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Summer Clerk Diary: Francis Wong, Cancer Council Legal and Financial Planning Referral Service

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Jan 22, 20132 min read

Summer Clerk Diary: Francis Wong, Cancer Council Legal and Financial Planning Referral Service

I have always wanted to apply the skills I developed at university at the community level in the not-for-profit sector, so when I discovered

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Finding Work Experience as a Later Lawyer

Survive Law

Jan 18, 20133 min read

Finding Work Experience as a Later Lawyer

I hate the term ‘later lawyer’. It just doesn’t sit well with me at all. It makes me feel older than I actually am – I’m only in my late mid

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Behind the Scenes at a Law Firm: Working in Legal Support

Survive Law

Jan 17, 20132 min read

Behind the Scenes at a Law Firm: Working in Legal Support

While most students dream of landing that paralegal or law clerk position, I’m here to tell you that working in the legal industry in a supp

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Summer Clerk Diary: Sophie Raynor, Anthony R Clarke & Associates

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Jan 15, 20132 min read

Summer Clerk Diary: Sophie Raynor, Anthony R Clarke & Associates

Not wanting to miss out on gaining valuable legal experience, last year I opted to apply for clerkships with smaller, boutique firms. While

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Community Legal Stories: Volunteering in the Kimberley

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Jan 10, 20134 min read

Community Legal Stories: Volunteering in the Kimberley

The brutal Kimberley sun is bearing down, at least forty-eight degrees and threatening to fossilise me into the pavement. The cream pants I’

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What Happened to the Law Graduates of the GFC?

Wenee Yap

Jan 7, 20132 min read

What Happened to the Law Graduates of the GFC?

November 2008. Recession was looming. Depression was threatening. The world, as always, was ending.

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Summer Clerk Diary: Bethany-Kate Lewis, Australian Taxation Office

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Dec 17, 20123 min read

Summer Clerk Diary: Bethany-Kate Lewis, Australian Taxation Office

The last place I ever expected to be an intern at was the Australian Taxation Office. This assumption was admittedly made on the basis of my

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Mind your Step: Should you be Worried about Your Digital Footprint?

Survive Law

Dec 14, 20122 min read

Mind your Step: Should you be Worried about Your Digital Footprint?

Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, WordPress, Myspace. Yes, I have them all. Well, almost...

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Summer Clerk Diary: Cameron Ritchie, Middletons

Survive Law

Dec 13, 20122 min read

Summer Clerk Diary: Cameron Ritchie, Middletons

It’s clerkship season again and summer clerks from around Australia will be sharing their work experiences in Survive Law’s annual Summer Cl

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Getting your Dream Job with a ‘Future CV’

Survive Law

Nov 21, 20122 min read

Getting your Dream Job with a ‘Future CV’

It’s time to apply for holiday jobs and work experience opportunities. You look at the experience and achievements listed on your CV and fro

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Survive Law

Nov 1, 20121 min read

Working in General Legal Practice

I work for a small country law firm an hour out of the Adelaide CBD. We don’t specialise in one particular area of law. To survive in a coun

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Tales of a Law Firm Work Experience Student

Survive Law

Oct 3, 20123 min read

Tales of a Law Firm Work Experience Student

It’s afternoon in an inner city law firm and all the lawyers are busy being official and important. I’m standing next to an enormous machine

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A Life in Community Law: Interview with Susan Bothmann

Survive Law

Sep 28, 20123 min read

A Life in Community Law: Interview with Susan Bothmann

Susan Bothmann is a key figure in the development of Community Legal Centres (CLCs) in Australia. She started as a volunteer at Fitzroy...

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The Benefits of Working in a Small Law Firm

Survive Law

Sep 27, 20122 min read

The Benefits of Working in a Small Law Firm

National law firms are often the first employers that come to mind. But the top end of town is not your only option. In fact, smaller firms

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Survive Law

Sep 20, 20122 min read

How to Become a Barrister

You might have heard rumours that there are two species of lawyer, solicitors and barristers. To explain the difference simply,...

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Book Review: Barely Legal, An Insider’s Guide to Advancing from Law Student to Lawyer in Australia b

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Sep 16, 20122 min read

Book Review: Barely Legal, An Insider’s Guide to Advancing from Law Student to Lawyer in Australia b

After semester upon semester of reading complicated legal jargon, Barely Legal is a refreshing, yet insightful way to prepare for the conclu

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Survive Law

Sep 13, 20123 min read

How to get your First Law Job

Breaking into the legal industry is not the easiest thing to do, but once you're in (and have that all important experience) you'll

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Survive Law

Sep 10, 20124 min read

Behind the Scenes at Local Court

Courtrooms and courts are wondrous magical places where justice is served, the good guys win and gorgeous lawyers vigorously defend the righ

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Why you don’t need to do Law-Related Extra-Curricular Activities

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Sep 7, 20122 min read

Why you don’t need to do Law-Related Extra-Curricular Activities

We've all been told that mooting, witness examination competitions and peer mentoring look good on resumes. But what if you can't th

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Survive Law

Sep 4, 20124 min read

A Life in Law: Q&A with Julian Burnside

Joining the Victorian Bar in 1976 and taking Silk in 1989, Julian Burnside AO QC, has not only built a successful career in commercial litig

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