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

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 2

3 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

4 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

5 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