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Meeting Kirby J
While Justin Bieber’s visit causes excitement among Australian girls, law students at the Queensland University of Technology were left in a

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Jul 20, 20123 min read


An Ode to the Law Student Parent
Rock-a-bye baby In the tree top When the wind blows The cradle will rock If the bough breaks The cradle will fall And Mummy/Daddy will sue t

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Jul 17, 20122 min read


There’s no such thing as a ‘typical’ JD student
Us JD students are a random bunch. We come from all walks of life and often have strange and wonderful stories about to how we ended up in l

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Jul 12, 20122 min read


Relaxation… The Law Student Way
To motivate myself to study during the exam period, I would think about mid-year break. My daydreams usually involved a lot of sunshine and

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Jul 11, 20123 min read


I'm Sorry...
To my housemates, friends and family, I would like to take this opportunity to say I’m sorry. I’m sorry that you have to put with me during

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Jul 8, 20122 min read


The Results are in…
Finally! It’s the end of semester, and you’re revelling in those magical days between the end of exams and the release of results. You’ve re

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Jul 3, 20121 min read


What to pack for ALSA Conference 2012
ALSA Clayton Utz Conference kicks off in Melbourne next Monday. As students around Australia count down the days, the ALSA team takes a look

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Jul 3, 20123 min read


Things First Years Say
Ahh… first years! Every year they come into our lives, with bright and shiny faces, looking like they wake up each morning eager to study.

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Jun 28, 20121 min read


How to stay motivated for a supplementary exam
Sometimes the universe just hates you and conspires to make your life as difficult as possible. I spent weeks preparing for my exams at the

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Jun 25, 20124 min read


The Third Year Itch
As a bright-eyed high school graduate applying to study law I was constantly warned that I would be facing one of the biggest challenges of

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Jun 21, 20123 min read


Beware of the Stress Merchant
Exams are here. If you’ve attended most classes and engaged with the course in some meaningful way throughout semester you are going to be f

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Jun 11, 20122 min read


Studying Law in Regional Australia
Hi there! A moment please, while I put down my Akubra and corn husk. There, that’s better. What were we going to talk about? Oh, that’s righ

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Jun 9, 20122 min read


Law Below the Line
Like thousands of other people worldwide, I spent the second week of May living on just $2 per day to raise money for people living in extre

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Jun 5, 20123 min read


Should I Defer my Degree for a Semester?
As we hurtle toward end of semester at a rate that would leave a NASCAR driver sobbing in a corner, it’s inevitable that we start to think a

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May 30, 20122 min read


The (Horror) Story of my First Ever Law Exam
Allow me to share with you the story of my first ever law school exam: the torts exam of a thousand (slow and painful) deaths. I was a young

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May 28, 20123 min read


Surviving my First Semester of Law... Sort of.
As a first year, I spend most of my time at uni feeling extremely confused. How does the library work? Why are my classes scattered all...

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May 22, 20122 min read


Thanks, Mum!
Mothering a law student is a special challenge. Mood swings, frenzied periods of study and irrational behaviour are as common as the piles o

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May 16, 20122 min read


It's not all about winning
As law students we can often think that we’re infallible. We have tendencies to suit up for no apparent reason and use legal jargon at socia

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May 16, 20122 min read


Losing Faith in Law
As I near exam period each semester I begin to not only fret and drink a lot of iced tea, but I simultaneously decide that I’m going to eith

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May 12, 20123 min read


Law Student Style
Growing ever more eclectic as the weeks roll by, here's how law students coherently combine fashion, Federalism and functionality.

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May 5, 20123 min read
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