University of Melbourne Dean of Law Jim Hathaway explains why the university decided to offer the Melbourne Juris Doctor program.
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Friday, October 1st, 2010
Melbourne Law School – Transforming to the Juris Doctor
Friday, October 1st, 2010
Melbourne Law School Dean: Why I moved from Canada
University of Melbourne Dean of Law Jim Hathaway talks with OzTREKK’s Matt Miernik about why he moved from Canada to teach at the world-renowned law school.
This is the first of four videos highlighting Jim Hathaway and the School of Law at the University of Melbourne.
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Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Australia heads to polls for federal election
More than 14 million Australians are expected to head to the polls on Saturday, August 21 to vote in the federal election.
This election marks an interesting battle between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal Party. Prime Minister and leader of the Australian Labor Party Kevin Rudd stepped down as Prime Minister in June, 2010, and Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard replaced Rudd, making her the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
Opposition leader Tony Abbott is slowly climbing the leader rating, but Gillard still holds 50% popularity.
Top election issues include the economy, health, climate and border protection.
DID YOU KNOW?
Julia Gillard is a University of Melbourne Alumnus? She completed schooling at the Melbourne Law School!
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Melbourne Law School Welcomes Back Returning Dean
Melbourne Law School Dean returns to Familiar Ground
The third time’s a charm for Michael Crommelin. The law professor at the University of Melbourne Law School has accepted the vacant Dean of Law position, a post he’s served twice before.
He served his first term from 1989 to 2002, and after taking a year as visiting professor at Georgetown University in the U.S., he returned as dean from 2003-2007.
Crommelin has spent the last two years re-establishing his international academic career, teaching in the Melbourne JD and Melbourne Law Masters programs. As officer of the Order of Australia and the architect of Melbourne’s Juris Doctor program launch, his return has been welcomed by the University until Vice-Chancellor Prof. Glyn Davis conducts a thorough search during 2010 to select a new dean.
“I am delighted that Prof. Crommelin has agreed to serve as Dean,” says Davis. “He has immense faith in the capacity of his colleagues in the Melbourne Law School to develop original and imaginative programs, to teach with gusto and flair and to undertake exceptional research projects.”
Crommelin’s return to the deanship comes after Jim Hathaway announced his resignation.
Hathaway Returns to Academic Life
With full support from the University, the current Melbourne Law School Dean, Jim Hathaway, has decided to return to academia on international refugee law.
Since Hathaway first arrived on campus in 2008, he secured infrastructure funding for the law school, recruited six new academic staff and most recently, announced a global partnership with Oxford University, New York University and Chinese University Hong Kong, whereby students can complete a dual law degree from both the University of Melbourne and one of the three partnering universities.
Crommelin says he look forward to his first day back at the job.
“Melbourne Law School is an innovative leader in legal research and education in Australia and abroad, with exceptionally strong international links and reputation,” he says. “It will be a great honour for me to serve again as its Dean.”
Watch a video of Dean Hathaway offer insight about the University of Melbourne’s Juris Doctor Program:
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Australian Law Schools for Canadians – OzTREKK Publishes Article in CSM
The Canadian Student Magazine published an OzTREKK feature article, outlining students' options for completing a law degree overseas
As OzTREKK helps Canadian students apply to Australian Law Schools, OzTREKK has become well versed in a student’s options when it comes to completing a law degree overseas.
Our expertise was shared with readers of the Canadian Student Magazine – a publication that outlines education opportunities both at home and abroad for Canadian students.
In our article, Law Studies in Australia, we outline the benefits to completing a law degree overseas, as well as what it takes to come home to practise law. OzTREKK also highlights why Canadians choose to study at Australian law schools.
Click Here to Read the Canadian Student Magazine articles, Law Studies in Australia.
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Find out about our Australian university law programs:
-Bond Law School
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-Monash University Law School
-University of Melbourne Law School
-University of Newcastle Law School
-University of Queensland Law School