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Please note that for Monday 7 September the Law Career Express Drop In session will be held from 2- 3pm instead of the usual time. Students are also welcome to attend a Careers Express session at another faculty - see http://careers.unimelb.edu.au/student/come_and_see_us for session times and locations. 

Judges' Associateship Information Panel 

Melbourne Law School is hosting Public Interest Law Week to provide information about the many and varied career opportunities in the public interest field and to connect students to public interest employers.

Public Interest Law Fair, Tuesday 11 August, 5:30-7pm (Level 1 Function Space)

Public Interest employers will be visiting the MLS – make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to chat with employers and to explore possible career paths.

Reflections on working in Public Interest Law, Wednesday 12 August, 1-2pm (G08)

A panel of speakers from the public interest sector will reflect on the satisfactions and challenges of their role and answer any questions students may have.

Registration is required via Law Online

When: 6:00 - 7.00pm, Wednesday 22 July.

Where: GM16

Interested in the Death Penalty? Want to learn more about evidence in sentencing at capital trials in the US?

ReprieveAustralia presents a Q&A on mitigation investigation and evidence in capital trials in Louisiana, USA. The Q&A guest is Steve Merlan, a Capital Defence Mitigation Specialist at the Louisiana Capital Assistance Center, New Orleans.

As a mitigation specialist, Steve's role is to assist indigent clients facing the death penalty by investigating and collating evidence that the defence can present in the sentencing phase of a capital trial. This evidence is aimed at providing reasons why the defendant should not receive a death sentence. Mitigation evidence can include mental problems, remorse, youth, childhood abuse or neglect, a minor role in the homicide, or the absence of a prior criminal record. By providing this evidence, defence counsel aims to expand the narrative of clients' lives, contextualize the actions of which they are accused within that narrative, and provide reasons for juries to feel empowered to choose a life sentence over death.

We look forward to seeing you there.