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Part Time, Smart Time
Once you start your degree, there is no denying that most of us come to feel chained to the expected graduation date our universities give u

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Oct 23, 20142 min read
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Losing the Fear of being Wrong
Atychiphobia – the fear of being wrong – is a condition that has plagued many a law school tutorial. Common symptoms may include: periodic m

Survive Law
Oct 13, 20143 min read
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“You’re a law student? I have a legal question…”
Let’s set the scene. You’ve walked into a party or a family function. Conversation is abuzz and you’re catching up with people you haven’t s

Survive Law
Oct 7, 20142 min read
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Things People say to Law Students
Being a law student is great but I've noticed that people tend to ask some pretty crazy questions. Here are some questions and comments

Survive Law
Aug 26, 20141 min read
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The ‘H’ Word
WARNING – reader discretion advised. I am going to talk about something that may disturb you, and I hope it does not cause too much grief. I

Survive Law
Aug 25, 20142 min read
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Taking a Break from Technology
About a month ago I signed up for World Vision’s 40 Hour Famine and weighed my options of either giving up food or technology for my campaig

Survive Law
Aug 22, 20142 min read
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Expectation v Reality: My First Weeks of Law
I have just had the pleasure of commencing law school. I'm glad to report that I wasn't singled out in my first class to answer an e

Survive Law
Aug 11, 20142 min read
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A Small Fish in a Big Pond: Getting Involved in your First Year of Law School
First year can be quite terrifying. You have to deal with not only being a new university student, but also a new law student – a whole diff

Survive Law
Jul 29, 20143 min read
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Famous Law School Dropouts
Instead, you're thinking about ditching the law school life and trying your hand at, well, anything that isn't law. Despite what som

Survive Law
Jul 2, 20142 min read
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Surviving the Semester when Everything goes Wrong
My semester started with all the usual good intentions. I was feeling super positive about my final year and determined to ace the six units

Survive Law
Jun 16, 20143 min read
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What type of law student are you?
Law school is sometimes a bit like the animal kingdom. While we all share the same habitat and live, predominately, in peace with one anothe

Survive Law
May 23, 20143 min read
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Signs You’re in Your Final Year of University
I’m now at the business end of my university degree. Five years seemed like such a long time, but at the risk of sounding old, I’ve only jus

Survive Law
Apr 28, 20143 min read
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Transitioning from Law School to PLT
It’s a huge relief to finish law school, and when I finished my law degree I felt a massive imaginary weight lift off my shoulders and life

Survive Law
Apr 1, 20142 min read
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My Summer School Experience: The Verdict
I chose to do summer school simply because I had nothing planned for the holidays and didn’t want to waste another three months being unprod

Survive Law
Mar 4, 20142 min read
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So you want to be a law student?
Starting law this year? On behalf of all current and past law students, I would like to take this opportunity to say a few words, or actuall

Survive Law
Feb 27, 20143 min read
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Cambridge Calling for Melbourne Law Students
Students at the University of Melbourne will be able to gain early admission to overseas law masters courses, under a new degree partnership

Survive Law
Feb 25, 20141 min read
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Women in the Law: My Mentoring Experience
The LUCY Mentoring Program is like a “buddy program.” Offered at most universities in New South Wales, it teams up young female students wit

Survive Law
Feb 22, 20142 min read
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The Law Student’s Creed
Should you choose to be a law student, May your university experiences be not unreasonable May you sleep well, eat well and socialise...

Survive Law
Feb 7, 20141 min read
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Law as an Uncompetitive Degree
When I went to high school (which was a while ago) we all did things together and shared information. It was us against 'The Man'. S

Survive Law
Dec 17, 20132 min read
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Why having a Semester off isn’t a Big Deal
Let me just premise this by saying I've had a tough year. As in, a really tough year, and it's set me back in my studies quite signi

Survive Law
Dec 4, 20133 min read
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