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 Radu Catrina 01 Jul 2018

There are innumerable challenges in the first few years of your legal career, and perhaps none is greater than the tyranny of the courtroom. The anxiety never really goes away, says Doyle’s Guide...

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 Brendan Lacota 01 Jul 2018

To succeed, lawyers need to understand more than the narrow confines of the law, they must appreciate how legal decisions impact on the complex and multifaceted lives of their clients...

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 Shalini Mendis 01 Jul 2018

Finding your feet in the legal world takes time. Senior lawyer at Carina Ford Immigration Lawyers, Leah Perkins talked to the YLJ about her career path...

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 Katalin Lello and Claire Walczak 01 Jul 2018

There's no shortage of young lawyers in the current market so it's important to remember that it’s never too early to start building your profile and set your sights on standing out...

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 Aleksandar Kovaceski 01 Jul 2018

With so many law students graduating from universities it has become essential to obtain practical legal experience during your studies to stand out from the crowd...

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 Claire Walczak and Phoebe Blank 01 Jul 2018

Have you ever watched the TV show Suits, picturing yourself as Harvey Specter when in reality you’re more like Dennis Denuto from The Castle. While every young lawyer...

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 Sam Vasaiwalla 01 Jul 2018

Divina Moodley is an associate at Zaparas Lawyers and an LIV accredited specialist in personal injury law. She has experience in workers’ compensation, transport accident compensation, public liability law and litigation...

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 Edward Cormie 01 Jul 2018

The YLJ asked four senior lawyers from a range of difference practices what attributes they look for in junior lawyers...

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 Young Lawyers Journal 15 Mar 2018

Welcome to the YLJ flipbook. You can turn pages electronically, magnify text and click through to read about your favourite article and find out about upcoming YL events...

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 Zoe Vise 15 Mar 2018

I began my legal career in a boutique law firm in Melbourne CBD while undertaking my law degree. I commenced initially as a receptionist, then onto paralegal and later as a junior lawyer...

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 Edward Cormie 15 Mar 2018

I started straight away and I am still doing it today. You have to keep current with your area of law, especially in litigation where court rules change and procedures are updated...

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 Jessica Awad 15 Mar 2018

The graduate employment market is placing greater emphasis on practical skills. How can you get practical experience during your degree? As I wrote back in 2016, the graduate employment market has changed...

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 Adam Wakeling 15 Mar 2018

How comfortable is the average lawyer with technology, and how can the profession’s knowledge and skills in this area be improved? Preparing members to work in the profession of the future will be an LIV Young Lawyers...

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 Young Lawyers Journal 15 Mar 2018

Pro bono work and volunteering are excellent opportunities to develop new skills. As a lawyer I was heavily involved in Russell Kennedy’s pro bono program, through which I developed and consolidated a range of skills...

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 Brendan Lacota 15 Mar 2018

Welcome to the first edition of the YLJ for 2018. I would like to start by thanking our previous LIV Young Lawyers president Phoebe Blank for her hard work and dedication throughout 2017...

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