ALLA (WA) News Blog

This post is on behalf of the Australian Law Librarian  Journal Editor, Damaris Olea.  Call for Writers | Australian Law Librarian  The Australian Law Librarian journal offers a unique environment to publish articles that focus on law librarianship, legal research, knowledge management, technology developments, and professional development topics. Contributions to the journal can open doors and connect you with your community of law librarians, technicians, knowledge managers, and information managers working in the legal sector - as well as help you grow professionally in your career.  If you are interested in submitting an article, the article word count is flexible. Further information is available on the journal page on the ALLA website and also see "Notes for Contributors" If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Damaris Olea Editor Australian Law Librarian Journal | Australian Law Librarians' Association

Liaison Librarian (Learning & Teaching) The University of Melbourne's Law School Library is advertising for this full time continuing position.  As the Liaison Librarian (Learning & Teaching), you will work within a team of information professionals, principally delivering services to support students and academic staff at Melbourne Law School in coursework programs and digital capability programs to develop students’ skills for discovering, evaluating, applying and creating information. This role works strategically to develop students’ scholarly and digital capability through the curriculum and co-curricula programs.  Applications close Tuesday, 18 January 2022 . Full details are available from the University of Melbourne's Carreers website. Legal Research Officer Court and Tribunal Services, Department of Justice of Western Australia is advertising for this full time fixed term position.  The District Court is seeking an experienced legal practitioner or a highly qu

Dear ALLA(WA) members, Happy New Year! I hope you all managed to have a relaxing break over the Christmas and New Year holidays.  Before we welcomed 2022, ALLA (WA) held its AGM on the 25th November 2021 at Grand Bar & Bistro. Thank you to everyone that attended and to Jane Beer and Alice Hewitt for organising the venue and food. The lamb shanks were massive!     The Special Resolution brought forward to remove the requirement of having a Vice President position and reducing the minimum general committee member positions to two members was passed unanimously. These changes to our ALLA (WA) Rules have been submitted to and processed by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Western Australia.  Our ALLA Rules received an audit during this process and it was picked up that we do not currently have a section in our Rules that addresses disputes between members and the association. We also need to amend the Rules to include the day in each year on which our financial y