if it helps i was too stupid to get into unsw law!!!
it almost sold me on law except i realised i wanted to be elle not a lawyer lmao
I actually haven't watched it yet but I will when I get the time
legal knowledge is pretty insane to have. most people have their rights violated on a frequent basis (consumer, contract, tort, workplace etc.) but accept it as the norm. on the other hand, you learn pretty quickly that enforcing your rights is almost never worth it unless you have hundreds of thousands of dollars to burn. the follow on from that is that you often feel like you're serving no one, because there is often no chance of what people think a 'just' outcome is, and the service you're providing them is costing $300-600 per hour. prior to being admitted you can't give anyone legal advice because its a crime, and following admission you don't want to give anyone legal advice without a signed retainer because of liability issues. in summary, its basically not a slay at all.
the 99 LATer never heard of pro bono
you can go work at a CLC or at legal aid, sure. they still bill the funding party $185 per hour and you're still tracking billable hours. if you're working at a firm, they're not just going to let you run pro bono cases because you want to, unless you can somehow still hit billable targets whilst working on a whole matter for free after you go home until 2am. 95% of firms are only interested in how much you can bill a client and what outcomes you get. some firms might do pro bono initial advice, but pro bono representation is extremely rare here. if you go and start your own law firm, you can take as many pro bono cases as you can afford.
wait are u a lawyer rn i just realised u did ur hsc like 10 years ago
not a lawyer but will be in ~ 6 months. i've worked in law for the last 4 years while studying so i'm quite familiar with the topic.
you would hope so after completing a whole degree. are we excited to overbill poor people?
after working at a few different places ive decided to stay at a firm that takes a large amount of legal aid matters on the panel, so at least you're billing the legal aid commission instead of the poor people.
'large amount of legal aid matters' so like 5 a year
i have 105 legal aid files open rn lol'large amount of legal aid matters' so like 5 a year
