Staying ahead of the curve
In his third year of the JD, Arj Wijegunaratne enrolled in Law Apps to equip himself with the skills he saw as important to the future of the legal services industry.
Published 24 May 2017
MLS Newsroom
Ramsay Report set to shake up financial services
With every federal budget, there are inevitably winners and losers. This year, MLS Professor Ian Ramsay was among the clear winners, with all 11 of the recommendations of a panel chaired by Professor Ramsay adopted by Treasurer Scott Morrison.
Published 23 May 2017
PwC Legal partner brings technological know-how to MLS in new JD subject
Digital and Technology Law Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Cameron Whittfield has spent over twenty years working at the intersection of law and technology. This year, he is co-teaching a new subject at MLS: New Technology Law.
Published 23 May 2017
Exploring the connection between politics, technology and the law
JD student Danielle El-Hajj has seen first-hand the lingering effect that armed conflict can have on people’s lives. When given the opportunity through final-year elective Law Apps to work with a not-for-profit organisation, she was drawn to the work of Refugee Legal.
Published 22 May 2017
Applying Law Apps to New Law
MLS alumna Rachel Varghese (BA 2012, JD 2015) took inspiration from an entrepreneurial family member when carving out her own career pathway. She enrolled in Law Apps in her final year of the JD, hoping to widen her legal skill set and gain insight into technology and the law. She hasn’t looked back.
Published 19 May 2017
MLS Prize Celebration 2017
Melbourne Law School students and recent graduates were recognised at the MLS Prize celebration on Monday evening.
Published 19 May 2017
Professor Carolyn Evans appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Melbourne Law School Dean Professor Carolyn Evans has been appointed University of Melbourne Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Provost with responsibility for graduate education.
Published 18 May 2017
Distinguished Visiting Fellows enhance expertise at Melbourne Law School
Leading global law experts in health, technology, ethics and international law have been named as the first Distinguished Visiting Fellows at Melbourne Law School (MLS).
Published 15 May 2017
From MLS to the Soccer Field
MLS alumna May Low (LLB/BSc 2008) is Legal Counsel at Melbourne City FC. She shares her story with MLS.
Published 15 May 2017
Tomorrow's Lawyers: Technology, Innovation and Law at MLS
Second year JD student Stephen Lee was the perfect candidate to help investigate subject material for the new MLS subject ‘New Technology Law’. With an undergraduate in Business Information Systems and experience as an IT consultant at KPMG, he has been able to bring together his experience with technology and his studies in law to turn the stuff of science fiction movies into a cutting edge JD elective. Stephen tells MLS all about his work on the new subject.
Published 15 May 2017
Asia literacy at MLS
MLS JD student Dominic Fajardo was one of 22 students who took part in last year’s Economic and Business Law in Asia (EBLA) subject, a two-week intensive course taught between Hong Kong and Shanghai. From eating siu mai on the streets of Hong Kong to learning about the legal challenges in developing an oil refinery, Dominic gained a better understanding of the economic opportunities across the region.
Published 15 May 2017
Striving for social impact
When he was 19, Matthew Acciarito started his own business supplying fruit and vegetables to the hospitality industry. Taking an interest in legal subjects in order help grow his enterprise, Matthew discovered a passion for commercial law.
Published 11 May 2017
Two Years of Suppression under the Open Courts Act 2013 (Vic)
SYDNEY LAW REVIEW - VOLUME 39, NUMBER 1, MARCH 2017
Published 09 May 2017
Lights, (drone) camera, and action
JD Student Kit Mun Lee reflects on what he learned during his summer spent working with PwC’s new digital and technology law team headed by Cameron Whittfield. During the MLS initiative to develop a new cutting edge subject in Technology, Innovation and the Law, Kit found a pathway that brought his experience in technology and law together with his passion for collaborative film making production.
Published 09 May 2017
From the classroom to the clinic
MLS students convert their legal training into community action as part of the Law School’s Public Interest Law Initiative.
Published 08 May 2017
New research partnership to help strengthen ties with China
A new research partnership between Renmin University of China Law School and Melbourne Law School will help facilitate strong connections and build research capacity.
Published 08 May 2017
Prof Tim Lindsey: Renewed hope for Bali Nine members on death row?
Death row Bali Nine members will file reapplication for consideration of their good behaviour as one of their last legal options, says Indonesian law expert Tim Lindsey.
Published 04 May 2017
Call for Papers: The Third Biennial Public Law Conference – Melbourne Law School, 11-13 July 2018
The Public Law Conference series is the pre-eminent regular forum for the discussion of public law matters in the common law world.
Published 04 May 2017
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