Staying Informed - Law Institute of Victoria

How my employer supported me to be my true self at work

Ross Soittle 22 Oct 2021

I distinctly remember when I started my career in the legal profession, I grappled over whether I would feel included and equal at work as a gay man or whether I would need to guard my identity.

Practice Spotlight: Housing and tenancy law

Braedon Waddell 14 Oct 2021

The practice area is a focal point of community legal centres as they aim to provide culturally appropriate legal information, community education and advocacy.

Workplace Young Lawyers

Work-life balance most significant challenge to wellbeing for legal profession, LIV survey reveals

LIV Media 13 Oct 2021

A survey of the legal profession conducted by the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) has revealed managing an appropriate work-life balance is the most significant challenge when maintaining positive wellbeing.

Three tips to overcome languishing

Neomal Silva 11 Oct 2021

When we caught up recently on a pleasant morning in the park, Susan, in the last stages of her law degree and working at a Melbourne law firm, looked weary.

Health

Practice Spotlight: Community Legal Centre

Sylvie Alston 01 Oct 2021

CLCs provide free legal services to disadvantaged clients in the community. There are typically generalist and specialist legal centres. CLCs rely heavily on volunteer lawyers and other support staff, however, some CLCs also work in partnerships with firms or other non-legal organisations to provide holistic assistance to particular client cohorts.

October LIJ online edition

Law Institute Journal 01 Oct 2021

Welcome to the October LIJ online edition. You can click through to editorial content, LIV goods and services and upcoming events and advertising.

October LIJ in PDF and flipbook

Law Institute Journal 01 Oct 2021

Download a PDF of the October LIJ, or flip through its pages in form of a flipbook.

Continuing Legal Education

Contents – October LIJ

Law Institute Journal 01 Oct 2021

Quick links to October LIJ 2021 content.

Continuing Legal Education Education

From the president: Transformative power of new approach

Tania Wolff 01 Oct 2021

It is time to broaden the application of restorative justice.

Justice Opinions

Unsolicited

Law Institute Journal 01 Oct 2021

Balancing work and life: While I enjoy all the articles appearing in the LIJ, for some reason the back page in the August edition attracted my attention...

Opinions

Sustainability: Towards net zero

Karin Derkley 01 Oct 2021

Law firms are seeing the business benefits of playing a greater role in addressing the threat of climate change.

Environment Environmental Protection Practice Management

Criminal justice: Lawyers urged to consider restorative option

Karin Derkley 01 Oct 2021

Used to operating in an adversarial environment, lawyers are being encouraged to see justice practices such as group conferences as a tool that can benefit their clients.

Criminal Procedure Justice