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Life After Law School
Ask a first year student where they expect to be one year after law school and the answer might be “interning at the United Nations” or “wor
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Head Editor
Jan 2, 20133 min read
Adventures of the Unluckiest Law Student
2012 ended quite fittingly for the unluckiest law student. In fact, the event that caused me several facial bruises and grazed hands is also
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Survive Law
Dec 26, 20121 min read
Jingle Bells, Law Student Style
Happy Christmas, Survivors! We hope you have a great day filled with feasting and fun times! Here’s a law-inspired Christmas carol to get yo
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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 11, 20122 min read
Adapting to Life as a Law Student
It seems like it was only yesterday when I was walking into my very first lecture, with nothing but the soundtrack to Jaws playing in my hea
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Survive Law
Dec 7, 20123 min read
Tales of a Truant: A Semester Without Classes
I am surely not alone in my inability to attend the first week of classes. I prefer to avoid the dryness of introductory speeches and admini
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Survive Law
Dec 1, 20122 min read
Getting into Summer Holiday Mode
For some people, summer holidays start the minute the exam supervisor says ‘pens down’ for the final time. For others, it’s not so easy. Hav
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Survive Law
Nov 28, 20122 min read
My Model United Nations Experience
It’s four o’clock in the United Nations. The World Health Organisation has been debating its response to the outbreak of swine flu for two d
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Survive Law
Nov 25, 20122 min read
Tears, Tantrums, Tribulations and Triumphs
Although law school brings plenty of tears, tantrums and tribulations, a law degree also provides the occasional triumph that makes the hear
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Survive Law
Nov 21, 20122 min read
Working Hardly: More Law Student Confessions
Everybody loves a good law student confession, probably because it’s nice to know that you’re not the only one that has an altered worldview
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Survive Law
Nov 12, 20122 min read
Trials and Tribulations: What I’ve Learnt in First Year Law
I must admit, studying law has its perks: everything from the underlying respect of your friends who are either tertiary health gurus or the
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Survive Law
Nov 10, 20122 min read
A Law Student’s Relationship with Time
I have a strange relationship with time. I don’t have two hearts, or travel through time and space in a blue police box. That said, my relat
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Survive Law
Nov 8, 20122 min read
Everything I Need to Know About Life I Learnt at Law School
Okay, not everything, but I’ve certainly picked up some useful life skills during my law degree. An understanding of the constitution never
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Survive Law
Oct 29, 20122 min read
"Exams start next week but I just don't care anymore."
It’s a familiar sentiment, but one that may require a sprinkling of magic dust from the perspective fairy. Usually I am at the forefront of
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Survive Law
Oct 27, 20122 min read
Law Student Envy
Law students are a competitive bunch. The heady mix of sleep deprivation, coffee addiction and mind-numbing legalese all contribute to a tru
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Head Editor
Oct 19, 20122 min read
Oodles of Noodles: Two-Minute Noodle Innovations
I don’t want to panic you, but exams are nearly here. Between catching up on a week’s worth of work missed due to trying to complete four as
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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
Oct 10, 20122 min read
Becoming a Law Student
When I first decided to do a law degree I honestly wasn’t sure if I would fit in. Lawyers and law students all seem to have a certain analyt
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Survive Law
Sep 30, 20122 min read
I haven't seen my Desk Since I Started Law School. And other Law Student Confessions
From an inability to name our legal leaders, to struggles with readings, I spoke to law students about their deep, dark (and frequently nerd
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Survive Law
Sep 29, 20122 min read
"I'm a law student, I know my rights!"
The best part of being a law student probably isn’t the hours and hours of readings, the challenging assignments or even the (open book) exa
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