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Victoria Launches Foundation to Improve Lawyers' Mental Health
A new foundation will be working to improve the mental wellbeing of Victoria’s legal practitioners. Launched last month, the Wellbeing and t
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Survive Law
Sep 30, 20131 min read
Sydney Uni Retains Cowdery Moot Title
Sydney Law School is celebrating after successfully defending its title in the Nicholas Cowdery Criminal Law Moot. Students Eric Shi, Thomas
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Sep 30, 20132 min read
Getting Work Experience in the Law when you’re Working Full Time
If you’re working full time, taking a few months off from your job for a legal internship probably isn’t really an option, but getting work
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Sep 29, 20132 min read
Whatever Happened to Blackacre? Pop Culture-Inspired Problem Solving Questions
I stand proud as a second-generation geek and parent of third generation geeks. I fly my geek flag high and embrace my nerdiness with gusto.
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Sep 26, 20131 min read
QUT Wins Kirby Contract Law Moot
Students from Queensland University of Technology have won the third annual Hon. Michael Kirby Contract Law Moot competition. In yesterday’s
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Survive Law
Sep 26, 20132 min read
Tips for Take Home Exams
The first time I found out that I had a take home exam, I breathed a sigh of relief. I figured, how hard could it be, it’s just like a glori
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Sep 24, 20133 min read
Tips for New Mooters
As good as I am at completely disregarding the very real risk of life threatening impending doom, it has been no match for the daunting mome
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Sep 21, 20132 min read
Being a Law School Outcast
Countless online forums, note sharing websites and law societies are a testament to the notion that when it comes to law school ‘We’re All I
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Survive Law
Sep 17, 20132 min read
Tips for Surviving Night Classes
While law students who attend night classes may be jealous of those who have the luxury of going to classes during the day and are able to g
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Survive Law
Sep 17, 20132 min read
Learning to Love Law School
When people ask me why I chose to study law, I find that I don’t have a simple answer for them. I was one of those high school students that
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Survive Law
Sep 16, 20132 min read
A Day in the Life of a Circuit Court in Remote Australia
Early in the morning, a convoy of lawyers, corrections staff, bailiffs, Aboriginal liaison officers, interpreters, registrars, victim’s advo
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Survive Law
Sep 16, 20131 min read
Centre for International Minerals and Energy Law Research Opens at UQ
Minerals and energy law will be the focus of a new research centre launched by the University of Queensland. The Centre for International Mi
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Survive Law
Sep 15, 20132 min read
Working Hardly: The Wisdom of Alan Shore
I’m not actually sure whether the wisdom of Alan Shore from Boston Legal can be practically applied to daily life as a lawyer, but a law fir
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Sep 13, 20131 min read
Retired Judge Researching Law Students’ Society’s History
Retired judge Graham Fricke QC has recently begun researching the history of the Melbourne University Law Students’ Society (MULSS). The Uni
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Survive Law
Sep 13, 20133 min read
Now what? Starting my Career in a Bad Job Market
I sometimes find it useful to start at the beginning. I wouldn’t say that my entry into the legal profession was unorthodox; it just wasn’t
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Survive Law
Sep 12, 20131 min read
Academic Recognised for Support of Indigenous Law Students
For years University of Adelaide Law School Senior Lecturer Dr. Matthew Stubbs has been working to increase the number of Aboriginal and Tor
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Survive Law
Sep 11, 20132 min read
Law School a Major Factor in Student Stress: NZ Survey
More than 85% of New Zealand’s law students experience high levels of stress, and 95% of students say their legal studies are a direct or co
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Sep 10, 20131 min read
USyd Law Student Wins GG’s Essay Competition
University of Sydney law student Neha Kasbekar has won this year’s Governor-General's Undergraduate Essay Competition. Kasbekar and the
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Survive Law
Sep 10, 20132 min read
How to Follow up a Job Application
You slave away over your CV until you finally submit the perfect application for your dream job. But then there's silence. Days and then
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Survive Law
Sep 9, 20133 min read
Total Recall: Remember More from your Study Sessions
This is a technique I learnt from a friend, which can be used to improve memory and retention when studying. This approach works best as a p
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