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Lifetimes in Law: A New Photo Blog Featuring Legal Practitioners
Beyond lawyer-client interactions, we don’t often see or put much thought into other ways lawyers use their legal skills in the wider commun

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Dec 7, 20162 min read


5 Life Lessons from Barry Zuckerkorn
The reign of Netflix has brought a distinct breath of fresh air to my legal studies. I've been blessed with a variety of television show

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Dec 2, 20162 min read


Practising law: More than just being a lawyer
When I graduated law school earlier this year, as part of my usual delayed process of unpacking significant life moments, I began to conside

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Sep 14, 20163 min read


New Years' Resolutions: Law Student Edition
So it’s that time of year where we sit and think about who we are, what we did last year and what we can do to become better people this yea

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Feb 8, 20163 min read


Secret to Success? Think like a lawyer
If there’s anything I wish I’d known in my first year of law school it would be these two things: First, find the best coffee..

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Aug 27, 20152 min read


Tips and Tricks for your First Law Job
So you’ve got your first law job and you’re keen to put some of that legal learning into practice. If you’ve never worked in a law firm befo

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Jun 18, 20153 min read


Newly Admitted Lawyer may be Victoria’s Youngest Ever
Admission is a rite of passage for every lawyer, but Liuzhuo Chen’s admission to the Supreme Court of Victoria last month was particularly s

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Sep 18, 20142 min read


Things People say to Law Students
Being a law student is great but I've noticed that people tend to ask some pretty crazy questions. Here are some questions and comments

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Aug 26, 20141 min read


Australia’s Most Trusted Professions: How Lawyers Rated
The annual Reader’s Digest list of Australia’s Most Trusted Professions has been released. As in previous years, paramedics, firefighters, r

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Jul 17, 20141 min read


Don’t be Mike Ross: Getting Admitted as a Lawyer
It's admission time. Because we can't all be like Mike Ross, most of us will actually need to prove that we are admitted lawyers bef

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Jun 10, 20143 min read


Working Hardly: Signs you were meant to be a Lawyer
Some people were just meant to be lawyers. But how did they know that law was their calling? Here are some tell tale signs that you were mea

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Apr 18, 20141 min read


UWS Law Student Named NSW Young Woman of the Year
For the past three years Lakshmi Logathassan has been collecting laptops from graduating high school students to send to remote schools in K

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Mar 8, 20141 min read


To Lawyer, or not to Lawyer: Finding Alternative Roles in the Legal Industry
Unlike the law students who were lucky to have secured graduate legal employment, I was unfortunately watching the golden grad employment bo

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Jun 6, 20133 min read


Breaking the Lawyer Stereotype
In my first year of university I relished in the opportunity to drop into conversations the little fact that I studied law. At work, wheneve

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May 8, 20132 min read


Book Review: Barely Legal, An Insider’s Guide to Advancing from Law Student to Lawyer in Australia b
After semester upon semester of reading complicated legal jargon, Barely Legal is a refreshing, yet insightful way to prepare for the conclu

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Sep 16, 20122 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

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Sep 28, 20113 min read


Working Hardly: 10 Things I won’t do when I’m a Lawyer
As law students we often talk about what we’ll do when we’re lawyers. But what won’t we do? When I become a lawyer, I solemnly swear that I

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Aug 21, 20111 min read
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