Publications and Resources

Read the latest editions of the Young Lawyers Journal (YLJ) and access resources to assist you throughout your career.

Publications

Young Lawyers Journal

The Young Lawyers Journal (YLJ) is published three times a year and circulated to more than 5000 young lawyers. The YLJ supports members who are new to the profession and promotes the activities of the YLS. Articles and contributions should reflect issues of significance to new lawyers.

Each issue generally features:

• President's Report
• Opinion pieces
• Feature Articles on topical issues
• Career advice
• Interviews
• News regarding the YLS and photos
• Career Dr

	03 04 05 06 10 12 15 17 18 19 20	YLS President's Report Editorial The best career advice you didn’t get in law school Stand out from the crowd The rise of the slackoisie: Interview with Scott Greenfield Are you commercially aware? Look to your own goals Get serious about your career HR tips Your Career Photo Gallery
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YLJ Editions

• Issue 49 Summer 2011 (pdf)
• Issue 48 Winter 2011 (pdf)
• Issue 47 Autumn 2011 (pdf)
• Issue 46 Summer 2010 (pdf)
• Issue 45 Winter 2010 (pdf)
• Issue 44 Autumn 2010 (pdf)
• Issue 43 Summer 2009 (pdf)
• Issue 42 Winter 2009 (pdf)
• Issue 41 October 2008 (pdf)
• Issue 40 July 2008 (pdf)
• Issue 39 April 2008 (pdf)
• Issue 38 October 2007 (pdf) 

lawBytes

		lawBytes is our monthly email publication which is distributed on the first Tuesday of each month to all YLS member: Each issue of lawBytes includes: A message from the YLS president Latest news Information about CPD and Events specific to students, graduates, young and later lawyers Member benefits Careers in Law
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Resources

Want to know more about life in the law? Looking for information on working in regional Victoria? Or just interested in reading the latest articles to assist with your career progression?

The following resources have been prepared with young lawyers in mind.

General Articles

• Volunteering opportunities - How to make a difference - YLJ Issue 49 Summer 2011-12 (pdf)
• YL Short Story Competition - Winning Entry - YLJ Issue 49 Summer 2011-12 (pdf)
• Caution Signs (horoscopes) - YLJ Issue 48 WinterSpring 2011 (pdf) 
• Golden Gavel Competition 2011 - YLJ Issue 48 WinterSpring 2011 (pdf) 
• Quiz - What kind of firm should you be working at - YLJ Issue 48 WinterSpring 2011 (pdf) 
• Using the net to land a great deal - YLJ Issue 48 WinterSpring 2011 (pdf) 
• Young Lawyers take the 21 Challenge - YLJ Issue 48 WinterSpring 2011 (pdf) 
• Victorian Golden Gavel speech: Athol's answer all glass - YLJ Issue 47 April 2011 (pdf)
• Quiz: Top 10 urban myths about law firms - YLJ Issue 47 April 2011 (pdf)
• Speech - Justice Finkelstein: Luck alone is not enough - YLJ Issue 45 Winter 2010 (pdf) 
• Quiz: What type of politician are you? - YLJ Issue 45 Winter 2010 (pdf)
• Buying your first home: How to open the right door - YLJ Issue 44 Autumn 2010 (pdf)
• Quiz: Who wears the pants? - YLJ Issue 44 Autumn 2010 (pdf)
• Saving face: young lawyers on Facebook - YLJ Issue 44 Autumn 2010 (pdf)
• The ties that bind, be you de facto or married - YLJ Issue 44 Autumn 2010 (pdf)
• Blawgging here to stay - YLJ Issue 43 Summer 2009 (pdf)
• How to become a green practice - YLJ Issue 43 Summer 2009 (pdf)
• Keeping up appearances: a skills guide for the new lawyer - YLJ Issue 43 Summer 2009 (pdf)
• Kill the billable hour: US expert - YLJ Issue 43 Summer 2009 (pdf)
• Quiz: Finding the perfect partner - YLJ Issue 43 Summer 2009 (pdf)

Legal

• Are the rights of Victorians under threat - YLJ Issue 49 Summer 2011-12 (pdf)
• Fact sheet - Consumer Credit Reform (pdf)
• Fact sheet - Criminal Procedure (pdf)

