QUT LAW SOCIETY
COMMENTS FROM
JOBS OUTSIDE THE LEGAL INDUSTRY CONSULTING
“As a Law and Accounting student, I undertook a 4-week internship at Deloitte within the Risk Advisory (Forensic) team. This is an area focussed on disputes, litigation and financial crime (e.g. bribery, corruption and anti-money laundering). It was a desirable middle-ground that utilised both areas of my undergraduate studies. On the legal side, I primarily worked on a $100m+ corporate tax fraud case. I was tasked with drafting letters to solicitors and various third parties and writing research memoranda based on court documents, legislation and investigatory reports. I also completed an engagement related to a major bank complying with Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations. My accounting work consisted of compiling, analysing and validating data associated with wage underpayments made by a national retail group that affected over 5,000 team members.
The engagements I undertook combined with networking with industry experts provided a holistic internship experience. It has ensured that I have a strong foundation for the beginning of my professional career. - Nikhil Ramu
Although it was important to perform to a high standard, as expected in any international professional services firm, just as crucial was networking with employees from all aspects of the business. Deloitte emphasised this from Day 1. I organised multiple ‘coffee catch ups’ with graduates, managers, directors and partners. These conversations were perhaps even more valuable to me than experiencing the work itself. Discussions centred around the different career pathways available with my degrees, what employers are looking for in graduates (and how to ‘stand out’ from other applicants) and trends within the legal and accounting sectors.
Participating in this internship has significantly enhanced my appreciation of the roles and functions of the Parliament, improved my research capabilities and enabled me to develop a greater political awareness. I appreciated the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge that I have gained from both my law and communications studies at QUT in a practical and challenging environment.
NIKHIL RAMU
FLO GUYOMAR
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PUBLIC SECTOR (STATE GOVERNMENT)
“Last year I took part in the Queensland Parliamentary Research Internship (QPRI) as part of QUT’s Work Integrated Learning offering. The QPRI is a program in which selected students are allocated to a Member of Parliament to undertake a major research project on a mutually agreed topic. I was paired with Kim Richards (Member for Redlands), who sought to understand more about the impact that social media has on local politics in our increasingly online world.
The QPRI program caters to third or fourth year undergraduate students from selected universities who are studying areas such as law, public policy, journalism and communications.” - Flo Guyomar
