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 Linda Rayment 01 Apr 2016

As the LIV Young Lawyers president for 2016 I look forward to creating opportunities for our members. I feel privileged to have been elected the LIV Young Lawyers (YL) president for 2016...

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 Steven Sapountsis 23 Mar 2016

One of the privileges of being the president of the Law Institute of Victoria is the honour of making a speech at a judicial welcome or farewell....

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 Katie Miller 02 Feb 2016

This is an edited version of a speech given by LIV immediate past president Katie Miller to the 2015 graduating class of La Trobe University...

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 Katie Miller 15 Oct 2015

It was Mental Health Week last week. This is a great opportunity each year to learn more about mental health and what we can do to improve our... 

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 Katie Miller 02 Sep 2015

I’m sure it will surprise none of you to learn that I love books...

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 Katie Miller, LIV President 2015 30 Jul 2015

We lawyers pride ourselves on being the smartest people in the room – and there’s no better way to demonstrate this than trivia – am I right...

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 Katie Miller 24 Jun 2015

There’s been a lot of talk about bullying lately – particularly the very public bullying of Australian Human Rights Commissioner Gillian Triggs...

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 Katie Miller 22 Apr 2015

I’ve been talking about change a lot lately – changes to the legal profession, with the increase in NewLaw firms and legal start ups; changes to the regulation of lawyers, with the introduction of the Legal Profession Uniform Law...

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 Katie Miller 18 Feb 2015

February seems to be the month of ‘giving up’ – Lent, Febfast, post-Christmas diets. Every year I give something for Lent – this year it’s alcohol...

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 Katie Miller 11 Feb 2015

Is the bulk of your day spent doing work that engages and interests you? How did you end up in your area of specialisation... 

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 Katie Miller 28 Jan 2015

As you will no doubt discover this year, I am a huge fan of technology. Technology has delivered us amazing gains, particularly in the past decade with mobile devices... 

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10 Dec 2014

Christmas is near and many young lawyers are eager to spread some good cheer and get into the spirit of giving. With a new year on the horizon, this is also the perfect time to plan how you can be more involved in your community in 2015, using the following ideas:

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08 Oct 2014

Until I became a lawyer I didn’t appreciate the importance or fun of physical activity – in my case, running. I now regularly run - the longer the distance the better. Whilst I will not be featuring in the Olympics any time soon, I will be at the start line for the LIV Fun Run and here are some reasons why I think you should join me!

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10 Sep 2014

Research has concluded that the legal profession has one of the highest rates of moderate to severe depressive symptoms, and use of alcohol or other drugs to reduce or manage feelings of sadness and depression. The Brain and Mind Research Institute through the Courting the Blues: Attitudes towards depression in Australian law students and legal practitioners research report found 46.9% of law students; 55.7% of lawyers and 52.3% of barristers reported having experienced depression. 

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09 Jul 2014

When I was out running this week I appreciated how much my outdoor time gives me the head space to think about some of the important things in life and is it going to plan? It made me question – do we all get so caught up in the business of life that we forget what it is we’re working so hard for? And I decided it was time to stop and ‘check in’ on my life plan. And this week I’m encouraging you to do the same thing.

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