Survive Law
Working Hardly: Laughs from the Bench
It's exam season so we thought we'd share some of our favourite quotes from the bench. Anyone who says that the law is boring or tha
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Survive Law
May 31, 20132 min read
Unleashing the STUVAC Mess Monster
My days during STUVAC are spent cooped up inside manically studying. But in order to do this, it seems the little things in my daily life ar
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Survive Law
May 30, 20133 min read
Surviving Law Exams when you have a Disability
I’m a fifth year LLB/Diploma of Legal Practice student, an enthusiastic journalist, zealous world traveler, obsessive reader, horse lover, o
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Survive Law
May 29, 20132 min read
How to Beat Pre-Exam Stress
Despite having committed to being as prepared as possible for an exam, the stress that exams bring can still have an effect on you.
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Survive Law
May 25, 20133 min read
“Productive” Procrastination
As law students, we are all more than familiar with procrastination; what gets us into all-nighters in the first place? But there are differ
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Survive Law
May 24, 20132 min read
How to Prepare for your First Law Exams
Several weeks into the first year of university and you feel as though you’ve got it all sorted out. You know which lectures you can afford
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Survive Law
May 23, 20132 min read
“I have to study so I can’t…”
Having elected to write this article at the beginning of the semester, it’s almost as though I subconsciously decided to use myself as a gui
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Survive Law
May 22, 20132 min read
Time Management Tips
Balancing the competing demands of law and life can be incredibly difficult, especially around exam time. Time management will mean somethin
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Survive Law
May 21, 20132 min read
Staying Motivated in your Final Year(s) of Law School
With the end finally in sight, it seems strange that staying motivated in your final lap of the law school race would be difficult. This sho
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Survive Law
May 19, 20132 min read
The Wisdom of Martha Costello QC
Martha Costello QC from Silk is a member of a profession that is defined by the adversarial system. Her primary allegiance is to the law as
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Survive Law
May 16, 20132 min read
Choosing Electives
Hey law kids! I have some fantastic news for you! There comes a time in your degree when you do actually get to choose some subjects! I know
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Survive Law
May 14, 20133 min read
Amending Law School Mistakes
Somewhere along the way, something went horribly, horribly wrong. The semester began with good intentions: you were going to update your not
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Head Editor
May 11, 20132 min read
Neglecting my Law Degree
Mid-way through last year I realised that in 2013 I was finally going to be in my penultimate year of law. Yippee, it was time to get seriou
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Survive Law
May 10, 20134 min read
Studying Law with Chronic Pain
I am opening up about this in order to let others know they are not alone, and to hopefully spread some awareness. Since high school I have
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Survive Law
May 9, 20132 min read
How to Make Notes for Open Book Exams
Exam time looms, and you have an open book exam ahead: rejoice! There is a common misconception that open book exams are easier than closed
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Survive Law
May 8, 20132 min read
Breaking the Lawyer Stereotype
In my first year of university I relished in the opportunity to drop into conversations the little fact that I studied law. At work, wheneve
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Survive Law
May 7, 20133 min read
Do you hate studying law?
Have you been throwing textbooks? Not wanting to go to class? Spending a lot of time contemplating alternative careers?
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Survive Law
May 5, 20132 min read
The Case Against Coffee
As a law student who seldom drinks coffee, I’m quite partial to a cup of tea or three. After a recent ‘spon-tea-neous’ T2 membership purchas
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Survive Law
May 2, 20132 min read
Avoiding Information Overload
The study of law is like eating an elephant.* The best way to do it is one bite at a time. But what do you do when there are too many elepha
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Survive Law
May 1, 20132 min read
Negotiation for Beginners
Is it just me, or is mooting getting a tad boring? Many of you will be outraged that I could even suggest such a thing, but I think negotiat
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