A time when I had to experience Professional Practice is my current position with the Queensland Police Service. The QPS’s purpose is ‘In collaboration with community, government and non-government partners, provide effective, high quality and responsive policing services to make Queensland safer.’ (QPS strategic Plan 2019, 2023) That statement alone puts a lot of pressure …
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The three legal firms I have decided to evaluate are Legal Aid, Shine Lawyers and Brett Smith and co. Firstly, Shine Laywers are a personal injury firm and quite well known. They have a motto of ‘No win No fee compensation lawyers and personal injury law experts.’ (Shine Lawyers, 2019) The site is easily accessable …
There are three types of learning styles, which are: ” Auditory style – learn by listening e.g. discussions, lectures, tapes or a speaker rather than reading articles; ” Visual learner – learn by seeing rather than listening e.g. pictures, visual aids such as overhead or powerpoint slides, diagrams or handouts; or ” Kinaesthetic – learn …
Many professions require you to continually develop to be able to work in their field. A really good example of this is Practitioners in QLD. Practitioners are required to complete a minimum of 10 CPD points each year to maintain their practising certificate, stay up to date with legislative changes and the evolution of the …
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Upon looking at seek I found a position advertised at Brookwater Legal for a Paralegal to join the team. The reason why I found this job advertising more appealing than the other job applications is It’s close to where I reside It’s a Paralegal position which is what I’m searching for It’s in the area …
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (A.T.S.I.L.S), is a community-based organisation established to provide professional and culturally competent legal services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Queensland. A.T.S.I.L.S mission is to foster collaborative partnerships with our communities, key government and non-government stakeholders to influence positive change and deliver high quality legal …
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Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
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