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Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Australia Tim Hamilton, External Affairs Officer
The Global Law Students Association (GLSA), Mel- bourne Law School’s (MLS) only student-run inter- national law society, is gearing up for another busy year. Having recently had a change-over of our stu- dent executive late last year, our new team is keen to build on the successes of past committees and cement ourselves at the forefront of MLS’ global thinking.
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By way of an introduction, having only recently joined the ILSA community, the GLSA –established in 1970 - is a student run association which aims to represent and provide its members (all students at MLS) with information and access to interna- tional career opportunities as well as the chance to participate in programs and events designed to facilitate and foster interests in, and awareness of, international legal issues. In order to best achieve this in 2012 the GLSA will be holding a number of events and initiatives, including: the Global Thinking Lecture Series, Coffee Hour Discussions with Inter- national Visitors, Firm Feature Seminars, the GLSA International Essay Writing Competition and the publication of the Global Careers Guidebook.
The Global Thinking Lecture Series (GTLS), a new and highly successful event in 2011, saw a series of lectures given by prominent academics, profession- als and leaders who are heavily engaged with con- temporary global issues on a diverse range of top- ics. In August, we were fortunate to host Australian of the year, Simon McKeon, for a lecture entitled ‘Some Thoughts on the Professional Workplace of
the Future’. Simon, who began practice as a lawyer with Sydney law firm Blake Dawson Waldron before becoming the Executive Chairman at Macquarie Bank and a Director of World Vision Australia, deliv- ered an engaging and insightful lecture, sharing his thoughts on where the business world is headed, what issues are likely to become prominent within it and what proficiencies and skills are required to face it. Other guests included Rufus Black - Rho- des Scholar, Partner at management consulting firm McKinsey & Co, Director of Australian law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Master of Ormond College - who delivered a lecture on ‘How to Suc- ceed in the 21st Century.’ Rev. Tim Costello – CEO of World Vision Australia – discussed the ‘Uses and Abuses of Law and Governance.’ Whilst guests for 2012 are yet to be confirmed, the current GLSA committee has committed to making the GTLS a centrepiece of our program for 2012 with six lec- tures planned throughout the year.
Another integral part of our offerings in 2012 is the Firm Feature Seminar Series. This event series was created in order to showcase our top sponsor firms, who use these events to discuss their areas of prac- tice and the major deals or events with which they have been recently involved in order to publicise their firm and to foster relationships with interested MLS students. Whilst these firm feature seminars provide a unique opportunity for sponsor firms to di- rectly promote themselves to the student body, our members also benefit by hearing about topical legal issues and getting further insight into firms before the crucial clerkship period and for consideration of future career opportunities.
In all, the 2012 GLSA committee is looking forward to a full-on year, holding events for our members aimed at raising awareness and interest in inter- national legal issues and career opportunities. We will continue to build our existing relationships with organisations and law firms around the world and begin forging new relationships and exploring new ways in which to maximise our members’ experi- ence and better achieve our goals as an organiza-
ILSA Quarterly » volume 20 » issue 3 » February 2012
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