Career chat with a young lawyer | Melbourne student life, getting a legal job after graduation

In today's video, I have a career chat with my friend, Jenn! Jenn works as a corporate M&A lawyer for an international law firm here in Melbourne. In today's video, we talk about her student life (as a commerce undergrad student to a postgrad law student), experiences applying for internships and jobs, her EY consulting internship, imposter syndrome, self care and work/life balance.
Timestamps:
0:00 - 1:35 - Intro
1:35 - 3:14 - How we met
3:14 - 4:00 - Jenn's intro - Undergrad, career stage and personal interests
4:00 - 6:45 - What do your parents do and do you have any lawyers in your family?
6:45 - 8:15 - When did you decide you wanted to study law?
8:15 - 10:21 - What made you choose commerce for your undergrad?
10:21 - 14:03 - Law school experience
14:03 - 19:33 - Applying for jobs and internships
19:33 - 23:09 - EY internship experience
23:09 - 26:02 - Imposter syndrome
26:02 - 27:56 - Feedback at work
27:56 - 29:16 Reflections on graduate rotations
29:16 - 30:35 - Deciding which team to settle in
30:35 - 33:51 - What kind of matters are you working on?
33:51 - 39:30 - Work/life balance
39:30 - 42:33 - Sacrifices
42:33 - 44:07 - Can you see yourself as a lawyer in ten years?
44:07 - 45:23 - Pivoting in your career
45:23 - 48:12 - What makes you feel inspired?
48:12 - 49:03 - Outtro
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🎵 Music
Music by Gil Wanders - Heaven - thmatc.co/?l=1...
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[@SundayswithJamie]

Please let me know if you’d like to see more of this series! Sorry the audio is a rollercoaster - it was my attempt to save you from my BOOMING laughter lmao but seriously editing this took ages, we actually talked for 1.5 HOURS 😂 hope this is one of those videos you can just play and listen to in the background! Big thank you again to Jenn for sharing her thoughts and experiences 💗 🥰 Time stamps are in the description!

[@VideosOfRandomContext]

Jenn is so inspirational!! It’s great to know that someone introverted can make it successful in the law industry. 😊

[@SundayswithJamie]

I completely agree! 😍 so glad you enjoyed this!

[@VideosOfRandomContext]

@@SundayswithJamie Haha I did!! btw out of curiosity what job did you get with your history degree? :)

[@SundayswithJamie]

@@VideosOfRandomContext I studied law with Jenn after my history degree and became a lawyer!

[@nmt08]

Thank you so much for making this video! I'll be applying for the 2024 JD intake and it's been so helpful learning about your experience with it (and also very comforting to know that it's led to a career that you're content and happy with)!!

[@SundayswithJamie]

Thanks so much for watching and sharing Nicole! All the best with your application! ☺️

[@bluumyn2125]

this was super fun to listen to ! super insightful and relatable to uni life and adjusting to work/life balance - you guys seem like really sweet supportive friends!! thanks Jenn for sharing your story with us! and love the long format video Jamie!! 💖

[@SundayswithJamie]

Ahh this comment made my day, thank you for always leaving such lovely comments! 🥰I'm so happy you enjoyed this, thank you for watching! :)

[@avnoorkn]

I loved this, feels like a chat with friends. Thank you for posting something so insightful! I would love more content like this!

[@SundayswithJamie]

I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks so much for watching Amanda, I’ll definitely create more videos like this. Appreciate you letting me know 💓

[@justinecarloyap4735]

Awesome content with Jenn! As usual, content's quality never fails! Yaaaaay! 🥳🎈🍾🎉🥰 Please do episodes like this with Ke! Haha. 😄

[@SundayswithJamie]

Thanks so much, Justine!! So glad you enjoyed this :) Haha yes!! I'm trying to convince him haha

[@hazelwaters546]

omg yesss Jamie, we would LOVE to see more episodes of this series!!! 🖤

[@SundayswithJamie]

Aw thank you so much for letting me know!! 😍

[@kadeeeartiaga]

Ohhh i learned so much thru this chitchat vlpg with Jenn!!! Nice meeting u, Jenn~~~

[@SundayswithJamie]

So happy you enjoyed this, Kade! 💗

[@jossaline]

Hi Jenn and Jamie! I loved this video, as other comments have said, it's like a fun and informative chat with some of new friends! My field is very far from arts/law/commerce but there were so many good insights from this anyways❤ I would love more in this series from different people😊

[@SundayswithJamie]

Thanks so much for this lovely comment, Joss! I will need to come out with another video of this series in the new year ☺️thanks for letting me know!

[@michellestephanie_]

this is so interesting!! I was never interested in law at a career but I do think its an interesting subject/major! I think internships are so so important and helpful when it comes to figuring out what you truly want to do and if you like it! "A happy lawyer, I found one" 😂

[@SundayswithJamie]

Thanks so much, Michelle! ❤️ So glad you found it interesting! I loved my law studies, so many interesting subjects and the electives were really diverse :)

[@hannah-8933]

Really enjoyed this episode, would love more content like this!

