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 LIV Young Lawyers 21 Aug 2017

Making healthy changes in our lifestyle is something that most have tried to achieve and possibly failed. For lawyers particularly it is hard to dedicate time to change...

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 LIV President Belinda Wilson 27 Jul 2017

Whether we like it or not, our bodies store our stress and emotions. Don’t believe me? How tense is your neck and shoulders when you feel under the pump and stressed at work...

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 Law Institute Journal 01 Jul 2017

Practitioners reveal how they balance the demands of their professional and personal lives. Dita Georgiadis: Director and principal search consultant in the legal industry...

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 Law Institute Journal 01 Jun 2017

Practitioners reveal how they balance the demands of their professional and personal lives. Jessica Campbell: Associate, insurance and corporate risk, MinterEllison...

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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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