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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

Starting your legal career overseas

High-flying company executives are not the only ones who get to travel abroad as part of their careers. Law offers numerous opportunities to

Me v My Degree Structure

The course structure for a law degree sometimes seems like a strategy board taken straight from the most confidential vault at the Pentagon.

Is Working in Family Law for me?

After I finished law school, I decided to do a PLT placement in a family law firm, as it was an area that I hadn’t studied but wanted to try

Life as a Country Lawyer

This year I’ve had the opportunity to do some work experience in Grafton with a solicitor who works as a sole practitioner. There’s a lot th

Loving Law: My First Weeks at Law School

My perspective on being a law student could be said to be fairly unique. At 51 years old and with a 30-year career in nursing/midwifery behi

There's No Place Like Home, but what if you want to Practice Law Somewhere Else?

Once you are admitted to practice law in one jurisdiction, you can't necessarily practice freely in another. Don't fret if hindsight

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How to Survive a Practice File Assignment

The thing about many Practical Legal Training assignments is that they seem so straightforward. On the face of it, everything looks so simpl