The Hub

A full round-up of the latest news and events,
just for current UQ law students.

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Study Opportunities

Call for student volunteers | 28 May

The School of Social Science is calling for student volunteers to assist with a mock trial for CRIM3111 on Friday 28 May. To be held in the UQ Moot Court. Please contact Kaliah Daley for more information before Friday 30 April.

UQ Future Leaders program | 4 June

Are you graduating this semester? Applications are now open for the UQ Future Leaders program - a five year alumni program designed to help kick start your career! For more information and details on how to apply, click here.

Insurance and Commerical Law open for enrolment | Master of Law students

This focuses on the legal context and considerations of financial insurance, property and liability insurance, including categories of financial liability, coverage and claims handling issues. Find out more here.

Other study programs, scholarships and competitions

2021 U21/PwC Innovation Challenge is now open (PhD Students) | May
BEL WIL Group Consults | 1 June
Owen Fletcher Research Fund | 7 July (Phd, HDR)

View all scholarships online (NB/ not all are displayed on The Hub).

Other information

How to get involved at UQ | Read the blog by law students Abinaya Ketheeswaran and Melanie Karibasic. Read now.
Raise the bar guide | Learn about the competitions UQLS organise each year, and how to get involved. Read now.
Education Guide from UQLS | For more information about study spaces, borrowing at the library, scholarships and more. Read now.

Employability

Legal Analyst (Brisbane) | 21 May

Ashurst Australia are currently looking for Legal Analysts to join their Brisbane team full time. They created the position of Legal Analyst to combine elements from roles historically undertaken by junior lawyers, trainees and paralegals into a broad team with a new type of legal career path. Find out more.

Allens Indigenous Internship (paid) | 28 June - 9 July

Allens is a leading international law firm, with partners, lawyers and corporate services employees across Asia and Australia. They are offering legal paid internships to Indigenous law students in Brisbane. Their two-week legal internship program provides an opportunity to find out more about working in a commercial legal environment. Find out more.

Graduate Lawyer (Melbourne) | 16 July

MolinoCahill Lawyers, a leading boutique law firm with a strong construction and infrastructure focus, are seeking graduate lawyers to join our team this year and in 2022. Find out more.

More opportunities

Various paid Policy Support Officer internships | May
Seasonal Clerkship, MolinoCahill Lawyers (Melbourne) | 15 August
Research assistant register | the School establishes a register of law students currently studying in their 3rd year and onwards who would like to act as a Research Assistant for academic staff within the school.

Not all opportunities are displayed here. Visit StudentHub for more job opportunities here.

Reading resources

Explore an abundance of stories on UQ's Careers Directory. Search and read more stories here.

Events

The Witness Box - Arthur (Artie) Abal, Impact Sourcing and Crowd Diversity at Appen | 24 May

Arthur (Artie) Abal (he/him) leads Impact Sourcing and Crowd Diversity at Appen, one of the world’s leading producers of data used for the development of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Find out more about The Witness Box.

Ashurst Senior Moot Grand Final | 19 May

The Ashurst Senior Moot Grand Final is taking place this Wednesday with arrivals from 5.45pm and a 6pm start time in the Banco Court, at the Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law. Register here.

UQLS x YHC Lawyers Semester One First Year Dinner | 26 May

The UQLS x YHC Lawyers First Year Dinner for 2021 will be held on May 26 after the Ashurst Junior Moot Grand Final! This will be a fantastic opportunity for you to encourage your peers as they moot at the Supreme Court, before walking as a group to Corbett & Claude on Elizabeth St. Register now.

This fortnight

17 May | UQLS Grand Finals - Ashurst Junior Client Interviewing

18 May | Queensland Legal Walk 2021

19 May | UQLS Grand Finals - Ashurst Senior Moot

23 May | UQBA x UQES x UQLS: Y2K Pub Crawl 2021

24 May | UQLS Grand Finals - Corrs Chambers Westgarth Senior Negotiation

26 May | UQLS Grand Finals - Corrs Chambers Westgarth Junior Moot

27 May | Freedom of Contract and the Contract Institution

27 May | Reconciling Customary and Formal Land Tenure: A Proposed Framework for the Process of Reform

27 May | Child Protection: Learnings from Working with First Nations Clients

Upcoming

10 June | Forensic Evidence in Criminal Proceedings (Current Legal Issues Seminar Series)

11 June | Human Rights and the Criminal Justice System

5 August | Common Law Relief from Penalities: When Did It All Begin? (Current Legal Issues Seminar Series)

7 October | Religious Freedom, Religious Discrimination and the Role of Law (Current Legal Issues Seminar Series)

Law life & wellbeing

Other life & wellbeing opportunities

Your first-year BEL student bucket list | Start working on your bucket list? Read now.
First-year checklist | Are you new to UQ Law? Download a copy of your checklist now. View now.
UQLS first-year guide | Check out the new first-year guide containing 20+ pages of advice from students. Download now.
Law FAQ resource | Don't forget to regularly check the Law FAQ resource online. Updated regularly, we encourage you to check back, or anonymously submit any questions or queries you might have. Learn more.
Need to decompress? | Our Law, life & wellbeing program is all about enhancing your student experience whether it's inside or outside the classroom. If you feel like you could do with someone to talk to, contact your Law, life & wellbeing representative. Simply email Dony Rodriguez at lawlife@uq.edu.au to catch up over a coffee.
Peer writing assistance for international students (Law specific) | Stay tuned for updated appointment times. Learn more.
International UQ Law Students Facebook Group | Join Now.
UQ Experience Research Panel | Find out what's involved or Sign-up here.

Community

[Read] South Sudan's chief justice is overstepping his bounds: why it matters for the rule of law

Hear from UQ's Dr Mark Deng as he discusses South Sudan’s Chief Justice, Chan Reec Madut, and his implication in serious corruption allegations since independence. Read more here.

[Listen] ‘Give it your best shot’: The path from valedictorian to High Court

UQ Law School alumnus and Semester 2, 2020 valedictorian Anna Kretowicz recently appeared on the Lawyers Weekly Protégé Podcast. Listen now.

[Watch] The Witness Box: Keilin Anderson

Check out the latest Witness Box interview with student Lilian Smith and interviewee Keilin Anderson (UQ alumnus and lawyer with the Office of International Law within the Attorney-General’s Department). Watch now.

[Listen] Cyber autonomy - Ryan Ko

Listen to the latest episode of Law and the Future of War, where Dr Simon McKenzie talks with Professor Ryan Ko about the prospects and risks of cyber autonomy. Programs and systems are being developed that automate cyber defence, allowing them to self-discover, prove and correct software vulnerabilities at real-time. Listen here.

Other community opportunities UQLS Tutoring Directory - students looking for tutors | Register here.

UQLS Tutoring Directory - tutors looking to offer their services | Register here.
UQLS Study Group Directory - students looking to form study groups with other students | Register here.
YHC Lawyers & UQLS Buddy Program | Sign up for a buddy now.
Transgender Visibility | UQ is proud of our trans students, staff, and alumni, and the path they have taken – or are taking – to become their true selves. Read their stories now.