Survive Law
My Volunteer Experience with the Environmental Defenders Office
From about half-way through my first year of law I was sure that I wanted a career in environmental law. I’d heard a lot about the Environme
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Survive Law
Mar 20, 20142 min read
I want your job: Q&A with Tony French, Notary Public
Tony French is a sole practitioner from Melbourne who specialises in property, wills and estates and notarial work. Tony spoke to Survive La
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Survive Law
Mar 19, 20143 min read
Five weeks in The Kimberley: My Native Title Internship with the Aurora Project
Fluorescent green foliage, rusty red soil, blackened tree trunks, massive burnt orange rock cliffs, waterfalls, natural pools, gorges, long
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Survive Law
Mar 6, 20142 min read
Kick Starting your Legal Career in First Year
Don’t let your year level discourage you from getting involved in the legal industry early. There are plenty of ways to wade into the ocean
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Survive Law
Feb 28, 20143 min read
Summer Intern Diary: Gram Morris, NSW Law Reform Commission
Dear Intern Diary, It’s day two of my internship and I’ve somehow convinced myself that I have an acquired brain injury. No matter how many
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Feb 19, 20143 min read
Summer Intern Diary: Zoee Bradley, Shine Lawyers
I walked into the shiny foyer full of trepidation. Impressively dressed men and women waltzed into the elevators with a sense of purpose. Th
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Survive Law
Feb 6, 20143 min read
Summer Intern Diary: Cameron Ritchie, Hewlett-Packard
My Hewlett-Packard internship is unlike any other I’ve experienced, or heard of, in many ways. This internship introduced me to a very speci
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Survive Law
Feb 5, 20143 min read
Is Working in Family Law for me?
After I finished law school, I decided to do a PLT placement in a family law firm, as it was an area that I hadn’t studied but wanted to try
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Survive Law
Jan 29, 20143 min read
Summer Clerk Diary: Ashleigh Alt, McCullough Robertson
Clerkship season is here again, and summer clerks across Australia will be sharing their work experiences in Survive Law’s annual Summer Cle
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Survive Law
Dec 12, 20133 min read
Escape the City: Is Country Lawyering for Me?
Like many law students, I spend a lot of time thinking about what I want to do with my degree. Do I want to practice? If I do, do I want to
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Survive Law
Nov 25, 20133 min read
Life as a Country Lawyer
This year I’ve had the opportunity to do some work experience in Grafton with a solicitor who works as a sole practitioner. There’s a lot th
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Survive Law
Nov 16, 20132 min read
Staying Motivated while Looking for Work Experience in a Bad Job Market
At a time when so many law students are struggling to find any kind of legal experience, it is hard not to become disheartened… or to fall i
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Survive Law
Nov 7, 20133 min read
I want your Job: Interview with Juliet Akello, Wyndham Legal Service
During my time as a community legal centre volunteer, I have been fortunate enough to work with an inspiring young lawyer from Wyndham Legal
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Survive Law
Oct 21, 20133 min read
Distinguishing between Competitive and High Achieving Law Students
We often assume that the students who are ultra competitive are also the high achievers. I'm here today to challenge that misconception:
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Survive Law
Sep 30, 20132 min read
Getting Work Experience in the Law when you’re Working Full Time
If you’re working full time, taking a few months off from your job for a legal internship probably isn’t really an option, but getting work
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Survive Law
Sep 16, 20132 min read
A Day in the Life of a Circuit Court in Remote Australia
Early in the morning, a convoy of lawyers, corrections staff, bailiffs, Aboriginal liaison officers, interpreters, registrars, victim’s advo
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Survive Law
Sep 13, 20133 min read
Now what? Starting my Career in a Bad Job Market
I sometimes find it useful to start at the beginning. I wouldn’t say that my entry into the legal profession was unorthodox; it just wasn’t
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Survive Law
Sep 10, 20132 min read
How to Follow up a Job Application
You slave away over your CV until you finally submit the perfect application for your dream job. But then there's silence. Days and then
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Survive Law
Aug 29, 20132 min read
Getting the Graduate Job if you Missed out on a Clerkship: Interview with An Vo
When he applied for clerkships in his penultimate year of law school, An Vo, like many others, was unsuccessful. Now working as a lawyer in
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Survive Law
Aug 26, 20132 min read
Volunteering at Legal Aid
Volunteering in the community legal sector is an experience every law student should have, but what’s it really like? Here’s a rundown from
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