Naomi Neilson

‘Use it to your advantage’: How to handle and learn from job rejections

Received a rejection or, worse, no response at all to a job application? While a very disheartening experience, one lawyer shared that there’s a wealth of opportunities ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 18 Oct 2021

Universities are setting law graduates up for disaster

Tertiary institutions are the catalyst for law graduates leaving the industry for good, and it’s about time they do something about it, writes Stefanie Costi.

NEWLAW • Mon, 18 Oct 2021

How courts and universities can better prepare new lawyers for the real world

For most graduate lawyers, walking into a courtroom for their first appearance can be an overwhelming and stressful experience, no matter the support they receive from ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 18 Oct 2021

The top 10 news updates for new lawyers

In this fortnightly wrap-up, Protégé brings law students, graduates and new lawyers the top 10 updates from the legal profession. This time, it includes a significant ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 18 Oct 2021

Graduates, new lawyers reveal qualities they look for in workplaces

New research into what lawyers are primarily looking for in their workplaces has revealed that while communication and quality of leadership remain important for all new ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 18 Oct 2021

Whistleblower bill welcomed by NSW Ombudsman

The NSW Ombudsman has welcomed news that the government will debate a new Public Interest Disclosure Bill four years after a parliamentary committee handed down a report ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 17 Oct 2021

WA Law Society names new president

The Law Society of Western Australia has elected its newest president for 2022.

BIG LAW • Sun, 17 Oct 2021

High Court ruling on relationship between judge and barrister may have major repercussions on judicial wellbeing

Although a recent High Court decision to appeal a family law matter after it found the personal relationship between a trial judge and a barrister “particularly ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 14 Oct 2021

North Melbourne football club appoints general manager of legal

AFL’s North Melbourne football club has appointed a new general manager of both strategy and legal to oversee regulatory matters impacting the team.

SME LAW • Thu, 14 Oct 2021