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The Politics of Workwear
As someone who is employed in a corporate office environment, my biggest bug-bear is trying to find pants (with pockets), that fit my ever-f

Raychel Plath
Feb 21, 20173 min read


Perspective: Working In-House
(The answer is no) During my time at law school, the firm environment was the career path predominantly discussed. Paralegal roles, clerkshi

Survive Law
Feb 2, 20172 min read


Book Review: Order in Court by David Osborne
Survive Law's Jess Awad ponders the ups and downs of life at the Bar from the perspective of an aspiring barrister. Ever wanted to know...

Survive Law
Jan 19, 20172 min read


Lifetimes in Law: A New Photo Blog Featuring Legal Practitioners
Beyond lawyer-client interactions, we don’t often see or put much thought into other ways lawyers use their legal skills in the wider commun

Survive Law
Dec 8, 20162 min read


KWM spills secrets to clerkship success
The clerkship application period is a special hell reserved for all penultimate students that dare to dream of a career in big-time commerci

Survive Law
Aug 11, 20163 min read


I want your job: Q & A with corporate counsel at Stan
Emma German is a USyd law grad and in-house whiz as Corporate Legal Counsel for Stan. She spoke to Survive Law about how to build your legal

Survive Law
Aug 11, 20162 min read


5 Law Firm Insights to Read This Week
Once in a blue moon you log onto your LinkedIn, have a look at who's stalked you, add a few friends and mostly ignore your news feed...

Survive Law
Aug 1, 20163 min read


What job ads say vs What they mean
1. Mail/courier management, You’ll be the one printing off all the incoming correspondence, or sorting the outgoing correspondence into enve

Survive Law
Jul 6, 20162 min read


I don't want to be a conventional lawyer
“I’m Leanne, and I’m in my second last semester.” I announced to my first Property and Securities tutorial just a few weeks ago… “When I gra

Survive Law
Jun 23, 20162 min read


5 Ted talks to up your interview game
I'm sure you've got plenty a link to Ted talks in the text-thread with your mother because she's just discovered Youtube and she

Survive Law
Jun 1, 20162 min read


The PaTH Programme: is it really for the better?
One of the initiatives that came out of the Budget 2016-17 was the Prepare-Trial-Hire (PaTH) Programme, designed to help young job-seekers m

Survive Law
May 31, 20162 min read
Using legal skills outside the law
Like many before me, I defected from the legal world on completion of my law degree. Although I fretted constantly that I had wasted...

Survive Law
May 25, 20162 min read


Community Legal Centres: Part #4 CLC Legend, Andrea Staunton
In the fourth installment for the CLC series, Jess Awad speaks to Andrea Staunton from the Peninsula Community Legal Centre about her experi

Survive Law
May 20, 20163 min read


The Five Stages of Navigating Networking Events
Let’s set the scene – you’re dressed to impress, wearing your new suit and a very eager (if slightly apprehensive) expression, and it's

Survive Law
May 14, 20164 min read


Horrible (potential) bosses
Sometimes the interviewee needs to become the interviewer. Job interviews are just as much about you interviewing the firm as they are inter

Survive Law
May 6, 20162 min read


Gender Discrimination: Expectation vs Reality
Gender discrimination is always a hot topic, no matter what industry you're in. And we know that. But this is 2016! We have the vote, al

Raychel Plath
Apr 21, 20163 min read


Interning at the Equality Branch
Holly spent her summer as an intern in the Equality Branch of the Department of Premier and Cabinet in the Victorian Government. Here she is

Survive Law
Mar 31, 20163 min read


Community Legal Centres: Part #3 CLC Legend, Ria Shah
In the third installment for the CLC application series, Neeharika Maddula speaks to Ria Shah, an organiser and chief volunteer wrangler at

Survive Law
Mar 22, 20163 min read


Community Legal Centres: Part #2 Interviews
In the second installment for the CLC application series, Stephanie Fiteni tells you exactly how to show that you've got the x-factor in

Survive Law
Feb 26, 20165 min read


Community Legal Centres: Making your application stand out
Survive Law's resident CLC nerd, Carissa Gay, dishes the secrets to making your CLC application stand out from the crowd in a special tw

Survive Law
Feb 23, 20163 min read
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