Upskilling critical for the next generation of lawyers
By Robyn Tongol|13 May 2021
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with The College of Law, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Daljit Singh to discuss the acceleration of change in the age of coronavirus and how best emerging legal professionals can respond.
Daljit Singh – a teaching fellow in The College of Law’s Master of Legal Business, who teaches Workforce of the Future and Leadership – poses key questions to law students and young lawyers about how they perceive the myriad evolutions currently occurring in the marketplace, their place in it, and the practical steps that must be taken to thrive.
‘Everything happens for a reason’ and other timeless tips for making it to the High Court
‘Everything happens for a reason’ and other timeless tips for making it to the High Court
03 May 2021 • By Naomi Neilson Share
For one of the High Court’s newest associates, the timeless advice of giving things a go and believing that everything happens for a reason has followed her from one big achievement to the next. Speaking to Protégé, recent Queensland graduate Anna Kretowicz talks about the positive approach that got her to Australia’s highest court.
University of Queensland graduate Anna Kretowicz was not always destined for law and if not for a mid-university degree change from science, she may not have ever ended up as the valedictorian, as a researcher for expert legal professionals, an award-winner and certainty not as one of the High Court’s newest graduate hires.
Team of Victorian law students takes away major mooting win
Team of Victorian law students takes away major mooting win
03 May 2021 • By Naomi Neilson Share
A team of three law students with a Victorian university has won a prestigious, global mooting competition on intellectual property and has credited its achievement to the law school’s practical skills training and the “rush” of knowing that it successfully argued a hard case in front of expert legal professionals.
Swinburne University students Madeline Connolly, Elliott Mann and Connor Morgan can now add 2021 University of Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot champions to their list of achievements after successfully preparing written submissions and orally submitting them during a virtual UK event.
What employers want from their new recruits addressed in new event
What employers want from their new recruits addressed in new event
03 May 2021 • By Naomi Neilson Share
Over three huge days, law students, graduates and budding lawyers will have unique access to industry experts to get an inside look at what employers want from the new recruits and how to advance beyond junior positions. Lawyers Weekly looks at what’s on the agenda for the Career Expo and Emerging Leaders Summit.
In partnership with The College of Law, Lawyers Weekly has launched the inaugural Career Expo and Emerging Leaders Summit to connect law students, new graduates and lawyers with up to five years’ experience with leading legal professionals and set up a unique opportunity to chat with potential workplaces one-on-one.
The cycle of support and mentoring for young lawyers
The cycle of support and mentoring for young lawyers
03 May 2021 • By Naomi Neilson Share
After receiving some incredible mentoring from her supervisors and other experts in the legal profession, one young lawyer returned the favour by mentoring the students coming through the ranks behind her. Speaking to Protégé, Courtney Remington explains how this cycle of mentoring helped her get where she is today.
As part of the mentor program with the University of Melbourne, Courtney Remington was paired with Victorian commercial barrister Katherine Brazenor who not only gifted her with books to read and life advice but gave her a real look into what it meant to work in the legal profession that often meant chambers tours and day-to-day shadowing.