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 Rebecca Pugh 16 May 2017

Rebecca Pugh is a soprano in Habeas Chorus and a lawyer at City Pacific Lawyers. She is a YL co-representative of the Southern Solicitors Law Association...

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 Belinda Wilson 13 Apr 2017

LIV president Belinda Wilson shares her tips to making the most of the Easter break. With a solid 4 days off, unlike the hollow Easter eggs that we are about to receive (fingers crossed!)...

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 LIV Member Support 14 Mar 2017

The LIV is committed to providing quality support and wellbeing programs to ensure that members have access to the information and resources...

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 Nerida Wallace 01 Mar 2017

Help is at hand for members. I am writing in the wake of the Bourke Street tragedy. Our focus at the LIV was to ensure our people were safe, that counselling...

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 Mark Lee 01 Mar 2017

Knowing your values can improve your capacity to persevere on long-term professional projects. With summer holidays behind us, now is a good time to talk about sustaining motivation...

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 Belinda Wilson 16 Feb 2017

By now the summer holidays are a distant memory as we trade in natural sunlight with the harsh and stark reality of fluorescent office lighting...

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 Jack Heath 01 Feb 2017

New year is an ideal time to make changes that will improve your mental health. If someone had told me 35 years ago that one day I’d be CEO of a national mental...

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 Steven Sapountsis 15 Dec 2016

This is my last column as LIV president (I have obstinately resisted calling it a “blog”). I came to the position without an agenda, but worked out quickly that I wanted to do what I could...

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 Karin Derkley 01 Dec 2016

At the Goulburn Valley Centre Against Sexual Assault, a black labrador is sitting quietly, observing a young girl while she plays in a sandbox. As the girl, a victim of sexual abuse, talks to the counsellor, she glances...

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 Thomas Hobbs 01 Dec 2016

For many, the Christmas and new year break is a time to reflect and refresh. Whether it’s getting into a good book at the beach, going overseas to see a new city or taking up a new hobby...

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 Mark Lee 01 Dec 2016

Gratitude can help build a resilience toolkit that we can call on during stressful times. I’m often surprised at the circumstances under which people express gratitude...

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 Belinda Wilson 08 Nov 2016

The annual 2016 LIV Fun Run is nearly upon us. It is the time of year that you realise that summer is just around the corner and all your “I’ll keep training through winter” plans have evaporated, or may not have even eventuated.

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 Law Institute Journal 01 Nov 2016

AG welcomes Chinese lawyers visiting Sir Zelman Cowen Centre 1. A delegation of 24 lawyers from the Jiangsu Bar Association were recently welcomed to Victoria by Attorney-General Martin Pakula.

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 Law Institute Journal 01 Nov 2016

Practitioners reveal how they balance the demands of their professional and personal lives. Michael Chaaya: Partner and financial services practice team leader, Corrs Chambers Westgarth and senior fellow...

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 Jo Bassett 01 Nov 2016

Would it surprise you to know that you are not as time poor as you think? Time poor was a term coined at the end of the 20th century to describe the feeling that comes with the pressure of being...

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