I am about to embark on a journey that I have been anticipating for a number of years. Though I didn't know it at the time, this journey began when I first entered the Australian National University Faculty of Law in February 1997 as a clueless 18 year old high-school graduate.
At that time, I had no desire to pursue a career in law. My focus was Economics, and my ultimate objective was "to make alot of money" as a "banker". I had only decided on studying a double-degree after prodding from my mother (a respected and successful Solicitor and Arbitrator), and also from a pierced and tattooed program advisor at the ANU open day in late 1996.
After stumbling in to university life, however, I quickly realized that Economics was actually very boring, and that Law was interesting and stimulating. Thank you Professor Davis et al!
After three years of Law School, I began a clerkship with a respected Sydney firm at the end of the 1999 semester, and transferred to the University of Western Sydney to complete my studies. I graduated in 2002 and, after taking a year off to travel, was finally admitted to practice in New South Wales as a Solicitor in February 2004.
Life intervened again after this, and after a brief period of post-admission practice as a Commercial Litigator and a Land and Environment Solicitor, I married my sweetheart, an American girl. For various reasons this necessitated a move to the United States, during which time I sat and passed the New York State Bar Exam (February 2005) and worked for some four years as a Legal Research Consultant for a large legal information conglomerate in New York.
Still, my heart strongly pulls me toward the Bar, and back toward Australia. Both my wife and I have a desire to return if and when the opportunity presents itself. Is THIS that opportunity?
This blog is dedicated to keeping my friends, both real and vicarious, up-to-date with my progress in this journey. I welcome any comments, suggestions, criticism (of a constructive nature) and encouragement that you may choose to direct to me along the way. I hope you enjoy the blog!
Sincerely,
CGW.
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