Knowing the right time to leave a job is one of the most difficult decisions anyone can make. Weighing the relative costs of leaving a familiar position with the benefits of trying a new career can be a daunting exercise.How do you know if you are doing the right thing? What if your new role is a disaster? What if there is no scope for career development? What if you can't … [Read more...]
#LawsOfEtiquette: Email Etiquette Rules For Millennials
Etiquette is everywhere.It's a set of invisible rules that unconsciously, and sometimes consciously, govern our social interactions.From networking etiquette, to social etiquette, meal time etiquette and professional etiquette. With so many unwritten rules informing our daily social interactions, it can be almost impossible to know what the right thing to do is in any … [Read more...]
#QuickLaw: Getting Out Of A Parking Fine The Right Way
Parking tickets are the pits.Most of the time you find yourself pinged because you thought you would risk it and park in a "No Stopping" zone while you popped into the shops for 10 minutes. You did it. Admit it.Other times, you may genuinely believe that you have parked legally, only to discover a dry retch-inducing yellow envelope sitting happily atop your windscreen … [Read more...]
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: Mira Stammers from Legally Yours On Why Old Ways Will Never Open New Doors
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: Mira Stammers from Legally Yours On Why Old Ways Will Never Open New DoorsBy Sarah LynchMonday 5 September 2016In the September Issue of BucketOrange Magazine, we catch up with Mira Stammers, founder & CEO of Melbourne-based legal startup, Legally Yours – a legal marketplace that connects clients with fixed-fee lawyers. With a string of … [Read more...]
Legal Competition! Get Yourself Into The Online Australian Legal Dictionary
Using complex and antiquated language is a time-honoured tradition among the legal profession:"a fortiori", "forthwith", "thenceforth", "whereupon", "ab initio", "dictum"Most historical legal jargon is so dry and complex that it has required defining in thick legal dictionaries, just so that lawyers can understand what they are saying in court.But hold on to your … [Read more...]
Plawsible Deniability: How To End Procrastination And Career Self-Sabotage
n an ideal world, 'To Do' lists add a sense of calm and purpose to the chaos around us. By cataloguing what we need to do we can organise our tasks, prioritise important items over unimportant ones and allocate appropriate chunks of time to complete urgent matters while keeping the wheels turning in the background on less important projects.“If you’re in control, … [Read more...]
Bucket Intell-O-gence: New Federal Legislation Crackdown On Revenge Porn
recent study conducted by the American Psychological Association, has revealed that approximately 10% of ex-partners threaten to post sexually explicit images of partners online.Following the increased frequency and severity of revenge porn attacks in Australia, intensifying community rhetoric concerning the inadequate state of criminal legislation to deal specifically with … [Read more...]
Think Like A Lawyer: How To Avoid Answering Personal Questions
It's a truth universally acknowledged: nobody enjoys being probed with questions about their personal life. To avoid giving away more than you wish during a stealth information-seeking attack, it's critical to psychologically prepare by using some effective strategies used by most lawyers. Why do people ask personal or inappropriate questions? Asking questions and sharing … [Read more...]
Work It: How To Thrash The Competition With A Perfect Interview
"Working in a career you hate doesn't protect you from failure. So you might as well take a chance doing something you love." he job application process is a frustrating and loathsome experience that is loved by no one.Unfortunately, to progress your career, whether you are transitioning from a casual hospitality position to full-time work after … [Read more...]
Legal Tools For Entrepreneurs: What To Do If Someone Steals Your Business Idea
o you remember what it felt like the first time someone stole one of your ideas?Like your stomach is yanked through your mouth while all the oxygen is simultaneously sucked from the room. You feel overwhelmed, helpless and foolish for making one of the classic blunders and trusting the wrong person with your information.It may have happened in the workplace where a … [Read more...]
Career Lawgic: How To Write A Resume Like A Winner
o write a killer resume or curriculum vitae (CV), you have to master the same skills required to positively own the room at a party.You have to be friendly and affable.You have to be thoughtful and charismatic.You have to confidently circulate, oozing intelligence.And as difficult as it is to achieve this perfect balance, you also have to do it … [Read more...]
The Trials Of Dracula: What Crimes Would Dracula Be Convicted Of If He Lived Today?
#NurseryCrimes: A criminally fresh perspective on fairytales, nursery rhymes, villains, heroes and literary monsters. Once upon a late night, I read Bram Stoker's Dracula. In the book, mysterious puncture marks had begun appearing on the necks of townswomen and several characters had become unwitting hosts to winged creatures who tapped at their windows at … [Read more...]
Crimes Of Rick Grimes: Taking The Walking Dead To Court & The Zombie Apocalypse
t's tough being a lone sheriff in town.Rick Grimes from popular TV series, The Walking Dead, can attest.When it comes to the total dissolution of society in a hypothetical zombie apocalypse, the complete breakdown of law and order is inevitable.Characters must often resort to extreme measures to survive. Behaviour that once struck at the common morality, by causing … [Read more...]
Legal Documents You Need To Launch Your StartUp | OrangeView
When you start your own business, reading a lot of information about the necessary legal documents is par for the course.But after a while, everything you read can seem to be involved in a conspiracy of conflicting advice and excess browser tabs. Leaving you with no clear answers and a serious case of decision-making fatigue.We heard your pain. We took it hostage. And … [Read more...]
Who Are The Real Winners In The Legal Industry’s Tech Disruption?
Change is a lot like a Rubik's Cube.Challenging, frustrating and hard to predict.Like that sly red puzzle piece that shifts the background of your professional game, change bides its time - only making its big move when your attention becomes too focused on solving one side to the puzzle. After all the progress you have made, this can send you reeling back to square … [Read more...]
Fugitives Of Technology: Meet The People Allergic to Wi-Fi
Millennials are surrounded by symphonies.Whether the mechanical purr of your local cafe’s coffee grinder, the whir of an overworked hard drive, the hum of heavy traffic or the familiar bassline from your favourite song, for most of us, existing in a world of predictable sounds and patterns has become second nature.But other rhythms are undetectable. These are the ones … [Read more...]
Was That Massage Normal? Unexpected Dangers Of Massage Clinics
Sometimes life can be a real jerk.Whether it’s work, relationships, friends, study, health or finances, at some point all of us can feel like our proverbial cheese has slid off our cracker. At times like these when behaving like an adult seems impossible, and bingeing on Netflix and Nutella is inevitable, we have a few choices: 1) retreat to the couch in pyjamas or 2) go … [Read more...]
The Sting Of Service Fees: When Can You Legally Be Charged A Cancellation Fee?
Taking services for granted is not a new development.With missed specialist appointments costing taxpayers over $4 million per month in Queensland alone, many industries are suffering serious financial damage from clients and patients failing to keep or reschedule appointments. To mitigate a portion of this loss some businesses are now imposing cancellation fees.But … [Read more...]
Start-Kit For Entrepreneurs: How To Start An Ethical Online Business For Under $500
How many times have you been inspired with a great business idea? In the shower; at the gym or while talking with friends.Of those moments of inspiration how many times have you acted on your idea; or failed to act and later discovered that someone else has made millions from a similar concept?In the past, starting your own business has been fraught with personal and … [Read more...]
Laws Of Travel Etiquette: Reclining Seats And Other Flight Crimes
Can common social offences lead to criminal charges?Economy flights are a lot like a cheap bottle of wine.When you first meet, they promise to be your best friend, who will take you on exciting and exotic adventures.Until you spend a few hours together, and realise it was all a trick.The unmistakable and heady cabin aroma floods your senses, mixing with … [Read more...]