Your career & professional development

• Are you commercially aware - YLJ Issue 50 Autumn 2012 (pdf)
• Get serious about your career - YLJ Issue 50 Autumn 2012 (pdf)
• Look to your own goals - YLJ Issue 50 Autumn 2012 (pdf)
• Stand out from the crowd - YLJ Issue 50 Autumn 2012 (pdf)
• The best career advice you didn't get in law school - YLJ Issue 50 Autumn 2012 (pdf)
• What does it mean to advance a career - YLJ Issue 50 Autumn 2012 (pdf)
• Your Career - Interview with law student about her experience at Melbourne University - YLJ Issue 50 Autumn 2012 (pdf)
• Traineeships - Learning from failure - YLJ Issue 49 Summer 2011-12 (pdf)
• Reputation - You can have fun but you can't hide - YLJ Issue 49 Summer 2011-12 (pdf)
• Business acumen - Taking care of business - YLJ Issue 49 Summer 2011-12 (pdf)
• Social Justice Opportunities - Career guide for law students & new lawyers (pdf)
• Dealings with Judges' Associates - Communicating with caution - YLJ Issue 48 WinterSpring 2011 (pdf)
• Going to the bar - Timing your move - YLJ Issue 48 WinterSpring 2011 (pdf)
• Your Career - New perspectives on the three year itch - YLJ Issue 48 Winter Spring 2011 (pdf)
• Guidelines for Supervised Workplace Trainees, Graduate Lawyers & Supervisors (pdf)
• Learning to cope with great expectations - YLJ Issue 47 April 2011 (pdf)
• Five steps to get you through your trainee year - YLJ Issue 47 April 2011 (pdf)
• Your guide to appearing in Court: Courting disaster and how to avoid it - YLJ Issue 47 April 2011 (pdf)
• Dealing with Disclosure - YLJ Issue 46 Spring/Summer 2010 (pdf)
• Inside perspective: working as a judge’s associate - YLJ Issue 46 Spring/Summer 2010 (pdf)
• Working overseas: another country practice - YLJ Issue 46 Spring/Summer 2010 (pdf)
• Fact sheet - Volunteer Opportunities in the Community Legal Sector 2010 (pdf)
• Insights into the role of a recruitment consultant - YLJ Issue 45 Winter 2010 (pdf)
• Legal research: Did you know? - YLJ Issue 45 Winter 2010 (pdf)
• Mapping your path to the Bar - YLJ Issue 45 Winter 2010 (pdf)
• Performance Reviews: Beating performance anxiety - YLJ Issue 45 Winter 2010 (pdf)
• Cover letters, CVs and Interviews: Did you know? - YLJ Issue 44 Autumn 2010 (pdf)
• Keeping up appearances: a skills guide for the new lawyer - YLJ Issue 44 Autumn 2010 (pdf)
• Displaced Young Lawyers Information Sheet 2009 (pdf)
• Government not second choice - YLJ Issue 43 Summer 2009 (pdf)
• Keeping up appearances: a skills guide for the new lawyer - YLJ Issue 43 Summer 2009 (pdf)
• Finding your feet: The GFC - YLJ Issue 42 Winter 2009 (pdf)
• Supervised workplace training: did you know? - YLJ Issue 42 Winter 2009 (pdf)
• When I grow up I want to be a lawyer, but what kind? - YLJ Issue 42 Winter 2009 (pdf)

Career Doctor

• What extracurricular activities would you recommend to become well rounded - YLJ Issue 49 Summer 2011-12 (pdf)
• I am 3 years PAE looking to apply for jobs - what are your suggestions for my covering letter, CV and interview tips - YLJ Issue 48 WinterSpring 2011 (pdf)
• My partner and I are interested in living and working in either the UK or US, have their markets fully recovered and how should I go about positing myself to get a good job? - YLJ Issue 47 April 2011 (pdf)
• I am contemplating a move and would like to understand what law firms are looking for when hiring junior lawyers, what practice areas are busy and any other tips on the post GFC legal market - YLJ Issue 46 Spring/Summer 2010 (pdf) 
• What can I do to increase my chances of securing a role in an area of law I am passionate about? - YLJ Issue 44 Autumn 2010 (pdf)
• As a junior lawyer how do I maintain the few existing client relationships I do have while attracting new business and how do I survive attending a client function? - YLJ Issue 43 Summer 2009 (pdf)
• Are there any other options for my legal career when I have been unsuccessful for a graduate position? - YLJ Issue 42 Winter 2009 (pdf)

