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i can only hope this nubcake got an LLB (hons) at melb otherwise he shouldn't be talking smack. He's probably working 50 hour weeks at some shitty firm anyway, judging from his arrogant demeanour. All the top tier grads I know are A) too busy to post bullshit on forums and B) above such...

Yeah I was wondering that too. Are you working at Keddies? Clutz is actually top tier ;)

typical pay for casual position is 22-26$ an hour this is a great opportunity so snap it up i got a good position in 4th year law and i was kicking myself for not applying earlier. Great experience and great pay. Imo you should work as much as you can without affecting your studies as I find...

acts are repealed by successive acts. do your own homework.

seasonal clerkships mostly depend on your marks, interview skills and your extra-curriculars/part-time job. in terms of the latter, if you want volunteer work, best thing to do is to apply to any of the numerous community legal centres around, or try a similar organisaiton like, victorian...

a lot of egos in this topic. can't find enough colleagues at work to circle jerk?

i started off quite left wing and now am fairly libertarian though still big on social progressivism eg - i love abortions, gay marriage, etc, dislike religion playing a role in government, dislike dumbing down of media etc i find that most law students are either soft left, or moderate right...

all i can say is that a lot of good law students feel like dropping out at various points in their degree, particularly in the first 1.5 yrs. i find that the first 2 yrs have some of the most challenging classes (history and philosophy of law, contracts, even torts is quite difficult relative to...

top tier firms: 60-65 / 70-75 / 85 / 95 mid tier firms: 50-55 / 65 / 75 / 85 graduate year / 1st year lawyer / 2nd / 3rd roughly. Not including bonus (if any). Not including super. 2009/10 first and second years might be getting pay freezes. But that is an estimate. In your situation I would...

1) attend all lectures 2) previous years' notes will be a good substitute for some of the course reading but try to read and really get a 'feel' for the seminal cases, not just their ratios but their obiter (side remarks) and also the tone of the judgments. Good practice for later on. You will...

can you do leo's while at the same time being a uni student? i have finished my LLB and if i don't get any offers in a month's time i am considering just enrolling in leo's. i still have a year of my arts degree to go but i don't attend classes as a rule (i have been working full time for a...

i don't think you'll find PDF versions anywhere. the textbooks are jesus-sized. your law library will have copies of the textbooks so it's not absolutely essential that you buy them - still, it's much easier to, and it's not so bad an investment. either buy second hand from your LSS and/or sell...

does anyone know if any VIC grad positions are closing any time soon? cause i can't find any firms that are currently open for market offers

i don't know how other unis do it, but at unimelb the cutoff for honours is around a high H3 (high 60s) average throughout your degree. I managed to squeak in. Usually if you have a 70 or better you have some realistic chance at a top tier firm - however it will depend on which subjects you do...

trust me, melbourne JD is going to be world class within 5-10 years. i think the melbourne model is bullshit generally but it works for grad law - smaller cohort, even more exclusive and plus you get the big ol law building to yourself.