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Navigating Your Legal Career With A Disability | Video


Law students and graduates with disability can face significant obstacles in finding practical, paid legal work.
 
Join us for a free webinar to discover how to navigate your legal career with disability.
 
An impressive panel from the Disabled Australian Lawyers Association (DALA) and the Australian Network on Disability will cover: 
  • Securing legal roles for people with disability, including details of how to apply for a Stepping Into internship
  • Determining the right time to disclose a disability to an employer
  • How to know your worth and leverage your skills when applying for positions
  • Analysing the culture of a workplace to ensure it is inclusive and supportive

 

Speakers

Amy Burton - How to Land a Legal Job with Average Grades 

Rosie Lane

Program Coordinator, Australian Network on Disability

Rosie joined the Australian Network on Disability as a Program Coordinator in August 2019.
 
She has qualifications in media and communications and has worked as a marketing coordinator, successfully managing and growing multiple FMCG brands.
 
She has extensive customer service, team leadership and administration experience and over seven years’ experience working with kids and teenagers, and is particularly interested in working with and supporting students and young people.
 

Thomas Gedye

Law student and previous Stepping Into law intern, Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department

I am a third-year student studying a double degree in law and criminology at the ANU. I am very passionate about disability advocacy, and am currently undertaking supervised research projects on accessibility in legal institutions, and the duty of care owed to students with disabilities. I undertook my internship at the Commonwealth's Attorney-General's Department, where I was involved in researching the future acts regime in the Native Title Act.

 

Melanie Smith - How to Land a Legal Job with Average Grades 

Sonia Sawant

Deputy Managing Lawyer
Summary Crime Team | Criminal Law Melbourne | Victoria Legal Aid

Sonia Sawant is a Deputy Managing Lawyer at Victoria Legal Aid, who specialises in Criminal Law. Prior to joining VLA, Sonia has had diverse work experience having worked at commercial/generalist firms and community legal centres. Being a woman of colour with a hearing impairment, Sonia has a keen interest in advocating for diversity in the legal profession. She is part of the LIV Criminal Law and Diversity Committees and is also part of the leadership team of the Disabled Australian Lawyers Association.

Melanie Smith - How to Land a Legal Job with Average Grades 

Kate Long

Associate, Johnson Winter & Slattery 

Kate Long is an Associate at Johnson Winter & Slattery, where she specialises in corporate law. Prior to moving to Adelaide in 2020, Kate worked at a top tier commercial firm in New Zealand. In 2022, Kate won the 30 under 30 award for Wellness Advocacy and was recognised as a finalist in both the Mergers & Acquisitions and Energy & Resources categories. Kate is autistic and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and recently joined the leadership team of the Disabled Australian Lawyers Association.