Law and Disorder: Demystifying law school

CLERKSHIPS 3: Beyond the clerkship

Episode Summary

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.

Episode Notes

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.