Survive Law
To summer school or not to summer school?
Is it nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous readings or forgo that sea of troubles for a few carefree months in t
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Survive Law
Nov 16, 20153 min read
Clerkship Day #1: What to expect
The first day of any new job can be a bit nerve wracking. So when you're not a qualified lawyer, you're not used to getting out of b
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Survive Law
Nov 10, 20152 min read
Exam Templates 101
The law exam problem question is a necessary evil. These questions always involve a factual circumstance where you’re required to advise one
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Survive Law
Oct 29, 20153 min read
5 signs you're headed for burnout
It’s that time of the semester where things are starting to get a bit too much. Exams are only a few weeks away and you’ve still got a whole
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Survive Law
Oct 28, 20152 min read
Courtly phrases and what they actually mean
The legal world has its own way of talking and it's not just limited to letters and submissions. Spend a bit of time in a courtroom and
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Survive Law
Oct 26, 20152 min read
Controlling mental monsters
‘It’s too difficult’. ‘I’m not smart enough’. ‘Everybody hates me’. Do any of these thoughts sound familiar? Psychologists call these types
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Survive Law
Oct 26, 20152 min read
22k Problems but a job ain’t one
There once was a magical job advertisement that would help solve the lack of employment opportunities for law graduates. Alas, there’s a cat
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Survive Law
Oct 21, 20154 min read
The 8 Times Law School Sucked – And How to Survive
You deserve a medal for getting through law school. Now before everyone rolls their eyes, take a minute to admit that law school can be down
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Survive Law
Oct 13, 20152 min read
Golden rule for resumes: Short and professionally sweet.
Whether you are leaving the university nest and flying into the big world of scary jobs or you are looking for a casual pub job to cover tex
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Survive Law
Oct 12, 20153 min read
The lowdown on downtime
As law students we receive a wealth of advice when it comes to study skills, revision techniques and exam prep. We emerge from our degree wi
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Survive Law
Oct 8, 20153 min read
I want your job: Criminal Defence Lawyer, Jessie Smith
Jessie Smith is a criminal defence lawyer at Stary Norton Halphen but outside her legal career, Jessie manages a fair-trade business called
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Survive Law
Oct 7, 20153 min read
Returning Home: Adjusting to Life after Exchange
Have you just returned from a semester overseas feeling a bit of post-exchange-blues? I know I am. I’ve just spent six months abroad....
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Survive Law
Oct 6, 20152 min read
Paperless law schools
Law students should be sponsored by Apple considering the number of Macbooks you’ll find in any given lecture. The sound of the lecturer’s v
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Survive Law
Oct 2, 20152 min read
The Wellness Doctrines
As law students, we put a lot of pressure on ourselves. Pressure to do well, pressure to work hard and pressure to look good doing it. And n
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Survive Law
Sep 29, 20153 min read
Coping with mid-sem mayhem
Mid-semester break, a magical week of no classes. A time when you can catch up on missed lectures, sleep in, and finish off the...
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Survive Law
Sep 24, 20153 min read
Finding your study soulmate: 7 lessons from your favourite rom-coms
Exams are approaching and romance is the in the air. From the time travelling affairs of past notes to the new friends you've met in thi
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Survive Law
Sep 22, 20152 min read
When your law degree teaches you that you don’t want to be a lawyer
I’ve learnt a lot during my time at law school. While some of it is on par with the Pythagoras theorem in terms of its relevance, I’ve certa
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Survive Law
Sep 19, 20152 min read
Do your marks really matter after law school?
The reality is, your marks matter – but mainly only to get your foot in the door. This includes clerkships, graduate opportunities at govern
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Survive Law
Sep 11, 20154 min read
Six Study Hacks: Expectation v Reality
As a first year I’m very lucky to have more time than those further along to experiment with different study hacks. So when I found Life Hac
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Survive Law
Sep 9, 20152 min read
Judge For Yourself: Australian Citizenship Law Amendments
Jess Awad gives you the lowdown on proposed amendments to Australian citizenship laws so you can judge for yourself where you stand. In...
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