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Aged care regulator should be scrapped, LIV told

Karin Derkley 26 Nov 2020

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is fundamentally unfit for purpose and should be scrapped, a recent LIV webinar on elder law was told...

Aged Persons

Survey shows members value LIV support

Karin Derkley 17 Nov 2020

Staying connected to colleagues and clients, adjusting to new ways of working, and dealing with mental strain and stress have been the biggest challenges for LIV members arising from the COVID-19 lockdown, according to a recent survey ...

Continuing Legal Education Ethics Practice Management

Silver linings for regional and suburban lawyers during pandemic

Karin Derkley 10 Nov 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging, but it has also presented some silver linings for regional and suburban lawyers...

COVID-19 Practice Management Technology

November LIJ online edition

Law Institute Journal 01 Nov 2020

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From the president: The future of our profession

Sam Pandya 01 Nov 2020

Young and newly admitted lawyers make an enormous contribution to the work of the LIV in many areas of policy and law.

COVID-19 Opinions

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Law Institute Journal 01 Nov 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic persisting for much longer than expected, particularly in Victoria where rolling lockdowns have affected us all, it’s understandable that there might be calls for legislative reform.

Opinions

LIV advocacy: LIV action soars on COVID-19 demand

Carolyn Ford 01 Nov 2020

As part of the LIV’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 crisis it has made more than 200 advocacy submissions this year.

Advocacy COVID-19

Work practices: Post-pandemic expectations – what is working and what is not?

Alice Cooney 01 Nov 2020

COVID-19 is shifting perceptions of what it takes to practise law. this pandemic is a turning point.

COVID-19 Practice & Procedure

Career: The invincible summer – learning to deal with rejection

Adam Wakeling 01 Nov 2020

Finding a job in a competitive market is not easy at the best of times. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many law students and graduates will need to deal with rejection.

COVID-19

Success: What takes us from merely capable to distinguished?

Radu Catrina 01 Nov 2020

Victorian Legal Award winners Demetrio Zema and Colleen Chen share their thoughts and insights on forging your own path.

Parental leave: Three lawyers and a baby

Sylvie Alston 01 Nov 2020

Young lawyers want work-life balance and being with their children is part of that. Sania Ciciulla, Lachlan Cloak and Andrea De Souza share their experiences.

Practice Management

Bullying: Too many exceptions are proving the rule

Margaret Cai 01 Nov 2020

Law students are aware that future workplaces may be cut-throat environments that mete out poor treatment, protected by a culture of silence. ALSA is moving to disrupt this expectation.

Workplace

Advice: With the benefit of hindsight

Annmarie Geros 01 Nov 2020

Senior practitioners share the advice they would give their younger selves.

Health Practice Management Wellbeing

Principal interview: What are law firms looking for in young lawyers?

Rose George 01 Nov 2020

COVID-19 has made it harder for young lawyers to get their foot in the door. As employment opportunities continue to stall, holdstock law principal Jennifer Holdstock explains how to stand out.

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