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5 Ted talks to up your interview game
I'm sure you've got plenty a link to Ted talks in the text-thread with your mother because she's just discovered Youtube and she

Survive Law
Jun 1, 20162 min read
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Community Legal Centres: Part #4 CLC Legend, Andrea Staunton
In the fourth installment for the CLC series, Jess Awad speaks to Andrea Staunton from the Peninsula Community Legal Centre about her experi

Survive Law
May 19, 20163 min read
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Profile: Robyn Bradey on Law and Mental Health
Survive Law first encountered social worker and mental health expert, Robyn Bradey, at College of Law's Wellness Forum. We caught up wit

Survive Law
Apr 5, 20162 min read
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Community Legal Centres: Part #3 CLC Legend, Ria Shah
In the third installment for the CLC application series, Neeharika Maddula speaks to Ria Shah, an organiser and chief volunteer wrangler at

Survive Law
Mar 21, 20163 min read
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I want your job: CLC Lawyer, Chimpo Bulawayo
One of the most diverse and challenging places to work at is a Community Legal Centre (CLC). Volunteering at the Northern Suburbs Community

Survive Law
Dec 10, 20153 min read
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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

Head Editor
Apr 28, 20153 min read
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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

Survive Law
Feb 12, 20152 min read
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I want your job: Q&A with Dominic Esposito, Suburban Lawyer
Dominic Esposito is a sole practitioner in small firm in suburban Melbourne. After graduating he started work for a suburban practice dealin

Survive Law
May 13, 20143 min read
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Transitioning from Law School to PLT
It’s a huge relief to finish law school, and when I finished my law degree I felt a massive imaginary weight lift off my shoulders and life

Survive Law
Apr 1, 20142 min read
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I want your job: Q&A with Tony French, Notary Public
Tony French is a sole practitioner from Melbourne who specialises in property, wills and estates and notarial work. Tony spoke to Survive La

Survive Law
Mar 20, 20142 min read
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Celebs and Schmoozing to Studying Law: Q&A with Rebecca Halpin
Before law school, Rebecca Halpin worked in the hectic world of sports publicity. Now she’s swapped talent management, music festivals, film

Survive Law
Jul 13, 20133 min read
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Learning Client Interviewing
As a law student, at some point in the rapidly approaching future, you are probably going to deal with a real life client. Your first client

Survive Law
Apr 30, 20132 min read
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A Life in Community Law: Interview with Susan Bothmann
Susan Bothmann is a key figure in the development of Community Legal Centres (CLCs) in Australia. She started as a volunteer at Fitzroy...

Survive Law
Sep 28, 20123 min read
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A Life in Law: Q&A with Julian Burnside
Joining the Victorian Bar in 1976 and taking Silk in 1989, Julian Burnside AO QC, has not only built a successful career in commercial litig

Survive Law
Sep 4, 20124 min read
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I want your job: Interview with Peter Michie, Prosecutor turned Scuba Diving Entrepreneur
“Something you do on the weekend can be like a dream and you think, I wonder if that could ever be a full time reality?” says Peter Michie,

Survive Law
Aug 31, 20123 min read
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Litigation to Liturgy: Interview with Reverend Father Matthew Attia, Lawyer turned Priest
Religion and the law often seem to be two quite distinct and divorced categories in life. But this wasn’t the case for Reverend Father Matth

Survive Law
Aug 30, 20122 min read
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I want your job: Interview with Lachlan Ball, Social Entrepreneur
“I got the marks and thought it would be really interesting,” says University of Technology, Sydney student Lachlan Ball of his decision to

Survive Law
Aug 10, 20123 min read
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I want your job: Interview with Adam Liaw, Lawyer turned MasterChef
It’s hard to describe Adam Liaw in a few words. So I’ll try by excessive hyphenation. Everybody remembers the over-achieving, ridiculously-g

Survive Law
Aug 9, 20123 min read
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I want your Internship: Interview with Jock Steel, UN Intern
If you’re interested in a career in international law, an internship is often a great way to get started. UTS JD student, Jock Steel, talks

Survive Law
Oct 19, 20114 min read
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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 12, 20117 min read
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