Following years of anglicising her name on job applications, an aspiring lawyer has told Protégé that it is “disheartening” to have a recruiter or hiring manager look at her name and come to assumptions about her language, cultural background or working rights before considering her wealth of skills and experience in the profession.
With a lot of luck, a last minute decision to join a legal clinic changed the entire career trajectory of one final year student who started her degree with the firm belief that she would be graduating with completely different aspirations and goals.
Working in a legal clinic operating outside of her university not only exposed Juris Doctor student Nipuni Barandiwattage to critical legal skills, but also completely shaped the direction that she w
A student-operated legal clinic that assists with will writing, powers of attorney and appointing medical decision makers has given these soon-to-be-lawyers a glimpse into the real legal world with invaluable and practical experience.