Environment and Planning Law Careers Guide Launch Wed 20 Mar 26th Annual Career Expo Thurs 21 Mar Social Justice Harmony Day BBQ Advanced Mooting Workshop Friday 22 Mar Law Camp Bus Leaves at 1pm! Red Earth Connections Application closes Judicial Clerk to the Chief Justice of NSW Supreme Court Application closes UNSW Law Faculty Announcements 2 UNSW Law Society Announcements 3 Events 4 Careers 5 Competitions 8 2013 Cabinet 9 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: UNSW Law Society Like on Facebook Follow on Twitter Email us
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Hello everyone! Welcome to another jam-packed edition of The Brief.
Throughout this week, the Law Society will be hosting a number of
international law firms who will be giving presentations on clerkships
and graduate recruitment opportunities, as well as the annual Hong
Kong Law Fair. These are some of the biggest items on our Careers
calendar, so be sure to check them out. Week 3 is also the last chance
you have to get your LawSOC sticker, so if you haven’t done so
already, visit our office (Room 305) between 1-2pm all week except
Wednesday, to pick one up and secure your access to all the amazing
events we have lined up for you this year!
Wishing you all a great week!
Yi Lu & Carol Sin
The Brief Editors
Editors’ Note
Upcoming This Week
Mon 18 Mar
Firm Presentations
Advanced Negotiations Applications close
Beginners Mooting Workshop
Tues 19 Mar
Hong Kong Law Fair at Paddington Town Hall
NSW Young Lawyers Environment and Planning Law Careers Guide Launch
Wed 20 Mar
26th Annual Career Expo
Thurs 21 Mar
Social Justice Harmony Day BBQ
Advanced Mooting Workshop
Friday 22 Mar
Law Camp Bus Leaves at 1pm!
Red Earth Connections Application closes
Judicial Clerk to the Chief Justice of NSW Supreme Court Application closes
UNSW Law Faculty
Announcements
2
UNSW Law Society
Announcements
3
Events 4
Careers 5
Competitions 8
2013 Cabinet 9
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
UNSW Law Society
Like on Facebook
Follow on Twitter
Email us
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Justice Talks: The Hon Ronald Sackville Hear from former Federal Court of
Australia Judge, Justice Sackville, on
his ideas of justice as they have been
influenced by the various roles he has
held throughout his career - legal
academic, Royal Commissioner, law
reformer, practising barrister and
Judge in Australia and elsewhere.
He will consider the law as a force for
social justice, the notion of “access to
justice”, the constraints on Judges who
promise to do “justice according to
law” and Australian concepts of the
rule of law.
Wednesday 27 March
John Niland Scientia Building
18:00
Register now to hear his compelling
insights from a 'confused' career in the
law.
Get connected with UNSW Law Alumni!
Keep in touch with fellow classmates
and meet alumni through a wide range
of events and programs which will
allow you to expand your network and
gain a wealth of knowledge after you
finish law school. We have active
groups in Sydney, China (Hong Kong,
Shanghai and Beijing), Singapore,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Germany,
Switzerland, UK and USA.
Make sure to join the Facebook page to
learn more about our Law Alumni
community and gain information on
upcoming events.
All graduates of the Faculty of Law are
members of the alumni. Past UNSW
Law Faculty members are also eligible
to join. Alumni membership is free.
Semester 1 Week 3 Page 3
UNSW Law Society Launch Party
The start of year party for all UNSW
Law students will be held in the brand
new Aviary and Soho Lounge in the
latest room to hit Kings Cross.
Free food and massive bar tab provided
(cheapest drinks at the launch party
ever meaning that the tab will go
further than ever before!)
Wednesday 27 March
19:00 til late
The Aviary and Soho lounge @ Soho
171 Victoria St, Potts Point
Over 18 ID required plus UNSW Law
Sticker
More info here.
Free Coffee!
Tuesday mornings at
the Whitehouse with
your LawSOC sticker
8:15-9:00.
Eat-in only.
LawSOC Personal Training Sessions Sick of ridiculously high gym
membership fees? Need that extra
motivation to stay active? This year the
UNSW Law Society is hiring a personal
trainer once a week to help us all stay
in shape!
Sessions will consist of
*functional training
*Strength and conditioning
*Mixture of cardio and resistance
training
*Sprints and sports-typical training
*Team building exercises/activities
*Suspension training
*Flexibility and mobility work
Sessions are only $5 per person.
Meet us at the Sport and Recreation
building every Thursday morning
7:30-8:30
Contact Rachel Hardy at
More information here!
Court of Conscience Graphic Designer
The Law Society is seeking talented,
creative and enthusiastic graphic arts
students to join the Court of
Conscience team as graphic designers
in 2013! Court of Conscience is an
annual publication run by the Law
Society that aims to give students and
academics the platform to express their
praise and concern about social justice
issues. As a law student-run initiative,
we are looking for creative counterparts
who can make the publication look
bold, sophisticated and artistic.
