Law

Career Practitioners Seminar – Monash Law SchoolJamie McDonald, Rachel Chrapot, Staff/Student Panel

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About Monash Law Monash Law was ranked as one of the world’s top 20 Law Schools in 2011*

*QS World University Rankings by Subject 2011 – Law

Monash Law offers a four-year Bachelor of Laws, nine double degrees with law, the Master of Laws (Juris Doctor), 23 postgraduate courses and four postgraduate research degrees

Our students are offered more undergraduate electives than most other Australian law schools

In 2012 Monash Law received as many VTAC applications (over 6,000) as the combined total of all other Victorian Law School’s

In January 2012 Monash won the World University Debating Championships beating Oxford, Sydney and Stanford universities in the final.

The majority of Victoria’s senior judicial positions are held by Monash Law graduates

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Key Undergraduate Course Changes The Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)/Bachelor of Laws will

no longer be offered from 2013

Internal and external transfers now require a minimum 75% average (as opposed to 70% )

Dean of Law, Arie Freiberg AM is retiring at the end of 2012 after nine years as Dean. An international search for a new Dean is currently being conducted

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Key Postgraduate Course Changes In July 2011, the Monash Law Chambers moved to new purpose-built

premises at 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

The Monash JD continues to receive an increasing number of applicants each year

Monash JD students can participate in the Malaysia and Prato programs as well as undertake Clinical Legal Education units at Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service or the Springvale-Monash Legal Service

Monash JD students can choose from more than 80 LLM electives

An evening stream to the Monash JD was introduced in Trimester 1, 2012

The Monash JD is piloting Saturday classes in Trimester 3, 2012

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Staff and Student Panel

Jamie McDonald, Marketing Manager

Rachel Chrapot, Program Director, Monash JD

Lauren Anderson, Current JD student

Andrew Cameron, Current JD student

Tom Watkins, Current Arts/Law student