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CULTURALLY SENSITIVE LEGAL ADVICE: FAMILY LAW AND FAMILY VIOLENCE

Acknowledgement of Country

Victorian Women Lawyers acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of this land and pays respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge their connection to land, sea and community. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.
We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart to achieve justice, recognition and respect for First Nations people.

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MEMBER REGISTRATION

Membership year runs from July 1st to June 30th

MEMBER INFORMATION

MEMBERSHIP DETAILS

Voting Membership

City barrister or solicitor or law graduate $96.80

Rural/Regional/Suburban solicitor $67.76

City sponsor employee* $67.76

Regional sponsor employee** $47.90

Sponsor trainee/grad $0.00

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Non-Voting Membership

Associate*** $51.70

Student (LLB, JD or PLT) $29.65

*Available to employees of a VWL sponsor based in Melbourne's CBD, Community Legal Centre employees and members of Women Barristers' Association.
** Available to employees of a sponsor based in regional or suburban Victoria
*** Not admitted to practice as a barrister or solicitor nor a law graduate but supportive of VWL's objects
(all prices are per annum and include GST)

PORTIA

Portia is an annual journal and report of Victorian Women lawers. Each annual edition is available online. Members may opt-in for a hardcopy of the annual magazine.

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You may register as an individual (in which case we will allocate team members for you to work with) or as a team of up to four people. Please note that if you do not have a team of four people, you may have another participant added to your team.

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Team Member Two

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Team Member Three

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Team Member Four

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LAW STUDENT EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM

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Employment

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IT & Telecommunications

Mental Health

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Tax

Torts

Alt. Dispute Resolution

Child Protection

Commercial Litigation

Defamation

Elder Law

Family Law

Human Rights

Insurance

Local Government

Migration

Planning

Regulation

Sports Law

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Wills & Estates

Banking & Finance

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Media

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Have you already obtained a Traineeship? *

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Have you previously or are you about to undertake a seasonal clerkship? *

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Have you previously participated in a Mentoring Program? *

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Would you prefer not to have a male mentor

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Why would you like to participate in VWL's mentoring program?

Instructions

* VWL does not require any contact details aside from a reliable email address. VWL will only use your email address and personal information for the sole purposes of matching you with a suitable Mentor and communicating with you in relation to the Mentoring Program.

NOTE: If you are selected to participate in the Program, you will need to become a VWL member and pay in full within seven days of notification. You do not need to become a paid member unless you are accepted into the Program. Student membership costs $25 (incl GST) per year. You will be provided with details about membership if you are select

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Areas of legal Interest

Administrative Law

Children's Court

Commercial Law

Construction

Criminal Law

Employment

Guardianship

Insolvency

IT & Telecommunications

Mental Health

Personal Injuries

Property

Real Estate

Tax

Torts

Alt. Dispute Resolution

Child Protection

Commercial Litigation

Defamation

Elder Law

Family Law

Human Rights

Insurance

Local Government

Migration

Planning

Regulation

Sports Law

Trade Practices

Wills & Estates

Banking & Finance

Class Actions

Constitutional Law

Corporations

Discrimination

Environment

Government

Industrial Relations

Intellectual Property

Media

Native Title

Residential Tenancies

Superannuation

Traffic

Workcover

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Melbourne

Deakin

La Trobe

Monash

Victoria Uni

NSW

Sydney

ANU

ACU

Other

Are you a later lawyer? *

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Would you prefer to mentor a:

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Disabled or severely disadvantaged student

Do you have a preference for a student from a particular university or with a particular legal area of interest?

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No

Have you acted as a mentor previously?

Yes

No

If you are involved in any legal organisations, pro bono work, etc. (e.g. CLCs, boards)

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No

Are you a member of VWL?

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No

Instructions

VWL does not require any contact details aside from a reliable email address. VWL will only use your email address and personal information for the sole purposes of matching you with a suitable Law Student and communicating with you in relation to the Mentoring Program.

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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

MEMBERSHIP DETAILS

Voting Membership

City barrister or solicitor or law graduate $96.80

Rural/Regional/Suburban solicitor $67.76

City sponsor employee* $67.76

Regional sponsor employee** $47.90

Sponsor trainee/grad $0.00

Non-Voting Membership

Associate*** $51.70

Student (LLB, JD or PLT) $29.65

*Available to employees of a VWL sponsor based in Melbourne's CBD, Community Legal Centre employees and members of Women Barristers' Association.
** Available to employees of a sponsor based in regional or suburban Victoria
(all prices are per annum and include GST)

PORTIA

Portia is an annual journal and report of Victorian Women lawers. Each annual edition is available online. Members may opt-in for a hardcopy of the annual magazine.

Opt-in for a hardcopy

PAYMENT DETAILS

Total:

I support the purposes of Victorian Women Lawyers' Association Inc

I agree to comply with the Rules of Victorian Women Lawyers' Association Inc

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