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The Great Priestley 11 Debate: Should we have Core Law Subjects?
The short answer? No. As old folklore/law of yore goes, the Priestley 11 was intended as a definitive list of essential areas of law...
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Survive Law
Feb 13, 20132 min read
Why I Love the Back to Uni Routine
I admit it. I secretly really enjoy this time of year. Yes, summer break is ending and we’re heading back to class, but I’ve been bored sinc
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Survive Law
Feb 12, 20132 min read
Why Yoga is Good for Law Students
Yoga, like the law, has been practiced for thousands of years. You’ve probably heard of it before and imagined super flexible types twisting
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Survive Law
Feb 12, 20132 min read
Summer Intern Diary: Working in Human Rights in South Africa
In August last year I was selected to participate in the UNSW South Africa Human Rights Clinic. The program would involve travelling to Sout
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Survive Law
Feb 10, 20132 min read
Book Review: Harry Curry, Counsel of Choice by Stuart Littlemore QC
We all know not to judge a book by its cover. However, as every law student also knows, the finding of loopholes and exceptions to the rule
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Survive Law
Feb 10, 20132 min read
Life Lessons from Rake’s Cleaver Greene
“You can't try a life, you've got to live an authentic one. Mine might be anarchic, catastrophic, without rhyme or reason, the butte
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Survive Law
Feb 8, 20133 min read
Summer Clerk Diary: Jonathan Wilcox, The Benevolent Society
My summer clerkship at The Benevolent Society has given me an excellent insight into the demanding role of a General Counsel/Company Secreta
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Head Editor
Feb 5, 20132 min read
Summer Clerk Diary: Zohra Arbabzada, Champion Legal
I decided to apply for a summer clerkship with Champion Legal located in Parramatta, Western Sydney, because I really identified with the fi
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Survive Law
Feb 4, 20132 min read
Life Lessons from Suits
Suits has already achieved cult status amongst law students, and with good reason. Every episode there are new lessons to be learnt at Pears
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Survive Law
Feb 3, 20133 min read
Why Law School is Just Like High School
In a scary way, law school shares many similarities with high school. I'm sure you can probably relate to many of these comparisons…
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Survive Law
Feb 2, 20132 min read
‘Sue’ Chef: Law Students in the Kitchen
Whenever I finish a long day of classes or hitting the books in the library, I’m starving – worse than the very hungry caterpillar and those
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Survive Law
Feb 1, 20133 min read
The Best Pets for Law Students
One of the greatest allies that you can have while studying law is not your Blacklocks Legal Dictionary, but a pet of your very own. Some an
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Survive Law
Jan 31, 20133 min read
Summer Clerk Diary: Alice Wang and Joshua Woo, Webb Henderson
We have been summer clerks at Webb Henderson’s Auckland office since November, and are loving every moment of the experience. Unlike some of
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Survive Law
Jan 29, 20133 min read
Summer Clerk Diary: Tori Grimshaw, King & Wood Mallesons
Arriving at the King & Wood Mallesons Sydney office, a summer clerk might expect to undertake a first task such as getting personally ac
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Survive Law
Jan 29, 20131 min read
Working Hardly: Law Student Proverbs
Your ethics lecturer probably told you that “he who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client,” and your ADR tutor may have said “fools and
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Survive Law
Jan 27, 20131 min read
The World’s Most Beautiful Law Libraries
Law students spend a lot of time in libraries. Sadly, most are an uninspiring combination of fluorescent lights and grey tables. Maybe if mo
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Survive Law
Jan 25, 20132 min read
Australia’s Best Law Student Blogs 2013
After unearthing some brilliant law student blogs in 2012, we’ve trawled the Interwebz again to bring you some of our favourite blogs by Au
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Survive Law
Jan 24, 20132 min read
Stress Less: Why you should be Relaxing Right Now
Stress is no stranger to a law student, but it’s not our best friend either. That’s why the university break is so important (and so awesome
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Survive Law
Jan 23, 20133 min read
Summer Clerk Diary: Isabella Dickson, Marque Lawyers
Sadly, I am not the Summer Clerk at Marquee Nightclub, as many believe I am, but at the crazy team of lawyers who make up this ever growing
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Survive Law
Jan 23, 20133 min read
House of Horrors: Finding Good Housemates
Moving out of the nest and learning to live with housemates can be an exciting time. While having a stable living arrangement will help your
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