A Juris Doctor student’s journey from first-time hacker to pitch perfect

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.

Published 30 Apr 2019

Australian aide: alumna heads to Capitol Hill

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.

Published 25 Feb 2019

Postcards from Placement

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.

Published 06 Feb 2019

Alumni recognised in Australia Day Honours

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.

Published 04 Feb 2019

Bashir's bizarre on-off release disrupts Jokowi’s campaign

The news item "Bashir's bizarre on-off release disrupts Jokowi’s campaign” was published on The Age on 23 January 2019.'Indonesia’s announcement that it would release 80-year-old Abu Bakar Bashir, the spiritual leader of terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah, after serving two-thirds of his 15-year sentence for supporting a terrorist training camp in Aceh, took many by surprise.'Read the article by Professor Tim Lindsey AO here:https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/bashir-s-bizarre-on-off-release-disrupts-jokowi-s-campaign-20190123-p50t4l.htmlTim Lindsey is Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society at the Melbourne Law School. Tim is a member of the Victorian Bar and was the long-serving Chair of the Australia Indonesia Institute until 2016. His publications include Indonesia: Law and Society; Islam, Law and the State in Southeast Asia (three volumes); The Indonesian Constitution; Drugs Law and Practice in Southeast Asia; and Religion, Law and Intolerance in Indonesia. He is a founder and an executive editor of The Australian Journal of Asian Law.

Published 31 Jan 2019

Indian Equality Law Visiting Fellowships

Applications are invited for 2-3 visiting fellows to spend 4-5 weeks at Melbourne Law School in 2019, as part of the Indian Equality Law Programme.The Indian Equality Law Visiting Fellowships are designed for advanced-stage doctoral students or early-career academic scholars (with no more than 5 years of post-doctoral, university teaching or litigation experience) with an interest in Indian equality / anti-discrimination law and/or comparative law. Funding for the fellowships is provided by the Letten Prize awarded to Associate Professor Tarunabh Khaitan in 2018. Fellows will be based at MLS and will benefit from a research-intensive environment.If you are interested in applying, click here for further details.Applications close on 1 February, 2019.