How law students can combat burnout

While burnout has become an increasingly rapid (and almost accepted) part of being a law student, Aaron Lee shares the...

12 May 2025

By Grace Robbie

Protégé: The secret to a well-balanced life as a law student

Juggling university life, work commitments, and social activities seems like an impossible task for many law students....

30 April 2025

By Robyn Tongol

How slowing down your law degree can fast-track your success

By taking a more deliberate approach to her law degree, Charlotte Carles believes she has developed a stronger sense of...

28 April 2025

By Grace Robbie

How this lawyer’s tennis career served her up for success

After her career as a professional athlete, Jade Hopper has shared the valuable skills and lessons she gained...

28 April 2025

By Grace Robbie

Protégé: The hidden benefits of slowing down your law degree

While some law students may believe that rushing through their degree offers a competitive advantage, this might not be...

09 April 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Protégé: A pro tennis player’s journey to law

Jade Hopper, once a former gold medal-winning athlete, has traded the tennis courts for the courtroom. Here, she shares...

26 March 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Protégé: A nurse turned lawyer on helping neurodivergent workers thrive

Having previously served as a nurse and having grown up with neurodivergent family members, Libby Thomas believes there...

19 March 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Protégé: Overcoming the struggle of making professional connections

Despite the legal profession’s strong emphasis on professional connections, many law students and young lawyers...

25 February 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Protégé: How this neurodiverse lawyer paved a pathway to success

While things are improving, traditionally, professions like law have not catered well to a diversity of idiosyncratic...

08 January 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Protégé: Entering law as a first-generation student

For anyone, starting law school is enormously challenging, both personally and professionally. For first-generation...

06 January 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Top 10 episodes for students and new lawyers in 2024

Check out the 10 podcast episodes that grabbed the most attention from Australia’s law students, graduates, and...

23 December 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Protégé: Why is it more difficult for law students to secure employment?

The challenge of securing employment and opportunities within the legal profession has become increasingly formidable...

20 December 2024

By Robyn Tongol

Protégé: Showcasing worth, and other challenges facing young lawyers

Among the seasonal issues faced by the next generation of practitioners is a sense of having to prove oneself in the...

13 November 2024

By Robyn Tongol

Protégé: Lessons from the first year of law school

Having recently completed the first year of her law degree, Cassidy Pole’s passion for the rule of law has only...

30 October 2024

By Robyn Tongol

Protégé: A law school dean on the challenges and opportunities for students and legal educators

The School of Law and Society at the University of the Sunshine Coast recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary....

08 October 2024

By Jessa Sargento

Addressing isolation in legal education for Indigenous students

Completing a law degree is already challenging for many students and an intern at a BigLaw firm revealed that for...

30 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Can GenAI outperform Australian law students?

An NSW-based law lecturer recently undertook an experiment, pitting his criminal law cohort against 10 separate...

25 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Protégé: The importance of better supporting Indigenous students

Australia and its legal profession are embracing diversity more than ever before. Here, one Indigenous law student...

20 September 2024

By Robyn Tongol

Protégé: ‘Trust your gut’

Down periods in his career have presented personal and professional challenges, but what those periods have taught...

21 August 2024

By Robyn Tongol

Protégé: ‘We all need to back ourselves’

Right out of high school, Vicky Martin worked as an office junior in a law firm, doing all manner of tasks, including...

12 August 2024

By Robyn Tongol