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Students currently in 2nd year who have not received an email on how to choose their honours courses for next year, and any students in 3rd year who have not received an email on how to choose their honours courses and dissertation topic for next year should contact Liz Mack.

Email: Elizabeth.Mack@ed.ac.uk

Since 2006 the HRLA has offered bursary awards to assist law students in undertaking internships and work placements in human rights law in the UK and abroad. The HRLA recognises that those without independent financial backing may not be able to undertake unpaid or poorly paid work in human rights law and might be disadvantaged when applying for jobs in the human rights field as a result. Each year the HRLA provides around 5 awards from a maximum annual bursary fund of £5000 to help successful applicants undertake work related to human rights law that they would otherwise be unable to afford to do. For the first time this year, one successful applicant will be awarded the Peter Duffy Bursary Award, in honour of the human rights lawyer who contributed so much to the field.

Over the past few years, the HRLA has helped students undertake internships at the Mental Disability Advocacy Centre in Hungary, the AIRE Centre in London, the Centre for Capital Punishment Studies in Jamaica and the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland.

Reports from previous HRLA bursary recipients can be found on the HRLA website at http://www.hrla.org.uk/Bursary_2011.php, along with the application form and selection criteria.

The closing date for applications for the 2012 HRLA bursary scheme is 6th May 2012. Candidates will be informed of the outcome of the competition by 15th June 2012.


Website: www.hrla.org.uk/Bursary_2011.php

The HRLA is holding a Careers Day for those interested in pursuing a career in Human Rights Law.

The day will consist of hearing a variety of speakers and partaking in group discussions about a career in Human Rights Law; including advice on internships and applications.

Speakers include academics, barristers, solicitors, government lawyers and those who work for NGO's.

Location: The Law Society, London
Date: 31st May 2012
Time: 1.00pm - 5pm

For more information see attached poster. To register please follow this link: http://services.lawsociety.org.uk/events/node/54745


Website: services.lawsociety.org.uk/events/node/54745

PLC can also be accessed from the Library web page: go to Finding Resources/Library databases and from the alphabetical list you will find a link to Practical Law. You will need the username and password from the link provided for this if you are accessing this from your own computer.
Website: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services...
Email: frances.fullarton@ed.ac.uk

The trial subscription to the PLC website has now been updated until the 20th of April 2012.
Website: uk.practicallaw.com/
Email: frances.fullarton@ed.ac.uk

Just a reminder that the application deadline for the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice is *Monday 16 April 2012*. Please remember that you must apply via the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh CPLS, 7 Bristo Square, regardless of where in Scotland you intend to undertake the Diploma.

Copies of the application form and relevant guidance can be obtained from the ECPLS or the School of Law reception. Alternatively, the form and the relevant guidance can be downloaded from the ECPLS website below.
Website: www.law.ed.ac.uk/pg/cpls/admissions.aspx

Applications are invited for the Gill Hollis Tercentenary Awards 2012. The School is delighted to be able to extend this exciting opportunity to its students as a result of the generosity of Mrs Hollis (LLB, 1987).

The Awards primarily fund travel and subsistence for;

Edinburgh LLB students graduating this year; and

Edinburgh LLB graduates now enrolled on further programmes of taught study at Edinburgh and graduating this year, undertaking research or personal development projects subsequent to graduation.
Applications for an award should be submitted by email to Elizabeth Mack (elizabeth.mack@ed.ac.uk) no later than 18 May 2012.

We have been given extended access to the PLC website for at least two weeks. However this has not been activated yet - there may be a delay due to the Easter Holiday in the UK. We cannot guarantee that it will be available this holiday weekend and it may be Tuesday before it is reinstated. Every effort is being made to get this up and running again and the publishers have been contacted. If there is any change in the current status a notice will be placed on this web site and the course tutor will be contacted.
Website: uk.practicallaw.com/
Email: frances.fullarton@ed.ac.uk

The Potterrow Advice Place is moving!

We have a brand new purpose-built office in Potterrow, just round the
corner from our old office.

All of our services remain the same: free, impartial welfare and
academic advice, free condoms and safer sex products, and emergency
interest-free loans. In addition to this we can now offer more private
spaces in which you can see an adviser, as well as access to computers
and phones specifically for student use.

Please see the attached map for details of our new location; you can’t
miss us on your way into the Dome.

Come in and see us anytime for help and advice, and remember you can
keep up to date with everything you need to know- from new funding
that’s available to anything else we can offer you- by following us on
Facebook www.facebook.com/theadviceplace or Twitter @theadviceplace.

Website: www.facebook.com/theadviceplace
Email: advice@eusa.ed.ac.uk

Global Environment and Society Doctoral Network-Pilot Meeting

Ken Mason Suite, Old College 16:30 to 18:30

The implementation of the EU Directive on Temporary Agency Work in the UK and in Germany - a lesson about the evolution and the effectiveness of EU labour legislation

Professor Maximillian Fuchs

Ken Mason Suite, Basement 14:00 to 15:30

Legal Theory Research Group, Reading Group Meeting

Meeting Room L04 16:00 to 18:00