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Yes. The official word is that they only brief out where necessary in terms of either logistics or speciality, but it happens a lot more than that. The reason I like the most is when they don't want the defendant briefing that particular barrister so they get in first. Oh - if any of...

Sorry Manly... I'm inclined to support the age retirement provision also. I'm not sure that 70 is exactly right, but I don't think it's so wrong that you'd be able to get a majority of people in a majority of states to agree to change it. I understand your point re: age discrimination...

Well I did say McHugh and Kirby... not sure if you misread or made a typo, but I do respect Gummow for his intellectual property prowess. (being my chosen field) However, I still don't think he's in the same legue as McHugh and Kirby. Kirby's probably 10 iq points above the rest of the bench...

Bah! It's not naive. The only way to learn how to be a barrister is to be a barrister. Have some confidence! My personal aim is to be at the bar by 2010. So that means the next 4-5 involve pretty much just being a shit-kicker. Though it looks like I have reasonable prospects of a job with a...

Yeah, but if you wanted to do any of these things that don't involve anything legal there are quicker and easier ways to get there than by doing a law degree. An entire law degree is a bit overkill.

Well, she's a centralist with a history in Human Rights and Legal Aid... We may well have another on the bench who's willing to breathe some life into the rights-protection interpreatations of provisions of the constitution? Mind you, 5-2 isn't that much better than 6-1 now is it? I will...

“The Government sought to appoint someone who has demonstrated, through the quality of her jurisprudence and her leadership, that she has the confidence of the legal profession and the broader Australian community." Read: "The government sought to appoint someone who will uphold the...

I think it's because I'm ahead of my time...

But comon... let's be realistic, money isn't the only reason, but I think I speak for more than myself when i say I wouldn't be doing law if the pay maxxed out at $50k like a teacher's.

QUT has lots of concrete. That's about it really. Although it is next to the botanical gardens which is great for skipping lectures and going for a sleep in if you've had a big night the night before. UQ is harder to get into you're right. I was considering going there but ended up at QUT...

I'm not quite sure about my view on the producing better lawyers bit.. I'm sure there's arguments both ways, I haven't really thought about it. But yeah, it is more competitive nowadays. My point was in response to the comments above, about whether top lawyers have top UAIs.

Ahh.. but it's not the size of the building that counts... it's how you use it? No... that's not the saying is it...

Sorry to dredge up the tangential argument... but just a quote from one of the barristers around here: "If you needed the OP (our UIA equivalent) you need to get into law now back when we did law, half the people in this building woudln't be here." Just like if you notice, many MANY...

Now now, no need to be harsh. Not all people have a natural attraction to sandstone. In response to the original poster: Trust me, it doesn't get any better. I'm sure you thinking to yourself now "It's ok... the deadbeats will dropout by the end of the year." But not all of them do...

My general advice to people is if you don't want to be a solicitor/barrister or work in a government position that requires a law degree then it's probably not worth doing a whole degree. A little bit of law is helpful in everything, but the detail and refining of skills that happens in a...

Well the Bird woman forwarded it to her friends - she obviously saw the humorous side to it... it was from there it got out of control. Allens are going to end up with an unfair dismissal claim (or two) methinks. Harsh, unjust or unreasonable anyone? I couldn't see them sacking a solicitor...

Not much chance of seeing unrepresented litigant in Special Leave application these days... particularly in immigration cases. The do (the vast, vast majority of) them only on written submissions nowadays: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/hca/transcripts/recent-transcripts.html Click on...

"Mr Justice X" is a bit of a throwback. Gradually, as more females become members of the bench "Mr Justice" or "Madam Justice" is being fazed out and new appointments and the more progressive of the bench are simply referred to as "Justice X" or in full, "The Hon. Justice X." Makes for a...

For someone who stopped reading my post 1/4 of the way through you seem to be surprisingly able to comment on its contents. I wasn't asuming that at all. I know that to be a legal practitioner is not for everyone. The other places you can go with your law degree are amazing and I think...

Perhaps I should clarify: I'm not saying having done a double degree is in anyway poorer than striaght law. In fact, if you have 2 graduates coming out at the same time then I do think the DD student will have an advantage. My point was that people shouldn't feel compelled to do a second...