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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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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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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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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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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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- 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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