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

This can be a difficult time of year for penultimate year law students who’ve missed out on a clerkship. No one likes missing out, and even

Despite having my heart set on various other areas of law, I succumbed to peer pressure and applied to several firms, but I wish I had someo

I’ve never been the most competitive person. I was the kind of kid who abandoned losing card games before the final draw, who sat making dai

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

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

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

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

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

Not wanting to miss out on gaining valuable legal experience, last year I opted to apply for clerkships with smaller, boutique firms. While

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

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

If a clerkship isn't your thing, there are plenty of different work experience opportunities that can be just as valuable. Here are my t

Congratulations, winter clerk, you've got the job! Now what? How do you set yourself apart from the other clerks? How do you ‘win friend

My study exchange adventure took me to University of Lapland, Finland in 2011. When I got home I signed up to tell other students at my univ

The hopeful youths sip their free ($40 entry fee) glasses of Chandon; most of them are wearing ill-fitting borrowed suits. Most are in their

It’s not just you. I had no idea what a clerkship would be like before I worked at a law firm, and now with the benefit of hindsight, I can

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

UNSW law student Eva Lee spent her summer clerking with Minter Ellison in Sydney and discovered that there is more to a clerkship than meets

Aman Gaur is studying law and economics at Australian National University and spent his summer clerking with the Australian Government Solic