Before beginning my experiences and observations in this next entry, I would like to note that I am trying to be extremely careful about details that I mention about the Royal Commission and its staff base. The Commission is still underway, and its contents are very sensitive, especially given that the hearings are closed to the public. However, it is difficult and I believe undesirable to leave out my experiences at the Royal Commission. My time there has helped shape what I regard as valuable advocacy skills and examining / interviewing techniques. On top of this, the Commission and somewhat tangentially, Wright Chambers, have given me a far better insight into criminal law than many other law students are afforded at this point in their studies.
I used to monitor alternate hearings with a boy from my work. After he left, I monitored the hearings at the Royal Commission by myself. This was before semester one had begun and so there was no real present threat* of due dates and assignments. However, one hearing I had some minor technical difficulties and I began to get tears in my eyes and they started to fall, while I was still sitting in the hearing room and a hearing was in session. Luckily this is …show more content…
I am not speaking exclusively about victims or complainants, but also victims of circumstance and background and those that are underprivileged. I haven’t asked in part because I don’t want to seem affected by the content because I’m sure that what has affected me so far doesn’t compare to those that these lawyers have been faced with*. I don’t feel entirely comfortable asking people how they deal with these issues because it may be that it is a sensitive topic for some, and I try to respect professional boundaries, and I am not sure where this
I used to monitor alternate hearings with a boy from my work. After he left, I monitored the hearings at the Royal Commission by myself. This was before semester one had begun and so there was no real present threat* of due dates and assignments. However, one hearing I had some minor technical difficulties and I began to get tears in my eyes and they started to fall, while I was still sitting in the hearing room and a hearing was in session. Luckily this is …show more content…
I am not speaking exclusively about victims or complainants, but also victims of circumstance and background and those that are underprivileged. I haven’t asked in part because I don’t want to seem affected by the content because I’m sure that what has affected me so far doesn’t compare to those that these lawyers have been faced with*. I don’t feel entirely comfortable asking people how they deal with these issues because it may be that it is a sensitive topic for some, and I try to respect professional boundaries, and I am not sure where this