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Five Things to do Before you Finish Law School
Going to law school is a unique and (hopefully) once in a lifetime experience. Here are five things you should do before you graduate from l
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Sep 18, 20122 min read
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Confessions of an Awkward Law Student
I began my Juris Doctor feeling awkward. Our introduction day featured plenty of free finger food and back patting in the shiny law building
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Sep 16, 20123 min read
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Handling those Not-So-Awesome Days
So, here I am. Having skipped my last hour of class today, I find myself extremely tired, shaky from too much coffee, stressing about my moo
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Sep 4, 20122 min read
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Fake Law School Friends
Law school is awesome. In a typical class you may find yourself sitting next to a future barrister, partner of a top firm or justice of the
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Sep 3, 20122 min read
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The Perfect Law Student Myth
So there I was standing in front of wide-eyed first years, answering questions about how to be a good law student, or better yet, how to be
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Sep 2, 20122 min read
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How to have the Worst Law Ball Ever
I remember when I first heard that there was such thing as a law ball. A ball! Dream #242: check. But let's be honest, the ball isn'
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Sep 1, 20123 min read
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Sleeping like a Law Student
Law students are famous for never sleeping enough (if at all). You know the feeling. Semester begins with all the optimism of Julie Andrews’
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Aug 26, 20122 min read
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Road Test a Law Degree with a University Guest Program
Aspiring lawyer? Budding barrister? Future Attorney General? If this sounds like you but you’re still a little hesitant to dive into a law d
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Aug 24, 20122 min read
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My First Law School Competition
Once upon a time I believed that watching me compete in a law school competition would be about as hilarious as seeing my dog in a knitted c
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Aug 23, 20122 min read
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The Cost of Procrastination
We all know that the true definition of study is ‘using Facebook with an open textbook nearby’. We’re all guilty of spending our time and mo
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Aug 16, 20122 min read
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Poor at Law: Savings for Students
Law school can sometimes feel like you’re dining a posh restaurant where nothing on the menu suits your student budget. Luckily, there are s
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Aug 14, 20122 min read
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Staying Motivated in your Final Semester of Law
If the phrase “light at the end of the tunnel” is being thrown around a lot at the moment, you must be in your final semester of your law de
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Aug 13, 20122 min read
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Why do I Procrastinate?
Procrastination – we’re all guilty of it. Don’t deny it. Maybe you’re shaking your head in response to this, and saying “but I’m organised!”
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Aug 12, 20122 min read
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Surviving Four (or More) Law Subjects in a Semester
Last semester I took on four law subjects. And while I survived (I use that word lightly) it was by far the worst experience of my life. By
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Aug 7, 20122 min read
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In Defence of the Stay at Home Law Student
I admit it. I’m one of those law students. The kind that disappears after the first week and only reappears for the last lecture of semester
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Aug 4, 20122 min read
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Confessions of an Academic Self-Saboteur
Many years ago, an insecure wreck of a first year law student dared to dream of the day when only one semester would stand between her and g
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Jul 31, 20122 min read
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Extra-Curricular Activities: Should I Bother?
On top of the usual semester workload of case readings, textbooks, lectures and tutorials, most of us need to keep up a part time job to pay
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Jul 27, 20122 min read
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The Best Extra-Curricular Activities for Law Students
Although our lives are textbooks, the constitution, post-its and memories of the time we met Justice Kirby, even law students need to take t
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Jul 27, 20123 min read
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Law Addiction
Law is part of everyday life, but for those of us reading these pages, it can be all consuming. In fact, I think I may have a problem. I’m a
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Jul 26, 20122 min read
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If I could Time Travel: Reflections on PLT
If I could step into a career time warp and travel back three years to have a conversation with my law student self, it would go something l
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Jul 23, 20122 min read
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