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QUTLS VICE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS Each year, students are bombarded with an array of material suggesting that there is a decreasing demand for lawyers, and our career prospects are limited if we don’t have the GPA and legal experience required to obtain a ‘Golden Ticket’ to clerk at Brisbane’s leading firms. With the assistance of all of our major sponsors and with testimonials sourced directly from QUT law students, the 2020 Careers Guide brought to you by the QUT Law society has been perfectly curated to be the perfect companion to your law degree and to assist you in both the clerkship and graduate application process. The Guide also outlines the wide diversity of opportunities available to law students whether it be in private practice, working for non-commercial bodies or within the financial sector. Every time I sit down at my desk at work and am tasked with researching an obscure issue or drafting correspondence to clients, I am thankful that my QUT law degree has equipped me with an array of bespoke skills that enable be to approach the task with a logical mindset. I am also able to apply my problem-solving skills and my ability to actively listen and communicate to everyday life. From my own personal experience and as a veteran fifth year student heading into my penultimate year of study, my best advice would be to get involved with all of the extracurricular activities and initiatives that both the QUT Law Society and the QUT Law Faculty run, make a bunch of long lasting friends and study hard! Whatever your passion or future endeavours, the QUT Law Society seeks to support you as best as possible and hopes this guide as well as our ongoing support available in person or via email assists you in getting there. I hope each of our readers find a job they are passionate about that is also challenging and rewarding.
– Crystal McPhillips, QUTLS Vice President
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