It is a volunteer role. Experience with
graphic design and software is
necessary and needs to be balanced
with enthusiasm and commitment to
make this publication fantastic!
Applications should include an example
of your work along with your CV. Please
direct your questions and applications
to Katerina Jovanovska at
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your name to [email protected]
or [email protected] by Friday 29
March.
Tuesday 9 April 2013
18:00-19:30
The Law Society of NSW
Level 3, 170 Phillip Street, Sydney
The topic for this forum will be “What
is Discrimination?” and on the panel
will be Mr Giri Sivaraman (Principal,
Maurice Blackburn), Mr Daniel
Petrushnko (Barrister), and a solicitor
from the Kingsford Legal Centre.
Confirm your attendance by emailing
NSW Young Lawyers Environment and
Planning Law Careers Guide Launch
Justice Craig of the Land and
Environment Court has agreed to be
Patron of the Environment and
Planning Law Committee for 2013. His
Honour will be presenting at our next
meeting and will also launch the new
Environmental Law Careers Guide.
Justice Craig will give a short speech
and also open up the floor for
questions. This is a fantastic
opportunity and rare chance to ask
questions and gain insight into his
Honour's career.
RSVP to
Tuesday 19 March
18:00
The Law Society of NSW
Level 3, 170 Phillip St, Sydney
NSW Young Lawyers Human Rights
Committee Forum
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights Dinner The ALHR invites UNSW Law students
to their Annual Dinner for 2013. The
special guest will be Dan Mori, a retired
Lieutenant Colonel in the United States
Marine Corps who volunteered to
represent Guantanamo Bay detainees
and was appointed military defence
lawyer for David Hicks in 2003.
Friday 3 May 2013
19:00-23:00
Sky Phoenix Restaurant, Level 6,
Shop 6001, 188 Pitt Street, Sydney
$90 standard, $55 concession
Tickets can be booked here.
For more information, contact
Social Justice Harmony Day BBQ Harmony Day is a national event that
celebrates the multicultural diversity
that exists within Australia and
coincides with the United Nations
International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination. To promote the
social and cultural diversity on campus,
Social Justice is hosting a Harmony Day
BBQ for all.
Please contact
[email protected] if you
have any further questions or would
like to help out on the day.
Thursday 21 March
12:30-14:00
Sam Cracknell Pavilion
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Hong Kong Careers Presentations and Applications Interested in a fast-paced legal career
in Hong Kong with leading international
law practices? Want to find out more
about how to get there, or wish to
apply for summer/winter internships?
Check out the following law firms for
information about their firm
presentations and application dates!
Deacons Firm Presentation
Monday 18 March
9:30-11:00 (catering provided)
Law 101, Law Building
Register at www.deacons.com.hk/
graduaterecruitment.
Baker & McKenzie Firm Presentation
Monday 18 March
13:00-14:00 (catering provided)
Law 101, Law Building
Register by emailing
Application Details or Winter Clerkship
Send your resume and transcript to
[email protected] or apply
online here by 20 March.
Allen & Overy Firm Presentation by Graduate
Recruitment Partner Julia Sheng
Monday 18 March
15:00-16:00 (catering provided)
Law 101, Law Building
Davis Polk Firm Presentation
Monday 18 March
11:00-12:30 (catering provided)
Law 101, Law Building
Herbert Smith Freehills
Firm Presentation
Tuesday 19 March
17:30-19:00 (catering provided)
Red Centre 4034, Red Centre
Register at [email protected]
Application Details
LONDON Office Vacancies
Contact Rebecca Murphy by applying
online here by 1 April.
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Hong Kong Law Fair
The 2013 Hong Kong Law Fair is a
careers fair targeted at undergraduate
law students and JDs, in particular
those in their penultimate year with an
interest in pursuing a career in Hong
Kong.
Meet 20 of the top Hong Kong law
firms and universities at the law fair
and gain valuable insight into the
different employment opportunities in
Hong Kong and how to get them.
Tuesday 19 March
11:00-14:30
Paddington Town Hall
A free shuttle service from UNSW will
depart from Gate 2 (near the University
Terraces) at 10:45am and 12:45pm.
26th Annual Career Expo The Career Expo is the place to find
graduate and internship employment
and is open to all UNSW students and
graduates. You will have the
opportunity to speak with a large
number of employers recruiting from all
faculties.
Please bring your UNSW student ID
card along to gain entry.
Wednesday 20 March
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Precinct, next to the Entertainment
Quarter and Fox Studios.
12:00-17:00
Free parking available for 2 hours.
