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Lawfully Explained has arrived
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We are very excited to let you know that the Lawfully Explained campaign and website, aimed at promoting the legal profession, are officially live. Visit lawfullyexplained.com.au to explore articles, listen to the Lawfully Explained podcast hosted by LSJ's Amy Dale, watch informative videos and try the new Find a Lawyer tool.
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February issue of LSJ is now online
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We sit down with the new President of the Law Society of NSW to discuss her goals in 2022; speak with the mature-age law students shaking up the profession; and, in a must-read cover story, take a look at the definitions of consent, as calls for societal change grow louder. Read more
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Interested in becoming a mentor? Apply for the 2022 Mentoring Program
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As a mentor, you have the ability to develop your leadership, coaching and interpersonal skills, gain a fresh perspective from younger members of the profession and the opportunity to impact the career development of another person positively. Apply now to begin your mentoring journey.
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Just Chat with Thomas Russell
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Thomas Russell is one of the state’s leading business lawyers – but he drives an Uber in his spare time and thinks you should too. Thomas sits down with LSJ to discuss the legal jargon he loves to hate, why he debates strangers on Facebook, how his first day in a courtroom shaped his career today, and why he is proud to be part of the Law Society’s new campaign, Lawfully Explained. Listen now
Sponsored by Unisearch.
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Important notice: 'Find a Lawyer' is now 'Register of Solicitors'
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The register of all licensed practitioners in the state of NSW, available here on the Law Society of NSW website, will now be known as 'Register of Solicitors' to distinguish it from the Lawfully Explained 'Find a Lawyer' tool, which features Law Society members only.
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Welcome ceremony for Judges McGrath SC and Musgrave
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The swearing-in of Judges McGrath SC and Musgrave will take place via livestreams this week. The Commission will be read by Judicial Registrar James Howard and Oaths/Affirmation entered before Justice Price Chief Judge. A face-to-face welcome ceremony will be be held at a future date. Details and links below.
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On the menu this week
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We continue through February with a taste of Morocco: Mixed olives marinated in vanilla and orange, goats chevre and balsamic roasted beetroot dip, house made chia and linseed cracker, Moroccan lamb meatballs with chickpeas in spicy tomato sauce, broccoli spoon salad with feta cheese and pomegranate, harissa spiced carrot jam, sumac crusted Moroccan folded flat breads and rich millionaires’ shortbread. Order by 10am Tuesday for Friday delivery.
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