Summer Clerk Diary: Sophie Barrow, DibbsBarker
Sydney University arts law student Sophie Barrow is another clerk who traded her summer in the sun (well, what little sun there was) for the chance to experience life in a law firm. Here is Sophie’s clerkship experience with DibbsBarker…...
Summer Clerk Diary: Sam Elder, Hunt & Hunt La...
University of Melbourne juris doctor student Sam Elder spent his summer clerking with Hunt & Hunt Lawyers. Here is Sam’s take on the summer clerk experience… (more…)
Working Hardly: Random Facts about the Gavel
The iconic hammer of justice seems ubiquitous in pop culture. Every time I watch a crime show, there’s an exasperated judge shouting “Order! Order!” and banging their gavel. Despite this, little is known about the enigmatic mallet of the law....
Working Hardly: Toothpaste for Dinner
There’s nothing quite like a good web comic to while away a few hours on a Saturday afternoon, and Toothpaste for Dinner has been a Survive Law favourite for ages.
We’ve hand-picked a few of our favourite Toothpaste for Dinner comics for our favourite law students (ie. you guys). Enjoy!
The Most Beautiful Law Libraries in the World
Given my love of last-minute assignments, it’s no wonder I spend a lot of time in libraries. Sadly most are an uninspiring combination of fluorescent lights and grey tables. Maybe if more law libraries looked like these ones, we’d start our assignments earlier…
Finding (and Surviving) a Graduate Job Overseas
There is no denying it, there is a certain allure to working as an international lawyer. The perks are numerous: bigger pay-cheques, a new country, travel opportunities etc. But how do you go about pursuing these greener pastures? From someone who has been there, done that and gotten the T-shirt, here are some of my real life tips…
My Jessup Journey – Me vs. International Law
The problem (it is called a ‘compromise’ in this competition) has been realised for a couple of months now. This means the climb up the Jessup mountain is in full swing. Fortunately, not having studied anything remotely international law-related has not been as much of a hindrance as I initially thought it would be.
Music and Law: Interview with John Wu, Law Student and Composer
Doing a law degree is a challenge in itself, but 21 year old John Wu combines a LLB and medical science degree with soundtrack composition, and makes it seem easy. Influenced by albums such as Live at the Acropolis by Yanni, and by composers like John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard and James Horner, it’s clear that Wu was placed in good stead to embrace composing.
Your (Law Student) Stars for 2012
We try to avoid it, but most summer holidays we end up reading our glossy magazine horoscopes for the year ahead. Much to our disappointment, these astrologers focus on love, work and wealth, and ignore our law student fortunes. Naturally, we needed to rectify the issue.
New Year’s Resolutions for Law Students
I love that feeling of optimism you get at the start of a new year: it’s as if you can do anything. No wonder we all make New Year’s resolutions. Here are some of our law student-friendly resolutions for 2012…