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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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 Young Lawyers Journal 01 Jul 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 Brendan Lacota 01 Jul 2018

This year we have hosted many events, social gatherings, talks and workshops. April featured Your Future in the Law conference and Ideas for Careers: Policy and Law Reform workshop...

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 Alice Cooney 01 Jul 2018

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do...

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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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 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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 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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 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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