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I'm Michael Boal and I'm Levi Ainsworth. We are editors of the Victoria Law and Justice
Journal. Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Chief Justice Warren.
[Chief Justice Marilyn Warren] One of my friends said to me, you should do
Law, you would be really really good and that and suddenly a light bulb went off and it
was the right thing to do. I went from completing year twelve straight
into Law school. I did not find the transition of studying pure Law subjects such as torts
and administrative law and those sorts of things easy.
Property Law, Trust Law were things that I did not glide into. Some of my friends did.
It involved a complete change of thinking and a different form of intellectual rigour.
It's highly desirable that we have courses that suit all people and some people study
differently from one another. I think it is inspiring for young people to
work up close with the decision makers and the lawmakers.
Any opportunity for exposure to the courts and the workings of the Law for a student
are highly desirable. For the simple reason that it makes what you were doing relevant.
It gives it a context. So internship programs are wonderful. You
can never underestimate the benefits of working with judges.
If you can get on your feet and argue a case, present a submission, each time you do it,
you get better at it, so I think that there should be as much mooting as can be possibly
managed. I certainly encourage students to arrange
their own informal meeting. There is lots of it can be done at lunch times and after
hours, on weekends. The more speaking ,the more preparation, the
better.