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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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. If you have any feedback or podcast suggestions, email us: marketing.law@anu.edu.au. Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country ..read more

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. If you have any feedback or podcast suggestions, email us at marketing.law@anu.edu.au. Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land ..read more

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.   If you have any feedback or podcast suggestions, email us: marketing.law@anu.edu.au.   Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land.   LINKS: ANU Community Law Clinic: https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au ..read more

Andre Kwok (LLB, Asian Studies ’24) joins the podcast this week to unpack the intersection of Asian Studies and the Law, which is where Andre’s passion lies. Andre has a passion for Asia-Pacific affairs, particularly towards access to justice issues, civil society engagement and digital societies.   If you have any feedback or podcast suggestions, email us: marketing.law@anu.edu.au   Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land ..read more

Whether you’ve been confused by something they’ve written that’s been allocated as a course reading, or you’re dead set on becoming one, or you’ve wondered why they exist in the first place – judges are one of the central pieces of the legal system’s jigsaw puzzle that nevertheless carry mystique.   This week, the honourable Justice Janine Pritchard (ANU LLB (Hons), BA) joins Audrey to unpack the mystique around Judges and the judiciary.   If you have any feedback or podcast suggestions, email us: marketing.law@anu.edu.au   Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngun ..read more

Ever wondered about the intersection between sport and the law? It’s this crossover that excites Chloe Hosking (JD ’24), who has gone from representing Australia in professional cycling at the Olympic Games and being the 2018 Commonwealth Games champion, to nearing the end of her JD and beginning a career in sports law. Chloe shares her experience with sport and the law and why we should all care about the legal landscape of the sporting world. If you have any feedback or podcast suggestions, email us: marketing.law@anu.edu.au Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri ..read more

Andrew Henderson (ANU PhD 2022) shares his journey from being a “bad” law student, to developing a passion for education, to completing a PhD on how law school affects students’ motivation and identity. Andrew has a fascination with teaching and learning, demonstrated through his wealth of experience as a tutor, research assistant and lecturer. Andrew has worked at ANU and now works at the University of Canberra. In the course of his PhD research, Andrew explored the way students cling to the myth of the perfect law student. If you have any feedback or podcast suggestions, email us: marke ..read more

Feeling some nervous excitement in the lead up to the start of your first year of law school? Audrey has collated law school advice sent in from people who are on, or who have completed, the journey that is law school.    If you have any feedback or podcast suggestions, email us: marketing.law@anu.edu.au   Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Land ..read more