Law and Disorder: Demystifying law school

Nov 07 2024 24 ep. 39 mins 8
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Law and Disorder is a student-led podcast produced by The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law that aims to demystify the law school experience. Each episode features one-on-one interviews with alumni, tracing their personal and professional journeys since law school and sharing advice to current or aspiring law students. Hosted by Audrey Mims, a Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics student at ANU.

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Andrew Chakrabarty’s journey from international student to litigation principal

Nov 07 2024 43 mins  
Andrew Chakrabarty (JD ’18), principal at Adero Law, meets with Audrey Mims to unpack his time at ANU as an international student and early his career, and to demystify the realities of a career in litigation. If you have any feedback or podcast suggestions, email us: [email protected] Episode hosted and produced by Audrey Mims on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land.

Rosie Bendo and Laura Mobini present: the Right Now Podcast

Oct 31 2024 30 mins  
ANU law students Rosie Bendo and Laura Mobini, both members of the Law Reform and Social Justice Human Rights Hub, present their new podcast Right Now, which will unpack what human rights are and their intersections with other disciplines. If you have any feedback or podcast suggestions, email us: [email protected] To get in touch with Rosie and Laura about the Right Now p

Walking in Two Worlds: Max Farinazzo on Deep Listening and On-Country Learning

Oct 24 2024 36 mins  
Max Farinazzo (LLB’24), recent law graduate and proud Kamilaroi man, shares his experience with the ANU College of Law’s Deep Listening Clinic and reflects on his final paper for the course, in which he wrote about the importance of embracing First Nations-led on-Country learning in Australian law schools. If you have any feedback or podcast suggestions, email us: marketing.la

Perpetua Kish on the myth that all lawyers are aggressive

May 13 2024 49 mins  
Perpetua Kish, co-founder of Balance Family Law and Chair and Co-Founder of the Kind Lawyers, joins Audrey Mims to unpack the myths of aggression and hostility in the law profession. Pepe’s goal is to break outside the mould to normalise a kind and collaborative approach to dispute resolution.

CLERKSHIPS 3: Beyond the clerkship

May 07 2024 47 mins  
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 Departme

CLERKSHIPS 2: Applying for a clerkship

Apr 29 2024 46 mins  
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,

CLERKSHIPS 1: Why a clerkship?

Apr 23 2024 31 mins  
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 ex

Associateships 101: with Alison McCook

Apr 16 2024 34 mins  
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: marketi

Thu Vu: The myth that you can’t travel with law

Mar 26 2024 39 mins  
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 suggesti

Farzana Choudhury on Community Law and the Law Community

Mar 21 2024 34 mins  
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 podc