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 Kelvin Ng 01 Apr 2019

Lawyers are responsible for upholding the rule of law, an integral component of which is equality before the law. In light of this, it is somewhat ironic that the composition of the legal profession itself...

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 Jessica Awad 01 Apr 2019

There is a wealth of knowledge to acquire when you are just starting out. Learning how to be a lawyer is a lot like learning how to do other important things in life: you need to have a go and receive feedback until you get it right...

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 Emina Besirevic 01 Apr 2019

Some people are either unwillingly defined by adversity, while others gleam with competence in their ability to transcend bad times, refusing to see hardships as anything but temporary...

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 Rebecca Johnston 01 Apr 2019

In 2013, I moved to Australia in search of an adventure and, like many of my compatriots, to escape from the austerity that had taken hold of Ireland. I arrived as a high-school teacher and believed that teaching was my career for life...

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 Lauri Stewart 01 Apr 2019

I have been an immigration, refugee and human rights lawyer for more than 10 years, both in private and non-profit practice. In addition to the challenges faced by all lawyers – ungrateful and demanding clients and bureaucratic red tape...

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 Sharon Henderson 01 Apr 2019

Resilience helps a lawyer thrive in their chosen field and build a sustainable career. At Legal People, we have often found lawyers to be particularly resilient. The process of becoming a lawyer...

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 Kate Wild 01 Apr 2019

Judge Evelyn Bender has a remarkable career history. Having risen through the ranks from junior lawyer to partner, senior family law advocate at Victoria Legal Aid to Magellan registrar in the Family Court...

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 Laura Ann Wilson & Sarah Mercer 01 Apr 2019

The law can be a thrilling, fast-paced and rewarding profession. But it can also be challenging. The job can involve strict time limits, dealing with confronting and distressing subject matter, and managing high conflict personalities...

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 Sharrock Pitman Legal 01 Apr 2019

Young lawyers at Sharrock Pitman Legal, the LIV 2018 Boutique Law Firm of the Year, talked to the YLJ about how they are supported to build resilience. Law firms can help improve the resilience...

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 Brendan Lacota 19 Nov 2018

As the 2018 LIV Young Lawyers (YL) president and a lawyer in the legal assistance sector, I am immensely proud of this access and inclusion themed Young Lawyers Journal...

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 LIV Young Lawyers 19 Nov 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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 Alice Cooney 19 Nov 2018

In August 2018, Netflix hired Vernā Myers in a newly created role as vice president of Inclusion Strategy for the company. Myers, who has practised in this area for more than two decades...

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 Andrea De Souza 19 Nov 2018

Bridie Hudson is in her penultimate year of her Juris Doctor at Monash University. A senior policy officer at the Department of Health and Human Services in the Office for Women, she has previously worked...

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 Georgia Miller 19 Nov 2018

Parenting proceedings may be a distressing experience for parties and children alike. Children have a right to have their views known and participate in processes relevant to their care...

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 Laura Ann Wilson 19 Nov 2018

Public interest is continually stimulated by the appointments, sackings and retirements of notable women in senior leadership positions across the judiciary, federal and state politics, private and public sectors...

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