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The above posts are incorrect. In NSW you can obtain a pathway to admission through the Diploma in Law: https://www.lpab.justice.nsw.gov.au/Pages/diploma-law-course/diploma-law-course.aspx Otherwise, a degree is usually required unless you have other overseas qualifications which have...

I have been a lawyer for a while. I won't answer your questions in the way you've put them, but I hope this helps. I originally chose law because I was good at English and nothing else really interested me. A lot of your cohort will be the same. You generally encounter students like this...

Something like law or political science would work excellently. Aerath is 100% correct with their comments re it being a generalist degree these days. The majority of graduates haven't immediately gone onto employment in legal practice for more than 10 years now if I'm not mistaken.

You'll probably get in.

Your entire post sounds like complete bullshit. How long did you practice for, and in what area? I mean seriously. 'Something boring like torts', stating that 'criminal justice defence' is somehow a rarity. Talking about 'stress' as though anything in law is life-or-death. For fucks sake mate...

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1. they had the marks 2. they wanted to 'improve the world' and/or defend human rights 3. they had no idea what the law was (see above: various TV shows) 4. their family was in the law. In my experience, that's about it.

I disagree with this statement, but agree with everything else you've said. Source: 2 years private practice, 6 years government. Law does not involve helping people - there are two sides to every case, so you will almost always be fucking someone else over. Do not worry about how your...

Research is important if you are seeking entrance to a postgraduate programme, an academic job, or a job as a judicial associate. Beyond these niche areas it is of limited use, but there's no harm in doing it - you'd just be better off focusing on your marks, instead.

I find asking law students about their WAM is as effective as asking males about their penis size. If you ever get someone willing to share, be prepared to hear an exaggeration.

Shamelessly lifted from the facebook group with a similar name: Mostly accurate!

Just follow whatever the requirements for the essay are. When I wrote my essays I used to just use the same font/size as everything else, but put it on a seperate line and bold it. Nothing fancy, but it was clearly a heading.

An example of occupational crime would be a law student committing plagiarism in the course of their full time studies. An example of organisational crime would be a group of law students conspiring to share their answers and colluding in general for an essay question.

Does UOW study the law of another jurisdiction :confused:

In tedious detail. I'd rather forget it to be honest.

Depends what you want to practise in and where you want to practise it. Personal injury is a pretty closed field at the moment and demand for barristers in family law appears to be closing up steadily. I think that as of this month estates law will be nipped in the bud too, much like personal...

Don't go to Bond. Inter-uni bitching is generally frowned upon here but I'm pretty sure the entire forum is united in the sentiment that Bond is overpriced and self-aggrandizing to the point of nausea. Re: Your Personality, most lawyers are social cripples with significant mental disorders or...

They're enforced differently - you can't push a dispute about an employment contract through the courts, you need to take it to the Industrial Relations Commission, mediation or whatever other quasi-judicial body they have overseeing it these days. Only when the Tribunal is unable to solve the...

Yes, do volunteer work there if you can - if nothing's being offered, try cold-calling them and telling them who you are and what your objectives are. I know two people who have done this and it's a massive foot in the door for when you want to apply for a position there. My only other advice...

Yes, you'll usually be required to do calculations if it's anything like the subject I did at UOW. agentprovocator, honestly, the subjects you do probably wont have much weight except for giving you an opportunity during the interview to demonstrate that you have a practical interest in area of...