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How not to waste your summer (as told by an overzealous law student)

Survive Law

Nov 24, 20162 min read

How not to waste your summer (as told by an overzealous law student)

Besides earning some cash monies to pay your way, here are some other constructive ways you can make use of your summer that will pay divide

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Community Legal Centres: Part #4 CLC Legend, Andrea Staunton

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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Community Legal Centres: Part #3 CLC Legend, Ria Shah

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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Community Legal Centres: Part #2 Interviews

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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Community Legal Centres: Making your application stand out

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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I want your job: CLC Lawyer, Chimpo Bulawayo

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

Sep 3, 20153 min read

How to turn your internship into a job

I am in the enviable position of having left my part-time, low wage job in retail for part-time work at the community legal centre where I i

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Survive Law

Sep 12, 20142 min read

Another Reason to Volunteer

Undeniably, volunteering is a great thing to do and there are numerous ways that you can donate your time and expertise. In our law school l

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My Volunteer Experience with the Environmental Defenders Office

Survive Law

Mar 25, 20142 min read

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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I want your Job: Interview with Juliet Akello, Wyndham Legal Service

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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Getting Work Experience in the Law when you’re Working Full Time

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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Community Legal Centres Under Pressure: Report

Survive Law

Jul 1, 20131 min read

Community Legal Centres Under Pressure: Report

Twenty percent of people who approached community legal services had to be turned away in 2011/12, and continued underfunding combined with

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Community Legal Stories: Volunteering in the Kimberley

Head Editor

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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More than Law: Keep Your Non-Law Hobbies

Survive Law

Oct 18, 20122 min read

More than Law: Keep Your Non-Law Hobbies

Law school can seem like a cognisant, ravenous vacuum intent on consuming its students. The pressure is on from enrolment day to become one

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Six Reasons to Volunteer at a Community Legal Centre

Survive Law

Jun 13, 20123 min read

Six Reasons to Volunteer at a Community Legal Centre

Community Legal Centres want you! Volunteering might seem hard while you’re juggling a hectic uni schedule, but it can also be a rewarding e

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Survive Law

Feb 10, 20122 min read

Why I Love Community Legal Work

When I started my law degree three years ago, I had recently returned from living my life as a ‘hippy’ in Latin America. I knew from my exp

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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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