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Survive Law

Feb 18, 20132 min read

Finding a Mentor in the Workplace

So you’ve finally graduated, found the job of your dreams and living the Boston Legal lifestyle that you thought would never happen. Well.

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Survive Law

Feb 15, 20132 min read

Confessions of a First Year Clerk

After my final exams, I was exhausted and ready to begin a long holiday filled with doing absolutely nothing. That was until an email arrive

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Summer Intern Diary: Working in Human Rights in South Africa

Survive Law

Feb 12, 20132 min read

Summer Intern Diary: Working in Human Rights in South Africa

In August last year I was selected to participate in the UNSW South Africa Human Rights Clinic. The program would involve travelling to Sout

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Summer Clerk Diary: Jonathan Wilcox, The Benevolent Society

Survive Law

Feb 8, 20133 min read

Summer Clerk Diary: Jonathan Wilcox, The Benevolent Society

My summer clerkship at The Benevolent Society has given me an excellent insight into the demanding role of a General Counsel/Company Secreta

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Summer Clerk Diary: Zohra Arbabzada, Champion Legal

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Feb 5, 20132 min read

Summer Clerk Diary: Zohra Arbabzada, Champion Legal

I decided to apply for a summer clerkship with Champion Legal located in Parramatta, Western Sydney, because I really identified with the fi

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Summer Clerk Diary: Alice Wang and Joshua Woo, Webb Henderson

Survive Law

Jan 31, 20133 min read

Summer Clerk Diary: Alice Wang and Joshua Woo, Webb Henderson

We have been summer clerks at Webb Henderson’s Auckland office since November, and are loving every moment of the experience. Unlike some of

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Summer Clerk Diary: Tori Grimshaw, King & Wood Mallesons

Survive Law

Jan 29, 20133 min read

Summer Clerk Diary: Tori Grimshaw, King & Wood Mallesons

Arriving at the King & Wood Mallesons Sydney office, a summer clerk might expect to undertake a first task such as getting personally ac

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Summer Clerk Diary: Isabella Dickson, Marque Lawyers

Survive Law

Jan 23, 20133 min read

Summer Clerk Diary: Isabella Dickson, Marque Lawyers

Sadly, I am not the Summer Clerk at Marquee Nightclub, as many believe I am, but at the crazy team of lawyers who make up this ever growing

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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

Survive Law

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

Survive Law

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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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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