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LEGAL CAREERS : If you watched Ally McBeal religiously in your teens, jumped on the Legally Blonde bandwagon and then graduated to Law and Order, you probably think you’ve got a few hot-shot courtroom tricks up your sleeve. But the reality of law is much more than this. A career in law can mean intense study, long hours and piles of paperwork but it is also rich with diversity, passions and great intellectual opportunities.

Read interviews with a paralegal, articled clerk, solicitor, research associate, family lawyer, barrister, legal assistant, corporate counsel, legal counsel, public servant, a federal member of parliament, business consultant and deputy editor. Find out the many areas of law they specialise in such as commercial or residential property, wills and estates, family law, commercial or corporate law, intellectual property, finance and banking, media law, personal injury, workers compensation, immigration law, criminal law, civil litigation … and the list goes on!

A background in law also opens doors to broader career opportunities such as politics, commercial business, management, education, government administration, or policy development.

Career FAQs Legal Careers helps you decide if a legal career is for you. It has hot tips on doing justice to your resume and cover letter, and winning that much sought after legal position.