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Editorial: Wellbeing

Adam Wakeling & Andrea De Souza Sep 2016

You have not failed if you develop a mental illness, just as you have not failed if you break a bone. An organisation has not failed just because it has employees with mental illnesses. Working in a stressful job in an organisation...

Take time out to unwind

Lauren Greer Sep 2016

Are you feeling restless with the daily grind? Your next holiday couldn’t come soon enough? Take a day out of your busy schedule and head down to the Mornington Peninsula to unwind...

Wellbeing

Get away to the Grampians for a short break

Michelle Pawluck Sep 2016

For a weekend of hiking and spectacular views head for Halls Gap. Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and head to Halls Gap in the heart of the Grampians National Park, only three hours from Melbourne...

Wellbeing

Time management tips

Katherine Lishman Sep 2016

Whether you are at law school, starting your legal career or well advanced in the profession, time management is key to maintaining mental and physical wellbeing. Partner Reynah Tang, student Anna Belgiorno-Nettis and..

Planning Time Management Workplace

Five ways to keep women in the law

Riaza Rigby Sep 2016

While more women are working in the law than ever, attrition rates from the profession are higher for women than men. To retain women in the law...

Discrimination Wellbeing Workplace

Why it's time for value based billing

Adam Wakeling Sep 2016

Most lawyers accept time-based billing without question. But we would think twice before becoming the customer of a dentist, a car mechanic or a real estate agent who charged by six-minute intervals. Is billing by the hour...

Planning Time Management Wellbeing Workplace

Consuming passion

Young Lawyers Journal Sep 2016

Master of Competition and Consumer Law student Fiona Sam works full time at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and studies part-time at Melbourne Law School. “At the moment I’m...

Mental wellbeing and the legal profession

Andrea De Souza Sep 2016

Last year the Australian Financial Review reported that lawyers rated lowest in health and wellbeing of all professionals. In particular..

Health Wellbeing Workplace

Running a litigation file

Simon R Grant Sep 2016

The first thing you need to do is assess what you have in front of you. Don’t just accept the file note from the solicitor now departed that says everything is fine, the client has been asked to do a few things...

Planning Time Management

Do good, feel good

Luisa Consiglio Sep 2016

Many young lawyers and law students dedicate hours of their time to volunteer in legal and non-legal organisations. Volunteering can be beneficial not only for gaining work experience and to assist those who are less fortunate...

Health Wellbeing

Disclosing mental illness – who needs to know?

Adam Wakeling Sep 2016

Lawyers and applicants for admission to practice are unlikely to suffer...

Disclosure Discrimination Health Wellbeing

How to deal with the trauma of work

Andrea De Souza Sep 2016

Law is not for the faint-hearted. Some lawyers are exposed to traumatic situations and traumatised clients regularly. How do they deal with it? In my previous life as a plaintiff medical negligence...

Health Wellbeing Workplace

YLJ flipbook - July

Young lawyers journal Jul 2016

Welcome to the July 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...