It has been almost ten months since I began working as a criminal defence lawyer in the Central West of New South Wales – hopefully long enough for me to be able to share my thoughts and feelings on my experience to date. The idea of this article is simply to provide a general insight into what life is like for a junior criminal lawyer in regional…
It’s been a while – just over a year to be exact – since my last post! I’ve been shooting much less than I would have liked, as my sole focus has been on finishing my Masters degree. I recently arrived back home after spending two weeks in Nepal, where I participated in the Himalayan Field School, which was focused on the interaction between development and human rights in…
I applied for the Master of Laws (LLM) program at the University of Sydney late last year for semester 2 (beginning this July). I got formal notification on Wednesday that I’ve been accepted into the program! 😀 As many of you are aware I never completed high school, and last year graduated from the LPAB’s Diploma in Law course (which I highly recommend). One of the great things about…
Just something I need to get off my chest! Disclaimer: The following article is my opinion only and does not constitute legal advice. So I’m on the Apple Australia website looking to purchase a new iMac the other day. I get to the configure page and look at the AppleCare Protection Plan section to decide whether or not I should purchase it, a position many…
In order to be admitted to practice as a lawyer in NSW you need two things: Law degree or equivalent; and Successful completion of a practical legal training (PLT) program. I am completing my PLT program at the College of Law, just one of many providers around Australia. As part of the program every student is required to complete the work experience component. This comprises either 75 days’…
Yep. That’s what I thought to myself the other day for the first time in my twenty-something years on this planet. FOR THE FIRST TIME. What the hell took so long? All this time i’d been thinking that I became an adult at 18 or 21, or at least that’s what I was led to believe. My brain (and my male emotional development) obviously…
It has been many years in the making but I finally had my graduation on Friday night in the Great Hall at the University of Sydney, a beautiful building some 150 years old. The Great Hall really did help give the ceremony a sense of occasion. My Grandmother, Mother and Father all flew down from Queensland for the ceremony, and I’m glad they were there to see me graduate. For anyone considering…