UTS and QUT are currently advertising for the following in-house lawyer positions: 

UTS is currently advertising a solicitor’s position to start in January for 12 months, covering maternity leave.   Further details available at http://www.jobs.uts.edu.au/job/job_details.cfm?id=543698&from

QUT is seeking a lawyer for an ongoing position. Go to position number 10370 at https://qut.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.home 

The 2010 SOUL conference was a resounding success! Thanks again to all those who contributed, whether by organising, presenting or attending. Special thanks to Saveria, Kylie and the UTas team; without their hard, behind the scenes work, there would be no conference. We look forward to Adelaide in 2011.

On behalf of the organising committee of SOUL, I warmly invite you to the Society of University Lawyers 2010 Annual Conference in Hobart, Tasmania on Friday 5 November 2010.

The theme for the 2010 Conference is University Lawyers & the public good: a road well travelled. The conference will deal with the unique legal practice area of tertiary education. The conference will be of interest to those involved in legal matters affecting higher education institutions including university in-house lawyers and private practitioners. There will also be opportunities to network with colleagues and other practitioners.

Our keynote address, Lawyers and Ethics, is by Dr Helen Durham, Strategic Adviser, International Law for Australian Red Cross and Senior Fellow at Melbourne Law School.

Conference sessions also include…

• Peer to Peer Pressure: Reflections on the iiNet case – making universities small target in the Filesharing War.
  Speaker: John Lambrick, General Counsel, RMIT
• The Ombudsman & Fair Work Act: unpaid placements & volunteers.
  Speaker: Jessica Fletcher, Senior Associate, Minter Ellison
• Identifying and managing aberrant behaviour on campus,
  Speaker: Dr Lisa Warren, Clinical & Forensic Psychologist
• University Commercialisation Activities: public good or private gain?
  Speaker: Charlie Day, Director Melbourne Ventures Limited.

I look forward to seeing you at the 2010 SOUL Annual Conference.

Saveria Dimasi

President
Society of University Lawyers

SOUL ANNUAL CONFERENCE

University Lawyers & the public good:

a road well travelled

Key Note Speaker:

Dr Helen Durham,

Australian Red Cross

&

University of Melbourne Law School

5 November 2010

University of Tasmania

HOBART, TASMANIA

More details at the

Conference Website

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UWA v Grey [2009] FCAFC 116 (3 September 2009)

New resources added to members only section including IEA Good Practice Guides and recent UTS tax ruling

Legal Strategies for Streamlining Collaboration in an e-Research World, a QUT Legal Framework for e-Research

Project (with a chapter contributed by Saveria Dimasi)

Group of Eight Submission on Commonwealth Grant Clauses

University of Melbourne v McKean [2008]VSC 325

Soliman v University of Technology Sydney [2008] FCA 1512

NSW Vexatious Proceedings Legislation

SOUL is a society of lawyers advising Australia’s universities and their related organisations.

SOUL’s mandate is to promote the exchange of information on legal matters affecting universities and tertiary education generally.

SOUL hosts an annual conference exploring a wide range of legal issues affecting universities including: discrimination law, compliance & governance, intellectual property commercialisation, student misconduct and student rights, negotiating with IT vendors, public private partnerships, research governance, international ventures, defamation and dispute resolution. The conference attracts national and international speakers and participation from the public and private sector.

SOUL members maintain active regional chapters around the country and host regular meetings of SOUL regional members.

This web site has been established to support SOUL members and members of the public interested in legal issues affecting higher education and research.