[@SundayswithJamie]

So happy to hear you enjoyed this! Thanks so much for watching and commenting, Hannah! ☺️

[@brooklynwilson_]

I have absolutely loved this! I would love to see more videos like this! I’m actually thinking about going to law school… But actually for immigration law! This was so interesting!

[@SundayswithJamie]

Aw thanks Brooklyn, so happy you liked this! 💗Immigration law is so interesting and challenging, the laws are always changing!

[@kawaiisweetrillakuma]

Hey Jamie and Jenn! I really enjoyed the video and massive thanks to Jenn for sharing her story. I'm a current 3rd-year commerce/ law undergraduate student and had many questions that were addressed to Jenn in the video so it was really insightful. I wanted to ask whether grades play a massive role in applying for internship or clerkship position within the penultimate year? Or a balance between grades and extra curriculum greatly assisted in the application process? I do recognise having high grades and participating in extracurriculars within uni can be quite challenging so was curious.

[@SundayswithJamie]

Aw thank you so much, I’m really happy you enjoyed this video! In my experience, a balance between grades and extra curriculars really helped me. I think extra curriculars made me a more well rounded student. I was able to draw on them in interviews (eg connecting my experience editing for a peer reviewed law journal with my attention to deal and communication skills) and I think they were just a great way of seeing what being a lawyer might actually look like (eg negotiation competitions, volunteering at a community legal centre) and make connections with other law students and the profession more generally. It was definitely challenging balancing studies/work/extra curriculars but for me, I felt it was worth it. Hope that helps! 😊

[@kawaiisweetrillakuma]

@@SundayswithJamie Thank you so much, Jamie. I was wondering whether I can ask what is your current career? It didn't seem to be addressed in the video but focused more on Jenn which I understand :)

[@SundayswithJamie]

@@kawaiisweetrillakuma Not a problem! I choose not to discuss my work/career on my channel but I'm a lawyer :-)

[@zuziklokner]

Such a good chat full of insights and learnings. Where is Jen's sweater from? It's gorgeous!!!! :)

[@mrkewee]

Four minutes in and already loving this

[@SundayswithJamie]

aw ❤️

[@taroun6474]

Such a fun and engaging video! Thank you!

[@SundayswithJamie]

Thanks so much for the lovely comment, glad you enjoyed this!

[@pink_disaster8330]

this was so helpful ;-; i want to study law in Australia but was confused by how everything works as an international student. Did Jenn study undergrad and postgrad in Melbourne U or did she change for postgrad? tysm for this!

[@SundayswithJamie]

I’m so happy you found this helpful! Jenn did her undergrad and postgrad in Melbourne U 😊

[@SuperKingemperor]

Cool interview. Long walks are good to relieve stress from all the work of being a lawyer.

[@SundayswithJamie]

thank you for watching!

[@AmyLee-ns3uj]

love this! can you do a similar video with a disputes lawyer too?

[@SundayswithJamie]

So happy you enjoyed this! Great idea :) thanks Amy!

[@kadeeeartiaga]

She really looks like Jenn Im and she even has the same name like her! That’s cool! Hehehe

[@SundayswithJamie]

I know right?! Hahaha I had to tell her 😂

[@julialeblanc2827]

Incredible !!!

[@SundayswithJamie]

Thanks so much, Julia! :)

[@gthomas9015]

Hey Jamie. Thanks for the awesome video! I am a lawyer too and would like to reach out to Jenn after seeing this video. What’s the best way to contact her? I tried a Google search but no luck! Cheers Greg

[@Akshay-fd5bz]

Great video. I am thinking of going to law school at the U of Melbourne. Did you feel like going their gave you an advantage since it’s ranked number 1 in Australia and highly ranked in the world? Also, if I were to study law at Melbourne, what are my employment opportunities in Melbourne compared to Sydney? Thanks :)

[@moviemusicspot360]

🤗🤗🤗 came here again my friend..nice video...

[@SundayswithJamie]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@benita1292]

Heyy Jamie Benita here.... I just had a doubt In Australia in order to get into a law degree will I hv to undertake an undergrad degree other than law. So if I take up bachelor's in law will it be fine or I hv to opt for some other degree other than law And which uni did u graduate from

[@seymourpulvera7848]

Hi! i'm a juris doctor graduate in the Philippines, contemplating of studying masters of law in AU,.. can u point me as to where i can study and work at the same time? :)

[@Abale8883]

Can you adjust the mic levels when you're laughing loudly - it's painful to listen having to adjust the volume level constantly.

[@SundayswithJamie]

Hi Ava, I pinned my comment below - I tried my best to adjust the volume

[@skydominic14]

Hi Ms. Jamie! You are so inspiring. May I know you Nationality? I am an aspirant lawyer.

[@SundayswithJamie]

Thank you! appreciate you watching :) I'm Australian and grew up here. But my background is Filipino/Chinese Indonesian 🙂