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I want your job: Q&A with Patricia Perlen, academic at Deakin University
Patricia Perlen is an associate lecturer at the School of Law at Melbourne’s Deakin University. I caught up with Patricia to learn more abou
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- Apr 28, 2015
- 3 min
I want your job: Q&A with Andrew Crockett, Special Counsel at Whittens & McKeough
Andrew Crockett, special counsel at Whittens & McKeough, sheds some light on this intriguingly titled position and offers some perspecti
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Survive Law
- Apr 15, 2015
- 3 min
Tips for Getting that Law Job
Is the job hunt getting you down? In a market that is flooded with students and graduates, you really do need to find a way to stand out fro
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Survive Law
- Apr 7, 2015
- 2 min
My Work Experience at Legal Aid
By the time you reach your mid-30s (as I have) you know that 80 percent of job opportunities are not advertised. Having recently been accept
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Survive Law
- Feb 12, 2015
- 2 min
What to wear to a job interview
We all know that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but when you walk into a job interview, your interviewer will form an impression o
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Survive Law
- Feb 5, 2015
- 2 min
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
- Jan 6, 2015
- 3 min
I Want Your Job: Q&A with Daniel Butler, DBA Lawyers
Daniel Butler graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws. He worked in Chartered Accounting and
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Survive Law
- Dec 16, 2014
- 3 min
I Want Your Job: Interview with Rachel French, Legal Counsel for Amatheon Agri
Rachel studied Arts/Law before completing a Master of Laws, specialising in international law. She is currently working in Berlin as the in-
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Survive Law
- Dec 3, 2014
- 2 min
Living in legal career limbo
In recent times there has been a proliferation of ominous news stories and opinion articles warning of the crippling job prospects faced by
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Survive Law
- Nov 19, 2014
- 2 min
Finding Future Career Opportunities
While practice areas such as property and tax are long-established areas of practice for lawyers, the areas of law that lawyers can work in
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Survive Law
- Sep 26, 2014
- 2 min
Shadowing a Criminal Barrister
It was a beautiful September day when I found myself awkwardly smiling at a well-mannered defendant who was grinning right back at me.
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Survive Law
- Sep 16, 2014
- 2 min
Career Overkill
It’s no secret that this isn’t exactly the ideal time to be a law graduate. The competition for jobs is fierce and it begins long before gra
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Survive Law
- Sep 12, 2014
- 2 min
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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Survive Law
- Aug 13, 2014
- 3 min
Are you really interested?
You’re in the throes of applying for law jobs. These are the hallowed days of words majestically blurring into each other in the search for
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Survive Law
- Aug 12, 2014
- 3 min
I didn’t get a clerkship… now what?
You studied law because you’re too clever and sexy to be a mere accountant. Or worse, auditor. And let’s not even get started on dentistry.
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Survive Law
- Aug 4, 2014
- 3 min
My Aurora Internship
The concept of forsaking your entire winter holiday to undertake an unpaid work experience placement might not seem particularly appealing,
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Survive Law
- Jul 15, 2014
- 2 min
Law and Labradors: My Work Experience at the RSPCA
Earlier this year I was lucky to spend two weeks volunteering at the RSPCA, working with a prosecutor of animal cruelty charges. Each state
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Survive Law
- Jul 8, 2014
- 4 min
I want your job: Q&A with Susan Smith, Coordinator of Sydney Women’s Court Advocacy Service
Susan Smith is the coordinator of Sydney Women’s Court Advocacy Service (SWCAS), which assists women and children who come to court to seek
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Survive Law
- Jun 26, 2014
- 2 min
The Trials of a Mature Age Law Graduate
As a mature age student I always had a positive attitude towards finding a job because I honestly and sincerely believe that there is a plac
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Survive Law
- Jun 24, 2014
- 3 min
My Internship Experience at the Department of Juvenile Justice
I’m four years into my law and criminology degrees and I’ll be honest, I still don’t really know where I want to go. My university has a uni
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