InCites with UNSW Law Society

Making Your Mark in Law with Montgomery Advisory

In this episode, we chat to Sam Gray, Director and Laura Lal, Private Practice Associate Director from Montgomery Advisory about a wide range of topics relating to law.

 

Hosted by Adin Quach, with assistance from Susan Tang, Tracey Ren and Jeremy Kuan. Music by Jonathan Wong.

Dr Rosemary Howell & Niki Nojoumian

What is alternative dispute resolution and how might law students get a feel for the discipline before entering legal practice? In this episode, we chat with Dr Rosemary Howell and Niki Nojoumian about ADR, finding your place at law school, and UNSW Law Society's skills competitions.

Dr Howell teaches postgraduate Principled Negotiation at UNSW. She is a nationally accredited mediator and has appeared in the International Who's Who of Mediation since 2013. Her company Strategic Action also provides consulting services on planning, facilitation and training to State and Federal entities around the globe.

Niki is the UNSW Law Society’s skills Vice President. Her portfolio facilitates competitions that provide students with the opportunity to develop and refine legal skills in a practical setting outside of a classroom. To achieve this, the skills portfolio runs internal and external competitions in four key areas: Negotiations, Client Interviewing, Witness Examination and Mediation.

Hosted by Adin Quach, with assistance from Jeremy Kuan and Tracey Ren. Music by Jonathan Wong.

Meet our 2022 Presidents

In this episode, we get to know the 2022 UNSW Law Society presidents a little better.

Hosted by Susan Tang, with assistance from Adin Quach, Tracey Ren and Jeremy Kuan. Music by Jonathan Wong.

Beyond Suits: Exploring Public Law Careers and Social Justice

In this episode, Jeremy Ma and Thareni Parameswaran from UNSW Law Society discuss public law careers and social justice.

Hosted by Adin Quach, with assistance from Adin Quach, Susan Tang, Tracey Ren and Jeremy Kuan.
Music by Jonathan Wong.

Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia & Professor Alex Steel

This episode is sponsored by Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia,® an award-winning specialist criminal law firm comprising of Sydney’s leading & respected criminal lawyers in Sydney who appear across all courts.

In this episode, Jimmy Singh from Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia and Professor Alex Steel from the UNSW Faculty of Law and Justice discuss criminal defence, law reform, and finding your niche in the most unexpected ways.

Hosted by Tracey Ren, with assistance from Adin Quach, Susan Tang and Jeremy Kuan.
Music by Jonathan Wong

Meet the 2022 InCites Team

Meet your new hosts, Tracey, Susan and Adin in the first episode of 2022! We're kicking things off with a fun episode where we answer your questions and preview what's to come.

Law Society 2021 (Part 2) with Alex Zoras

In this episode, we conclude our conversation with the Society’s co-presidents by discussing with Alex Zoras about the year so far, what she hopes for UNSW Law Society in the future and also her time within the society. Giving insight into what it takes to succeed as a law student, listen as she gives her tips and tricks to surviving law school and getting involved with the community.

Apart from leading the Law Society in 2021 and juggling various academic commitments, Alex is also an incredibly accomplished member of our community, representing UNSW in various skills competitions and also being the previous Skills Vice-President. She has previously worked at Bartier Perry as a paralegal and is clerking at Herbert Smith Freehills this summer. She was also the winner of last year’s AFR Top 100 Future Leaders law award.

This episode was produced by the UNSW Law Society with help from Harrison Zheng.

Innovation and Journeys with BarNet JADE

BarNet JADE (Judgments and Decisions Enhanced) is a leading free online research platform in Australia and contains an extensive database that collects recent decisions of selected Australian Courts and Tribunals. JADE provides free JADE Professional to all law students for the duration of their studies, and when students sign up, they will also receive a free Law Exam Guide. Currently, JADE is starting to roll out regular Student Training to improve their skills.

In this episode, we talk to Michael Green, a senior counsel at Level 22 Chambers and the founder and director of BarNet JADE and Isabella-Elena Carrozzi, a second year UNSW commerce and law student who is a Researcher & Editor at BarNet JADE and a paralegal at Alinea Chambers.

This episode was produced by the UNSW Law Society with help from Harrison Zheng and was hosted by Richard Zhou and You Qi Xue. Music by Jonathan Wong.

Defending Human Rights with Rawan Arraf

Why work in human rights? What meaningful work can you do to support human rights? In this special public interest careers episode of InCites, Vice-President (PIC) Amal Naser has a conversation with Palestinian Australian human rights lawyer and executive director of the Australian Centre of International Justice, Rawan Arraf.

Rawan has ten years of legal experience in refugee protection, administrative law and international human rights law.  Rawan most recently worked as a refugee lawyer at community legal centre, Refugee Advice & Casework Service providing a wide range of protection advice to people seeking asylum in Australia. She is actively engaged with lawyers and organisations working in universal jurisdiction litigation abroad and in 2018 trained with the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), Berlin, working closely with the International Crimes and Accountability team on universal jurisdiction matters.

This episode was produced by the UNSW Law Society with help from Harrison Zheng and was hosted by Amal Naser. Music by Jonathan Wong.

Arbitration and Academic Exploration with Herbert Smith Freehills

This episode is sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills, a leading global law firm with 25 offices around the world, and a vision to be a community of exceptional people committed to perform outstandingly in different roles. The firm has achieved Band 1 Chambers recognition in various practice areas including International Arbitration and Corporate/M&A.

In this episode we interview Leon Chung, a partner in HSF’s Disputes Group, and Amelia Loughland, a solicitor in the Disputes Group. Leon, an experienced litigator and arbitrator recognised by Australia’s leading international dispute resolution bodies, and Amelia, a graduate of UNSW Law school and Fellow at the Gilbert+Tobin Centre of Public Law, discuss uni extracurriculars and international arbitration and the importance of work-life balance.

This episode was hosted by Tracey Ren, with help from Jeremy Kuan, Richard Zhou, YouQi Xue, and Harrison Zheng. Music by Jonathan Wong