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UNLSA's Education Portfolio is designed to help Newcastle law students get the most out of their legal education. In 2010, the Education Portfolio is under the care of Ashlee Berry Director of Educational Competitions, Ewan Scobie Careers Director, Margaux McGuigan Social Justice Officer, Luke Hawthorne Student Support Officer and Rebecca Silberberg Vice President (Education) and ALSA Representative.  With a representative on the Faculty Board of Business & Law, and a presence at regular Law School Liaison meetings, UNLSA is well-placed to represent students' interests to the Newcastle Law School, the University and the wider community.
If you are a law student with concerns about any aspect of your legal education, please contact the Vice President (Education) via Email. 
Semester 2 will see the Education portfolio's calendar populated by events and activities such as Senior and Junior Mooting Competitions, the Women in Law Breakfast, the College of Law Option A/B Seminar, and the Alternative Careers Roadshow. Make sure to visit this page regularly to stay up-to-date with UNLSA's Education initiatives."
Student Support In recognition of the financial challenges facing many law students (particularly when faced with a $500 textbook bill), UNLSA established the 2nd Hand Textbook Program under the Student Support portfolio in 2007. The 2nd Hand Textbook Program operates each year in Semester 1 and is available to all law students - not just members. The 2nd hand textbook program provides an opportunity for students to on-sell their old textbooks AND obtain new textbooks at an affordable price. For more information about the program, please contact the Student Support Officer. UNLSA also hosts the annual Option A/B Seminar, helping third year students to determine the path they will take in the next stage of their legal education: the Professional Program or College of Law? The Option A/B Seminar will be running in Semester 2, 2010.
UNLSA's Education portfolio offers a number of educational competitions designed to complement traditional legal education at the Newcastle Law School and improve students' practical and advocacy skills. In 2010, UNLSA will be holding competitions in Client Interviewing, Negotiation, Paper Presentation, Witness Examination and Mooting (both Senior and Junior). UNLSA also hosts corresponding Client Interviewing, Negotiation and Mooting Workshops for students who have not participated in these competitions before, or for students who would like to learn more about advocacy.  2010 Winners
Client Interviewing: Will Buxton & Rhianne Smith Witness Examination: Will Buxton Negotiation: Dheny Raw & Barbara Townsend Senior Mooting: Held Semester Two Junior Mooting: Held Semester Two 2009 Winners
Client Interviewing: Sheridan Nelson & Leo Murray Negotiation: Joel Davis & Adam Ray Senior Mooting: Alex Caldwell, Emily Baxter & Kerryn Brent Junior Mooting: Ellen French & Morgan Smith
Careers
UNLSA's Education portfolio has a strong focus on informing students about available career opportunities; whether they be in boutique to top-tier law firms, the corporate world, the courts, or anywhere else. So how does UNLSA help law students decide on the best career path for them? To start with, UNLSA produces an annual Careers Guide, which covers everything you need to know about clerkships, graduate jobs and alternative careers. The Careers Guide also contains helpful tips to get students through the application process and interviews. Each year, UNLSA also hosts a Careers Roadshow and an Alternative Careers Roadshow - where we bring the recruiters to you. The Careers Roadshow provides students with the opportunity to meet representatives from a number of Australia's top law firms, while the Alternative Careers Roadshow aims to demonstrate the types of careers available outside a commercial law firm. UNLSA also liaises with the organisers of the Sydney Law Careers Fair to provide transport for Newcastle law students wishing to attend this event.
Social Justice UNLSA's Education portfolio has a vision: all students should be aware of social justice, equity and diversity issues facing law students, our future clients, and the wider community. In keeping with this aim, UNLSA hosts bi-annual Social Justice Forums, at which speakers from the legal profession and the community present a variety of perspectives to students. Previous forum topics have included Wellbeing: Mind, Body & Soul (aimed at targeting depression amongst law students), Refugees, Indigenous Issues and the Law and Environmental Issues and the Law. UNLSA also hosts the annual Women in Law Breakfast. Students attending this event have the opportunity to mingle with prominent female lawyers and discuss the types of issues facing women in the legal profession. Men are welcome! Previous Social Justice Forums in 2010 Inciting Change - NGOs Shaping Law and Policy, May 2010 - $300 was raised for the Oxfam International Crisis Fund!
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