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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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 Phoebe Blank 15 Mar 2018

During the first few years of practice, tips for young lawyers are ever changing and mostly subjective. Soft skills are personal attributes that you need to succeed in the workplace...

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 Anthony Loncaric 15 Mar 2018

Young lawyers at the Office of Public Prosecutions are embracing learning and development opportunities around new technology to further their careers and influence the future direction of the organisation...

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 Andrix Lim 15 Mar 2018

Continuing professional development (CPD) programs are a vital component of being a lawyer, providing learning opportunities about the law. But with so much involved – the content, presenters...

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 Edward Cormie 15 Mar 2018

In my first year as a lawyer, I learnt that the practice of law is messy. The facts were never as straightforward as they were in law school...

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 The University of Melbourne 15 Mar 2018

In the changing world of work, up-skilling is recognised as a key component of career success. Further study offers professionals the opportunity to take their careers to the next level...

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 Young Lawyers Journal 15 Nov 2017

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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