April Intensive Schools
The UNE Law Students’ Society (UNELSS) extends a very warm welcome to all students attending Law Intensive School in Armidale.
For the duration of Law Intensives (Sunday 14 to Saturday 27 April), UNELSS will be providing fresh home-baked goodies, tea, coffee and hot chocolate, in our common room, completely free! If you need a snack we also stock chocolate bars, soft drinks, and variety of flavours of cup-noodles at minimal charge.
Members of the 2013 Executive team will be on hand to welcome you on the first day of your intensive school, and will be hanging out every day in the Common Room to answer any enquiries, accept membership applications, or just chat.
Make sure you check out your subject specific moodle site for the events we will be holding during your intensive school.
We look forward to seeing you, make sure you bring a jumper or two.
Kind Regards,
Peta Lisle
Vice President (External)
UNE Law Students’ Society
Is this your first time on campus? Here’s a map of the Law building to help you find your way around!
Superheroes Shine
The ‘Stro Superhero Saga was a BLAST!
Congratulations to our winners: Stephanie Preston for best dressed, and Mark Jongebloed for best concept.
A big thank you to everyone who helped to arrange the event, and to those who helped out on the night.
If you weren’t there (or perhaps the memories are a little hazy!), check out the gallery below for what you missed…
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UNELSS Presents: The ‘Stro Superhero Saga
Are you a mild-mannered Law student by day, but dying to bust out your secret super-hero identity on an unsuspecting UNE ‘Stro public by night? Then tonight’s LSS hosted Superhero Saga is for you!
Tickets available at the door. Prizes for best dressed. Photo-booth to immortalise your epic heroism (and possible penchant for lycra) for all time.
In a word, it will be SUPER- see you there!
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The Box- A New Way to Track LSS Events
Want to know what exciting events and activities your LSS has planned for 2013? Want to get access to deals, student discounts and competitions? Then Services UNE’s new app called ‘The Box’ is for you!
The Box is an app for iPhone and Android which lets you access calendars for all of your favourite UNE clubs and societies, as well as loads of freebies for students. You can learn more via their website.
Never miss a thing- go to the app store and get your copy today!
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The Fine Print Yearbook
After the roaring success of the inaugural edition in September 2012, the LSS are pleased to announce that the Yearbook edition of the UNELSS newsletter ‘The Fine Print’ has now been released.
A very big thank you to Morgan Jane (2012 Publications Officer/2013 Vice President Education) who worked tirelessly to put this together, as well as to everyone who contributed news and stories of the year that was.
You can download your very own copy of the Yearbook here.
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Student Facebook Competition
The Social Media Department at the Law Institute of Victoria are currently running a National Facebook Competition which ALL law students (LLB and JD) across Australia are eligible to enter. The competition forms part of the National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference, an initiative of The National Pro Bono and Resource Centre, The Law Council of Australia and the LIV.
The 25 best entries will be awarded a prize pack to the value of $600 to attend the National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference on 20 – 22 March 2013 as part of a sponsored Student Delegation.
To enter, students will be required to ‘like’ the Young Lawyers Facebook page and submit 200 words or less on the following topic:
“Unmet legal need in Australia means universal access to justice is unattainable – Discuss.”
The National Access to Justice Facebook Competition will be open to all current law students on Friday 1 February 2013. Entries will close at 11.59pm EDT on Friday 22 February 2013. Successful applicants will be notified by email by 1 March 2013. We’d love to see some UNELSS members on the list!
For more information, visit: https://www.a2j13.com.au/
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Kirby Seminar Series 2013
You are warmly invited to attend a Kirby Seminar presented by Professor Benjamin J. Richardson, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Law & Sustainability at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Law.
“Investing in Nature’s Trust: Environmental Governance of the Financial Economy”
When: Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Time: 12.00pm for one hour
Where: J.N. Lewis Seminar Room (W38), School of Law (adjacent to internal courtyard) Economics, Business and Law Building, UNE
For further details please contact Mark Lunney (02 6773 3976 or mark.lunney@une.edu.au). You can also download a copy of the flyer here.
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Preparing Law Graduates for Practice in Rural & Regional Australia
Recently the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching has been working on a project entitled ‘Rethinking Law Curriculum: Preparing law graduates for practice in rural and regional Australia’. This project, a collaboration between staff from six Australian law schools, has produced a substantial curriculum package which may be utilised by law schools to better prepare graduates for employment in rural and regional areas.
Research by the Law Council of Australia in 2009 highlights several concerns with respect to the recruitment and retention of lawyers in rural and regional communities, particularly in attracting young lawyers to long-term positions. The available literature indicates that rural and regional legal practice is characterised by distinct contextual challenges, including professional isolation, high visibility within the community, and limited access to supervision and resources. Graduates not adequately prepared to deal with such environments are unlikely to remain in rural or regional areas, or even seek such opportunities in the first place.
Prompted by research in other disciplines which indicates that the university curriculum can more actively contribute to the preparation of graduates for professional careers in rural and regional Australia, the project team created a curriculum package which aims to sensitise law students to the unique practice environments in rural and regional Australia, and develop the necessary skills for a fulfilling rural or regional legal practice career. The curriculum package is an open-educational resource which may be re-used for free under a creative commons licence, and includes engaging learning materials and activities. It is suitable to be taught as a stand-alone unit on rural and regional legal practice, or may be easily separated into discrete modules which can be incorporated into existing units of study. The curriculum package is available in several formats, and comes with comprehensive user instructions for presenting the materials in online learning management systems.
Further information about the project and the curriculum package can be found in this brochure. You can also visit the project website at: http://www.rrlen.net.au
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to email feedback@rrlen.net.au.
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2012 Sir Frank Kitto Public Lecture
Professor Michael Stuckey, Head of The Law School at UNE would like to invite you and colleagues to this year’s Annual Sir Frank Kitto Public Lecture.
We are excited to have The Honourable Bob Debus [Lawyer, journalist and former Attorney General, Minister for Corrective Services, Minister for Environment and Minister for Emergency Services in NSW and Federal Minister for Home Affairs] speaking this year.
Title: “The Devils Triangle: civil liberty and the relationship between the law , the media and the parliament.”
An independent legal system, a free press and an elected parliament are the basic institutions of democracy. Nevertheless at historical times of threat and fear both editorial opinion and public attitudes can easily turn against the fundamental values of justice that have been supported by lawyers and the law or centuries.
Friday 23rd November 2012
3pm for afternoon refreshments
4pm Public Lecture
LT4 John Dillon Lecture Theatre (next to the Law Library)
Parking is available on the Short Run which is off Trevenna Road (behind St Mark’s Church)
For further information and RSVP: Belinda Eastgate 02 6773 2091 Belinda.Eastgate@une.edu.au
You can download a copy of the official flyer for the event here.
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