Paralegals: The Fourth Arm of the Legal Profession or the Stepping Stone to a Training Contract?
In the past, some have looked down on paralegals, considering them inferior to those with a solicitor or barrister qualifications....
Thoughts About Studying Law
I have only been studying Law for a few months but I can safely say that I have experienced a thousand emotions within this period. I...
Life in a Law Firm: Expectation v Reality
There are many reasons why students such as myself have decided to study law or to work within the legal industry. Personally, it was not...
High Stakes: The Impact of the Witch Trials on Our Global Legal System Today
In the UK there were two periods of intensive ‘witch hunting’ from 1598-1607 and 1644-1647, led by Matthew Hopkins, the ‘witch finder...
Children and the Law: The right to a fair trial and protected welfare
In England and Wales, youth criminal proceedings occur to prevent offending and reoffending by those aged between ten and seventeen (s...
Psychiatric Injury in Tort Law and the Alcock Decision: Is It Time for a Change?
Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (1991) (Alcock) concerned sixteen claims against thedefendant for psychiatric injury...
So You Don’t Want to Be a Solicitor?
Following my last post on making the most of your University experience, you have managed to settle down and in no time you will be...
Avenues to a Career in Law
We all know how this season will be extremely important to second and final year Law students. Final years will be finishing off their...
Diversity in the legal profession
“Contrary to the belief of Ron Burgundy and his comrades in the film Anchorman, “diversity” is most definitely not “an old, old wooden...
Lessons learned along the road from student to lawyer
Lauren van Arendonk is a commercial and general litigation lawyer in Sydney. Lauren emigrated from England to New Zealand in 2008, and...
