My desire to become an intelligence analyst stems from my interest in the collection and aggregation of information relating to governance and security. I have focused my double degree of Law and International Studies on international security, diplomacy, and governance. The subject Surveillance and Big Data in particular has instilled in me an appreciation for the uses of data, including metadata, which is employed on a daily basis and analysed to produce information critical to assist and inform decision makers should they require such information. Metadata and its analyses will and have proven instrumental for decision makers in the twenty-first century. Its role in governance and policy making will have greater effect as more of our lives …show more content…
I am a legal research clerk for a barrister at Anthony Mason Chambers, and a large portion of my role requires that I distil large volumes of evidence and determine and distinguish what is and may be critical* to the matter at hand. My role also requires that I research specific and general legal points, which I draft and develop into an argument that later becomes part of submissions in the District Court and Supreme Court of South Australia. My position and studies have honed my ability to articulate an * and evaluate its survivability, crucial to effective decision-making*. Furthermore, last year I completed a six-month placement at Wright Chambers, where I regularly assisted with case preparation and briefing witnesses in matters at both Commonwealth and State DPP levels. Accompanying clients to the Police Station and District Court improved my interpersonal skills, particularly in matters requiring sensitivity and professionalism. I have spent nine months travelling abroad alone, which cultivated in me a passion for foreign culture, and developed my French speaking skills and capacity and interest in cultivating new