This is an important seminar for those applying for clerkships this year!

Come to this seminar and pick up some useful information to impress your interviewers on your knowledge of what commercial lawyers do.

Facilitator: Andrew Godwin, Melbourne Law School

Some information below about our confirmed speakers:

Brett Todd, Partner, Tax Services - Mergers & Acquisitions, Deloitte

Brett is an M&A Tax Partner with 14 years experience in dealing with Australian taxation matters. He leads our M&A tax team in Melbourne and has extensive experience in advising on tax due diligences, private equity structures, cross border structuring, corporate restructures and inbound investment. His role at Deloitte is to provide specialist taxation advice on mergers and acquisitions, tax structuring issues, IPOs and private equity investments.

Brett also worked with JPMorgan Chase in London where he was involved in several large banking and financing projects.

Peter Stirling, Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Peter has been a corporate lawyer for over 15 years. During that time, he has worked in large national and international law firms both in Australia and overseas. Peter specialises in mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets work. For the last eight years, he has been a partner of a large national firm leading a team of lawyers working for clients such as GE, ANZ Bank, BHP Billiton and ExxonMobil on a variety of domestic and cross border transactions. Peter has been recognised in Chambers and AsiaLaw for his work and was recently listed in the AFR list of Best Lawyers for 2012 in the M&A Category.

John Harrison, General Counsel, GE

John is the General Counsel for General Electric Australia and New Zealand. GE's global operations range from infrastructure to financial services and over the last 20 years it has made a number of significant acquisitions and dispositions in this region.

Prior to joining GE John was a senior lawyer at a major Australian bank and before that was in private practice.

Don't forget you must attend - this is important. The session will only take around 20 minutes. An attendance register will be passed around at the venue for our records. Hope you all enjoy meeting your mentors soon. Keep in touch to let me know how you are going - I am here to help you.

Enjoy the Easter Break!

Welcome to the 14th year of a unique international exchange between Americans and Australians taking place in the United States Congress!

Tuesday 17 April from 8.30-1.30pm

Level 2, ISS Office

Do you have a few questions before meeting your mentor, need additional tips for making the most of the experience, some issues to discuss one-one with the mentor program coordinator? Drop in and have a chat with Helen Green. She will be available from 8.30am – 1.30pm. No appointment needed. Students should go the ISS desk on level 2 and ask for Helen. Students wishing to make an alternative time, please contact Helen by email h.green@unimelb.edu.au or by phone (03) 8344 1000.

The Dean invites law students to apply to attend the 2012 Dean's Community Leadership Forum.

This exciting full day Forum will give a small group of selected students the opportunity to meet highly regarded community leaders and hear from them about their own leadership experience and challenges. Students will be able to network with the speakers and each other to discuss a range of important topics including how to enhance advocacy and law reform strategies; philanthropy and donor relationships; creating strategic partnerships; grassroots campaigning and new media. There will be a focus on learning about and developing specific leadership skills.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Phil Lynch, Executive Director, Human Rights Law Centre http://www.hrlc.org.au/
• Rebecca Scott, CEO, STREAT  http://www.streat.com.au
• Leonard Vary, CEO, the Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund http://www.myerfoundation.org.au
• Elena Mogilevski, Program Manager, the Myer Foundation

Date: Friday 18 May 2012

Time: 9am -4pm

Place: Room 605 at the Melbourne Law School.

To apply, please complete the online form including:

• A one-page letter addressed to Associate Professor Miranda Stewart, Melbourne Law School, describing your engagement in community activities andwhy you would benefit from attending this exclusive event.
• A short biography.

Online form: http://careersonline.unimelb.edu.au/Form.aspx?id=539280

Applications are due by Wednesday 11 April 2012.

Students whose applications are successful will be notified by Associate Professor Miranda Stewart by 30 April 2012.