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Thanks MichaelJackson2. Do you have that book secondhand? :) I think legal secretary work is helpful especially for my course - dipinlaw @ LPAB. Many of my schoolmates are working full time in paralegal or legal secretary positions. I wouldn't be surprised that they will get an internal...

I normally structure the summary by topic-subtopic and cross-ref the topics. To take the most obvious example in criminal law, I cross-ref the applicable defences with the offences. Under each topic, I prefer to set out the elements and then [the applicable rules]: [case name] (keywords of the...

Thanks guys for all your advice. I went to the interview and did not like the firm. And the feeling must've been mutual as I was not successful. It was a small firm (less than 10 staff). The head of the firm who interviewed me wasn't someone I'd wish to work for. But it was great to know some...

To Camleigh, I speak Mandarin and they looked for a bilingual clerk...

Jellz, that's very true. I'd hate to sacrifice my grades for it given I still have four full semesters' loads of study.

Thanks guys. Just a side note...does anyone know the typical pay for such a position? What if I'm asked about my expected salary?

hmm...dessert..That'll break the tension. I'd love something like that.

I just go paperless, organizing everything in .doc

Thanks melsc. Any advice on the interview? I come from a corporate background and know the general to-dos and not-to-dos about interviews. Is there any special mine-field of a legal interview that I shouldn't trot into.

I applied for a part-time law clerk position at a commercial law firm and got a call just now for an interview. I still have 4 semesters and 16 subjects to go through. Do you think it's wise to start part-time work now at all? And I'm not altogether clear about what a law clerk does apart from...

I just don't like those who ask questions just to show off how much they've read ahead of us.

Thank you guys. I just started looking for volunteer work at legal centres.:guitar:

Melsc, thank you. I have already done 4 subjects with 16 left to finish in 2 years. Transfer is not really a good option financially or time-wise. What about doing an LLM right after my course? How is an LLM viewed by the industry?

I'm in my first year of the diploma in law course and planning to study full-time next semester. After reading the posts here, it looks like that it is a very competitive field and I'm really uncertain about my future. For those of you who have succeeded in getting an offer from a top/mid tier...