Written by Julia Day Like many teenage boys, high school wasn’t a good fit for #UNELaw alumnus Daniel Haig. In fact, Daniel left high school early and instead started working as a ‘000’ operator. ‘Within months of leaving school I was dispatching ambulances in...
Written by Julia Day In some ways Raquel Martinez Acatitla is a typical #UNELaw student. Like many of our students, before she commenced her law degree she had already completed a degree and was engaged in an interesting career. Raquel is perhaps unique though as...
Written by Julia Day UNE alumni have a funny way of finding each other all around the world. One good example of this is Jane Campbell, who found her future husband, Ian, in London at an UNE alumni get together. Apparently, all UNE alumni residing in London at the...
The Careers Connect series concluded this week. To say it was a terrific success is a serious understatement. #UNELaw alumni, industry experts and legal academics joined together to provide invaluable advice to the large numbers of law students who joined the...
Written by Julia Day After completing his #UNELaw degree Christopher led a double life. During the day he worked as a community legal practitioner. At night he was an opera star on stage. Eventually though he needed to make a clear choice about what avenue he would...
Written by Julia Day Like many of us, #UNELaw alum Kathrine Takac suffers from imposter syndrome- so when she finished her law degree she was heartened and gratified. ‘When I received good marks within my law degree I realised I must have an aptitude for law. When...
Written by Julia Day Sometimes life has a way of delivering exactly what you need on any given day. This was exactly what happened to me when I spoke with Trent Wallace who completed his law degree in 2016. Trent is an inspiration- he is smart, upbeat, insightful...
Written by Julia Day I first met Dan when he was working as a school teacher at Farrer Agricultural High School in Tamworth. It was clear the students were seriously lucky to have such an amazing teacher who brought law to life. I met him when he asked Paul Sattler...
Written by Julia Day Sometimes you meet a kindred spirit- someone who shares your interests and passions in life. I recently experienced this when talking to Monicka Baird who is a #UNELaw alumnus. I was expecting to talk to Monicka about her new law firm and how...
Dylan’s story is one common to many of our law graduates at UNE. Instead of following the legal practice path, he decided to use his law degree to pursue other job opportunities in a variety of sectors. Since completing his law degree in 2004 Dylan hasn’t looked...
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