Where has the time gone? It’s the last week before mid-semester

break! Welcome back to those who were at Law Camp! Hopefully you

will have recovered enough to start another week.

We have a packed Brief this week, with everything you need to know

to register for Competitions and General Delegate positions for the

ALSA Clayton Utz Conference in Perth this July. Be quick to register!

And don’t forget to join us at the LawSOC Launch Party this

Wednesday! Free food and a massive bar-tab! What’s not to love!

We hope you have a fantastic week and see you after the break!

Yi Lu & Carol Sin

The Brief Editors

Editors’ Note

Upcoming This Week

Mon 25 Mar

Postgraduate Opportunities in Oxford Talk

Teach for Australia Information Session

Wed 27 Mar

Justice Talks: The Hon Ronald Sackville

UNSW Law Society Launch Party

Thurs 28 Mar

Aurora Native Title Internship Applications close

Sun 31 Mar

ALSA Conference Competition Applications close

Odyssey Program Applications close

UNSW Law Faculty

Announcements

2

UNSW Law Society

Announcements

3

Events 4

Careers 5

Competitions 6

2013 Cabinet 9

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Postgraduate Opportunities at Oxford

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.

The UNSW Law Student

Faculty Reps have created

a new platform for all

Faculty Announcements.

Don’t forget to like the

page here.

And please direct any

questions to their email

here.

Interested in furthering your legal

study at one of the world's most

prestigious universities? Come along to

learn more about postgraduate study

opportunities at Oxford University!

Angus Johnston, a fellow at University

College, Oxford, will be speaking to

interested law students about courses

and options available at Oxford

University.

Monday 25th March

18:00-19:00

Staff Common Room, Level 2, Law

Building (Entry is through the glass

doors adjacent to Student Services.

There will also be signs to direct you.)

For more info, please email Cecily Zhu

at education@unswlawsoc.org.

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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 (can be acquired at the door)

More info here.

Free Coffee!

Tuesday mornings at

the Whitehouse with

your LawSOC sticker

8:15-9:00.

Eat-in only.

Personal Training

Sessions

Thursday mornings at

the Sport and

Recreation building

7:30-8:30.

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

courtofconscience@unswlawsoc.org

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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

your name to juliapetinos@gmail.com

or easimak@live.com.au by Friday 29

March.

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

alhr.nsw@gmail.com

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Odyssey Program Volunteer

The Odyssey program is a fantastic,

once in a lifetime opportunity to spend

time in a remote indigenous community,

working with local people whilst

learning the realities of community life

in some of Australia’s most spectacular

regions.

Volunteers work in small teams to

facilitate the June/July school holiday

activities, primarily sport and

recreation-based, targeted at children

and young people.

Volunteers play a vital role in

discouraging anti-social and at-risk

behaviour through providing

engaging and healthy choices (think

disco, waterslides, painting!)

Open-minded and enthusiastic

volunteers who want to learn, grow

and discover more about themselves

and the country they live in should

apply online here.

Applications close 31 March.

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

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

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ALSA Clayton Utz Conference (Perth) The 2013 ALSA Clayton Utz Conference

will be hosted between July 9-16.

Registrations are now open for six

different Competitions and General

Delegate position. It is a fantastic

opportunity to apply your theoretical

understanding of the law in exciting,

practical and competitive contexts.

UNSW Law Society will subsidise

registration, transport and

accommodation for all competitors.

Competitions application close 31 March

Students who have completed a course

on IHL and/or participated in internal

and external competitions are

encouraged to apply for this moot.

A team of two competitors will be

selected. Competitors must be available

to prepare during the mid-year break.

King & Wood Mallesons Championship Moot

Mooters from across Australia, NZ, and

South-East Asia are pitted against each

other in highly charged legal argument.

Finalists from all internal mooting

competitions and competitors in

previous external competitions are

encouraged to apply for this

prestigious national moot. A team

of three competitors will be selected to

compete. Competitors must be

available to prepare during the

mid-year break.

Australian Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot

College of Law Witness Examination Competition

Past competitors of the internal Trial

Advocacy competition and previous

external competitions are encouraged to

apply for this national competition.

One competitor will be selected to

compete at ALSA.

Sir Laurence Street Negotiation Competition

Past competitors of internal Negotiation

competitions and previous external

competitions are encouraged to apply

for the premier national dispute

resolution competition.

Two competitors will be selected to

compete. Applicants will apply a

individuals but can choose to nominate

a preferred partner.

Clayton Utz Paper Presentation

Paper Presentation involves researching

and writing a legal essay (between 3000

-5000 words) and then presenting it to

a panel of judges. Competitors compete

individually and the papers may be

written on any legal topic. The panel

may ask questions as they see fit during

and after the presentation to assess the

depth of knowledge and understanding

the competitor has in the chosen field.

The winner of the National Paper

Presentation Final will have their paper

published in ALSA’s Academic Journal.

