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Jobs for Graduate Lawyers: An Open Letter

Dear Graduate, So you have your Law degree but are yet to secure a position in a law firm? Join the club; it seems that you are in good company.  Since I graduated from Law in 1998 the number of students graduating from Australian universities in this discipline has more than doubled.  Such an increase […]

Top 8 Reasons Why Legal Advice is Expensive

There is a universal assumption that lawyers charge too much for their services. To some extent this is a misnomer.  I mean, some lawyers most certainly charge ‘too much’ for their services, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that all lawyers operate with an unscrupulous intent to part their clients unfairly from their hard-earned cash. Here […]

The Loss of a Loved One: Where to Next?

The loss of a loved one is a profound and overwhelming experience. Not only do you need to deal with your personal grief and the roller-coaster of emotions, but you may also be responsible for finalising the financial affairs of the deceased. The most common question we hear from our clients when they have lost […]

Shining as an Estate Specialist: A Formula for Success

As a Principal at Welden & Coluccio Lawyers, this article explores my belief in the importance of expertise and how this motivated my decision to direct my energies towards the field of Estate Planning and Litigation. There is a tendency in the legal profession, particularly for small firms and sole practitioners, to accept any work […]

Police (SA): Understanding Your Rights

Maddalena Romano has more than a decade experience working in all aspects of Criminal Law within South Australia.  She writes frankly about your rights as a citizen should you be approached or questioned by a police officer in SA. We have all been taught to respect Police officers as they are people of authority but […]