About Us: VCLSS

Victorian Council of Law Students’ Societies:

The Victorian Council of Law Students’ Societies (VCLSS) represents the peak body for Victorian law students. All Victorian law students are members of this organization.

The executive of the VCLSS consists of the Presidents of the Victorian law schools, being;

• Deakin Law Students’ Society
• La Trobe University Law Students’ Association
• Melbourne University Law Students’ Society
• Monash Law Students’ Society
• RMIT Law Students’ Society
• Victoria University Law Students’ Society

The committee of the VCLSS consists of the VCLSS executive as well as two other representatives from each university law student organization.

Every year, the roles of the executive rotate. In 2010 the following positions are being held.

• President: Claudia Pirvu (La Trobe)
• Treasurer: Charles Low (Deakin)
• Secretary: Victoria Lanyon (Monash)
• Vice President (Careers): Andrew Maver (RMIT)
• Vice President (Competitions): Jodie Shepard (Victoria)
• Vice President (Equality): Romy Faulkner (Melbourne)

The VCLSS organizes a number of events throughout the year. Please find below the details of these events. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at secretary@vclss.com.

The annual VCLSS Careers Fair is once again being held in 2010. This fair brings together most of Melbourne’s top tier and mid tier law firms as well as many smaller law firms, government agencies, and other legal service providers.
The purpose of this fair is to allow students the opportunity to discover what options are available to them when they graduate, as well as allowing easy access to clerkship dates and a chance to meet HR reps and members of the firms.

The VCLSS is once again hosting the intervarsity legal competition championships. These championships represent the peak level of competition within Victoria and also provide valuable lead-up experience to the Australian Championships being held at the ALSA July Conference.
Each of the Victorian universities are invited to send the winners of their Mooting, Witness Examination, Client Interview and Negotiation competitions to compete.