Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 281. WHERE DID YOU COMPLET E YOU R PLT ? IcompletedmyPLTthroughtheCollegeofLaw whileworkingfulltimeasagraduateatKing& WoodMallesons.PLTtookabout6monthsto completeandinvolvedacombinationof‘onsite’ classesattheCollegeofLawcampus(StLeonards) and‘inhouse’trainingattheKWMoffices. 2. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT A B OU T THE POSITION AND WHAT WAS T HE APPLICATION PROCESS LIK E? I’m currently in house legal counsel at Stan. Stan is a joint venture between Nine and Fairfax and an exciting place to work. I found out about this role through connections I made early in my career who knew I was passionate about media. I’ve always made an effort to get to know people in the industry, invest in those relationships and to seek mentors, as most people are very willing to help young lawyers. The application process involved multiple interviews which can be daunting, but having a clear and concise resume, an understanding of the company, a friendly attitude, professional outfit and a big smile helps. I’ve always believed that being natural in interviews is a better approach than reciting overly rehearsed answers. 3.WHAT WAS THE HIGHLIG HT OF YOUR TIME THERE? The highlights of working at Stan include negotiating contracts for world class television content, seeing a television commercial or driving past a billboard that I reviewed, meeting all sorts of people from actors, social media experts, technology specialists to CEOs and answering legal questions including in relation to commercial, corporate, intellectual property, consumer, property and even human rights law (sometimes all in one day!). 4. W HAT WAS THE M O ST CHAL L E NGI NG PA RT O F THE PRO GRAM? The most challenging part of PLT for me was adjusting from a university ‘academic’ approach to legal problems to a practical, real-life approach. Instead of writing essays or delivering speeches, PLT taught me how to write ‘real world’ communications, proper etiquette when dealing with challenging clients or colleagues and to figure out what clients really care about. 5. W HAT WO UL D YO UR ADVI CE BE TO CUR R E NT PLT STUD E NTS O N THE LOOKO UT FO R WO RK E XPE RIE NCE ? My advice to current PLT students on the lookout for work experience would be to speak up – talk to everyone around you (opportunities can arise in the strangest of places), seek out companies you are interested in and set up a professional LinkedIn profile. My first ever work experience was in a small law firm which I got simply because I walked in and asked to do un- paid work experience– that one conversation went on to open many doors for me. WORKING IN-HOUSE AT B Y E M M A G E R M A N 18