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ninwa:

--- Quote from: teewreck on February 10, 2012, 12:03:24 am ---
--- Quote from: paulsterio on February 10, 2012, 12:00:40 am ---When you say overseas, where do you intend to work?

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Ideally the U.S.A., but from all the research I've done the country is saturated with lawyers and it's much more competitive to get a job there then here. I also wouldn't rule out the U.K., but it'd have to be between those two.

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You will struggle to find a job as a lawyer in the US regardless of which university you studied at.

Within Australia, alma mater only really matters when you are choosing between a university that is part of the Go8 and one that isn't.

Here is a list of things which are more important than your uni when applying for a legal job:
- your marks
- your extra-curricular activities
- your co-curricular activities
- your hobbies and interests outside of law
- your work experience
- your physical presentation at the interview
- your charisma and general social skills

TonyEcon:

--- Quote from: ninwa on February 10, 2012, 10:56:03 am ---
--- Quote from: teewreck on February 10, 2012, 12:03:24 am ---
--- Quote from: paulsterio on February 10, 2012, 12:00:40 am ---When you say overseas, where do you intend to work?

--- End quote ---

Ideally the U.S.A., but from all the research I've done the country is saturated with lawyers and it's much more competitive to get a job there then here. I also wouldn't rule out the U.K., but it'd have to be between those two.

--- End quote ---

You will struggle to find a job as a lawyer in the US regardless of which university you studied at.

Within Australia, alma mater only really matters when you are choosing between a university that is part of the Go8 and one that isn't.

Here is a list of things which are more important than your uni when applying for a legal job:
- your marks
- your extra-curricular activities
- your co-curricular activities
- your hobbies and interests outside of law
- your work experience
- your physical presentation at the interview
- your charisma and general social skills

--- End quote ---

^ Agreed.

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