Life
Moving to Wellington for uni? 10 Tips for Survival
By Zsenai Logan Moving to a new city can be tough. You have no idea where anything is or what the people are like, and you certainly have no idea where the best deals are or the places to avoid. But LLL is here to help. With just these ten Read more…
Careers, Study and Well-being
Dear Katie column – The virtue of taking a break during your law degree
And so, you feel you should probably just keep going. Just get through it and then see what happens after that. After all, what if you took a break and never came back? What if you fell behind everyone else? What if future lawyers saw a big gap from June 2019 to July 2020 and refused even to let you in their doors? It’s all too much. Better to just keep grinding on as best you can, right?
Careers, Study and Well-being
Summer reading from the library of joy
Hello, fellow nerds. It is the time of Christmas and summer, when most of you will, with any luck, have time for some leisure. As nerds, I expect some of your leisure might take the form of reading, and I am here to help. (For the moment I am going Read more…
Careers, Study and Well-being with Katie Cowan
Dear Katie column – Making friends at law school
I am struggling with the social side of law school. How do I make friends with my law school peers? – Struggling, 19 I’m sorry to hear you are struggling, Struggling. University, for all its social clubs and events, can be an isolating place and social stuff can definitely Read more…
Law
Token offers: A career opportunity?
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 of the Australian Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act). Consequently, new Read more…
Careers, Study and Well-being
Dear Katie column – On macro joy
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 being a lawyer looked like fun. (I say that with Read more…
Careers, Study and Well-being with Katie Cowan
Dear Katie column – How do I know what area of law to practice in?
“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 do I know if I should pursue them in practice? Read more…
Careers, Study and Well-being with Katie Cowan
Dear Katie column – Adjusting to Junior Work Hours
“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 too much. In my first job I was contracted to Read more…
Careers, Study and Well-being with Katie Cowan
Dear Katie column – How Important Are Grades? Pt 2
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 column not so much about how high grades lead to Read more…