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COLLEGE OF LAW AND JUSTCE • Victoria Law School (established in 2001)

• Sir Zelman Cowen Centre (established in 2002)

Location: Located in the heart of the Melbourne legal precinct in heritage listed buildings at 295 Queen Street Melbourne. (Old Births Death and Marriages Records Office)

Associate Professor Lidia Xynas Director of Teaching and Learning, College of Law and Justice

Current Courses – Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

• Solicitor, Lawyer, Policy Advisor, Legal Advisor, Human Rights Advocate

– Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) (Honours) • Solicitor, Lawyer, Policy Advisor, Legal Advisor, Human Rights Advocate

– Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business (Honours)

• Financial analyst, Policy advisor, Legal advisor, Industrial relations advisor, Human rights advocate

– Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Arts (Honours) • Solicitor, Lawyer, Policy Advisor, Legal Advisor, Human Rights Advocate

– Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Finance)/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) • Banker, Investment analyst, Stockbroker, Research analyst

– Bachelor of Legal Services • Paralegal, Compliance officer, Advance legal services

Associate Professor Lidia Xynas Director of Teaching and Learning, College of Law and Justice

Future Courses

– Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Psychology • Law, Community Justice, Courts, Legal Community Centres, Mental Health Board

– Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Criminology • ASIO, Police force, Correctional Services, security services, forensic work

Jana Condos

Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Law/Bachelor of Arts Arts

Di Storey College Coordinator – College of Law and Justice

Are we industry connected?

Industry Connections CLINICAL PROGRAMS Magistrates Court Program – Partnered with Victoria Legal Aid Student Duties: Collating information and shadowing the Duty Lawyer

Police Prosecutors Program – Partnered with Victoria Police (First Police Internship in Australia) 5 Rotations – Magistrates Court, Civil Division, Coroners Court, Research & Training, Major Enquires Student Duties: Summary Crime, Assist Special Counsel, Research and briefs for OPP from summary/indictable jurisdiction, major projects

Family Law Program – Partnered with Victoria Legal Aid 4 Rotations – Legal Aid Office, Childrens Court, Magistrates Court, Federal Circuit Court Student Duties: Filework/documentary inspections create affidavits, Duty Lawyer Support, #intervention orders (respondents to PPP), Duty Lawyer applications for divorces Family Division

Industry Connections CLINICAL PROGRAMS (continued) Sunshine Youth Legal Centre Program: Partnered with Footscray Community Legal Centre Student Duties include: Run files under supervision of lawyer, can make submissions where appropriate

Court Helper Program: Partnered with Footscray Community Legal Centre Student Duties include: Assisting unrepresented persons in the community with court orders made again them

Industry Connections COURT PROGRAMS County Court Program: Partnered with County Court Victoria 4 day observational program under supervision of Judge Phillip Misso

Supreme Court Program: Partnered with Supreme Court 4 day observational program includes briefing by Judge on what takes place in Court, debrief at end of day, observing court proceedings, main focus is on advocate and proceedings, tours of Library, Registry and Judges Chambers.

Family Court Program: Partnered with Family Court (in development) 6 day observational program presented in a series of sequential stages o Procedural matters o Trial o Appeal

Mooting Program

Mooting in Contracts 1 Tutorials (Semester 1 & 2)

Junior Moot (First year students)

Senior Moot (Students who have partook in the Junior Moot)

National Mooting Competitions (Mooters with proven achievements in mooting

Annual Kirby Contract Law Moot (Experienced mooters qualified & begginer mooters are encouraged to volunteer)

BLB4103 Mooting Competitions

International Mooting Competitions (Highly experienced mooters, third and fourth year students)

Options for Overseas Study

o An exchange placement with a partner institution o Study abroad with an institution of your choice o Join a study tour or short term program.

Victoria University offers a variety of funding schemes

College Staff Lawyers : Lidia Xynas, Nussen Ainsworth, Robert Alvarez, Kathy Laster, Abdul Rahman Mohammed Saleh, Jennifer O’Reilly, Vivi Tan, Nance Frawley, Di Storey Barristers: Charles Giacco, Edwin Tanner, Tin Bunjevac, David Parker, Matt Harvey, Bill Swannie Solicitors: James McConvill, Daniel Goldsworthy, Cane Mitchell, Angelo Veljanovski, Robert Howard, Su Robertson, Rodger Fernandez Alumni: We have an active, college alumni ‘Linkedin’ community forum. Our Alumni are employed at leading firms, community legal centres, in government and as Judges Associates. Adjuncts: Professor Nicola Roxon, Justice Michael Kirby, Chris Maxwell, Julian Burnside, David Denton QC, Richard Manly QC, Robert Stary and Denis Nelthorpe

College Award Sponsors • Slater and Gordon • LexisNexis Australia • Thomson-Reuters • ATO • Paul Booth • Robert Stary & Associates

Engagement with the Profession

Guest Speakers

2014 2015 Mr Adam Lund, Mills Oakley Lawyers Ms Brooke Dellavedova, Maurice

Blackburn Lawyers

Judge Philip Misso Mr Michael Magazanik, Slater & Gordon

Mr Leslie Glick SC Ms Gerladine Collins, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers

Hon Robert Clarke MP Ms Kylie Evans, Barrister

Chief Judge Michael Rozenes Her Honour Judge Felicity Hampel SC

Brooke Dellavedore, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers

Dr Ann L. Wollner International Social Service Australia

Dr A J Purcell, Chief Auditor CPA Leslie Glick QC

Ms Rachael Ball, Human Rights Law Centre

Justice Bennett, Family Court of Australia

Joseph Carbone

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