Survive LawAug 1, 20163 min5 Law Firm Insights to Read This WeekOnce in a blue moon you log onto your LinkedIn, have a look at who's stalked you, add a few friends and mostly ignore your news feed...
Survive LawMay 5, 20162 minHorrible (potential) bossesSometimes the interviewee needs to become the interviewer. Job interviews are just as much about you interviewing the firm as they are inter
Survive LawJan 27, 20162 minPracticing after law school? Help!One word: confounding. As I approached Internships and Clerkships, there was a sudden discord between how I thought the law profession would
Survive LawFeb 5, 20152 minLessons from working in a law firmSnagging a law job is a sweet deal: being paid to do legal duties is interesting, and you get to see how the law and law firms function ‘in
Survive LawNov 20, 20142 minLGBT Law Students: Are Law Firms going to be as accepting as University?At my very liberal university, being LGBT has never been an issue. Nor has it been in the law faculty, where many students have progressive
Survive LawApr 2, 20141 minThomsons Lawyers and Herbert Geer Announce MergerAustralian law firms Thomsons Lawyers and Herbert Geer have merged, the two firms announced on Monday. The new firm, Thomson Geer Lawyers, h
Survive LawFeb 12, 20142 minSummer Clerk Diary: Laura Simonds, Norton Rose FulbrightAfter countless alterations to my CV, filing online applications, and sitting in several interview rooms, I was fortunate enough to walk int
Survive LawAug 1, 20131 minKing & Wood Mallesons Announces UK MergerKing & Wood Mallesons and UK law firm SJ Berwin have put an end to months of speculation, announcing that the firms will merge later thi
Survive LawMar 14, 20132 minTips for your First ‘Serious’ JobSo 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
Survive LawJan 17, 20132 minBehind the Scenes at a Law Firm: Working in Legal SupportWhile 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
Survive LawJan 15, 20132 minSummer Clerk Diary: Sophie Raynor, Anthony R Clarke & AssociatesNot wanting to miss out on gaining valuable legal experience, last year I opted to apply for clerkships with smaller, boutique firms. While
Survive LawMar 1, 20123 minSummer Clerk Diary: Jessie-Grace Stephenson, Gilbert + TobinIt’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
Survive LawFeb 20, 20123 minSummer Clerk Diary: Eva Lee, Minter EllisonUNSW law student Eva Lee spent her summer clerking with Minter Ellison in Sydney and discovered that there is more to a clerkship than meets
Survive LawFeb 17, 20122 minSummer Clerk Diary: Mihilini Fernando, MaddocksMonash law student Mihilini Fernando has spent the break clerking at Maddocks. Here’s her take on the clerkship experience… As I took my fir
Survive LawFeb 15, 20123 minSummer Clerk Diary: Laura McDonnell, Lander & RogersToday’s summer clerk diary is by Deakin University Arts/Law student Laura McDonnell, who shares her experience at Lander & Rogers Lawyer