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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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Nov 25, 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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Being a Law School Outcast
Countless online forums, note sharing websites and law societies are a testament to the notion that when it comes to law school ‘We’re All I
Survive Law
Sep 21, 20132 min read
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Public Policy Reform, Hospitals and Soup: My Internship at the Grattan Institute
This winter break I was fortunate enough to spend five weeks interning at the Grattan Institute, which is a public policy think tank. The In
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Jul 24, 20132 min read
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How to Find Holiday Work Experience… and do I even want it?
How do you find holiday work in the law - especially when you've never worked in the law before and every ad (even the entry-level ones)
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Jun 16, 20132 min read
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Confessions of a Study Diva
As I read last week’s article Unleashing the STUVAC Mess Monster about how fashion, food and household cleanliness can sometimes hit a new l
Survive Law
Jun 9, 20132 min read
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My First Day at Law School
7am: Wake up. Dash into that shower. Throw clothes all over the bed
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Mar 16, 20132 min read
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My Native Title Internship with The Aurora Project
For five weeks over my Christmas holidays in 2012, I undertook an Aurora Project internship at the North Queensland Land Council (NQLC) - th
Survive Law
Mar 10, 20133 min read
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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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Feb 15, 20132 min read
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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
Survive Law
Jan 29, 20133 min read
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My Model United Nations Experience
It’s four o’clock in the United Nations. The World Health Organisation has been debating its response to the outbreak of swine flu for two d
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Nov 28, 20122 min read
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How to get your First Law Job
Breaking into the legal industry is not the easiest thing to do, but once you're in (and have that all important experience) you'll
Survive Law
Sep 13, 20123 min read
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My Oxford Experience
In between recovering from final exams and submitting clerkship applications, I spent my winter break completing a short study programme on
Survive Law
Aug 18, 20122 min read
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Work Experience with Queensland’s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
I knew I wanted to be a public prosecutor from an early age, and since starting law I frequently stalked the Office of Public Prosecutions i
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Jul 20, 20123 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
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Jun 13, 20123 min read
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The (Horror) Story of my First Ever Law Exam
Allow me to share with you the story of my first ever law school exam: the torts exam of a thousand (slow and painful) deaths. I was a young
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May 28, 20123 min read
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My First Courtroom Experience
Sitting on the train, surrounded by professionals in their corporate attire, for once I felt I didn’t stand out. Today I was joining them. T
Marie Hadley
May 5, 20122 min read
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On Trial: Unpaid Work Experience and Internships
Last week Survive Law reported that the Fair Work Ombudsman had partnered with academics from the University of Adelaide to examine unpaid w
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Apr 20, 20124 min read
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My First Legal Networking Experience
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
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Mar 15, 20123 min read
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The Law School Check List
So you’re part way into your law degree, and all you’ve done is attend the occasional lecture and bluff your way through tutorials each week
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Mar 11, 20122 min read
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