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Eat, Sleep, Law, Repeat: Caring for Yourself in Law School
I once heard that law school was “a marathon, not a sprint”, but now that I'm in my fourth year, I’ve found that studying law is more li
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Survive Law
Apr 1, 20152 min read
Your mental health matters
I found myself at a party one evening speaking to a friend’s dad who is a barrister. I told him of my interests and explained that someone r
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Survive Law
Nov 4, 20145 min read
Tips for Being a Happier Law Student (With some useful stuff about life, law school and goats)
In case you hadn't noticed (you had), law school is a pain in neck. A very rewarding, fulfilling, ego stroking, pain in the neck, but a
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Survive Law
Oct 27, 20143 min read
Eat your way to Great Marks: Exam Time Nutrition
During these frantic weeks before exams, everything that doesn’t directly relate to trying to understand hearsay or the Tasmanian Dam case g
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Survive Law
Oct 15, 20143 min read
Managing Your Mental Health in Law School
Our lecturers and tutors regularly remind us that depression and anxiety are more prevalent among law students and lawyers than in any other
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Survive Law
Sep 15, 20142 min read
Four Reasons to Put Down your Textbook and Start Exercising
“Exercise? Who has time for that?” With a long list of reading materials to get through, part-time jobs, volunteer work, and job application
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Survive Law
Jul 14, 20142 min read
Imposter Alert!
Law school attracts a uniquely wonderful group of people. Law students are typically high-achievers, but the problem with being a high-achie
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Survive Law
Jun 23, 20142 min read
Why you Need to Take a Holiday
Exam period is upon us, which means that you probably can’t remember the last time you’ve watched a movie without feeling guilty, or the las
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Survive Law
May 19, 20143 min read
Daily Motivation for Law Students
Law school is a busy place and staying motivated can be hard at times. But whether it's a bad mark, a rejection letter, a struggle to fi
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Survive Law
May 12, 20142 min read
Why you should Work and Study Less
As a Type A perfectionist law student, I’m never convinced that my best is good enough. I’m of the mindset that working and studying late, s
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Survive Law
May 8, 20143 min read
Law School Blues
My first experience of depression happened at 16. Family and childhood issues from a young age had changed my cheerful, blissfully ignorant
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Survive Law
May 7, 20143 min read
Mental Health Resources for Law Students
Law as a profession has one of the highest rates of depression and anxiety of any occupation, and it all starts in law school. As law studen
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Survive Law
Apr 3, 20143 min read
Looking out for the Signs of Depression and Anxiety
We all know that being a law student can be stressful. However, when the demands of law school are combined with the general stresses of dai
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Survive Law
Mar 16, 20144 min read
Five Tips for Keeping Sane during another Year of Law School
A new year of law school means great things: crisp new stationery, new people with fresh brains to pick, and new 9am lectures to not attend.
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Survive Law
Feb 25, 20143 min read
Tips for Surviving Full Time Work and Study
When I would tell people I was studying law, they would often comment on how time-consuming and workload could be. Then, when I added in the
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Survive Law
Nov 12, 20133 min read
Beating the Exam Time Freak Out: 10 Tips for Less Exam Stress
Exam season is the worst time on the law school calendar, and devoting every waking moment you have to revision is definitely not going to m
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Survive Law
Nov 4, 20132 min read
Energy Drinks: Staying Awake v The Side Effects
Products like Red Bull, V and Mother appeal to exhausted law students because they offer a way of getting through that all-nighter or exam.
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Survive Law
Oct 28, 20132 min read
Ten Tips for Better Sleep
When you’re busy studying for exams, it’s easy to neglect your sleep needs, but staying up late to listen to lecture podcasts only makes it
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Survive Law
Oct 1, 20131 min read
Victoria Launches Foundation to Improve Lawyers' Mental Health
A new foundation will be working to improve the mental wellbeing of Victoria’s legal practitioners. Launched last month, the Wellbeing and t
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Survive Law
Aug 30, 20132 min read
In Defence of Unhealthy Study Snacking
These days we are constantly told what to eat while studying to help our brains perform. Eat fish for better memory, get plenty of fruit and
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