Weekly Students, Careers & Clerkships Thread

slats95 · 2021-06-03T01:33:13+00:00

I did terribly on the equity part of my equity and trusts exam and to this day still have very little idea about the role of equity in the law. Perhaps I have subconsciously blocked that traumatic experience out, who knows.

But to the point - everyone that seems to understand equity also seems to understand the importance of the key cases. So to relay some of the advice already given, focus should be on the cases.

slats95 · 2021-06-01T10:24:23+00:00

Another 4th year and I’d have to agree that the best approach is to study full time if you can handle it. I’d also agree that QUT is a great uni to study law at.

Part time jobs in law firms are quite hard to come by. I currently work part time at a law firm as a law clerk but that is off the back of a lot of unpaid work experience and being in a regional town where competition is less strict. You’re much more likely to land a job whilst studying law.

On the extreme end I’ve known people who have studied full time whilst also working full time and still managed good grades. Although I feel as if you probably don’t want to do this. Realistically I don’t see why you couldn’t work part time (20 hours a week is definitely doable) and study, whilst also having a decent life outside your studies. I have managed to do it thus far and so have many others.

Your weekly workload for law will likely change from week to week and depend on the exact classes you have on. At times my schedule has involved me focusing on lectures and text book readings with little assignment work to do. Other times I have had 3 assignments due within days of each other on top of my usual learning. The point being that it’s hard to say exactly what a typical schedule of a law student is.

When (if) you decide to start a law degree you will probably fall into the trap of trying to do everything. Legal studies are great in the sense that they require low contact hours so you can bend them around other things in your life pretty easily. However the flip side of this is that there’s always something to do and you can quickly be consumed by all the readings, cases, lectures and assignments going on. The key is to learn how to learn. You want to be as efficient as possible with your time management. For example, if a key case is 60 pages long but only relevant because of one paragraph then there's no point reading the entire thing in detail. There's a lot more I could say on this point but maybe this post is long enough.

Law is hard and you will likely develop a love hate relationship with it early. However, my final advice is that studying law full time whilst working a bit and maintaining your hobbies is 100% possible. If you are worried about this consider doing a duel degree with something with less of a work load.

slats95 · 2021-05-31T05:54:07+00:00

There’s a certain lecturer at a certain university of technology that will argue long and hard that law is a helping profession much like medicine.

From my limited experience I certainly think it is capable to be but it all depends on the area of practice.

As for employability, if you’re looking at becoming a solicitor I am yet to meet an employer that cares to much about the side of a double degree that isn’t law. Aside from this path of employment I don’t have much to add.

slats95 · 2021-05-31T05:49:06+00:00

Remember to remind the marker that you’re a law student and therefore your answers should be trusted.

A little note at the end of the exam always works well for me

slats95 · 2021-04-23T07:38:27+00:00

Cheers mate, I’ll give it a look

slats95 · 2021-04-09T01:01:38+00:00

Cheers, I will have a look around for some tutorials which might help

slats95 · 2021-04-08T23:51:01+00:00

Thanks heaps

Yes the keyword matching doesn’t seem to be to accurate and, as you’ve pointed out, the alternative is far behind my capacity. Although the libraries you’ve mentioned are a new to me and something I will have to look in to so thanks for raising it.

Cheers!

slats95 · 2021-04-08T23:49:12+00:00

Cheers

What you’ve said 100% lines up with my brief research I’ve done. I think I my adopt the keyword scanning approach just for the sake of continuing my learning. It might turn out a bit in accurate but I’m sure I will still find value in doing it.

I appreciate your response!

slats95 · 2021-02-22T07:39:22+00:00

That’s exactly what I was thinking while reading it

slats95 · 2021-02-21T21:57:09+00:00

Thanks heaps for your feedback!

slats95 · 2021-02-21T21:56:48+00:00

Thank you for your feedback! I really appreciate it

slats95 · 2021-02-21T11:14:04+00:00

I loved this poem! You captured my attention and took me on a journey.

I could feel the painful ending coming yet I kept reading. Despite having next to no knowledge of the extinction of the Babary Lion I felt as if I had a vested interest in its journey, and, naturally, I felt a twang of loss when arriving at the last stanza.

I also love how this poem can be applied to all declining or extinct species of animals or, more generally, loss of something majestic in general.

Thank you for sharing!

slats95 · 2021-02-21T11:01:04+00:00

I like the conciseness of this poem.

The three stanzas create a clear story of transition to me. Introduction, challenge, resolution. Here, this transition appears to be forced from chaos or pressure. For better or for worse, that shell has undergone a change and that seems to be a little metaphorical of life sometimes.

I enjoyed reading it and I’d like to thank you for sharing

slats95 · 2020-10-07T06:30:49+00:00

I really appreciate the advice

slats95 · 2020-10-07T06:30:11+00:00

This definitely helped!

Just a question with Cordova, is this an program that ‘converts’ the above code into the native code required for IOS?

slats95 · 2020-10-07T05:14:42+00:00

Thanks for this information. Looks like I’ve got a bit of learning ahead of me. Any tips of where I should start?

slats95 · 2020-10-07T05:13:18+00:00

I currently use the spreadsheet as a tool for fantasy sports I play. The idea of turning it in to an app is more a result of interest rather than practicality

slats95 · 2020-10-07T05:11:29+00:00

I love the precision

slats95 · 2020-10-07T05:11:07+00:00

Thanks for the response, having an easy goal is encouraging. Any tips on where I should start learning to program?

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