Melbourne Law School

The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot is one of the world’s biggest celebrations of the art of argument. Competing in it is not for the fainthearted.

The Alex Chernov Scholarship is awarded each year to an international student from India undertaking the Masters program.

Melbourne Law School congratulates a number of alumni and friends who were recently recognised in the 2020 Australia Day Honours list. The awards are a testament to the contributions and outstanding commitment made by MLS alumni to the Australian community.

From Hong Kong to Capitol Hill, these are your most-read articles from MLS eBrief 2019

Melbourne Law School has received more than $840,000 in funding as part of the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards.

A Federal Court ruling that the Australia government’s ‘Robodebt’ system is unlawful shines a much-needed light on what the law actually says.

The remote community of Laramba is taking action against the CEO of the Northern Territory Department of Housing  with the help of an app developed by MLS JD students.

On 23 October, the Hon Dr Barry Jones AC paid tribute to Rt Hon Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO QC in a speech at the Melbourne Law School's Golden Alumni Reunion.

Every semester, Melbourne Law School’s JD students are conceiving and designing apps that tackle a range of legal issues – from media law and risk assessment to creating advance care directives for the community.

MLS alumnus and co-founder of Josef, Sam Flynn, reflects on MLS's first ever Law Tech Design Pop-Up.

Melbourne JD student Philippa Sutherland reflects on her time in the United States as part of the Melbourne elective ‘Global Lawyer’.

Melbourne JD student Ken Zhunwye Kiat reflects on his time in Geneva as part of the Melbourne elective ‘Institutions in International Law’.

Unrepresented individuals, small businesses and small not-for-profit organisations can now apply to receive free tax assistance from the Melbourne Law School (MLS) Tax Clinic.

On Wednesday 29 May, MLS hosted the Law Apps Awards celebrating a semester of hard work by Law Apps JD students. MLS spoke with the winners of the Law Apps Award about their experience of developing a community justice-centred app.

Melbourne Law School congratulates a number of our alumni who were recently recognised in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours list. It is a tribute to the dedication and commitment of these members of our community who have worked tirelessly in their fields.

Melbourne Law School students and recent graduates were recognised for their outstanding achievements at the MLS Prize Celebration this month.

MLS JD students are teaming up to build legal apps in collaboration with not-for-profit legal services.

Melbourne JD graduate Blake Connell is the Law Institute of Victoria’s 2019 Rising Star of the Year.

It was at an MLS careers consultation that second year Melbourne JD student, Elisa Wong learned of Law Without Walls X (LWOWX) Social Enterprise Hackathon – a four-month virtual competition for law students around the world.

Since joining a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade graduate program fresh out of law school, Sarah Storey has enjoyed an exciting diplomatic career, with postings from Brussels to Bangkok. Now, the MLS alumna has embarked on her “dream job”, as US Congressional Liaison Officer for the Australian Embassy in Washington.

It may be summer break, but our legal internship students are busy in a wide range of placements in Melbourne, across Australia and overseas. Hear from our students about what it's like studying the Legal Internship program as part of the Melbourne JD.

Melbourne Law School congratulates a number of alumni and friends who were recently recognised in the 2019 Australia Day Honours list. The awards are a testament to the contributions and outstanding commitment made by MLS alumni to the Australian community.

MLS JD students have spent a week in Hong Kong SAR as part of the elective subject Economic and Business Law in Asia.

MLS JD students have spent a week in Shanghai as part of the elective subject Economic and Business Law in Asia.

New research projects to be conducted by Melbourne Law School academics have been awarded major funding in the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) grants.

MLS Professor Jason Varuhas has been awarded the prestigious Inner Temple New Authors Book Prize.

Studying the Melbourne Law Masters has enabled Alexander Davani to combine his passion for sport with a career in the law.

MLS alumnus Saul Wakerman is the co-founder of Atticus, a legal tech startup that provides law firms with a platform to complete document disclosure verifications.

Designing an app to help prisoners apply for bail has changed the way that Erin Kanygin thinks about the law.

Developing an app to help people living with a disability has given JD student Alexander Meredith valuable insight into the principles of human-centred design.

For law graduate Jack Aquilina, completing his Master of Tax has set him up for a diverse legal career.

MLS alumna Di Miao helps Chinese and Australian clients interact and understand key legal issues at play.

JD student Tim Tabalujan reflects on his experience in Institutions in International Law, a two-week study intensive in Geneva, Switzerland.

Speaking at a public lecture at MLS, Dr Margaret Hagan from the Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School explained how we can use design to make the legal system work better for people.

Elise Pulbrook recently travelled to the United States for Global Lawyer, a two-week study intensive taught in the Melbourne JD. She reflects on her experience.

Melbourne JD student Monique Andreatta’s experience in the Law Without Walls X Social Entrepreneurship competition has further developed her understanding of how technology influences legal practice.

Second-year Melbourne JD student Mona Zhang says support from her peers has helped her transition from the Bachelor of Biomedicine to postgraduate study in law.

MLS alumna Sally Capp (BCom, LLB(Hons) 1991) was sworn in as Lord Mayor of Melbourne in May this year.

MLS Associate Professor and Future Fellow Tarun Khaitan has been announced as the winner of the 2018 Letten Prize.

MLS students were given an insight into how blockchain and smart contracts are transforming the legal profession at a panel discussion in May.

25 students from Melbourne Law School have just ended a week in New York City as part of the JD elective subject Global Lawyer.

MLS graduate and 2018 Supreme Court Prize winner Julia Nikolic (JD 2017) served in the Australian Intelligence Corps before studying law at MLS.