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When You've Left Your Assignment to the Last Minute...

Survive Law

Apr 25, 20183 min read

When You've Left Your Assignment to the Last Minute...

It’s an all too familiar feeling – somehow, that assignment you thought you still had at least a week to do is due in 48 hours. Even though

Survive Law

Apr 25, 20183 min read

7 Ways To Make a Subject Enjoyable

Law has a reputation for being hard. Beyond the fact that the concepts are challenging, the workload heavy, and all the teaching staff deman

Survive Law

Apr 17, 20182 min read

Do I Really Need to Buy My Textbooks?

Law is one of those courses that’s built upon textbooks...endless textbooks. In my five years of uni thus far, I’ve always purchased all my

Review: LexisNexis Property Law Questions & Answers

Survive Law

Apr 11, 20182 min read

Review: LexisNexis Property Law Questions & Answers

Every semester begins the same: you make a sweeping declaration to your friends that you will start attending every lecture, do the prescrib

Essential Stationery for the Stationery Obsessed Law Student

Survive Law

Apr 10, 20182 min read

Essential Stationery for the Stationery Obsessed Law Student

I get excited for two things at the start of every semester: Orientation Week freebies and the chance to start using new stationery. Nothing

Head Editor

Apr 4, 20183 min read

Alternative Study Methods: Torts

The study of poorly built hotels and trespassing police officers; torts is the manifestation of life. Is my flatmate liable under nuisance f

Review: Civil Procedure Quick Reference Card

Survive Law

Apr 3, 20182 min read

Review: Civil Procedure Quick Reference Card

As someone who is taking Civil Procedure this semester, you can imagine the look of joy on my face when the tutor told us that the exam...

Studying Law: Going it Alone or With a Group?

Head Editor

Mar 27, 20182 min read

Studying Law: Going it Alone or With a Group?

A 5-year law degree can seem lonely, especially when you’re reading about the reasonable person, the mens rea element of culpable homicide a

Survive Law

Mar 23, 20182 min read

5 Tips for Reluctant First-time Mooters

For the charismatic and quick-witted among us, mooting is a chance to let your inner Harvey Spector shine. For the rest of us, mooting is a

What Your Combined Degree Says About You

Survive Law

Mar 21, 20183 min read

What Your Combined Degree Says About You

Maybe you’ve heard that it doesn’t matter what a law degree is paired with: each combination has unique strengths and weaknesses and, as suc

Head Editor

Mar 9, 20182 min read

Survive Law NZ Needs a New Editor!

Survive Law NZ is looking for an editor to take the reins and steer Survive Law NZ into the hearts of every law student in NZ with kooky, hi

Survive Law

Mar 9, 20182 min read

Are Law Schools Out of Touch?

Many law schools are still dominated by old, somewhat outdated course structures and electives. While this structure offers students with a

You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream for @Ratiodecidendicecream

Survive Law

Feb 20, 20182 min read

You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream for @Ratiodecidendicecream

Last week, we received an anonymous tip-off about the coolest thing since Lister v Romford Ice & Cold Storage, or Kirby J asking counsel...

Move fast and break glass: Q&A with Tom Kaldor, Head of Growth and Innovation at LegalVision

Wenee Yap

Feb 13, 20184 min read

Move fast and break glass: Q&A with Tom Kaldor, Head of Growth and Innovation at LegalVision

From top tier to judge’s associate to NewLaw – Survive Law gets the inside track on the enviable career of Tom Kaldor. In this interview, To

Love Contractually: What to Get a Law Student for Valentine’s Day

Survive Law

Feb 13, 20181 min read

Love Contractually: What to Get a Law Student for Valentine’s Day

Dating anyone can be a handful, let alone if you’re dating a lawyer. If you’re finally secured a valentine this year but you’re hitting a...

Survive Law

Feb 6, 20183 min read

Face-Off: Typing vs. Writing

Studies have shown that writing notes can help you retain and recall information. A study conducted by the University of California found th

Clients Don’t Respect Tradition: Introducing AI to Senior Lawyers

Wenee Yap

Jan 31, 20184 min read

Clients Don’t Respect Tradition: Introducing AI to Senior Lawyers

Progress and tradition. Many believe the two concepts sit at opposite ends of the spectrum. The stereotype of the tech-savvy youth versus th

Survive Law

Jan 23, 20182 min read

Non-Legal Ideas for Legal Resumes

It’s no secret that legal employers are placing less emphasis on marks, and more on broad knowledge and curiosity. An obsession with commerc

Survive Law

Jan 15, 20183 min read

What if Commercial Law Isn't for Me?

Pressure to secure the coveted ‘clerkship’ position often results in fourth year being underscored by collective anxiety and cut-throat comp

7 New Year's Resolutions to Keep You Motivated

Survive Law

Jan 10, 20183 min read

7 New Year's Resolutions to Keep You Motivated

Failing ambitious New Year's Resolutions year after year. We've all been there. There a few goals, however, that are worth keeping i