Survive Law
Getting involved in your first year of university
Before you know it, the first year of law school passes in a blur. I must admit, my experience of first year was certainly a roller coaster
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Survive Law
Apr 15, 20153 min read
Tips for Getting that Law Job
Is the job hunt getting you down? In a market that is flooded with students and graduates, you really do need to find a way to stand out fro
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Survive Law
Apr 14, 20151 min read
USyd wins Jessup International Moot
The University of Sydney has taken out the 2015 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot title. Held in Washington D.C., this year’s...
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Survive Law
Apr 14, 20151 min read
Australia’s Next High Court Judge Revealed
The federal government has named the 52nd justice of the High Court of Australia. When Justice Kenneth Hayne retires from the Court on 5...
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Survive Law
Apr 13, 20153 min read
The Minimalist Law Student
For me the minimalist lifestyle offers some insightful and practical tips that have helped to refocus and refine my study habits.
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Survive Law
Apr 9, 20152 min read
“I'm good at law school, but I hate it”
Even those law students who love what they do sometimes have moments of doubt, but if you're finding every day a drag it may be time to
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Survive Law
Apr 7, 20152 min read
My Work Experience at Legal Aid
By the time you reach your mid-30s (as I have) you know that 80 percent of job opportunities are not advertised. Having recently been accept
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Survive Law
Apr 2, 20151 min read
Mailing List
Joining Survive Law's mailing list gives you access to our new e-newsletter, plus information about exclusive Survive Law competitions,...
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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
Mar 24, 20153 min read
Geeks United: Tips for a Successful Study Group
We all know study groups can produce great results. Working in a group can reduce your workload, provide different perspectives on a given t
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Survive Law
Mar 24, 20153 min read
The Paperless Law Student
Better technologies are driving a big push for law firms and courts to become paperless, and are also changing the way universities are...
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Survive Law
Mar 19, 20152 min read
“I’ll do it later...”: How to Stop Procrastinating
“Being a good law student is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the Internet.” Okay, so I’ve adapted a quote that was originally about w
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Survive Law
Mar 18, 20152 min read
My first day of law school
After three months of soaking up the sun at the beach, watching Suits for hours, and not having to worry about opening a textbook, the new,
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Survive Law
Mar 16, 20154 min read
How to Make the Best Law Lecture Notes of All Time
Sometimes you leave a lecture with the impression that very few of the important points raised in class have ended up in your notes. We'
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Survive Law
Mar 12, 20151 min read
Working Hardly: Law Student Confessions
We've been skulking around the library and university corridors to bring you some more law student confessions! “It took me two weeks to
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Survive Law
Mar 4, 20154 min read
Organised Chaos – Keeping Everything Together
Although you could easily avoid that stressful last-minute scramble to complete your constitutional law essay, you're about as likely to
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Survive Law
Mar 1, 20152 min read
Eight Tips for Surviving the New Semester
Summer holidays are over and semester one is here again. It doesn’t matter if you are an excited first year or a law school veteran, these t
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Wenee Yap
Feb 26, 20156 min read
How to Read 300 Pages in One Week Without Really Trying
"Three hundred pages a day is a serious understatement. At my end of the spectrum, I have to read thousands of pages. Law requires...
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Survive Law
Feb 25, 20152 min read
Resolutions for the New Academic Year
It’s time to return to the mini-city of my university campus, where the drink of choice is anything caffeinated (soy latte with a double sho
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Survive Law
Feb 24, 20152 min read
Starting law school? Here are some things you should know
First off, congratulations! Maybe you smashed your high school exams and ended up at law school almost by accident, or maybe studying law is
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