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    Getting the Graduate Job if you Missed out on a Clerkship: Interview with An Vo
    Survive Law
    • Aug 29, 2013
    • 2 min

    Getting the Graduate Job if you Missed out on a Clerkship: Interview with An Vo

    When he applied for clerkships in his penultimate year of law school, An Vo, like many others, was unsuccessful. Now working as a lawyer in
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    Dealing with Clerkship Rejection
    Survive Law
    • Aug 23, 2013
    • 2 min

    Dealing with Clerkship Rejection

    This can be a difficult time of year for penultimate year law students who’ve missed out on a clerkship. No one likes missing out, and even
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    Why it’s Okay not to Apply for Clerkships
    Survive Law
    • Aug 3, 2013
    • 2 min

    Why it’s Okay not to Apply for Clerkships

    Despite having my heart set on various other areas of law, I succumbed to peer pressure and applied to several firms, but I wish I had someo
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    Law's not a competition but I'm winning
    Survive Law
    • Apr 7, 2013
    • 2 min

    Law's not a competition but I'm winning

    I’ve never been the most competitive person. I was the kind of kid who abandoned losing card games before the final draw, who sat making dai
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    Summer Clerk Diary: Jonathan Wilcox, The Benevolent Society
    Survive Law
    • Feb 8, 2013
    • 3 min

    Summer Clerk Diary: Jonathan Wilcox, The Benevolent Society

    My summer clerkship at The Benevolent Society has given me an excellent insight into the demanding role of a General Counsel/Company Secreta
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    Summer Clerk Diary: Zohra Arbabzada, Champion Legal
    Head Editor
    • Feb 5, 2013
    • 2 min

    Summer Clerk Diary: Zohra Arbabzada, Champion Legal

    I decided to apply for a summer clerkship with Champion Legal located in Parramatta, Western Sydney, because I really identified with the fi
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    Summer Clerk Diary: Alice Wang and Joshua Woo, Webb Henderson
    Survive Law
    • Jan 31, 2013
    • 3 min

    Summer Clerk Diary: Alice Wang and Joshua Woo, Webb Henderson

    We have been summer clerks at Webb Henderson’s Auckland office since November, and are loving every moment of the experience. Unlike some of
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    Summer Clerk Diary: Tori Grimshaw, King & Wood Mallesons
    Survive Law
    • Jan 29, 2013
    • 3 min

    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
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    Finding Work Experience as a Later Lawyer
    Survive Law
    • Jan 18, 2013
    • 3 min

    Finding Work Experience as a Later Lawyer

    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
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    Summer Clerk Diary: Sophie Raynor, Anthony R Clarke & Associates
    Survive Law
    • Jan 15, 2013
    • 2 min

    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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    Summer Clerk Diary: Bethany-Kate Lewis, Australian Taxation Office
    Survive Law
    • Dec 17, 2012
    • 3 min

    Summer Clerk Diary: Bethany-Kate Lewis, Australian Taxation Office

    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
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    What if I don’t like my clerkship?
    Survive Law
    • Jul 10, 2012
    • 3 min

    What if I don’t like my clerkship?

    So, through some slight exaggerations on your resume, a fluke or strange planetary alignment, you've landed a clerkship. Everyone congra
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    Clerkship Alternatives
    Survive Law
    • Jun 29, 2012
    • 2 min

    Clerkship Alternatives

    If a clerkship isn't your thing, there are plenty of different work experience opportunities that can be just as valuable. Here are my t
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    How to Impress During Your Clerkship
    Survive Law
    • Jun 4, 2012
    • 3 min

    How to Impress During Your Clerkship

    Congratulations, winter clerk, you've got the job! Now what? How do you set yourself apart from the other clerks? How do you ‘win friend
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    Going Global: Should I go on International Exchange?
    Survive Law
    • May 4, 2012
    • 3 min

    Going Global: Should I go on International Exchange?

    My study exchange adventure took me to University of Lapland, Finland in 2011. When I got home I signed up to tell other students at my univ
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    My First Legal Networking Experience
    Survive Law
    • Mar 15, 2012
    • 3 min

    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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    Summer Clerk Diary: Jessie-Grace Stephenson, Gilbert + Tobin
    Survive Law
    • Mar 1, 2012
    • 3 min

    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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    Summer Clerk Diary: Dave Barton, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
    Survive Law
    • Feb 24, 2012
    • 2 min

    Summer Clerk Diary: Dave Barton, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

    Despite having several years’ experience working full-time, I wasn’t sure what to expect from a clerkship at a commercial law firm. Everyone
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    Summer Clerk Diary: Eva Lee, Minter Ellison
    Survive Law
    • Feb 20, 2012
    • 3 min

    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
    103 views0 comments
    Summer Clerk Diary: Aman Gaur, Australian Government Solicitor
    Survive Law
    • Feb 20, 2012
    • 2 min

    Summer Clerk Diary: Aman Gaur, Australian Government Solicitor

    Aman Gaur is studying law and economics at Australian National University and spent his summer clerking with the Australian Government Solic
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