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Grand Final of the Allen & Overy private law moot is now live. Monash Law School is competing against University of Otago. Good luck Monash

We're super excited to announce our very own Sophie Tversky is a finalist for Law Student of The Year at the Law Institute of Victoria's Victorian Legal Awards! "I am delighted and honoured to be a finalist," says Sophie. "Everything I do comes from a genuine love of learning, curiosity and desire to contribute, and I am humbled by this recognition." While she's a high-flying student, Sophie is looking forward to life after study. "I have a passion for the law and would like to practise. Some of my other aspirations include completing a MBA, being a service-oriented leader, ensuring creativity is a constant in my life and contributing to the bigger picture in some way." Whichever career path she takes, Sophie believes "a growth-mindset – a desire to learn new skills and adaptability - will be an advantage." Current changes in the legal and professional services markets mean graduates need to be equipped with a range of skills. While recent commentary has focused on coding and digital literacy, Sophie says there's a deeper lesson for Law graduates. "Understanding the language of code and data analytics will be increasingly important, but the central element of that conversation is bringing inter-disciplinary skills and thinking paradigms to the legal industry, as well as digital literacy." In particular, she believes "interpersonal skills and empathy are crucial" for Law graduates, citing the legal industry's increasing use of UX-design as an example. It's not all just about technical or work-related knowledge, though. Sophie believes graduates need to also spend time on themselves. "I think a strong sense and understanding of self is important when entering the workforce. This is especially relevant as there has been increasing awareness about the importance of wellbeing in the law. Understanding how you handle stressful situations and your coping mechanisms will assist when transitioning into new or challenging environments." The LIV's Victorian Legal Awards will be held this Friday 18 May. We wish Sophie all the best for her nomination!

This Thursday 17 May, World Vision Australia visits Monash Clayton for our Industry Seminar Series. Learn which skills you need to build a career in the NFP sector, get an insight into World Vision’s social impact investment projects, and an understanding of what it is like to work as a lawyer in the NFP sector. Don't miss out - register now!

More than 40 million people are in some form of slavery right now. Can we do anything to stop it? The latest episode of #ADifferentLens investigates modern slavery's roots – and potential solutions. Featuring our own Monash Law experts: Prof. Jean Allain, Associate Prof. Heli Askola and Aderajew T Teshome. http://mona.sh/Ksmd30jU6VQ #CHANGEIT #MonashLens

Monash Law student Joslyn Ma has co-established the World Law Forum which is an independent, non-partisan, international community of change-makers committed to promoting the rule of law and transforming the world through law. The World Law Forum stands to unite a new generation of collaborators and leaders within and beyond law through Advocacy, Education, Innovation and Research. The World Law Forum is organising a conference on Privacy, Technology and Cyber Security in Melbourne, Australia on Friday 22 June, 2018. As the cyber world and reality slowly becomes one, privacy laws and cyber security developments are directly relevant to our everyday lives. The aim of the conference is to create a dialogue between cyber security professionals, lawyers, businesses and policy makers to build a safe and secure cyber world. To register for the conference visit https://www.worldlawforum.org/wlf-melbourne-2018.html

Continue your studies in China. Schwarzman Scholars offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend a year studying a Master’s Degree in Global Affairs at Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua University. To find out more and receive assistance to submit your application for this fully funded experience, attend the information session on Monday 7 May 1pm - 2pm. Register: https://bit.ly/2w6Qsg2

Where can a law degree take you? After a successful start to the inaugural Industry Seminar Series in April, you are now invited to our third seminar featuring, World Vision. World Vision Australia is a relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Learn from the in-house legal team on what it's like working for a Not-For-Profit (NFP) and the skills that will make you employable now and in the future. Date: Thursday 17 May Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne Cost: FREE Register at: https://bit.ly/2HFJHmI Don't forget, Beyondlaw is up first with very few places remaining. Register now at https://bit.ly/2qTOLO5

How a pocket square business is helping one law student thrive. Monash law student Flynne Tytherleigh was recently featured in Lawyers Weekly with her small business PocketMan. Building a business that designs and manufacturers pocket squares for men has become a welcome vocational outlet for Flynne helping break up the grind of lectures and readings for her degree. Flynne says that finding a balance – first within yourself and with the people around you – so that you can achieve both your educational and vocational goals is fundamentally important to ensuring success across the board for law students who harbour an entrepreneurial streak. Read more: https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/careers/23028-sewing-small-business-and-success-with-study