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Four Mooting Pitfalls to Avoid
It’s no surprise that mooting is one of the most popular extra-curricular activities at law school. Moots are a great way to improve your co
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Survive Law
Nov 26, 20122 min read
Law School’s Little Satisfactions
A law degree is one of the most difficult qualifications to obtain. Tens of thousands of pages of reading, countless cases, hours of lecture
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Survive Law
Nov 25, 20122 min read
Tears, Tantrums, Tribulations and Triumphs
Although law school brings plenty of tears, tantrums and tribulations, a law degree also provides the occasional triumph that makes the hear
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Survive Law
Nov 24, 20122 min read
“I can’t stop talking about law”
I’m a law student, so naturally I find it hard to talk about things that aren’t related to law. Of course, I can carry on any kind of conver
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Survive Law
Nov 22, 20123 min read
Are you Addicted to Stationery?
It is with a heavy heart that I type this. After years of denial, I have to accept the truth: I have a problem. I am addicted to stationery.
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Survive Law
Nov 21, 20122 min read
Working Hardly: More Law Student Confessions
Everybody loves a good law student confession, probably because it’s nice to know that you’re not the only one that has an altered worldview
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Survive Law
Nov 21, 20122 min read
Getting your Dream Job with a ‘Future CV’
It’s time to apply for holiday jobs and work experience opportunities. You look at the experience and achievements listed on your CV and fro
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Survive Law
Nov 19, 20124 min read
My Exam Disaster: An Ethical Dilemma
The events that unfolded the morning of my first exam were the kinds of things I had nightmares about in my first year of university...
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Survive Law
Nov 16, 20122 min read
Re-Mark: Appealing Assignment and Exam Grades
Had an assignment or exam come back with a mark well below what you were expecting? If this has happened to you and you believe your work sh
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Survive Law
Nov 15, 20122 min read
Why I Love Quirky Cases
Our law degrees are peppered with cases that involve quirky facts and random events. I often find that these cases help to make the long hou
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Survive Law
Nov 14, 20122 min read
Need to Concentrate? There’s an app for that!
With all these distractions, no wonder your attention soon begins to wane. Luckily, there are now apps to help your concentration; most of t
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Survive Law
Nov 12, 20122 min read
Trials and Tribulations: What I’ve Learnt in First Year Law
I must admit, studying law has its perks: everything from the underlying respect of your friends who are either tertiary health gurus or the
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Marie Hadley
Nov 11, 20122 min read
Open Book Exams: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I remember the feeling of relief when I first discovered that law exams were open book – finally I wouldn’t need to memorise essays, dates o
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Survive Law
Nov 10, 20122 min read
A Law Student’s Relationship with Time
I have a strange relationship with time. I don’t have two hearts, or travel through time and space in a blue police box. That said, my relat
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Survive Law
Nov 8, 20122 min read
Everything I Need to Know About Life I Learnt at Law School
Okay, not everything, but I’ve certainly picked up some useful life skills during my law degree. An understanding of the constitution never
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Survive Law
Nov 6, 20121 min read
Learning the Language of Law
I love studying law… but I don’t love legalese. Sometimes law is more like English Language 2.0: an idiomatic minefield of oxymorons, double
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Survive Law
Nov 4, 20122 min read
Dealing with Hand Pain in Exams
If you always seem to end up with a bad case of "exam hand", here are some solutions...
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Survive Law
Nov 4, 20122 min read
Book Review: Crimes Against Humanity by Geoffrey Robertson QC
Geoffrey Robertson QC is well known in the legal world for his work on high-profile cases. He appears frequently in the European Court of Hu
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Survive Law
Nov 3, 20123 min read
Law School Regrets
I leave university with a handful of regrets. It’s not that I didn't have fun or I didn't try, but there are things that I wish I do
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Survive Law
Nov 1, 20121 min read
Working in General Legal Practice
I work for a small country law firm an hour out of the Adelaide CBD. We don’t specialise in one particular area of law. To survive in a coun
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