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 Andrea de Souza 15 Nov 2017

I am really grateful for my time at Slater and Gordon but I was ready for a new challenge and the timing felt right. It was time to get out of my comfort zone, to move into a new environment and learn new skills...

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 Phoebe Blank 15 Nov 2017

Securing your first job in a legal career is a great achievement. If you were working in the legal profession before admission, you might have been covered by the Legal Professionals Award 2010...

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 Young Lawyers Journal 15 Nov 2017

No one likes to get things wrong, but an important quality in a good leader is being willing to take the fall for a mistake. Passing blame is a quick way to lose trust and respect from your team...

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 Daniel Teoh 15 Nov 2017

Being a trial lawyer at any level is not easy, let alone when you are novice to the profession. Law school rarely prepares you for what lies ahead in practical terms...

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 Young Lawyers Journal 15 Nov 2017

I moved from a large generalist suburban firm in Ringwood where I had been working for almost eight years, three years practising as a lawyer and five years as a paralegal, to a boutique firm in Melbourne...

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 Young Lawyers Journal 15 Sep 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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 Phoebe Blank 15 Sep 2017

The YL Executive works tirelessly to engage our members. Upcoming events include leveraging your past experience and skills, developing a career in law reform and policy and the annual YL Charity Ball...

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 Adam Wakeling and Andrea de Souza 15 Sep 2017

Reading through the Summary Offences Act 1966 (Vic) you may notice some odd offences. There are many reasons for law reform, from microeconomic reform to protecting human rights...

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 Suzan Gencay 15 Sep 2017

Law reform can seem intimidating to lawyers at the beginning of their careers. You have the skills and knowledge to make a meaningful contribution to law reform. So what are you waiting for?...

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 Sarah Timmers 15 Sep 2017

The YL Law Reform Committee is a great forum for law graduates to get involved in live legal issues in Victoria. On behalf of the LIV it delivered a submission to parliament on lowering the driving age in Victoria...

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 Young Lawyers Journal 15 Sep 2017

Members of the YL executive committee outline their career progression. In this quarter's journal, we talk with Suzan Gencay, Milli Allan and Linda Rayment...

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 Julianna Marshall 15 Sep 2017

Do you consider the Court of Appeal to be too activist or not activist enough? Rules of precedent and the separation of powers do not prevent the judiciary from engaging in meaningful reform...

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 Larissa Iglesias 15 Sep 2017

As law graduates and students, we need to remind ourselves that we are privileged to possess the knowledge that can make a difference in the social justice, community and not-for-profit sectors...

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 Damian Stock 15 Sep 2017

Pursuing law reform is critical for Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) to fulfil its statutory objectives. These objectives are enshrined in legislation in recognition that strategic advocacy has the power...

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 Kathie Karapalidis 15 Sep 2017

Victims are key stakeholders in the justice system. Providing victims with a greater role and voice, and by acknowledging that criminal justice requires an end-to-end approach, will make for a better sentencing model...

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