ISSUE 4: SEPTEMBER 2024 In recent years accessibility has become an increasingly important topic, especially within professional and academic environments. Despite some progress, individuals with disabilities often face barriers that …
ISSUE 1: APRIL 2023 UTS law student, Sam*, joins us in our first issue of the Diverse-abilities Blog to talk about their experiences identifying with a disability. *The name Sam …
ISSUE 2: SEPTEMBER 2023 Hyper-focus on capacity and performance has stigmatised perceptions on how to survive the competitively natured legal industry. This creates a culture which exacerbates ableist and dismissive …
ISSUE 3: OCTOBER 2023 Whilst employers and academic institutions were pressured to employ flexible working/studying arrangements during the pandemic, only some have continued to practice it, with others limiting. Law …
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes You may be overwhelmed starting law school if you don’t know someone in law school or who recently attended law school. I know I was. …
Estimated Reading Time: 3-4 Minutes “Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they have the heart.” – Elizabeth Andrews Volunteering is a business of the heart; it is the inherent …
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Estimated Reading Time: 2 Minutes Volunteering – just another thing I thought I had to do. Yet when my employer recognised I was volunteering in my interview, as she exclaimed …
How to put yourself out there during a networking event by Akhila Jaimes Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes During the early years of law school, life once you leave law …
How to Stand Out as an Applicant for Clerkships & Graduate Positions by Mohammad Amir Estimated Reading Time: 3-4 Minutes Landing a clerkship or graduate position in the legal field …
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How to Network with Nepotism by Clairessa Ng Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes You may have commonly heard the phrase throughout your law school experience that it is ‘not what …