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Staying Motivated in your Final Year(s) of Law School
With the end finally in sight, it seems strange that staying motivated in your final lap of the law school race would be difficult. This sho
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Survive Law
May 1, 20132 min read
Negotiation for Beginners
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
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Survive Law
Mar 2, 20134 min read
Answers to Common First Year Questions
Where is the lecture hall? Am I supposed to call my lecturers by their first name? Why does every tutorial sound like it’s in a completely d
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Survive Law
Mar 1, 20133 min read
Staying Motivated Throughout your Law Degree
Five years ago when I began my degree I was excited and super keen to get started reading all those fabulous books and cases. I had celebrat
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Survive Law
Feb 27, 20133 min read
Ten Tips for Surviving Law School
Law school can be an overwhelming jumble of convoluted readings, hard-to-find ratios, computer crashes and late nights, but there are heaps
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Survive Law
Feb 26, 20133 min read
Repeating a Subject
I had to repeat a first year subject in my second year. On the first day of uni I arrived at my seminar just in time, with most of the 40 st
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Survive Law
Jan 16, 20133 min read
Take Your Time: The Benefits of going Slow with your Law Degree
We law students are an overachieving competitive bunch. It comes with the territory. We’re all pretty bright and have had to fight our way i
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Survive Law
Dec 19, 20122 min read
What I Learnt at Law School this Year
While the majority of law students will spend the next few weeks determinedly draining accumulated facts, statutes and legal arguments from
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Survive Law
Dec 12, 20122 min read
Dealing with Disappointing Marks
Over the years I have had my fair share of disappointing marks, and although admittedly I may have shed a tear or two, I have developed a fe
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Survive Law
Nov 27, 20123 min read
Four Mooting Pitfalls to Avoid
It’s no surprise that mooting is one of the most popular extra-curricular activities at law school. Moots are a great way to improve your co
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Survive Law
Nov 3, 20123 min read
Law School Regrets
I leave university with a handful of regrets. It’s not that I didn't have fun or I didn't try, but there are things that I wish I do
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Survive Law
Oct 12, 20123 min read
I Think I Want to Drop Out of Law School
Most law students have those moments of exhaustion and self-doubt where the degree seems insurmountable and quitting seems sensible. I'v
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Survive Law
Sep 13, 20123 min read
How to get your First Law Job
Breaking into the legal industry is not the easiest thing to do, but once you're in (and have that all important experience) you'll
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Survive Law
Sep 4, 20124 min read
A Life in Law: Q&A with Julian Burnside
Joining the Victorian Bar in 1976 and taking Silk in 1989, Julian Burnside AO QC, has not only built a successful career in commercial litig
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Survive Law
Jul 23, 20122 min read
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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Survive Law
Jun 29, 20122 min read
Clerkship Alternatives
If a clerkship isn't your thing, there are plenty of different work experience opportunities that can be just as valuable. Here are my t
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Survive Law
Jun 19, 20124 min read
How to get Honours in Law
This is an article for all you later-year students currently trying to work out the mysterious world of the law school honours system. Here
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Survive Law
Jun 4, 20123 min read
How to Impress During Your Clerkship
Congratulations, winter clerk, you've got the job! Now what? How do you set yourself apart from the other clerks? How do you ‘win friend
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Survive Law
May 24, 20122 min read
Assignment Advice from Your Marker
I recently finished my law degree and crossed over to the ‘dark side,’ working at a university and marking assignments, essays and exams.
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Survive Law
May 22, 20122 min read
Didn’t get the grade you wanted? Approaching Lecturers and Appealing Marks
Final marks for those assignments that you slaved over are starting to come your way. Sometimes you’re pleasantly surprised, but sometimes y
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