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  1. flamearrows

    Commonwealth Equity Scholarship and Start Up, do I get both?

    Yeah, I think this is what has happened, judging by my bank balance.
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    How to prepare for the clerkship season

    By dry cleaning, I meant all laundromat expenses. I don't have a washing machine or a dryer so...
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    Is anyone planning on working overseas?

    Oh, I start in Australia. But give it a few years. They've got offices all over the place. I'll dig myself out of Australia somehow.
  4. flamearrows

    Is anyone planning on working overseas?

    Got a gig with a consulting firm, so I'll be outta here soon enough.
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    Student number

    Actually, you can have both at the same time. I teach & I'm a student so I have both.
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    First year at uni and hate it!

    Working for a living is gonna be a real struggle then, son.
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    Hmm, ever thought you've chosen the wrong course?

    UNSW does medicine and has the occasional 8am start.
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    How to prepare for the clerkship season

    Not for long...
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    The Ship has sailed, my friends!

    Re: I really am angry, to those who bully others and only think about themselves..... He or she is still in high school.
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    The Ship has sailed, my friends!

    Re: I really am angry, to those who bully others and only think about themselves..... You just said you don't have any friends. I cannot imagine why.
  11. flamearrows

    The Ship has sailed, my friends!

    I'm in fifth year and am rather light on friends. But that's just because I'm not a very nice person.
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    How to prepare for the clerkship season

    Just participating in a moot in not really worth mentioning, I wouldn't think.
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    Voluntary/work experience (law).

    Ask around. Chances are, someone you know will be a barrister's assistant or a paralegal. They'll know when the firms or individuals they work for need more people. Positions tend not to be widely advertised, or advertised at all in some cases.
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    any advice for a diploma in law student?

    I don't think it adds a great deal, and it is expensive. A better bet would be any sort of legal experience in that time.
  15. flamearrows

    Needs advice on doing well in contract law

    Let's not turn this into a marks pissing competition ;)
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    Needs advice on doing well in contract law

    I don't agree with the "make a checklist" philosophy. I don't find that this will get you high marks, as it makes each issue quite shallow. Instead, I find that the only way to properly learn a course is to make careful and detailed notes on each case, including the factual situation, legal...
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    How much do tutors and lab demonstrators get paid?

    Earning Code 153 / 154 / 160 $113.88 for the first tutorial, $75.92 for every tutorial thereafter, $37.96 per hour for marking. $37.96 per hour is also paid for meetings. So, the average honours student taking four tutorials makes around ~$350 per week of academic session, plus any meetings...
  18. flamearrows

    Graduate salaries 2011

    Frigid - my point was more that the same atmosphere of transparency doesn't apply to the other types of firms. I, for one, am certainly not going into graduate law.
  19. flamearrows

    Butterworths v mann australian law dict. ????

    Butterworths.
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    How much do tutors and lab demonstrators get paid?

    Yeah, there's a separate one for tutors with doctoral qualifications. Marking exams is pretty rubbish - think 10 - 12 hour days, over the weekend, in order to get through the papers in time for the deadline. It's not very fun.
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