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A Small Fish in a Big Pond: Getting Involved in your First Year of Law School
First year can be quite terrifying. You have to deal with not only being a new university student, but also a new law student – a whole diff
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Survive Law
Jul 18, 20142 min read
If Law School was a Reality TV Series
They have drama. They have breakdowns. Law school and reality TV already have some similarities...
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Survive Law
Jul 17, 20141 min read
Australia’s Most Trusted Professions: How Lawyers Rated
The annual Reader’s Digest list of Australia’s Most Trusted Professions has been released. As in previous years, paramedics, firefighters, r
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Survive Law
Jul 17, 20142 min read
The Law School Survival Kit
Law school, no matter which one you are at, is hard. There is no getting around that. It just is. It requires dedication and a lot of time,
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Survive Law
Jul 16, 20141 min read
Bond and USyd Dominate ALSA Conference Competitions
Teams from law schools across Australia and New Zealand competed in the Australian Law Students’ Association’s competitions in Brisbane last
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Survive Law
Jul 16, 20143 min read
How to Speed Read
The first thing we all noticed about law school was the readings: hundreds of pages that take hours to get through each week. What if you co
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Survive Law
Jul 15, 20142 min read
Law and Labradors: My Work Experience at the RSPCA
Earlier this year I was lucky to spend two weeks volunteering at the RSPCA, working with a prosecutor of animal cruelty charges. Each state
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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
Jul 9, 20142 min read
Surprising Facts about Australia’s Constitution
Happy Constitution Day! To celebrate its birthday, here are some surprising facts about the Australian Constitution.
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Survive Law
Jul 8, 20144 min read
I want your job: Q&A with Susan Smith, Coordinator of Sydney Women’s Court Advocacy Service
Susan Smith is the coordinator of Sydney Women’s Court Advocacy Service (SWCAS), which assists women and children who come to court to seek
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Survive Law
Jul 3, 20144 min read
The 20 Best Books for Law Students
Now that the textbooks are safely packed away for a few weeks, it's time to indulge in some leisure reading again. If you're looking
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Survive Law
Jul 2, 20142 min read
Famous Law School Dropouts
Instead, you're thinking about ditching the law school life and trying your hand at, well, anything that isn't law. Despite what som
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Survive Law
Jul 1, 20143 min read
Does size matter? Big v Small Law Schools
There are more than 50 universities in Australia, the majority of which offer law degrees. With the inherently competitive beast that is a l
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Survive Law
Jun 30, 20142 min read
Dealing with Exam Failure
You emerge from the exam with a bad feeling in the pit of your stomach. The possibility of failure suddenly feels very real and imminent. Bu
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Survive Law
Jun 26, 20142 min read
The Trials of a Mature Age Law Graduate
As a mature age student I always had a positive attitude towards finding a job because I honestly and sincerely believe that there is a plac
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Survive Law
Jun 24, 20143 min read
My Internship Experience at the Department of Juvenile Justice
I’m four years into my law and criminology degrees and I’ll be honest, I still don’t really know where I want to go. My university has a uni
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Survive Law
Jun 23, 20141 min read
New Law Dean for UWA
Professor Erika Techera has been named the new law dean at the University of Western Australia. For the past 15 months, Professor Techera ha
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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
Jun 19, 20142 min read
Law Laughs: The Funniest Legal Tweeps
Twitter is a pretty useful resource for law students. You can follow legal academics, find the answers to your legal citation questions, hea
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Jun 16, 20143 min read
Surviving the Semester when Everything goes Wrong
My semester started with all the usual good intentions. I was feeling super positive about my final year and determined to ace the six units
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