Taking an Alternative Career Path: Academia

Taking an Alternative Career Path: Academia

I completed my law degree in December. In my last semester I could not find the floor of my room and had not left the house in ages – I thought I would never make it. During that semester I also started applying for jobs. At first I did not have many bites, and I was a little scared at the prospect of becoming a waitress with a law degree.

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Working Hardly: Law Students Anonymous

Working Hardly: Law Students Anonymous

If Law Students Anonymous existed, there would surely be some interesting confessions as we come to grips with the fact that the law is pervading every aspect of our lives. I’m hoping I’m not the only law student who has ever done (or considered) some of these things…

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Summer Clerk Diary: Sophie Barrow, DibbsBarker

Summer Clerk Diary: Sophie Barrow, DibbsBarker

Sydney University arts law student Sophie Barrow is another clerk who traded her summer in the sun (well, what little sun there was) for the chance to experience life in a law firm. Here is Sophie’s clerkship experience with DibbsBarker…

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Summer Clerk Diary: Sam Elder, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers

Summer Clerk Diary: Sam Elder, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers

University of Melbourne juris doctor student Sam Elder spent his summer clerking with Hunt & Hunt Lawyers. Here is Sam’s take on the summer clerk experience…

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Working Hardly: Random Facts about the Gavel

Working Hardly: Random Facts about the Gavel

The iconic hammer of justice seems ubiquitous in pop culture.  Every time I watch a crime show, there’s an exasperated judge shouting “Order! Order!” and banging their gavel. Despite this, little is known about the enigmatic mallet of the law.

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I want your job: Interview with Ossian Elkington, Australian Human Rights Commission

I want your job: Interview with Ossian Elkington, Australian Human Rights Commission

Ossian Elkington. JD graduate, former Irish Bachelor of the Year contender, mixed martial arts aficionado, and the man who landed the job so many law student idealists would kill for: Senior Investigation/ Conciliation Officer at the Australian Human Rights Commission.

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Summer Clerk Diary: Smriti Arora, Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Summer Clerk Diary: Smriti Arora, Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Today’s summer clerk diary entry comes from Smriti Arora, a commerce/ law student at the University of New South Wales, who is spending her summer break with Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Sydney.

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