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How is Leo Cussen Different from University?
The journey to becoming a practising lawyer is a long one filled with many hours of study and requires a great deal of dedication. Completing your law degree at university is only one part of the journey. Following your law degree, you need to complete your practical legal training (PLT) and be awarded your Graduate...
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Practical Legal Training (PLT) Australia - A comprehensive guide
About to finish your law degree and confused about what happens next? It can be a very stressful time jumping from the lecture theatre to the courtroom, which is why Australia mandates that all law graduates must complete Practical Legal Training before becoming a lawyer.
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An Ultimate Guide Of The Different Types Of Law In Australia
If you’re studying or considering studying law, you’re probably quite familiar already with some of the types of lawyers and the different legal fields in which they operate.
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HABEAS CORPUS – You shall have the body!
Law students are expected to know when and how to use the expression Habeas Corpus – but what does it actually mean? Habeas Corpus is a Latin expression, meaning ‘you shall have the body’. This sounds gruesome, conjuring up historical images of prisoners rotting away in dark dungeons, closed off from daylight and the fresh...
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Why Lawyers Need Courage
Courage. This is not a word immediately associated with the word ‘lawyer’ – a space crowded with lawyer jokes and negative stereotypes of grasping and greed. But for many practising lawyers, courage is what it is all about. In 1608, King James I famously screamed ‘treason’ before launching a right hook at the head of his chief justice, Sir Edward Coke, who managed a timely dodge. Moments before, Coke had dared...
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Negotiation, a Skill for Life and Law
Negotiation is a skill for law and for life It not only facilitates best outcomes in legal practice, but is also a skill that transfers into just about every aspect of life. The Latin root of the word suggests hard work by combining neg – “not” with otium – “ease, leisure”. It is easy to...
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