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Law Student Confessions for Exam Time
Exam time is known for sending students a bit loopy, but there are some students (ahem, law students) who are renowned for being significant
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Survive Law
Jun 11, 20141 min read
USyd Awards Honorary Doctorate to Bell J
The High Court of Australia’s Justice Virginia Bell has been awarded an honorary doctorate. Bell J received her Doctor of Laws (Honoris...
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Jun 10, 20141 min read
Julian Burnside QC wins Peace Prize
Australian human rights barrister Julian Burnside AO QC has been named the recipient of the 2014 Sydney Peace Prize. The award recognises Bu
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Survive Law
Jun 10, 20143 min read
Don’t be Mike Ross: Getting Admitted as a Lawyer
It's admission time. Because we can't all be like Mike Ross, most of us will actually need to prove that we are admitted lawyers bef
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Jun 6, 20142 min read
Working Hardly: Hilarious Court Cases and Claims
The law is a strange beast, and it should come as no surprise that there is an abundance of unusual stories and ridiculous cases. Here are j
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Survive Law
Jun 5, 20143 min read
Law Exam Dos and Don’ts
When exam panic sets in, you might find yourself feeling a bit uncertain about how you should study or what you should do in the actual test
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Jun 4, 20141 min read
UQ Wins the First NOOT Competition
When it comes to law school competitions, mooting attracts most of the attention. But at the new Negotiating Outcomes on Time (NOOT) Competi
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Jun 4, 20143 min read
Exam Countdown: Making the most of the Last 24 Hours
I’d be lying if I said that I’ve never crammed the night before or on the day of an exam. Sometimes you get lucky and end up with glowing...
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Survive Law
May 29, 20143 min read
Book Review: Mastering Law Studies and Law Exam Techniques by Richard Krever
If you ask a law student what type of assessment they prefer, there’s a good chance that they’ll favour an essay or problem solving assignme
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May 29, 20143 min read
Dealing with Penultimate Year Panic
Since your first year of law school most adults/lawyers/distant family members have probably been asking you “what do you want to do with yo
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Survive Law
May 28, 20144 min read
How to Stop Procrastinating
Although law students have a knack for legal things, our real talent is procrastination. We put things off until tomorrow, and if we can avo
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May 23, 20143 min read
What type of law student are you?
Law school is sometimes a bit like the animal kingdom. While we all share the same habitat and live, predominately, in peace with one anothe
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May 22, 20141 min read
Why Law is Awesome to Study
It’s that time of semester again. Exam season is usually when you lose all motivation for anything law related, and begin to wonder why you’
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Survive Law
May 20, 20143 min read
Study Group Rules
It is my personal opinion that going through law school is impossible without our baby lawyer companions by our side. I find nothing more da
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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 17, 20142 min read
Book Review: Becoming a Lawyer by Michael Brogan and David Spencer
If you’re currently buried in exam notes and textbooks – and let’s face it, most of us are – then you’re probably not in the mood to read a
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Survive Law
May 13, 20141 min read
New Guidelines Focus on Mental Health in the Legal Workplace
In a world-first for the legal industry, the Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation yesterday unveiled its Psychological Wellbeing: Best Practic
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May 13, 20143 min read
I want your job: Q&A with Dominic Esposito, Suburban Lawyer
Dominic Esposito is a sole practitioner in small firm in suburban Melbourne. After graduating he started work for a suburban practice dealin
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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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May 8, 20141 min read
USyd Wins Peden Contract Law Moot
Sydney Uni is celebrating after winning this year’s Sir John Peden Contract Law Moot. The USyd team of Sarah Bradbury, India O'Neill and
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