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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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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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I want your job: Interview with Peter Michie, Prosecutor turned Scuba Diving Entrepreneur

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Aug 31, 20123 min read

I want your job: Interview with Peter Michie, Prosecutor turned Scuba Diving Entrepreneur

“Something you do on the weekend can be like a dream and you think, I wonder if that could ever be a full time reality?” says Peter Michie,

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Behind the News: The Life of a Law Grad in Journalism

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Aug 30, 20123 min read

Behind the News: The Life of a Law Grad in Journalism

It was about 9pm when I received a call that someone had been shot. It was the second time I’d received such a call, both just minutes befor

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Litigation to Liturgy: Interview with Reverend Father Matthew Attia, Lawyer turned Priest

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Aug 30, 20122 min read

Litigation to Liturgy: Interview with Reverend Father Matthew Attia, Lawyer turned Priest

Religion and the law often seem to be two quite distinct and divorced categories in life. But this wasn’t the case for Reverend Father Matth

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I want your job: Interview with Lachlan Ball, Social Entrepreneur

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Aug 10, 20123 min read

I want your job: Interview with Lachlan Ball, Social Entrepreneur

“I got the marks and thought it would be really interesting,” says University of Technology, Sydney student Lachlan Ball of his decision to

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Aug 6, 20122 min read

Law Graduates in Politics

Is it just me, or are there a lot of law graduates in politics? Maybe it’s because you can’t read statutes for three to five years without w

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Aug 2, 20122 min read

Starting a Career in Academia

This time last year I was applying for summer clerkships. I didn’t know what area of law I wanted to practice in, but I was sure that I woul

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Jul 10, 20123 min read

What if I don’t like my clerkship?

So, through some slight exaggerations on your resume, a fluke or strange planetary alignment, you've landed a clerkship. Everyone congra

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Tins of Abalone: A Diary of a Law Grad in an ‘Alternative’ Career

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Mar 9, 20122 min read

Tins of Abalone: A Diary of a Law Grad in an ‘Alternative’ Career

Recently, I completed my studies in law (hurrah!) and decided to try something a little different. So, I packed my bags, moved overseas and

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Summer Clerk Diary: Mary Browne, Jackson McDonald

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Mar 2, 20123 min read

Summer Clerk Diary: Mary Browne, Jackson McDonald

Hi! My name is Mary and I’m in my final year of a Law and Mass Communication (Public Relations) double degree at Murdoch University, Western

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Turning Double Degree Internships into Legal Work Experience

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Feb 29, 20123 min read

Turning Double Degree Internships into Legal Work Experience

All final year double degree students will know the pain – you’ve decided you want to be a lawyer, but that pesky ‘other degree’ is still fo

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Summer Clerk Diary: Dave Barton, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

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Feb 24, 20122 min read

Summer Clerk Diary: Dave Barton, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Despite having several years’ experience working full-time, I wasn’t sure what to expect from a clerkship at a commercial law firm. Everyone

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Summer Clerk Diary: Sarah Moore and Wendy Ooi, Moores Legal

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Feb 14, 20123 min read

Summer Clerk Diary: Sarah Moore and Wendy Ooi, Moores Legal

Clerkships provide fantastic holiday work experience, but what happens afterwards? Melbourne University Law student Wendy Ooi and law gradua

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Summer Clerk Diary: Sam Elder, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers

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Feb 6, 20123 min read

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 sum

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The Indecisive Law Graduate’s First Year out of Law School

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Jan 9, 20122 min read

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 certa

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Nov 12, 20113 min read

To Specialise or not to Specialise?

A long time ago studying law meant learning every law that existed in your jurisdiction. These days there are too many statutes for that, an

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Nov 1, 20114 min read

Things I wish I’d known at law school

Law school doesn’t teach you everything you need to know for your future career. We asked Mallesons lawyers around the country, “What do you

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Oct 12, 20117 min read

How to be Awesome at Interviews

Want a law job but worried about the interview? Marque Lawyers managing partner Michael Bradley, who has been interviewing would-be summer c

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Sep 29, 20113 min read

Confessions of a Law Clerk

Your first weeks of being a law clerk are a bit like starring in a comedy of errors. There are plenty of hilarious stuff ups (at least they’

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