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Can next-gen lawyers ‘flourish in a broken system’?
Young lawyers and law students are more attuned to the importance of self-care than any previous cohort. However, there...
07 May 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Coal protest prohibited by NSW Supreme Court
A planned 30-hour blockade at a Newcastle port to protest new coal projects was prohibited by the NSW Supreme...
08 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Are universities failing students on career choices or does responsibility lie elsewhere?
Law students, like myself, are seeking a more holistic discourse pertaining to vocational pathways. Myriad stakeholders...
27 May 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Lander & Rogers partners with law school to offer new workplace law elective
An Australian university has partnered with national law firm Lander & Rogers to offer undergraduate law students a...
26 March 2024
By Grace Robbie
What I wish I’d known as a first-year or second-year law student
It is never too early in your law degree to start thinking about and working on your career planning and prospects,...
19 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
A law student’s perspective on intersectional inclusion in the profession
Intersectionality in the law informs how the wider, diverse Australian community interacts with the legal system....
11 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Prioritising different responsibilities as a law student
Having three jobs and completing a legal degree is no easy feat – but this law student has found that reprioritising...
24 July 2023
By Lauren Croft
Protégé: Juggling 3 jobs as a law student
A legal degree can be particularly challenging, especially during the final year. Having had two part-time jobs, a...
10 July 2023
By Robyn Tongol
Student claims legal admission board discriminated against disability
A former law student demanded the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) publicly apologise and hand over more than...
22 June 2023
By Naomi Neilson
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