My NAAFLS experience Susannah Wells
Why did you choose NAAFLS?
I chose NAAFLS because I am interested in working in a community legal service and I wanted to experience working in this area before making decisions about my career path after law school. Access to legal services for remote communities in the Top End is so vital and I was keen to get involved in an organisation providing assistance in this area.
What attracted you to the type of work done by NAAFLS?
I was interested in the work that NAAFLS does in the area of domestic and family violence. I wanted to learn more about the work that NAAFLS does to support client’s experiencing family violence. I was interested in understanding how NAAFLS works with different communities across the Top End to provide vital and culturally safe services.
Was there an event during your time as an intern that cemented a desire to work in Family Law?
During my internship I was particularly struck by the times where NAAFLS helped give a voice to family members in family law and child protection matters. It was so evident the importance of this work to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children stay with family.
What would you say to others who were thinking about doing an internship?
I would highly recommend doing an internship at NAAFLS. It is such a friendly and supportive environment to gain hands-on practical legal experience. Everyone that works at NAAFLS is passionate about helping their clients. You will get great exposure to time in court, working with clients and the day-to-day tasks of solicitors working in this area.
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My NAAFLS experience Susannah Wells
NAAFLS is a close-knit and welcoming team who have really allowed me to shape the work I am doing to what interests me. It’s been a great introduction to spending time in court and honing key legal skills by assisting the solicitors to prepare cases.
My NAAFLS experience Simon Wood
I would strongly encourage anyone interested in Family Law, Aboriginal Justice or Law Reform to apply for an internship experience with NAAFLS. The staff and management are incredibly welcoming, the work is meaningful and rewarding and overall the internship was a uniquely ‘Territory’ experience that I’ll always remember fondly.
My NAAFLS experience Sid Goram-Aitken
In Tassie I worked as a paralegal in commercial firms (working in areas like conveyancing or wills and estates… nothing exciting!) and was keen to go to a firm or organisation where I was helping people who really needed the help. Although commercial law is obviously important , I was keen to experience work that was less transactional and maybe a little bit more challenging and involved more face-to-face ground-level interaction with clients.