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.
A Sporting Chance: Considering a Career in Sports Law
The field of sports law is seldom discussed and little understood. It is certainly not a topic mentioned alongside the likes of corporate law, employment law or human rights law, and many universities do not offer it as an elective. Yet given the love of sport that pervades Australian culture and the importance that so many of us place on our favourite team, it seems odd that many law students have never considered sports law.
The Indecisive Law Graduate’s First Year out of Law School
It’s just over a year since I finished my law degree. At the time I had no idea what I was going to do with my life, but one thing was certain: I was definitely not going to be a lawyer, not for all the Freddo Frogs in the world.
Getting a law job: What vs. who you know
At the beginning of my legal academic life, plenty of people (unsuccessfully) attempted to discourage me from studying law, recounting horror stories about the difficulties law students and law graduates face.
Like any potential law student, I believed that I was going to be the exception to every dreaded rule that was recounted to me. I was going to break the mold. Watching countless legal TV shows gave me a misguided sense of confidence here. I would think to myself, if a neurotic mess like Ally McBeal could do it, why couldn’t I?
Real-Life Legal Questions Don’t Always Have Answers
There are many differences between the creature comforts of uni and the untamed wilderness of the law firm; not least the change in attire from trackpants to the power suit. However, it’s the more subtle differences that most baby lawyers take longer to cope with, like the possibility of being asked a question which doesn’t have an answer.
Should I become a judge’s associate?
As I finish my second-last year of uni, I find myself faced with yet another career dilemma. As if putting myself through the clerkship application process wasn’t enough career-related stress for one year, I’m now trying to decide if I should apply for a judge’s associate role.