The Deakin law students society is looking for more members to join our ranks. Current positions are available below. If you think you would fit well into one of these portfolios, email an application that states which positions you wish to apply for and a response to the questions provided for each portfolio.
Email your application to president@dlssgeelong.com.au
Applications close Friday 1st April at 6pm
[Applications are now closed]
More information is available below about these positions.
This information has been reproduced directly from the Deakin Faculty of Law’s Job Opportunities page. The original advertisement can be found here.
Check out Todd Bromwich’s Handbook giving you the ins and outs of Seasonal Clerkship applications!!
Seasonal clerkship programs generally available only to penultimate or final year law students and are used by firms to assess potential trainees. Clerks will typically be placed within one practice area of the firm and given a wide range of tasks, so that the firm may assess their competency and approach towards work. Firms also place great importance upon whether or not the clerk is a good cultural fit. This refers to your attitude, personality and work ethic and whether these match the characteristics the firm desires.
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If any of these apply to you come to the Deakin Abroad Returned Students’ Session!
As Deakin law students, we are a pretty lucky bunch in that there’s over a hundred universities around the world that we can spend a semester or two studying abroad at.
This is your chance to speak with returned students about their experiences studying overseas and find out how you can organise your own trip of a lifetime (and get law credits for it!) The session will feature returned Deakin law students who can give you all the info you need on how to make your law degree work with a semester overseas.
Deakin Waterfront, Tuesday June 2 – 1:00pm in D3.211. Any questions about this event can be sent to Declan Higgins at djhiggin@deakin.edu.au, or click here to visit the event on Facebook.
This blog post by Waterfront Student Charrie Anne Mata originally appeared on the Faculty of Business & Law Mentor Program Blog and has been replicated with permission of the author and the Mentor team. You can find out more about the mentor program (and how to sign up!) by clicking here.
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BY KATE AMMITZBOLL
The RMIT Law Students’ Society invites law students from across Victoria and Tasmania to register to compete in the second annual Nowicki Carbone Moot.This inter-varsity competition will be held in Melbourne at the Old Magistrates Court 5-6 June. The cost is $50 per team (to cover venue hire) and one team from each Victorian and Tasmanian Law School in the first instance. The grand final for this event will be filmed.
If you are interested in representing Deakin University Waterfront Campus in this event, please email Ivana at competitions@dlssgeelong.com.au with your counsel names and contact details by no later than 5pm on the 16th May. We can then correspond with RMIT on your behalf to complete your registration.
Deakin Law Students' Society Geelong 