Feeling guilty because you haven’t made it to the gym this week? Starting to think that Fruit Ninja may not count as exercise? No need to fret – law student life hides a myriad of incidental fitness activities!

Any law student who tells you they’re single is wrong. We’re all in committed, sometimes unhealthy, relationships. The law and I have been together for five and a half years, and like every relationship we’ve had our ups and downs.

So it’s about four weeks until the start of exams and you’re four weeks behind on readings? Don’t panic! Your fate is not yet sealed. Here are three things you can do to catch up and brighten your exam time prospects…

Beyond a reasonable doubt. It’s the simplest, most common sense rule for all students, especially law students, when it comes to saving work. With numerous essays and too-many-pages-to-handle open book exam notes, it’s important to back your work up regularly. 

Are you on a quest for the greatest back up solution? Maybe you just need a kick-start to put this task on your priority to do list? If you think your computer secretly conspires to crash and corrupt files right before assignments are due, these back up options might just save you from academic doom. These options are also a great way to share your awesome student lawyering work with others.

For my first ever law exam I studied all of my readings, summarised all of my notes, wrote the IRAC model out time and time again until I was repeating it in my sleep... but didn’t end up with the grade I had hoped for. This time round I asked some friends for their study tips. Here are some of their practical and unorthodox suggestions...

Perhaps you've seen final year law students or recent graduates wandering around muttering acronyms like PLT and GDLP.  At some stage every law student will discover that having a law degree does not necessarily entitle you to practice.

At the end of your degree, you may need to complete an additional course, generally known as a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP), Practical Legal Training (PLT) or Practical Training Course (PTC) to qualify for admission as a lawyer. "What is this course and do I have to do it?",  I hear you asking. Read on, if you dare.