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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
Survive Law
Nov 24, 20162 min read
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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
Survive Law
May 19, 20163 min read
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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
Survive Law
Mar 21, 20163 min read
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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
Survive Law
Feb 25, 20165 min read
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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
Survive Law
Feb 22, 20163 min read
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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
Survive Law
Dec 10, 20153 min read
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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
Survive Law
Sep 3, 20153 min read
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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
Survive Law
Sep 12, 20142 min read
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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
Survive Law
Mar 25, 20142 min read
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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
Survive Law
Nov 7, 20133 min read
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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
Survive Law
Sep 30, 20132 min read
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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
Survive Law
Jul 1, 20131 min read
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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’
Head Editor
Jan 10, 20134 min read
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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
Survive Law
Oct 18, 20122 min read
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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
Survive Law
Jun 13, 20123 min read
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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
Survive Law
Feb 10, 20122 min read
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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
Survive Law
Sep 15, 20102 min read
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