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Survive Law
May 30, 20162 min read
The PaTH Programme: is it really for the better?
One of the initiatives that came out of the Budget 2016-17 was the Prepare-Trial-Hire (PaTH) Programme, designed to help young job-seekers m
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Survive Law
May 24, 20162 min read
Using legal skills outside the law
Like many before me, I defected from the legal world on completion of my law degree. Although I fretted constantly that I had wasted...
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Survive Law
May 19, 20163 min read
Community Legal Centres: Part #4 CLC Legend, Andrea Staunton
In the fourth installment for the CLC series, Jess Awad speaks to Andrea Staunton from the Peninsula Community Legal Centre about her experi
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Survive Law
May 13, 20164 min read
The Five Stages of Navigating Networking Events
Let’s set the scene – you’re dressed to impress, wearing your new suit and a very eager (if slightly apprehensive) expression, and it's
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Survive Law
May 5, 20162 min read
Horrible (potential) bosses
Sometimes the interviewee needs to become the interviewer. Job interviews are just as much about you interviewing the firm as they are inter
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Raychel Plath
Apr 20, 20163 min read
Gender Discrimination: Expectation vs Reality
Gender discrimination is always a hot topic, no matter what industry you're in. And we know that. But this is 2016! We have the vote, al
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Survive Law
Apr 19, 20162 min read
Making the most of limbo
“Just graduated? Congratulations! What are you up to? Oh, you’ve not found work yet? It’s tough out there! What are you doing in the mean ti
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Survive Law
Mar 30, 20163 min read
Interning at the Equality Branch
Holly spent her summer as an intern in the Equality Branch of the Department of Premier and Cabinet in the Victorian Government. Here she is
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Survive Law
Mar 21, 20163 min read
Community Legal Centres: Part #3 CLC Legend, Ria Shah
In the third installment for the CLC application series, Neeharika Maddula speaks to Ria Shah, an organiser and chief volunteer wrangler at
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Survive Law
Feb 25, 20165 min read
Community Legal Centres: Part #2 Interviews
In the second installment for the CLC application series, Stephanie Fiteni tells you exactly how to show that you've got the x-factor in
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Survive Law
Feb 22, 20163 min read
Community Legal Centres: Making your application stand out
Survive Law's resident CLC nerd, Carissa Gay, dishes the secrets to making your CLC application stand out from the crowd in a special tw
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Raychel Plath
Feb 17, 20162 min read
Fantastic Four: Inspirational Women in Law
Getting back into the headspace to study again after the summer break can be a strenuous and tedious activity. Needless to say, it can be di
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Survive Law
Feb 8, 20163 min read
New Years' Resolutions: Law Student Edition
So it’s that time of year where we sit and think about who we are, what we did last year and what we can do to become better people this yea
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Survive Law
Jan 30, 20163 min read
I want your job: Q & A with Sarah Lynch, CEO of BucketOrange
Why did you study Law? It’s a degree that teaches you how the world works. I’ve always had a strong interest in social justice and wanted to
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Survive Law
Jan 27, 20162 min read
Practicing after law school? Help!
One word: confounding. As I approached Internships and Clerkships, there was a sudden discord between how I thought the law profession would
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Survive Law
Jan 11, 20162 min read
LinkedIn: Dos and Don’ts
LinkedIn is a great way to grow and expand your professional network within your field and abroad. You never know when someone that you'
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Survive Law
Dec 10, 20153 min read
I want your job: CLC Lawyer, Chimpo Bulawayo
One of the most diverse and challenging places to work at is a Community Legal Centre (CLC). Volunteering at the Northern Suburbs Community
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Survive Law
Oct 26, 20152 min read
22k Problems but a job ain’t one
There once was a magical job advertisement that would help solve the lack of employment opportunities for law graduates. Alas, there’s a cat
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Survive Law
Oct 13, 20152 min read
Golden rule for resumes: Short and professionally sweet.
Whether you are leaving the university nest and flying into the big world of scary jobs or you are looking for a casual pub job to cover tex
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Survive Law
Oct 8, 20153 min read
I want your job: Criminal Defence Lawyer, Jessie Smith
Jessie Smith is a criminal defence lawyer at Stary Norton Halphen but outside her legal career, Jessie manages a fair-trade business called
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