Staying Informed - Law Institute of Victoria

Beyond the law: Pink vests holding the line

Karin Derkley 01 Dec 2019

Lawyers play an important role as impartial observers when protests flare.

Interviews Legal Biography

From YL to Deputy Chief Magistrate

Ileen Eshak 20 Nov 2019

Magistrate Franz Holzer shares lessons learned throughout his illustrious career.

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Switching gears: practice to academia

Liz Bishop 20 Nov 2019

Liz Bishop reflects on her time with YL and how it helped shape her career.

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Following your passion

Amanda Storey 20 Nov 2019

Amanda Storey’s time with YL helped pave the way to a diverse and rewarding career.

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How a legal problem led to a tech solution

Brendan Lacota 20 Nov 2019

Among other things Brendan Lacota is co-founder of onlinewillkit.com, a tool born from his experiences with frustrated clients.

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Flexibility: Lawyers opt for freelance careers

Karin Derkley 01 Nov 2019

New platforms connecting lawyers with short-term placements appeal to those wanting to work outside the usual structures...

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Beyond the law: Looking back to move forward

Karin Derkley 01 Nov 2019

Lawyer, activist and author Lizzie O’Shea has focused on history and technology in her first book...

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Inside stories: Lawman of Charlton

Karin Derkley 01 Nov 2019

Bill Freeman has been a lawyer for 65 years and still loves working for his community...

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Inside stories: Holding their own

IOLA MATHEWS 01 Oct 2019

Flos Greig’s pioneering career and fighting spirit had a lasting influence on her great-niece...

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Inside stories: Marking 51 years in the law

Jonathan Tisher 01 Sep 2019

Property lawyer Frank Tisher has been practising for more than half a century. Jonathan Tisher looks back at his father’s career...

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Inside stories: Tending to pressing matters

Carolyn Ford 01 Aug 2019

It is 50 years since Vincent Verduci started Verduci Lawyers but the former mayor and part-time olive oil producer has no plans to retire...

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E-conveyancing can be e-fficient

Heather Hibberd 01 May 2019

Four practitioners from different sized and structured firms tell how they have adapted to the electronic conveyancing system. The firms all joined the first and, at the time, only electronic lodgement network operator, PEXA, at different times in the past five years...

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Attorney-General calls for transparency

Carolyn Ford 01 May 2019

The Attorney-General Jill Hennessy wants transparency in the justice system – a belief honed during her time as a lawyer...

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From classroom to courtroom

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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Bendigo honours local magistrate

Carolyn Ford 03 Dec 2018

A fundraiser auction produced a win-win for two good causes in the community...

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