“How can I stay positive and optimistic about a career in the law, in the face of all the bad news stories that are popping up at the moment? There have now been a number of articles written by women Read more…
Hello, readers. Welcome to the inaugural article in this advice column for law students and graduates. I am pretty damned delighted to be here.
Recent revelations in the media have highlighted that the legal profession is not immune to sexual harassment in the workplace. If you find yourself in an uncomfortable situation where you are feeling sexually harassed, we have compiled some links and resources that may be of assistance.
If you are one of the many who find summer school a necessary evil, but would rather be outside chilling in the sun – check out our tips for surviving your summer indoors.
To celebrate the coming new year, Learn Law Life has vamped up its wardrobe and added a punchy new accessory – the LLL JOB BOARD! We have scoured the net (and various other locations) to bring you recent graduate/junior positions Read more…
Know Your Rights Flatting Guide – a practical booklet that aims to teach students about their legal rights when it comes to tenancy. We got Victoria law students Po Tsai and Autumn McNeill to tell us about their involvement in the project.
Applying for your first serious legal job can be daunting … Read on for some tips from Vanessa Syme (People & Performance Manager at MinterEllisonRuddWatts) on how to impress your prospective employer and secure that job!
Find out how you can get help ‘bridging the gap’ between law school and entering the work force.
Learn Law Life recently had the opportunity to talk with Julia Whaipooti, JustSpeak Board Member, community justice lover, and Senior Adviser at the Office of the Children’s Commissioner.
Notes looking a bit scary? Can’t decipher your own handwriting? We’ve got some quick tips to help you out.
The four steps every law student should know to become a practising lawyer in NZ.
Auckland Uni student Cecilia Liu gives her top 3 tips to smoothing the transition from high school to law school.
Stephanie Carr, Library Manager at the Davis Law Library sets out a quick three-step guide to deciphering those tricky legal citations.
Ashley Yuan sets out her top tips to get the most out of your time at Law School
Rachel Mullins tells us about her life after law school, working in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal
By Daniel Owen, The Legal Forecast The explosive growth of blockchain during the past two years has coincided with a parallel growth in the use of cryptographic tokens in fundraising beyond the traditional methods contemplated by Chapters 5C and 6D Read more…
Around 90% of the guests on the podcast chose to study law because they were good at English. Rare is the guest who studied law because they wanted the skills to do particular justice-related work, or the guest who thought Read more…
“How do I know what area of law to practice in? I am worried that everyone says practicing law is very different from studying law, and that I might end up somewhere I hate. There are subjects I like studying, but how Read more…
“Did the time you dedicated to study at law school prepare you well for the hours you had to work as a junior lawyer?” – Jack, 19 In a word, no. In more words, no but it didn’t matter Read more…
Dear Katie – How important are grades? Part 2 This column is Part 2 of a two part series about grades, prompted by a reader question. You can read Part 1 of the series here. This is a Read more…
Molly Thomas, The Legal Forecast The face of conveyancing in Australia and New Zealand is changing, but is the industry moving fast enough? It has been 10 years since the Council of Australian Governments committed to creating a single, Read more…
Dear Katie – How important are grades? “I’m currently studying at VUW and there has recently been a data release that seems to indicate we are graded much more harshly than other law schools. Even before this, I feel there Read more…
by Katie Cowan Let’s say everyone starts their day with a hundred M&Ms and several bowls with neatly-printed labels. I know I am jumping in at the deep end here, but just go with it. M&Ms represent units of personal Read more…
When I was in law school I amused myself in lectures by writing dumb jokes and asides throughout my notes, and referring to all male litigants as “Dude” and all male judges as “Judge Dude”. I was going to find Read more…