I’m a fifth year LLB/Diploma of Legal Practice student, an enthusiastic journalist, zealous world traveler, obsessive reader, horse lover, o

Mid-way through last year I realised that in 2013 I was finally going to be in my penultimate year of law. Yippee, it was time to get seriou

I am opening up about this in order to let others know they are not alone, and to hopefully spread some awareness. Since high school I have

In my first year of university I relished in the opportunity to drop into conversations the little fact that I studied law. At work, wheneve

Have you been throwing textbooks? Not wanting to go to class? Spending a lot of time contemplating alternative careers?

Is it just me, or is mooting getting a tad boring? Many of you will be outraged that I could even suggest such a thing, but I think negotiat

I shudder as I see the flashing icon of a fellow law graduate pop up on my Facebook. Don’t get me wrong. I absolutely adore my fellow law al

After four years of law school, I was looking forward to a law-free semester while on international exchange. Having purchased the required

Just over three years ago I decided to apply to study law as a postgrad so I could pursue my passion for access to justice and be able to ad

After three semesters of straight law I decided to add a business degree to my studies because two degrees is better than one, right? This y

I’ve never been the most competitive person. I was the kind of kid who abandoned losing card games before the final draw, who sat making dai

I love law school, but I don’t always love being at law school with a disability. I have two serious heart conditions that make my journey t

Pretty much every second of every day is planned down to the minute. Okay, I agree it sounds a bit crazy, and like not a lot of fun, but it

In my first few years of law I always snubbed the idea of finding a mentor or joining a peer mentoring group. I wasn’t struggling academical

When I received my UAI in 2008, I was devastated. I had dreamed about practicing law since I was 11 years old and although I had prepared ba

Put simply, being a law student is awesome. Here are some of my favourite perks of being a law student.

7am: Wake up. Dash into that shower. Throw clothes all over the bed

My perspective on being a law student could be said to be fairly unique. At 51 years old and with a 30-year career in nursing/midwifery behi

The first week of a new semester is always exciting. Seeing friends again, optimistically stacking new textbooks on your desk and best of al

Have you just come back from a semester abroad? I have, and here’s something they don’t really tell you in the pre-exchange info sessions –