Survive Law
Facts about Sleep and Sleep Deprivation
As law students we’re familiar with a lack of sleep. Last minute study, late assignments and midnight library sessions can take their toll,
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Survive Law
Oct 30, 20111 min read
Things I’d rather do than study
I don’t know about you, but I’m just not in the study mood. My brain is of the impression that it has already learnt enough this semester an
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Survive Law
Oct 29, 20112 min read
Unique Law Student Abilities
So we may not be able to design bridges or perform complicated lab experiments, but there are plenty of incredible ‘super powers’ that are u
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Survive Law
Oct 25, 20112 min read
A Day in the Life of a Paralegal
Being a paralegal isn’t all about interesting legal research and pushing trolleys of files to and from court. Like any role, it’s a job that
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Survive Law
Oct 22, 20114 min read
Should I go on an exchange?
International student exchanges are available at most, if not all, Australian universities. They can be short study programs overseas, or a
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Survive Law
Oct 21, 20112 min read
Brain Food for Exam Time
Pre-exam cramming generally means eating whatever you can buy from a vending machine or prepare in under three minutes. But what if procrast
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Survive Law
Oct 20, 20111 min read
Lessons from Exam Insomnia Season
“Sleep is for the weak, not you,” a Newcastle Law Revue video told me once. Approaching law exams means extra late night study and bonus sle
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Survive Law
Oct 19, 20114 min read
I want your Internship: Interview with Jock Steel, UN Intern
If you’re interested in a career in international law, an internship is often a great way to get started. UTS JD student, Jock Steel, talks
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Survive Law
Oct 12, 20117 min read
How to be Awesome at Interviews
Want a law job but worried about the interview? Marque Lawyers managing partner Michael Bradley, who has been interviewing would-be summer c
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Survive Law
Oct 8, 20112 min read
The Eight Stages of Exam Preparation
For all our supposed intelligence, most law students struggle to learn from the mistakes of last exam preparation season. Even when we promi
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Survive Law
Oct 6, 20112 min read
Surviving the Socratic Method
You have to admit, it’s a fairly impressive legacy. Even though he lived over 2,400 years ago, the Greek philosopher Socrates, still manages
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Survive Law
Oct 4, 20113 min read
It’s the Final Countdown…
I was flipping through my diary and doing my usual panic-because-everything-is-due-in-a-few-weeks-then-it’s-exams, and then I realised that
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Survive Law
Oct 3, 20112 min read
Cockney Rhyming Slang for Legal Types
No law student likes wading through readings peppered with more than a few hithertos, herewiths and notwithstandings, but after an afternoon
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Sep 30, 20112 min read
Seven Wonders of the Law Student World
Sure, the world has wonders like the Great Pyramid of Giza, but the law student realm has its own. Although they’re no Hanging Gardens of Ba
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Sep 29, 20113 min read
Confessions of a Law Clerk
Your first weeks of being a law clerk are a bit like starring in a comedy of errors. There are plenty of hilarious stuff ups (at least they’
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Survive Law
Sep 28, 20113 min read
The Secret Lives of Lawyers: Interview with Sarah Zeleznikow, Graduate Lawyer
Law is undoubtedly a demanding career path, and having a hobby outside of work or study is essential to maintaining a sense of balance. For
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Survive Law
Sep 24, 20111 min read
How to Spot a Law Student Zombie
We’re now in the assessment twilight zone – that rapidly diminishing period of time between mid-semester assignments and final exams – and t
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Sep 22, 20112 min read
Manage your Study Time Differently
Long study sessions are hardly my favourite thing. They start well, but after a while my attention drifts and I end up granting myself a ‘sh
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Survive Law
Sep 20, 20113 min read
Surviving a Take Home Exam
Take home exams have to be my least favourite assessment type. Mostly it’s because they turn your home into an exam room. That said, any exa
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Sep 18, 20111 min read
Things I Never Want to do Again Once I Finish Law School
Being a law student has its perks, but also a few drawbacks. Fortunately, many of those downsides are fleeting, and we can all look forward
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