Survive Law
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I remember telling people with pride that I studied law. It was precisely 5 mins ago. No-one asked, but they just had to know.
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Survive Law
Aug 11, 20205 min read
Common First Job Problems and How to Solve Them
You're a bright and shiny new law graduate, about to start your first job, and you're pretty sure the hard work is over. After all, you...
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Terry Ang
Jul 30, 20206 min read
Weaponisation of the law against the proletariat.
SLAPP suits are frivolous lawsuits issued by mega-corporations and individuals with the intention to silence critics.
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Survive Law
Jul 16, 20202 min read
How to do Mid-Semester Break Properly
As a kid, this is how my school holidays used to go: I’d beg my mum to drop me off at the local library, and proceed to spend the next few h
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Survive Law
Jul 2, 20205 min read
The X's in Legal Ethics
Lawyer X - Nicola Gobbo is the hotshot criminal defence lawyer who represented significant gangland figures in the early 2000s.
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Survive Law
Jun 25, 20203 min read
Heydon's Hayday in Court
I couldn't comprehend the gravity of the discovery of the recent sexual assault allegations concerning Justice Heydon.
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Survive Law
Jun 18, 20203 min read
Black Lives Matter- as relevant at home as in the U.S.?
I have witnessed the Black Lives Matter movement enter mainstream discourse in America and thousands of Americans finally recognize that
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Terry Ang
May 28, 20206 min read
Glad to be a grad
What would a post-Covid19 employment market look like for law graduates of 2020/21? Will the ghost of Law's past determine our future?
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Head Editor
May 11, 20204 min read
Introspection in isolation
Sick of reading articles telling you to drink water and go outside to find peace during COVID-19, then this piece is for you.
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Head Editor
Mar 26, 20205 min read
Outlawed: A call to action
Sometimes Law can feel unreasonably difficult, but does the culture we find ourselves in need to change to better accomodate graduates?
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Survive Law
Mar 4, 20203 min read
Four fierce female lawyers you should know
In honour of International Women’s Day, we at Survive Law thought it’s a good time to celebrate some trailblazing women lawyers in...
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neeharika5
Feb 6, 20205 min read
My journey as a law student finalist in 2019
Surviving Law School can be incredibly arduous, at times. But I hope my journey as a law student finalist can help find your own success.
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Survive Law
Feb 5, 20205 min read
Surviving & thriving in law school
Tell us about yourself and your law journey. How did you get here? Born overseas, I was able to recognise the privileges we Australians...
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Wenee Yap
Jan 27, 20202 min read
Celebrating 10 years of Survive Law
2020 marks the tenth year of Survive Law. In August 2009, buoyed by seed funding from the UTS Law faculty, Survive Law launched at an...
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Survive Law
Dec 19, 20194 min read
2020 Lawroscopes
You just survived law in 2019, will you continue law in 2020? That doesn't seem reasonable of you! But neither is reading your 2020 Lawr
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Survive Law
Dec 5, 20193 min read
A case for raising the bar in New York
Many Australian and New Zealand-qualified lawyers dream of getting overseas experience, but the prospect of moving to and working in a...
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Survive Law
Nov 28, 20193 min read
Survive Law a new writers e_dit
Survive Law has a new head writer, what are their thoughts on Survive Law and Law school? If you've ever felt a bit lost in the land of...
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Survive Law
Nov 7, 20192 min read
When your results are less than quid pro quo
How to bounce back from a disappointing mark and use it to your advantage in your next law exam. Your mens rea was to get the best...
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Survive Law
Aug 8, 20193 min read
Interning: The Do’s and Don’ts
Your first day can be nerve racking, especially if you’ve never had any practical experience within the law, or general administration.
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Survive Law
Aug 1, 20192 min read
Securing a Legal Internship
You may feel like there are no opportunities out there for you and that no one is willing to take on someone with no ‘real’ legal understand
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