Monday, 2 November - Friday, 6 November 2009 is Teaching & Learning Week at UQ.

The focus this year is on student engagement and high impact learning.

All week presentations and workshops will be delivered by a range of academics addressing these issues. The 2009 UQ Teaching & Learning Award Winners will be announced on Monday.

You can view the program and register your attendance.

Congratulations, Jessica Howley, for being named 2010 Queensland Rhodes Scholar!

Jessica is a former student of UQ’s T.C. Beirne School of Law, having graduated with First Class Honours in 2008. In the past year Jessica has undertaken an associateship with Justice Susan Kiefel in the High Court of Australia. She plans to study a Bachelor of Civil Law and Master of Philosophy at the University of Oxford.

Jessica is the eighth of the past nine Queensland Rhodes Scholars who have studied Law at UQ.

You can read more about Jessica’s plans for her studies at Oxford in UQ News.

Below is a list of new titles received at the law library over the past two weeks. To find out more about a book, click the title.

If you have any queries about these or other titles, or would like to suggest something for purchase, please feel free to leave us a comment!

Congratulations to Mitch Riley for being selected by his peers as the University of Queensland Law Society (UQLS) Valedictorian for Semester 2, 2009.

What a wonderful achievement!

Mitch was selected as Valedictorian based on his involvement in and contribution to the UQ Law School, his extra-curricular involvement and service to the community and the fact that he is graduating in Semester 2, 2009 with 1st Class Honours (this means that at the time of nomination, Mitch had a LAWS GPA over 6.0).

Mitch will be speaking at the UQLS Law Dinner on Friday, 23 October 2009.

The 247 Study Space is located on Level 1, Dorothy Hill Physical Sciences and Engineering Library. Entry after hours is via Cooper Road.

The following facilities are available:
* Study and research space, both group and individual
* 20 computers
* Wireless network access

For more information about the space please contact the Dorothy Hill Physical Sciences and Engineering Library.

Did you know? Students studying through the T.C. Beirne School of Law can also apply for after hours swipe card access to the Chamberlain Computer Labs. Click on the link for more information.

Congratulations to the students who have been selected to represent UQ in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition:

We look forward to working with you as you prepare for the submission of your memorials in January and the competition in Canberra in February.

There is more about UQ’s history of participation and success in this prestigious international moot competition on the Law School’s website. Visit the International Law Students’ Association for more information about the competition.

The Law Library BlackBoard site needs a new name. Can you help? If so, you could win an iPod Touch!

What is the Law Library Blackboard page?

The Law Library Blackboard page has been designed to help students studying law to improve their legal research skills. It includes 4 learning modules covering:
• Getting started in the law library,
• Secondary sources of information,
• Case law, and
• Legislation.

There are podcasts that you can download and some practice quiz questions for you to try.

Where is it?

To view the site login to BlackBoard and click on Law Library Information Skills under Semester 2.

How do I enter?

Submit your completed entry form in the box near the Law Library autoLOAN machines, or send an email with your proposed name for the Blackboard site and the reasons for your choice to law@library.uq.edu.au (remember to include Blackboard Competition in the subject line).

Who is eligible to enter?

Current students studying law at UQ and staff of the UQ Law school.

Entry conditions and more information
View the website for more information and the entry conditions.

Below is a list of new titles received at the law library over the past two weeks. To find out more about a book, click the title.

If you have any queries about these or other titles, or would like to suggest something for purchase, please feel free to leave us a comment!

Pro bono, refers to legal work performed for the good of the community. It is a key professional value of lawyers.

Would you like to participate in pro bono legal activities?

The UQ Pro Bono Centre offers UQ students the opportunity to perform legal work for the benefit of the community via the Clinical Legal Education Clinics and its Pro Bono Roster.

The UQ School of Law runs several student clinics per semester. UQ Students are invited to apply for a place in the Clinical Legal Education program.

The UQ Pro Bono Roster links student volunteers with law firms, barristers, community legal centres, NGOs, tribunals and courts. While joining the Pro Bono Roster does not attract academic credit, the benefits to students lie in the work experience, the professional networks and friendships formed, as well as the knowledge that they are working in the public interest for the benefit of the community.

UQ students are invited to join the Pro Bono Roster which was launched in July 2009. To date 170 students have registered their interest and over 30 students are currently engaged in pro bono work with Caxton Legal Centre, Queensland Public Interest Clearing House, Advocates for International Development and the Commonwealth Social Security Appeals Tribunal, among others.

If you have further questions about the Pro Bono Roster, please email Dr Peter Billings or consult the UQ Pro Bono Centre’s website.

Do you need a data projector for a uni presentation?

The Law Library’s data projector can now be borrowed and taken to other locations on campus!

The loan period is 2 hours. It can be booked using the Library’s online booking system or ask Law Library Staff for assistance.