Sign up now and pave the way to become the most persuasive negotiator!!
UNSW Law Society provides the perfect environment for you to develop the key skills behind negotiation: collaboration with your partner, communication with other party, thinking on your feet and remaining calm. You will be given exciting scenarios to practice with.
If your performance is outstanding at the Advanced Competitions, you will have a chance to compete at the Australian Law Students’ Association (ALSA) Conference as well ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris!
The Advanced Negotiation competitions will commence in Week 4 and 5 (Round One) of Semester 1.
Registration begins NOW and closes on Friday 12 March 2010 at 6pm (End of Week 2). A helpful negotiation demonstration workshop will be held in Week 3.
The Competition is open to:
• fourth and fifth year undergraduate students; or
• final year graduate students; or
• students who are taking the elective Dispute Resolution [LAWS2314]; or
• students who have competed in Negotiation competitions in previous years.
If you're interested in becoming a part of the LawSoc Band and haven't yet contacted the Music Director, here's your last chance! All the relevant details are here. Email Seph at if you'd like to audition.
Date and Time
Auditions are next week on Thursday 11th March from 4-6pm and Friday 12th March from 2-4pm. Choose whichever day is more convenient for you and email with your choice. If you need a specific time, let me know and I'll do my best with the scheduling. Each audition shouldn't take more than 10 minutes.
Preparation
Please prepare one piece for each instrument you play or if your two instruments coordinate (e.g. guitar and vocal), feel free to do the one. Make sure that the piece really shows off the range of your ability so we get a good idea before making our decision. For vocalists, you'll need a backing track. You can just use the normal song and sing over the top if necessary. I'll be bringing my speakers so just send me the song by Wednesday and I'll put it on my iPod.
Location
Music Room 3, Level 3, the Squarehouse. If you need directions, let me know and I'll email them.
Rehearsal Times
We'll be rehearsing weekly on either Thursday 4-6pm or Friday 2-4pm depending on which is easiest for everyone. If you're not available at either of those times, there's not much point in auditioning unfortunately. When you email me with your audition times, it'd be great if you can let me know which audition time is better for you or better still if you can make both times.
For further detail, please email me at or give me a call on 0414 300 389.
So I hear you want to get involved with the UNSW Law Society…
Marketing needs your help NOW!
Whether you want:
• To serve and get involved in the UNSW Law Society,
• To be exposed to different portfolios and interact with all parts of the society,
• To interact with the broader law student body outside the society,
• To acquire skills in marketing, design and publicity,
• To develop skills such as professionalism, organization, teamwork and leadership,
we will find a place for you in the Marketing Committee.
Your application will be considered as soon as it is sent in. Applications close: 6pm, 30 March 2010.
The application form can be be downloaded here:
Want to get involved in Law Society’s most entrusted and noteworthy portfolio? Are you keen on keeping your fellow law school buddies well informed of the latest happenings around law school? Interested in developing specific skills and knowledge in editing as well as leadership, organizational and communications skills? Then you are in luck! The Education Portfolio has recently opened 2 unique positions for the Publications division in 2010!
The following positions are up for grabs:
1 x Innominate Co-Editor
1 x Law Annual Editor
All law students are encouraged to apply for these exciting positions and previous experience or involvement within the UNSW Law Society is not taken into account.
The benefits of being involved in UNSW Law Society are both personally and professionally rewarding! Our team of Directors and Vice President will provide ongoing support to assist you throughout the year.
Applications close on Tuesday 16th March at 6pm.
Please follow the link below to begin the application process:
We look forward to receiving your applications and recruiting the ideal candidates for 2010!
Daniela Lai and Mahi Papas
Publications Directors (Education Portfolio, 2010)
Want to become involved in the UNSW Law Society? Get a chance to network with members of the judiciary, government and academia? Develop your teamwork, communications, time-management, organisation and leadership skills?
Become a Speakers' Forum volunteer!
The Speakers' Forum is a division of the UNSW Law Society Education portfolio that organises a variety of discussion panels, key note lectures, workshops and other events that serve to bring insightful and high profile speakers from within the legal profession, politics, and academia to the UNSW Law School. Past speakers have included the Hon. Michael Kirby (former justice of the High Court of Australia), the Hon. Murray Gleeson (the former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia), Stephen Hopper (lawyer formerly representing Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib) and prominent academics in areas such as climate change and international law.
As a volunteer, you can take on as large or as small a role as you wish. The amount of time you wish to dedicate is entirely up to you. No experience is required. Some typical activities include:
• Research into topic areas of law and potential speakers
• Drafting letters, correspondence to speakers, and media releases
• Organising publicity materials
• Event management duties: liaising with law building staff, caterers, etc.
• Volunteering for Speakers Forum information stalls.
Everyone is welcome! Simply send an email to the Speakers' Forum Directors stating your availabilities and areas of interest.
Find out more:
There will be an informal information session on 12th March 2010 (Friday Week 2) at 1-2 pm in the Beer Garden. See you there!
Contact:
Matthew Shum and Samson Wong
Speakers' Forum Directors 2010
Do you have an ego and like to win? Of course you do, you're a law student!
Most of the Competitions offered by the UNSW LawSoc are now open for Registration! For more details, visit each Competition's page using the side-bar, or simply click the following links.
Let's kick off the new decade with a bang! And what better way than to spend a big Thursday night drinking and dancing with your New South Law friends.
Whether you are a FY fresh out of school discos, a fifth year struggling to come to terms with the fact that you have been at uni for 5 years, a JD students or anyone in between - all unsw law students welcome!
Be there for a MASSIVE BAR TAB, sweet music and an awesome venue.
There is no need for a ticket - this event is FREE! Where: Kit and Kaboodle, Kings Cross, 25 Darlinghurst Rd Potts Point NSW 2011 When: Thursday March 11 from 7.30pm
1. PURCHASE: a ticket in person on a Mon, Tues, Thurs or Fri outside the Law Library from 1pm-3pm OR buy online at http://unswlawsoc.iwannaticket.com.au/ 2. COLLECT: a child (under 18) or adult (over 18) consent form 3. RETURN: the form to the sales desk (Medicare/OLSH number required) ASAP
Note: You will be not allowed to attend the camp if you have not returned the consent form by 22nd March.
Cost: $120 includes all meals, drinks (including alcohol), 2 nights accommodation, activities with professional supervision, return transport from UNSW and the best weekend of 2010!
Coordinated by student volunteers, the Law Mentoring Support Network (LawMSN) functions through 60 volunteer student mentors.The program is dedicated to facilitating adjustment to university life and more specifically, to prepare first year entrants to the Law School via mentoring.
This program has been established to reinforce the unique student culture of the law school that underpins our teaching model based on discussion and the numerous additional programs and activities within the law school. The mentoring program aims to encourage inter-year student involvement to establish an inclusive and welcoming school environment.
All first year law students in 2010 (undergraduate, transfer and graduate law) are strongly encouraged to sign up for the LawMSN Program.
Register your details here: Link
Any questions, feel free to email us at:
Hope to see you all at the "Meet Your Mentor" Pizza Lunch on Thursday March 4th @ 1PM, in front of the law building!
Are you newly embarking on a Juris Doctor? Or returning for another year of graduate law? The Law Society is organising a few drinks, with no undergraduates allowed. Come along to meet those you'll be spending the next three years in class with, along with students who have been here a little longer.
When: Thursday 4 March (Week 1) 6.30-9pm; TBA for RSVP Date Where: Regent Hotel – 416-418 Anzac Pde Kingsford