Working in Regional Victoria

RRRLaw.com.au is the key resource for the Rural, Regional, Remote (RRR) initiative. The website links people to job opportunities in RRR Australia. It has everything practitioners need to know about legal careers in RRR areas.

RRRLaw gives current and aspiring legal practitioners an insight into what life is like in RRR Australia by breaking down myths and highlighting the exciting opportunities available to lawyers across Australia.

Want to know more? Visit the RRR Law website or read the following profiles which explore legal life in regional Victoria:

• Regional & Suburban Young Lawyers Week - Its not all about hard work - YLJ Issue 49 Summer 2011-12 (pdf)
• Career journey as important as the destination - YLJ Issue 48 WinterSpring 2011(pdf)
• Homecoming a rewarding choice - YLJ Issue 47 April 2011 (pdf)
• Go bush, young lawyer – it’s worth it – YLJ Issue 46 Spring/Summer 2010 (pdf)
• Diverse way out west – YLJ Issue 45 Winter 2010 (pdf)
• A job like no other – YLJ Issue 44 Autumn 2010 (pdf)
• A regional oasis – YLJ Issue 43 Summer 2009 (pdf)
• Life in regional Victoria – YLJ Issue 42 Winter 2009 (pdf) 

Interviews & Life in the law

• The rise of the slackoisie - Interview with Scott Greenfield - YLJ Issue 50 Autumn 2012 (pdf)
• Dr Vivian Waller - Righting the Wrongs - YLJ Issue 49 Summer 2011-12 (pdf)
• Janette Li, Analyst, Corporate & International Tax - October 2011 (pdf)
• Sarah Attrill, Unfair Dismissals Branch - Fair Work Australia – September 2011(pdf)
• Monique Cormier, Research Fellow (Project on War Crimes Trials) Melbourne Law School – June 2011 (pdf)
• Rhiannon Hough, Judges' Associate, Supreme Court of Victoria - May 2011 (pdf)
• Ged OShaughnessy, ACCC Investigator - April 2011 (pdf)
• Coroner Paresa Spanos – Taking the mystery out of unexpected deaths - YLJ Issue 47 April 2011 (pdf)
• Elizabeth O’Shea – The passionate voice - YLJ Issue 47 April 2011 (pdf)
• James Farrell , PILCH Manager/Principal Lawyer - March 2011 (pdf)
• MP Kevin Andrew’s – No bar to Canberra – YLJ Issue 46 Spring/Summer 2010 (pdf)
• Supreme Court Justice George Hample & County Court Judge Felicity Hample - Meet the Hamples - YLJ Issue 46 SpringSummer 2010 (pdf)
• Mark Dreyfus – Striking a different note – YLJ Issue 45 Winter 2010 (pdf)
• Prime Minister, Julia Gillard – Rise to the top – YLJ Issue 45 Winter 2010 (pdf)
• Supreme Court Justice Betty King – YLJ Issue 44 Autumn 2010 (pdf)
• Gavan Griffith QC - YLJ Issue 42 Winter 2009 (pdf)
• Supreme Court Justice David Habersberger – YLJ Issue 42 Winter 2009 (pdf)

Health & Wellbeing

• Leaving the office behind this holiday season - YLJ Issue 46 Spring/Summer 2010 (pdf)
• Mental Health: Did you know? - YLJ Issue 43 Summer 2009 (pdf)

Human Recourses

• HR Career Tips - YLJ Issue 50 Autumn 2012 (pdf)
• Dealing with difficult people - Supervised workplace training guide (pdf)
• Bullying, harassment and discrimination - Supervised workplace training guide (pdf)
• Looking after yourself - Supervised workplace training guide 2009 (pdf)
• Lasting the distance - Supervised workplace training guide 2009 (pdf)