Like many law students, I spend a lot of time thinking about what I want to do with my degree. Do I want to practice? If I do, do I want to

Early in the morning, a convoy of lawyers, corrections staff, bailiffs, Aboriginal liaison officers, interpreters, registrars, victim’s advo

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

Before law school, Rebecca Halpin worked in the hectic world of sports publicity. Now she’s swapped talent management, music festivals, film

As a Victorian lawyer who wants to practice across Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory, the idea of national regul

I shudder as I see the flashing icon of a fellow law graduate pop up on my Facebook. Don’t get me wrong. I absolutely adore my fellow law al

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

For five weeks over my Christmas holidays in 2012, I undertook an Aurora Project internship at the North Queensland Land Council (NQLC) - th

So you’ve finally graduated, found the job of your dreams and living the Boston Legal lifestyle that you thought would never happen. Well.

In August last year I was selected to participate in the UNSW South Africa Human Rights Clinic. The program would involve travelling to Sout

My summer clerkship at The Benevolent Society has given me an excellent insight into the demanding role of a General Counsel/Company Secreta

I have always wanted to apply the skills I developed at university at the community level in the not-for-profit sector, so when I discovered

I hate the term ‘later lawyer’. It just doesn’t sit well with me at all. It makes me feel older than I actually am – I’m only in my late mid

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

Not wanting to miss out on gaining valuable legal experience, last year I opted to apply for clerkships with smaller, boutique firms. While

The brutal Kimberley sun is bearing down, at least forty-eight degrees and threatening to fossilise me into the pavement. The cream pants I’

November 2008. Recession was looming. Depression was threatening. The world, as always, was ending.

Ask a first year student where they expect to be one year after law school and the answer might be “interning at the United Nations” or “wor

The last place I ever expected to be an intern at was the Australian Taxation Office. This assumption was admittedly made on the basis of my

Susan Bothmann is a key figure in the development of Community Legal Centres (CLCs) in Australia. She started as a volunteer at Fitzroy...