Shuttle buses will operate from Gate 2
and Gate 9, High St, UNSW from
11:15am, running every 10 minutes.
Aurora Native Title Internship Program The Aurora Native Title Internship
Program places law, anthropology and
other social science students and
graduates from Australian universities
at Native Title Representative Bodies
and other organisations involved in
policy development, social justice and
human rights with an Indigenous
focus.
Applications for the Winter 2013 round
of internships close on Thursday 28
March. Applications can be
submitted via the Aurora website at
http://www.auroraproject.com.au/
nativetitleinternshipprogram
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Judicial Clerk (Tipstaff) Position
Applications are invited for the position
of Judicial Clerk to the Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of New South
Wales, the Honourable T. F. Bathurst.
Applicants must have a distinction
average or higher, and must expect to
complete their law degree by the end
of 2013.
For more details about the position,
please visit: https://
docs.google.com/file/
d/0B3AEQgcXblb9aWZfV01QMXlqa1
U/edit?usp=sharing
The closing date for applications is
Friday 22nd March.
Teach for Australia
Awarded Australia’s Best Graduate
Development Program in 2012, Teach
for Australia takes graduates from all
disciplines and turns them into
outstanding leaders and exceptional
teachers. Successful applicants work
two years full time in educationally
disadvantaged schools with a full salary
and benefits, complete an extensive
and unique leadership development
program, and study part-time towards
a Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching.
For more information visit:
www.teachforaustralia.org.
Applications for Round One close on
7 April.
UNSW Information session:
Monday 25 March
12:00 -13:00
Peter Farrell Seminar Room
Register at: http://bit.ly/Zt7UUE
Red Earth Connections
Red Earth Connections is seeking Trip
Leaders to lead a school trip to remote
Indigenous Australia in the June/July
and September holidays. If selected,
you an the school group will work on a
volunteering project and immerse
yourselves in the oldest culture in the
world. You and another successful
candidate will lead the high school
students during an 11-day trip to Cape
York or Arnhem land. Red Earth covers
all expenses for this leadership position.
Applications close Friday March 22
2013. Please see http://
www.redearthconnections.org/#!
volunteer/c19cm for more details.
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FDI International Arbitration Moot The FDI International Arbitration Moot is
an annual international arbitration moot
focused on the growing area of
international investment law. The FDI
Moot is a great opportunity, not only to
develop your advocacy skills, but also to
network with investment and arbitration
law experts from around the world as
well as to get a taste of this interesting
area of law.
The Asia-Pacific Rounds will take place
in Seoul, Korea at the Korean
Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
from August 22-24. The global finals
will be held in October in Frankfurt,
Germany.
For the Asia-Pacific Rounds, teams only
need to submit skeleton briefs (written
submissions under 1500 words). Teams
that progress to the finals will need to
prepare full memorials.
To participate, register your team here
by 31 May. For more information check
out the FDI Moot website.
Beginners’ Mooting Workshop
Want to learn exactly how to do
mooting? Confused about how to
research unfamiliar areas of law? Don’t
know how to prepare written
submissions? Come along to the
Beginners’ Mooting Workshop to have
all these questions and more answered.
Monday 18 March, Tuesday 19 March
13:00-15:00
Wurth/Drawing Room, Roundhouse
Food will be provided.
Contact [email protected].
ALSA National Essay Competition The ALSA National Essay Competition is
now open. Essays can be on any legal
topic (3000-12000 words). Submission
requirements and marking criteria can
be found on the ALSA website.
If you have any queries, please email
them to Karmen at
Competition closes 11 May.
Advanced Mooting Workshop This workshop is for upcoming
participants in the Intermediate
Mooting Competition or the Senior
Mooting Competition, both of which
will begin later in Semester 1.
It is designed for returning mooters as
well as non-first-year law students who
are coming to mooting for the first
time. The first half of the presentation
will address some of the finer points of
mooting, common pitfalls, and will
answer any questions that you may
have. The second half will involve the
deconstruction of a mooting problem
scenario.
Thursday 21 March
13:00-14:00
Club Bar, Roundhouse
Food will be provided!
Contact [email protected].
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Position Name Email
Co-Presidents Nathan Huynh Kara Grimsley
Activities (VP) Benjamin Heenan [email protected]
Administration (VP) Derek Lim [email protected]
Australian Careers (VP) Brian Lee [email protected]
International Careers (VP) Reyna Ge [email protected]
Mooting Competitions (VP) Lyndon Goddard [email protected]
Skills Competitions (VP) Alan Coorey [email protected]
Education (VP) Cecily Zhu [email protected]
Juris Doctor (VP) Charlie Crane [email protected]
Social Justice (VP) Jacqui Fetchet [email protected]
Treasurer Geoffrey Zhang [email protected]
Secretary Natasha Ng [email protected]
2013 Executive Contact List
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