Staying Informed - Law Institute of Victoria

A Forced Opportunity - COVID-19 and the Future of E-Learning

Jade Hopper 15 May 2020

Now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all universities across Australia are moving students to e-learning facilities for the foreseeable future. This change will make many students feel uncomfortable and unsure of how they can learn effectively in an online environment – one without the security and solidarity of fellow students and professors in a typical classroom setting. Understandably, for many students, this unplanned environment may create an apprehensive and distressing learning scenario, leaving them feeling overwhelmed and isolated.

Education Students

Law Week for Young Lawyers

Victoria Law Foundation 15 May 2020

It is a weird time to be alive. The world feels frozen in time. Law firms are asking staff to buy leave, events are being cancelled and hiring is scarce. If you are a new lawyer, you may be feeling left behind. All those face-to-face seminars, workshops and networking opportunities you’d planned on going to have suddenly disappeared.

The hidden danger of not knowing what you don’t know

Radu Catrina 24 Mar 2020

At their core, our roles as lawyers are advisory. We guide clients through the daunting, sometimes impenetrable labyrinth of legislation and procedure. We provide them with direction and options, enabling them to make informed decisions and to take action when necessary.

Passion meets innovation for four young lawyers

Grace Hall 10 Mar 2020

Pursuing your passion while navigating a career in the law can involve tricky compromises. Kim Koelmeyer, Sophie Tversky, Michael Shafar and Tess Birch have applied their passion to new and creative ideas that expand the meaning of a career in the law.

Event recap: VLF Legal Laneway Breakfast 2020

Annmarie Geros 01 Mar 2020

The 2020 LIV YL president is Alice Cooney, a Crimina Division lawyer at the County Court of Victoria.

Introducing the 2020 LIV Young Lawyers president Alice Cooney

LIV Young Lawyers 24 Feb 2020

The 2020 LIV YL president is Alice Cooney, a Crimina Division lawyer at the County Court of Victoria.

Legal Biography

A message from YL's outgoing president Matthew Daly

Matthew Daly 17 Dec 2019

As the outgoing president of the LIV Young Lawyers Section, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere thanks to the more than 8000 LIV Young Lawyers for their involvement in our 40th year.

What is an innovative lawyer?

Rose Inglis 01 Oct 2019

One of the most strategic ways a young lawyer can ensure a successful and enduring legal career is to establish themselves as an innovative lawyer. But what defines an innovative lawyer...

Innovation Technology

Think Critically, Act Strategically

Rose Inglis 28 Aug 2019

A message to all law students wondering whether a seasonal clerkship or traineeship is for them

Opportunities in unusual places

Jenny Awad 25 Jul 2019

Sometimes the key to getting your foot in the door is searching in unusual places, writes Jenny Awad. Youth in your career can be a double-edged sword: you have plenty of time, enthusiasm and energy to dedicate to your new career but you are inevitably inexperienced.

One way to have an innovative career

Evelyn Tadros 18 Jul 2019

My journey to the bar was relatively conventional – I started as a commercial litigation lawyer at Clayton Utz, became an associate at the Supreme Court and then started at the Bar four years ago.

Jacob McCahon shares his reflections and lessons learnt to law students and recent law graduates considering providing research assistance to legal academics.

Jacob McCahon 11 Jul 2019

Jacob McCahon shares his reflections and lessons learnt to law students and recent law graduates considering providing research assistance to legal academics.