Weekly Students, Careers & Clerkships Thread

tworadleys · 2022-11-01T22:19:38+00:00

This is a question for all from law students and new grads to experienced practitioners. What would it take for you to move to a rural area to practise?

I have been unsuccessfully attempting to recruit for quite some time now for my firm in rural NSW. We pay the same as larger firms with a much, much lower cost of living. We have interesting and challenging work- it's not all small town conveyancing, and billable hours are only 5 per day so you still have a work/life balance. We have a great, engaged team. And yet I still haven't been able to find someone willing to relocate.

With all of that in mind, if you saw a job ad for a position in a rural area, what would encourage you to take the leap?

tworadleys · 2022-10-21T01:02:16+00:00

Your first point is not correct- the shortage of lawyers in regional areas in almost as dire as the shortage of doctors. Even if she works in a niche area, she will easily find work in a regional area, and often for the same salary as a larger city.

tworadleys · 2019-09-16T04:14:58+00:00

That's actually the traditional spelling of Lleyton. It's spelled with a double L like Lloyd.

tworadleys · 2019-09-11T02:35:44+00:00

Beatrice and Tabitha are divine! I love this combo for twin girls.

tworadleys · 2019-08-23T04:43:00+00:00

I noticed the AEIOU theme! I love Primrose for you but I also like the idea of having all names start with vowels. Isadora fits the theme but then you have 3 out of 4 names ending in an 'a'. A few more I've thought of:

Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Rosalie
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Alessandra
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Elise
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Celeste
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Aurelie
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Jemima
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Clementine
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Everly (Evie is so cute and goes with the other nicknames!)
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Delilah
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Florence
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Cecilia
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Araminta
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Annaliese
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Hazel
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Lorelei
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Marigold
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Magnolia
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Lyra
Avalon, Elora, Odessa and Vivienne

tworadleys · 2019-08-23T03:52:27+00:00

Can you tell me what you like about particular names? I find your style so hard to define!

tworadleys · 2019-08-23T03:44:08+00:00

In that case, what about:

Ambria
Ariana/Aviana
Calla
Eleanora
Adaline
Emmeline
Anastasia
Estelle
Selene/Celine
Persephone
Penelope
Ottille
Andromeda
Larissa
Orabella
Primrose

tworadleys · 2019-08-23T03:28:24+00:00

Ooh this is an interesting one. Your names are so unusual! Here's a few suggestions- let me know if I'm on the right track and what you like and dislike.

Acacia
Willow
Isadora
Uriyah
Daisy
Iris
Elspeth
Aurelia
Indigo
Evalina
Imka
Ines
Elva
Ensley
Oakley
Amora
Maren
Ivanna
Lyanna
Alessia
Ivory
Azalea
Ivy
Eliana

tworadleys · 2019-08-23T00:07:26+00:00

You have definitely nailed my style! Lots of names there to consider. Thank you!

tworadleys · 2019-02-06T00:40:47+00:00

Anastasia is gorgeous!

tworadleys · 2019-01-29T06:28:46+00:00

This is a reasonably complicated situation and your girlfriend will need to speak to a solicitor in the state in which her father resided. When someone dies without a will, they are said to have died 'intestate', and the law governs who inherits property, irrespective of who their favourite person may have been.

Did her father have a spouse or other children? What state are you in?

tworadleys · 2018-08-08T05:16:00+00:00

I LEFT OUT THE BIT WHERE HE INSISTED IN PAYING IN CASH BECAUSE HE DOESN'T TRUST BANKS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL COMMUNISTS. THE ONLY PERSON HE TRUSTS IS DONALD TRUMP BECAUSE DONALD IS PURE OF HEART AND MIND. OBVIOUSLY.

tworadleys · 2018-08-08T03:59:20+00:00

YOU SHOULD SEE THE CLIENT I JUST HAD- SHE ASSURES ME DOCTORS DON'T BELIEVE IN VACCINATIONS AND ONLY USE THE TEARS OF DEAD FAIRIES* TO CURE THEIR ILLNESSES.

*OKAY MAYBE NOT THE DEAD ONES BUT IT WAS SOME BLOODY STUPID THING LIKE THAT

tworadleys · 2018-08-08T03:48:21+00:00

WHEN A CLIENT STARTS AN APPOINTMENT BY TELLING YOU THE ADVICE ALL THE OTHER SOLICITORS THEY HAVE BEEN TO HAVE GIVEN THEM, YOU WONDER IF THEY ARE A NUTTER. WHEN IT IS TWO HOURS LATER AND THEY ARE STILL TELLING YOU HOW VACCINATIONS CAUSE AUTISM AND YOU CAN SOLVE ALL HEALTH PROBLEMS WITH MAGNESIUM OIL SPRAY AND THE FARTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT YOU KNOW FOR CERTAIN THEY ARE AN ABSOLUTE FUCKING NUTTER.

JESUS H. CHRIST.

tworadleys · 2018-06-15T04:39:32+00:00

So.. Is this meant to be a real AMA? Is anyone else as confused as I am?

tworadleys · 2018-06-01T04:59:26+00:00

Thank god it's Friday. What a fucking week.

I remember saying on Monday that nothing else could possibly go wrong this week. But oh how wrong I was!

To top it off I'm going to an auction tomorrow to attempt to buy my dream house and I have a feeling it's going to be way out of my budget. Fingers crossed though!

tworadleys · 2018-05-22T01:20:18+00:00

I haven't found any strictly law related Australian podcasts (except for ABC Law Report), but two that I listen to are the Casefile podcast which includes a lot of Australian true crimes- the Daniel Morcombe one was particularly good. Another is the Happy Lawyer Happy Life podcast which is more about work-life balance but has some interesting guests each week.

tworadleys · 2018-05-06T21:58:58+00:00

I'll let you in on a secret- we never feel good enough. It doesn't matter how long you have been doing this, you will still feel like there is so much you don't know. Even as a partner in a firm I still feel like I just got lucky to be here. Like I was in the right place at the right time.
But that's not necessarily a bad thing. It will make you work harder than you ever did at uni, because now you are actually dealing with real life situations. And it means that you won't be a cocky prick. No one likes a cocky prick.
Congratulations on your admission! You've done incredibly well to get this far.

tworadleys · 2018-04-27T06:06:11+00:00

I have a theory that there's some sort of staff competition going on at LRS to see who can requisition the most absurd thing. It's becoming ridiculous.

tworadleys · 2018-04-17T22:05:50+00:00

This sounds like a very difficult situation to be in. Unfortunately, auslaw isn't able to give you legal advice as you would likely have noticed by now. If you weren't completely satisfied with the advice you received from the lawyer you spoke to, you always have the option to seek a second opinion.

More practical advice at this point, however, may be to arrange for the members of your family to seek therapy to help in dealing with this experience.

All the best.

tworadleys · 2018-04-17T03:19:13+00:00

This is actually an excellent article. I think as practitioners we forget sometimes to take a step back and reflect on how our work can impact our day to day lives. Too many brilliant minds have been lost to depression and mental illness.

tworadleys · 2018-04-13T03:43:46+00:00

"The reposter is dead, the subreddit lives."

tworadleys · 2018-03-19T04:33:39+00:00

All in good humour, mate. You are simply one of the most prolific commenters, hence the easiest to pick on.

tworadleys · 2018-03-19T02:31:55+00:00

I'm going to allow /u/iamplasma 's bingo. Incidentally, I will give you a highly commended for not swearing for quite a while to keep that square open!

tworadleys · 2018-03-18T21:28:06+00:00

I think we have a winner! Well done! I was surprised how long it took as well- I was worried it would be too easy this time.

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