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Congrats! And may you pass with flying colors!
And while you're at it, please tell us how those colors fly, unsupported. Cuz I don't understand that. At all. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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So what's next? Do you have to take a bar exam (or equivalent)?
Can we hire you to handle law suits we might wish to file in Australia? Nothing specific, you know...just thinking ahead. Maybe a case against McDonalds or cigarette companies. Posts: 22497 | Registered: Sep 2000
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No bar exam, but to qualify as a *real* lawyer I either have to do one year of articles (with a law firm) or two years as a judge's associate (more fun and prestigious ) and then a year of restricted practice.
Then, in my state at least I am qualified both as a barrister and a solicitor.
I have an interview with a Federal Court judge on Friday (24th) for a position as his associate.
I am really, really hoping I get it. It's a big deal, good job, good money, *great* judge to work with and a fantastic way to start my career.
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Articles is a shortened version of articled clerk. It's a position with a law firm for a year in which you are a general drudge (sometimes - depends on the firm) and after which you are admitted to the legal profession as a solicitor.
Then you practice for a year in restricted practice where you are a lawyer but can't do certain things - like represent cases at court.
Then finally, you are a *real* lawyer.
Solicitor - does all the out of court stuff. Sometimes solicitors do procedural motions at court, but not the substantive arguements. Barrister - goes to court, argues before judges.
In my state (and some other states in Australia) it's a fused profession so every lawyer is automatically qualified to do both. In other states such as New South Wales, you still have to sit a bar exam to become a barrister.
In practice, people still tend to specialise, so while every lawyer *can* argue at court, most don't.
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Tony was previously at a private school which pays more than public HS. Plus, he'd been there for 8 years so his salary had increased somewhat.
I think Australian teachers (while still underpaid) are generally paid more than their American counterparts.
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The better news is I got first class honours in law.
The bad news is I have to wait *another* week to hear whether I have the associateship with the Federal Court Judge I want.
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Chelsea says to tell you she did her job well this morning and whined so persistently the Lazy One (I think she means me) had no hope of a sleep-in after you left.
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