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How to be Awesome at Interviews
Want a law job but worried about the interview? Marque Lawyers managing partner Michael Bradley, who has been interviewing would-be summer c

Survive Law
Oct 13, 20117 min read


Confessions of a Law Clerk
Your first weeks of being a law clerk are a bit like starring in a comedy of errors. There are plenty of hilarious stuff ups (at least they’

Survive Law
Sep 30, 20113 min read


The Secret Lives of Lawyers: Interview with Sarah Zeleznikow, Graduate Lawyer
Law is undoubtedly a demanding career path, and having a hobby outside of work or study is essential to maintaining a sense of balance. For

Survive Law
Sep 28, 20113 min read


Friends, Family and Fools…
If your family tree includes a judge, a Queens Counsel, a barrister, a paralegal or even anyone who has watched a full season of Boston Lega

Survive Law
Jul 16, 20112 min read


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 16, 20102 min read


I want your job: Interview with Michael Bradley- Managing Partner, Marque Lawyers
While the PVA glue on your creative Marque Lawyers clerkship application was still drying, Managing Partner Michael Bradley chatted with Sur

Survive Law
Sep 10, 20105 min read


Networking Doesn't Only Happen at Careers Events
So the past five generations of your family weren’t judges? Then I guess you’re doomed to fail in your legal career… or not. Although ‘no su

Survive Law
Jul 8, 20102 min read


Clerkship Roundup – My Adventure at Allens Arthur Robinson
Clerkship application time is nearly here again! If you’re still deciding what firms to apply to, here’s a sneak peek at what it’s like to c

Survive Law
Jun 22, 20103 min read


9 Tips for Networking
It’s that time of year. Clerkship talks and networking evenings are back. Fourth years are fluttering around excited and competitive, human

Survive Law
May 11, 20105 min read


Clerkship Roundup – How I Earned My Clerkship at Mallesons
As we make our way towards July and away from Summer, we’ll be looking at the clerkship season from the perspective of recent Summer Clerks

Survive Law
Apr 9, 20106 min read


Thinking Ahead: Your Practical Placement for PLT
Whether you’re in a last minute panic like me, or you’re planning ahead, here are a few tips and resources for finding that perfect placemen

Survive Law
Mar 23, 20103 min read


I Want Your Job: Interview with Lisa Pryor, SMH Columnist
“I have been really lucky. I have been able to forge a career that I really enjoy. Not everyone is lucky enough to have everything fall into

Wenee Yap
Feb 18, 20103 min read


I want your job: Interview with Faraz Maghami, Judge's Associate
To find out exactly what being an Associate to a Judge entails, Survive Law spoke exclusively with Faraz Maghami, Associate to a Judge.

Wenee Yap
Feb 13, 20105 min read


I want your job: Interview with Kounny Rattley – Solicitor, Clayton Utz
Kounny Rattley is a young solicitor at top-tier corporate law firm, Clayton Utz. She holds a double degree in Communications (Social Inquiry

Wenee Yap
Feb 8, 20103 min read


I want your job: Interview with Clary Castrission – President, 40K Home Foundation
“I think the best thing about starting out as naive as we were, is that if we knew how much work we were getting into, we would have been sc

Wenee Yap
Feb 8, 20103 min read


I want your job: Interview with Joshua Knackstredt, Barrister
The thing I enjoy most? Probably the thrill. It is fantastic being on the pointy end of law and being involved (sometimes) in making new law

Wenee Yap
Feb 8, 20102 min read


I want your job: Interview with Kate Gibbons – Solicitor, Minter Ellison
“Studying law is the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” says Kate Gibbons, a solicitor with top-tier law firm, Minter Ellison. “At first, I thou

Wenee Yap
Feb 8, 20102 min read


Legal Ethics. Not an Oxymoron.
“Law gives protection against uncontrolled power, by money, guns, violence and brute force. We are lucky to live in a country with the rule

Wenee Yap
Feb 7, 20106 min read
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