All students are encouraged to ap-

ply. Along with their application form,

applicants must submit a paper that is

representative of their ability. One

competitor will be selected to compete.

Norton Rose Client Interviewing Competition

Past competitors of the internal Client

Interviewing competition and previous

external competitions are encouraged to

apply for this national competition.

Two competitors will be selected to

compete. Applicants will apply as

individuals but can choose to nominate

a preferred partner.

How to Apply

See the External

Competitions Policy and

complete the Application

form here and send it to

externalmoot-

ing@unswlawsoc.org (for

mooting) or external-

skills@unswlawsoc.org

(for skills).

Please indicate clearly

which competition you are

applying for in the file

name of the application

form.

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Negotiation Partners - tasked with

assisting the competitors of the ALSA

Negotiation Competition in their

training. Duties include participating as

the opposing team in practice

negotiations with the competitors in

the lead up to ALSA and debriefing

with the competitors after each training

round. Two students will be selected

for this role. The role does not require

the student to attend ALSA and will not

receive any subsides from the UNSW

Law Society .

ALSA Clayton Utz Conference (Perth)

If competitions aren’t really your thing,

but you don't want to miss out on all

the fun of the Conference, why not

register to attend as a General

Delegate?

General Delegates will have access to

all Conference events, such as the

careers program (including networking

drinks and legal skills workshops),

education and social justice program

(including legal education forums,

Community Day) and all the night

social events! Delegates are also free

to explore the beautiful city of Perth

during the day.

Gold registration costs $850 (includes

accommodation) and silver registration

costs $500 (does not include

accommodation). Neither registration

fee includes flights or optional extras

that you can purchase (such as the pub

crawl and day trip). Please note, the

UNSW Law Society will not be providing

any subsidies for General Delegates this

year.

ALSA Conference Ancillary Positions Advocate Aide-de-Camp – tasked

with assisting the competitor of the

ALSA Witness Examination Competition

in their training. Duties include

participating as a witness/opposing

council in practice trials with the

competitor in the lead up to ALSA and

debriefing with the competitor after

each training round. Up to two students

may be selected for this role. The role

does not require the student to attend

ALSA and will not receive any subsides

from the UNSW Law Society.

Please note that if you apply to be a

competitor in either Witness

Examination or Negotiations for ALSA

and are unsuccessful, you will

automatically be considered for these

roles and need not apply further.

Please follow the application process on

the previous page.

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

academic_journal@alsa.asn.au.

Competition closes 11 May.

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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.

Senior Mooting Registration

The intermediate mooting registrations

for 2013 are open. Register here.

Questions and inquiries can be directed

to the intermediate mooting

coordinators (Christabel or Angela) at

intermediatemooting@unswlawsoc.org.

Intermediate Mooting Registration

The senior mooting competition is the

third and final mooting competition run

by the UNSW Law Society. Fact

scenarios can be from any core subject

in a UNSW undergraduate law degree

or JD. This competition is the firmest

test of legal problem solving, research

and advocacy within the UNSW Law

Society.

Register here.

The first round will be held in Week 8

and Week 9 of Semester 1 (29 April to

10 May 2013). Moots will be held at

6pm, and you can select either the

Kensington campus or the CBD campus

as your preferred moot venue.

Questions and inquiries can be directed

to the senior mooting coordinators

(Niru and Andrew) at

seniormooting@unswlawsoc.org.

Connecting with Law Short Film To enter the Connecting with Law Short

Film Competition, students are asked to

create a 2-5 minute film around their

top tips for studying law to educate,

entertain and engage other law

students.

The winners will be those judged to be

the most creative, instructive and

original - anything that helps other

students to connect with the study of

law.

The winners will receive:

1st prize $1500

2nd prize $500

3rd prize $250

For further details, entry forms and

guidelines and to see last year's

winners please see our website at:

www.oup.com.au/cwl.

Competition closes Friday 26 July 2013.

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Position Name Email

Co-Presidents Nathan Huynh Kara Grimsley

presidents@unswlawsoc.org

Activities (VP) Benjamin Heenan activities@unswlawsoc.org

Administration (VP) Derek Lim administration@unswlawsoc.org

Australian Careers (VP) Brian Lee australiancareers@unswlawsoc.org

International Careers (VP) Reyna Ge internationalcareers@unswlawsoc.org

Mooting Competitions (VP) Lyndon Goddard mooting@unswlawsoc.org

Skills Competitions (VP) Alan Coorey skills@unswlawsoc.org

Education (VP) Cecily Zhu education@unswlawsoc.org

Juris Doctor (VP) Charlie Crane jd@unswlawsoc.org

Social Justice (VP) Jacqui Fetchet socialjustice@unswlawsoc.org

Treasurer Geoffrey Zhang treasurer@unswlawsoc.org

Secretary Natasha Ng secretary@unswlawsoc.org

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