Career Development
1. From Surviving to Thriving: transitioning to legal practice
The prospect of transition from law school to legal practice can be quite daunting.
In one key respect, there is a reversal: at law school, you pay to attend. In legal practice, you need to convince others that your command of the law – and ability to harness that for the benefit of clients – warrants your being paid.
Last September, Bob Santamaria retired from over 40 years in practice, including 20 years as a partner with Allens and 12 years as the ANZ Group General Counsel.
He still vividly recalls how, as he left law school, he lacked any confidence that he could survive as a practising lawyer, let alone thrive in that role.
Join Bob as he takes your questions and shares with you his experience in practice, the ways in which he sought to survive, and how he managed to transition from surviving to thriving in practice.
2. Apply for The Validator
3. Project Everest Ventures: Virtual Impact Program
Project Everest’s Virtual Impact Program ensures that students maintain a career ready focus, receive industry experience, build their network and connections, whilst also contributing to a real world problem.
Students will develop their consulting skills by working on a chosen project focussed on responding to a Problem Statement over a 20 day period, culminating in students producing a polished pitch that will be delivered to a panel of long standing industry experts. Learn more
Learn more about other Project Everest initiatives:
- Australian Impact Program
- Interactive webinar on Summer Internships (Tuesday 12 May)
4. Volunteer opportunity: Street Law 2020
The Monash LSS invites law students in their second year or above to join Street Law, a community legal education program designed to enhance legal literacy across communities.
As a Street Law facilitator, you will work in groups of two to plan and develop workshops on topics such as employment law, online conduct and police powers, which will then be delivered to schools and community organisations.
This is the perfect opportunity for you to develop and implement fundamental communication skills important for working in any legal context. Those who are interested in gaining experience in the community legal sector are strongly encouraged to apply.
To learn more and apply see here.
You can also contact streetlaw@monashlss.com for any questions.
5. Volunteering programs online
The Monash Student Association (MSA) now has a range of new and adapted programs to get involved in right from the comfort of your own home.
Whether you want to stay active, get crafty, or just connect with other students, there’s something for everyone!
Check out what’s running at MSA Online.