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Summer Intern Diary: Cameron Ritchie, Hewlett-Packard
My Hewlett-Packard internship is unlike any other I’ve experienced, or heard of, in many ways. This internship introduced me to a very speci
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Survive Law
Feb 5, 20143 min read
Is Working in Family Law for me?
After I finished law school, I decided to do a PLT placement in a family law firm, as it was an area that I hadn’t studied but wanted to try
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Survive Law
Feb 1, 20141 min read
Twitter comes to WA Courtrooms
Journalists will soon be able to live tweet Western Australian court proceedings under a new policy announced by Supreme Court of Western Au
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Survive Law
Jan 30, 20143 min read
Working Hardly: The Wisdom of Jeff Winger
Jeff Winger from Community is one of those snarky TV lawyers who you somehow can’t help but love. So before we look at what we can learn fro
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Survive Law
Jan 30, 20141 min read
Judges Swap Courtrooms for the Classroom
When Melbourne Uni students head back to class after the summer break, they’ll be joined by two judges. Justice Susan Kenny of the Federal C
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Survive Law
Jan 29, 20143 min read
Summer Clerk Diary: Ashleigh Alt, McCullough Robertson
Clerkship season is here again, and summer clerks across Australia will be sharing their work experiences in Survive Law’s annual Summer Cle
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Survive Law
Jan 27, 20142 min read
Wise Things Once said by Law Lecturers
Anyone who’s ever had the pleasure (or is it horror?) of reading through the mess that is my notes will know that I keep a running commentar
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Survive Law
Jan 25, 20142 min read
Australia’s Best Law Student Blogs 2014
Happy Australia Day, Survivors! It’s time for our annual list of our favourite Australian law student blogs…
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Survive Law
Jan 19, 20143 min read
My Mooting Nightmare
This is absolutely 100% a true story. A few semesters ago at a campus far away, I completed a witness examination moot. The preparation peri
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Survive Law
Jan 17, 20142 min read
Working Hardly: The Wisdom of Saul Goodman
If you’ve watched Breaking Bad, you’ll be familiar with Saul Goodman. Being a ‘criminal’ lawyer, Saul is perhaps not the character to model
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Survive Law
Jan 14, 20143 min read
Planning for Next Semester with an Aspiring Perfectionist
If you’re anything like me, the end of year break doesn’t seem like much of a break at all. While friends are jetting off to exotic location
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Survive Law
Jan 7, 20142 min read
Three Things I Learnt from Suits
I became a massive fan of Suits when I was still in high school. There is something about watching Harvey Specter that gives law students mo
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Survive Law
Jan 2, 20142 min read
That Feeling you get when you Finish your Law Degree
A month ago I had the fortunate experience of being able to announce to the world that I had finally finished my law degree. It is still tak
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Survive Law
Dec 19, 20135 min read
Celebrities v the Law in 2013
From class actions to copyright disputes and defamation, it’s been another busy year for Tinseltown’s lawyers. Here are some of 2013’s celeb
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Survive Law
Dec 17, 20132 min read
Law as an Uncompetitive Degree
When I went to high school (which was a while ago) we all did things together and shared information. It was us against 'The Man'. S
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Survive Law
Dec 14, 20131 min read
A-G Announces New ALRC Inquiry
The Australian Law Reform Commission has a new inquiry. Earlier this week, Attorney-General George Brandis QC, announced that the ALRC would
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Survive Law
Dec 13, 20131 min read
NSW Supreme Court Joins Twitter
“The Supreme Court has succumbed to the Twittersphere. Looking forward to sharing our updates with you - Bathurst CJ”. This was the first tw
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Survive Law
Dec 12, 20133 min read
Escape the City: Is Country Lawyering for Me?
Like many law students, I spend a lot of time thinking about what I want to do with my degree. Do I want to practice? If I do, do I want to
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Survive Law
Dec 12, 20132 min read
Australian Law Students Overwhelmed by Workload
A new study has found that nearly half of Australian law students feel overwhelmed by their law school workload most or all of the time....
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Survive Law
Dec 11, 20132 min read
Graduate Job Prospects a Leading Cause of Law Student Stress: Survey
If you’re worried about what you’ll do for work when you finish law school, you’re not alone. Uncertain job prospects after leaving law scho
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