Chris Song, University of Sydney

As a penultimate law student with little connections in the legal industry, I was initially struggling with the clerkship application process. However, through the KALA Clerkship Mentoring Program I was able to speak with multiple lawyers from the firms and practice groups that I was interested in, and gain their support and advice. I greatly appreciated that KALA asked us about our preferred areas of practice, so that we were matched with mentors who had experience in those areas.

The mentors at KALA were extremely helpful and often went above and beyond to not just deliver seminars but to answer our questions to the best of their abilities. Also, they continually asked for feedback from the mentees to tailor the seminars to what the group needed most at the time.

I would highly recommend this program to any penultimate law student - no matter how prepared you feel, you will definitely get something out of it.