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5 Law Firm Insights to Read This Week
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Survive Law
May 5, 20162 min read
Horrible (potential) bosses
Sometimes the interviewee needs to become the interviewer. Job interviews are just as much about you interviewing the firm as they are inter
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Survive Law
Jan 27, 20162 min read
Practicing after law school? Help!
One word: confounding. As I approached Internships and Clerkships, there was a sudden discord between how I thought the law profession would
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Survive Law
Feb 5, 20152 min read
Lessons from working in a law firm
Snagging a law job is a sweet deal: being paid to do legal duties is interesting, and you get to see how the law and law firms function ‘in
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Survive Law
Nov 20, 20142 min read
LGBT Law Students: Are Law Firms going to be as accepting as University?
At my very liberal university, being LGBT has never been an issue. Nor has it been in the law faculty, where many students have progressive
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Survive Law
Apr 2, 20141 min read
Thomsons Lawyers and Herbert Geer Announce Merger
Australian law firms Thomsons Lawyers and Herbert Geer have merged, the two firms announced on Monday. The new firm, Thomson Geer Lawyers, h
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Survive Law
Feb 12, 20142 min read
Summer Clerk Diary: Laura Simonds, Norton Rose Fulbright
After countless alterations to my CV, filing online applications, and sitting in several interview rooms, I was fortunate enough to walk int
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Survive Law
Aug 1, 20131 min read
King & Wood Mallesons Announces UK Merger
King & Wood Mallesons and UK law firm SJ Berwin have put an end to months of speculation, announcing that the firms will merge later thi
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Survive Law
Mar 14, 20132 min read
Tips for your First ‘Serious’ Job
So you’ve got yourself a job. And I mean a job job. You’ve landed something that’s more than babysitting the neighbour’s kid or helping your
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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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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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Survive Law
Mar 1, 20123 min read
Summer Clerk Diary: Jessie-Grace Stephenson, Gilbert + Tobin
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
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Survive Law
Feb 20, 20123 min read
Summer Clerk Diary: Eva Lee, Minter Ellison
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
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Survive Law
Feb 17, 20122 min read
Summer Clerk Diary: Mihilini Fernando, Maddocks
Monash law student Mihilini Fernando has spent the break clerking at Maddocks. Here’s her take on the clerkship experience… As I took my fir
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Survive Law
Feb 15, 20123 min read
Summer Clerk Diary: Laura McDonnell, Lander & Rogers
Today’s summer clerk diary is by Deakin University Arts/Law student Laura McDonnell, who shares her experience at Lander & Rogers Lawyer
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