LSS ShowcaseUniversity of Wollongong Law Students’ Society

Jessica Dawson, Nathan Johnston and Adam Friend

Because we all have to start somewhere..Student engagement

Committee discipline

Liaising with your law school/university/media

Social events

Education

Administration

Student engagement It begins on day one!

Orientation Day

Student feedback is the only way we can improve

Social media – quality over quantity

Communication is important PLT closure

Keep your LSS/LSA relevant – offer a variety of initiatives, and don’t be afraid to experiment!

Committee disciplineCode of Conduct

Meeting schedule released well in advance

Strict adherence to guidelines

Combined effort of President and VP Administration

Liaising with your law school/university/mediaHelp me, help you

Closure of PLT program – UOWLSS engaged students, gathered feedback and made recommendations

Professionalism is key

Need to maintain long-term working relationship

… but keep in mind – you are there for the students Faculty merger

Know the facts, don’t make assumptions

Social eventsGet creative

Keep it simple

Timing is key

Gather feedback at the end of your term

EducationEquity

Careers

EquityThe Law Student Playbook

First Year Pilot Mentoring

Women in Law Luncheon

#YOLO Week

ALSA Equity Grants

Community Legal Centres project

SCLSS Equity Breakfast

The Law Student Playbook4 sections

Introduction Student Life Serious Side Help Desk

Authored by President and VP’s

Designed in Apple’s Pages (big mistake)

Printed with Kwik Kopy

Photos from Photoshutter

First Year MentoringPilot program only

Second semester; post clerkship applications

40+ first years and 30+ mentors ended in approx. 25 first years : 16 mentors

Engaged the Student Service Advisors

Grievance Officer (senior year rep.)

Mentor guide

Women In Law LuncheonOn campus

Alumni network – Chief Counsel to the NSW Fair Work Ombudsmen Friend networks

Small cover charge for charity

#YOLO Week(You Only Lawschool Once)4 days

Physical wellbeing De-stress Look out for your mates Harmless fun

Coordinating with various other clubs/CSE/university

CareersClerkship Support Scheme

Penultimate Year Dinner Clerkship Expo Clerkship Guide Pimp my CV Covering the Covering Letter Application Bootcamp Ace The Interview Networking After Five Statistics

Careers (cont.)Beyond Corporate Careers Seminar Series

Criminal Law Careers Policy Based Careers International Careers

Careers Guide

Clerkship Support SchemePenultimate Year Dinner

Sponsored by faculty, CSE and Careers Central Approx. 20 students 5 clerks from variety of firms Introduction only Guides available

Clerkship Expo Firms sponsored for Each present on different topic Expo space Ensure students go to EVERY stall

Clerkship Support Scheme (cont.)Clerkship Guide

Covered career skills and firm profiles President to coordinate firm material VPE and Careers to do career info

Pimp My CV and Let’s Cover Covering Letters Careers Central Two sessions per week; full time works and non Registration

Clerkship Support Scheme (cont.)Application Bootcamp

Two days in two separate weeks, 10 – 2 Careers Central: application criteria model ways to

answer, psychometric testing, student example, how to use CV Mail

Subway provided Gave space and time to application criteria

Clerkship Support Scheme (cont.)Ace the Interview and Networking After Five

Need to be held sooner Understanding of how the clerkship process works Student Life at UOW run Networking After Five Complain

Statistics For next year’s sponsorship

Beyond Corporate Careers SeminarAlumni

Breadth of careers

Q and A style with networking after

Guides present

Food

Registration

No charge

Piggyback other events; second session

Careers GuideCreate a culture of building

Don’t need to reinvent the wheel

SSAF funded

Online release

Clerkship tear out section

Aim at younger years

Education (General)Elective Availability

Second Year PASS

Elective AvailabilityCommunication

Regular meetings

Cross-Institutional

International short courses; AIM etc.

Second Year PASSMore than PASSing

Alternative to lack of faculty funding

Property Law

First ranking student

As a ‘tie it all together’ lecture

Pre-exam show bags

AdministrationWelcome to Adam’s amazing meeting minutes!

Meeting Minutes

HandoverAt UOW, we have a comprehensive Handover

system, involving the yearly updating of a ‘UOWLSS Committee Position Handbook’.

Includes: Preliminary Sections – Nature of Committee/Aims

of LSS Constitutional Definition of the Role Progressive Advice/Position Information

Define the Role - From your perspective what were the duties of the role? What areas could the role have covered that perhaps you didn’t have the opportunity to undertake?

Role within the Committee – How does your role interact with other positions within the committee? What does reporting look like?

Where is the portfolio now? –If you had another term what would you focus on?

Challenges –How did you deal with them? Have you dealt with similar challenges differently to others in this handbook?

Contacts – What contacts have you made? How helpful were they? Did they seem willing to assist the committee in the future? How indebted is the committee to them? YOU! Would you be happy to assist in the coming years in this portfolio?

Progressive Advice/Position Information

Questions?

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Further questions/assistanceJessica Dawson

president@uowlss.net