Forewords

My interest in law stems from the belief that legal skills can be applied to make substantial difference in marginalised communities by shaping policy as well as providing advocacy. As Careers Officer, I'm excited to help students explore the wide range of legal pathways available. This guide is an extremely valuable resource for law students in demonstrating that legal careers do not always have to follow the traditional top-tier clerkship to graduate pipeline, and rather there is a myriad of diverse opportunities accessible in various types of organisations. The guide provides practical and valuable insight from a range of highly knowledgeable legal practitioners.

The College of Law in the Australian legal profession is a name well known. Not only because we've been at the forefront of practice based legal education since 1974, but also that our mission has never faltered. A mission to break with convention, to deliver innovative, flexible education and training to create a career in the legal services industry that lasts.

What else sets us apart? Well, we focus on real life in practice. Taking the theoretical into the current state of the profession, to provide true relevance and practical learning that's valuable, from day dot. With over 45 years serving the legal profession, we occupy a special place. Most lawyers in Australia and New Zealand today start their career with us, undertaking their Practical Legal Training to prepare for admission to practice. We then support lawyers in their careers through continuing professional development and postgraduate programs such as our LLM in Applied Law. Our aim is to help people succeed as lawyers whatever role they choose to pursue. We want our graduates to be the best they possibly can be and to thrive in the profession. As the legal profession continues to develop we aim to be here to assist in the transition and offer support at every stage of a lawyer's career.