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Survive Law

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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Survive Law

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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The Secret Lives of Lawyers: Interview with Sarah Zeleznikow, Graduate Lawyer

Survive Law

Sep 28, 20113 min read

The Secret Lives of Lawyers: Interview with Sarah Zeleznikow, Graduate Lawyer

Law is undoubtedly a demanding career path, and having a hobby outside of work or study is essential to maintaining a sense of balance. For

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Survive Law

Jul 15, 20112 min read

Friends, Family and Fools…

If your family tree includes a judge, a Queens Counsel, a barrister, a paralegal or even anyone who has watched a full season of Boston Lega

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Survive Law

Sep 15, 20102 min read

Post Clerkship Self-Esteem Repair Kit

If you’re still in the running for a summer clerkship, congratulations and good luck. If you didn’t get a clerkship, don’t worry - everythin

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I want your job: Interview with Michael Bradley- Managing Partner, Marque Lawyers

Survive Law

Sep 10, 20105 min read

I want your job: Interview with Michael Bradley- Managing Partner, Marque Lawyers

While the PVA glue on your creative Marque Lawyers clerkship application was still drying, Managing Partner Michael Bradley chatted with Sur

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Networking Doesn't Only Happen at Careers Events

Survive Law

Jul 7, 20102 min read

Networking Doesn't Only Happen at Careers Events

So the past five generations of your family weren’t judges? Then I guess you’re doomed to fail in your legal career… or not. Although ‘no su

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Clerkship Roundup – My Adventure at Allens Arthur Robinson

Survive Law

Jun 22, 20103 min read

Clerkship Roundup – My Adventure at Allens Arthur Robinson

Clerkship application time is nearly here again! If you’re still deciding what firms to apply to, here’s a sneak peek at what it’s like to c

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Survive Law

May 10, 20105 min read

9 Tips for Networking

It’s that time of year. Clerkship talks and networking evenings are back. Fourth years are fluttering around excited and competitive, human

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Clerkship Roundup – How I Earned My Clerkship at Mallesons

Survive Law

Apr 8, 20106 min read

Clerkship Roundup – How I Earned My Clerkship at Mallesons

As we make our way towards July and away from Summer, we’ll be looking at the clerkship season from the perspective of recent Summer Clerks

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Thinking Ahead: Your Practical Placement for PLT

Survive Law

Mar 23, 20103 min read

Thinking Ahead: Your Practical Placement for PLT

Whether you’re in a last minute panic like me, or you’re planning ahead, here are a few tips and resources for finding that perfect placemen

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I Want Your Job: Interview with Lisa Pryor, SMH Columnist

Wenee Yap

Feb 18, 20103 min read

I Want Your Job: Interview with Lisa Pryor, SMH Columnist

“I have been really lucky. I have been able to forge a career that I really enjoy. Not everyone is lucky enough to have everything fall into

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I want your job: Interview with Faraz Maghami, Judge's Associate

Wenee Yap

Feb 13, 20105 min read

I want your job: Interview with Faraz Maghami, Judge's Associate

To find out exactly what being an Associate to a Judge entails, Survive Law spoke exclusively with Faraz Maghami, Associate to a Judge.

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I want your job: Interview with Kounny Rattley – Solicitor, Clayton Utz

Wenee Yap

Feb 8, 20103 min read

I want your job: Interview with Kounny Rattley – Solicitor, Clayton Utz

Kounny Rattley is a young solicitor at top-tier corporate law firm, Clayton Utz. She holds a double degree in Communications (Social Inquiry

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I want your job: Interview with Clary Castrission – President, 40K Home Foundation

Wenee Yap

Feb 7, 20103 min read

I want your job: Interview with Clary Castrission – President, 40K Home Foundation

“I think the best thing about starting out as naive as we were, is that if we knew how much work we were getting into, we would have been sc

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I want your job: Interview with Joshua Knackstredt, Barrister

Wenee Yap

Feb 7, 20102 min read

I want your job: Interview with Joshua Knackstredt, Barrister

The thing I enjoy most? Probably the thrill. It is fantastic being on the pointy end of law and being involved (sometimes) in making new law

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I want your job: Interview with Kate Gibbons – Solicitor, Minter Ellison

Wenee Yap

Feb 7, 20102 min read

I want your job: Interview with Kate Gibbons – Solicitor, Minter Ellison

“Studying law is the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” says Kate Gibbons, a solicitor with top-tier law firm, Minter Ellison. “At first, I thou

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Wenee Yap

Feb 7, 20106 min read

Legal Ethics. Not an Oxymoron.

“Law gives protection against uncontrolled power, by money, guns, violence and brute force. We are lucky to live in a country with the rule

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