Prosple Australia/GradAustralia Profiles

Communicate with different people, explore new experiences, and be compassionate towards yourself and others.

I’m often asked to assist by conducting research into niche areas of law, preparing correspondence and attending client meetings and court.

If you have a dream or goal, just start where you are with what you have and don’t worry about any of the reasons why you think you can't do it.

Working in a new culture requires you to be agile, adaptable and to understand how to respond to new social situations. I have been able to take this experience back to Australia when working on cross-border deals with clients who are based in Hong Kong and other jurisdictions.

Johnson Winter Slattery provides great training and support during both the clerkship and graduate program.

The unrivalled global opportunities given to a junior lawyer – unlike other firms where only a select few are allowed to go overseas, CC guarantees a 6-month secondment at one of our international offices.

I was lucky to work on some really interesting tasks during my clerkship. This included doing some work for Natasha Blycha on the Australian National Blockchain project, and drafting research notes on various topics, such as the GDPR and ‘Right to be Forgotten’.

Don’t catastrophise when you face adversity. This goes for both academic and non-academic adversities. If you don’t get good grades or aren’t successful in a job application, don’t see it as a failure. Instead, see it as a learning experience—reflect on what you did right and what you could have done better, and take some lessons from it.