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At a crossroads: choosing an alternative career

Kim Koelmeyeris 30 Mar 2021

In the echo chamber of law school, it is often forgotten that law graduates have a wide array of career options available to them. In 2020, I decided to enter a career path outside of the law.

Workplace Young Lawyers

Bullying: Too many exceptions are proving the rule

Margaret Cai 01 Nov 2020

Law students are aware that future workplaces may be cut-throat environments that mete out poor treatment, protected by a culture of silence. ALSA is moving to disrupt this expectation.

Workplace

Workplace: On the road to COVID normal

Karin Derkley 01 Oct 2020

With no end to the pandemic in sight, firms need to be planning for a return to the office that can be safe and flexible.

COVID-19 Workplace

Legal profession: Professional culture to blame

Julian Webb 01 Oct 2020

Sexual harassment is more prevalent in the legal profession than the workplace generally. While there have been some initiatives to curb this, cultural and regulatory reform is needed.

Practice Management Workplace

What to do when the traditional path into law isn’t for you

Shaniya Vilash 07 Sep 2020

Many of us know the stress that law school and a legal career can bring. The countless sleepless nights studying for exams, preparing applications for clerkship season and giving it your all in an interview, only to find out it didn’t land you that dream job. Sound familiar?

Workplace Workplace Relations Young Persons

Sexual harrassment: High Court apology signals shift in response

Karin Derkley 01 Sep 2020

The legal profession isn’t alone in suffering high rates of sexual harassment but its entrenched culture of power and hierarchy perpetuates the problem.

Workplace

Workplace: Stage 4 calls for COVID-safe plans

Michelle Gunn 01 Sep 2020

Restriction fatigue has resulted in a growing number of positive COVID-19 cases and a delayed timeline to return to the office. Planning for effective infection control measures is vital.

COVID-19 Workplace

According to merit?/Diversity: 2020 – From vision to revelation

Gemma Hannah and Jyoti Haikerwal 01 Sep 2020

Leaders in the law have been forced to make swift and decisive workplace changes that will have long-term benefits.

Diversity Workplace

6 tips for nailing your annual review and how to ask for a pay rise

Sophie Coulson 12 Aug 2020

Young lawyers realise very quickly that our success often comes down to one thing – preparation. Annual reviews are no different. Good preparation is how you will nail your annual review. So, how do you best prepare for your review?

Workplace

Your Career: Six ways to ace a video interview

Jason Elias 01 Aug 2020

As the pandemic continues, it’s wise to be prepared for interviewing via videoconferencing.

COVID-19 Technology Workplace

6 tips for young lawyers who have been let go amid the COVID-19 crisis

Jessica Alesci-Pettitt 29 Jul 2020

Many young lawyers will face unemployment during these harrowing times, therefore it is vital that they strategise for potential future unemployment.

Workplace Young Persons

10 tips for working from home during the COVID-19 era

Tessa Micucci and Amanda Di Placido 20 Jul 2020

COVID-19 took the world by storm, upending our lives and work in a dramatic way. Given the “working from home” era is only just beginning, here are ten tips to get you through lockdown 2.0 and beyond.

Wellbeing Workplace

Mental health: Workplace wellness during COVID-19

Carolyn Ford 01 Jun 2020

On top of the normal pressures of legal practice, uncertainty around work and the pandemic has increased stress for many practitioners, but there is help available.

COVID-19 Health Wellbeing Workplace

Biometric data: Under your skin – Employee rights to privacy

Charles Power 01 Jun 2020

Time and attendance systems that collect and match employee biometric data can lead to privacy concerns. Recent FWC decisions highlight the measures an employer should adopt to impose an enforceable requirement.

Technology Workplace

Workplace deaths: Lives matter

Erik Dober 01 Jun 2020

Legislation has been introduced to criminalise workplace manslaughter. These new offences build on employers’ existing duties and impose tough new penalties when breaches cause a person’s death.

Workplace

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