Law and Disorder: Demystifying law school

Andrew Chakrabarty (JD ’18), principal at Adero Law, meets with Audrey Mims to unpack his time at ANU as an international student and early his career, and to demystify the realities of a career in litigation.

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Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land.

ANU law students Rosie Bendo and Laura Mobini, both members of the Law Reform and Social Justice Human Rights Hub, present their new podcast Right Now, which will unpack what human rights are and their intersections with other disciplines.

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To get in touch with Rosie and Laura about the Right Now podcast, email [email protected]

Learn more about LRSJ projects and initiatives: https://lrsj.anu.edu.au/

LRSJ Human Rights Hub and case studies: https://lrsjhumanrights.wordpress.com/aboutus/

Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land.

Max Farinazzo (LLB’24), recent law graduate and proud Kamilaroi man, shares his experience with the ANU College of Law’s Deep Listening Clinic and reflects on his final paper for the course, in which he wrote about the importance of embracing First Nations-led on-Country learning in Australian law schools.

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Learn more about ANU Clinic courses: https://law.anu.edu.au/current-students/professional-experience/clinical-courses

Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land.

Perpetua Kish, co-founder of Balance Family Law and Chair and Co-Founder of the Kind Lawyers, joins Audrey Mims to unpack the myths of aggression and hostility in the law profession. Pepe’s goal is to break outside the mould to normalise a kind and collaborative approach to dispute resolution.

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Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land.

LINKS:

The Kind Lawyers: https://www.thekindlawyers.com/

In the final episode of the Law & Disorder clerkship series, Audrey Mims is venturing beyond the clerkship to discuss alternative pathways into commercial law, unpack other opportunities for penultimate year students, and demystify the pressure that students can feel to do a clerkship. Audrey speaks with Veer Shrivastava (ANU LLB, Security Studies ’24), previous clerk at Department of Veterans Affairs, Thu Vu (ANU LLB, PPE ’24), previous commercial law clerk, Sophia Xian (ANU LLB, BArts ’21), lawyer at Clayton Utz, and Zair Ahmed (ANU LLB, PPE ’24), paralegal in the Afghanistan Inquiry Response Task Force.

LINKS:

Ethical Jobs Australia: https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au/

APS Jobs Gazette: https://www.apsjobs.gov.au/s/gazette

APS Jobs Portal: https://www.apsjobs.gov.au/s/

ANU Careers & Employability: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/careers-opportunities/careers

SERIES LIST:

Clerkships 1: Why a clerkship?

Clerkships 2: Applying for a clerkship

Clerkships 3: Beyond the clerkship

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Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country.

For episode 2 of the Law & Disorder clerkship series, Audrey Mims is taking a deep dive into the clerkship application process, busting common myths and unpacking the best ways to prepare your written applications and interview technique. Audrey speaks with Simone Gigg, head of People & Wellbeing at Hazelbrook Legal, Shiban Shahid (ANU LLB, BFinance ’22), lawyer at MinterEllison, and Emmy Xie (ANU LLB, BCommerce ’26), this year’s ANU Law Students’ Society Careers Vice President.

LINKS:

ANU Law Students’ Society website: https://www.anulss.com/

ANU LSS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ANULSS

Clerkship Information Evening: https://fb.me/e/ajSOxwV9o

SERIES LIST:

Clerkships 1: Why a clerkship?

Clerkships 2: Applying for a clerkship

Clerkships 3: Beyond the clerkship

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Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country.

Welcome to the first episode of the Law & Disorder clerkship series, all about breaking down the world of clerkships. This week, host Audrey Mims spoke with Annabel Griffin (ANU BEcon, BCommerce) and Hugh Griffin (ANU LLB, BScience) of Hazelbrook Legal and Su-En Hia (ANU LLB ’23), graduate lawyer at KWM, to break down what commercial and top-tier law are and what the clerkship experience is. The guests share why they chose to work in commercial law and what the benefits of a clerkship are.

SERIES LIST:

Clerkships 1: Why a clerkship?

Clerkships 2: Applying for a clerkship

Clerkships 3: Beyond the clerkship

If you have any feedback or podcast suggestions, email us: [email protected].

Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country.

Alison McCook (LLB, PPE ’22), Associate to Baker J of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, joins Audrey Mims to unpack what an Associateship is, why law students should consider doing an Associateship (regardless of whether they want to practice law!) and how to approach the application process.

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Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country.

Thu Vu (LLB, PPE ’24) joins Law and Disorder this week to break down the myth that you can’t travel whilst studying or working in law. Thu shares her experience of a 6-month exchange at Maastricht University in the Netherlands and of competing at the International Chamber of Commerce Mediation Competition in Paris earlier this year.

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Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land.

Farzana Choudhury (LLM ’16), human rights lawyer and Churchill Fellow, joins Audrey Mims to discuss what Community Law is and how we can foster a positive and supportive community for lawyers and law students. Farzana is a Supervising Solicitor at Canberra Community law specialising in Disability Law and managing the Mental Health Justice Clinic.

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Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land.

LINKS:

ANU Community Law Clinic: https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/course/LAWS4268

Canberra Community Law: https://canberracommunitylaw.org.au/

Headspace: https://headspace.org.au/