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Learning the Hard Way: The Trials of Law School
It’s no secret that law school is kind of tricky. You think one thing and later find out that the exact opposite is actually the case. Maybe

Survive Law
May 2, 20122 min read
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The Guilt of a Law Student
Law student guilt. It’s a phenomenon that attacks law students everywhere, regardless of GPA or university. Consider this scenario: it’s you

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Apr 29, 20122 min read
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Being the Middle Child at Law School
That awkward moment when you step back into a classroom then realise that the students around you are barely out of high school. That really

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Apr 23, 20122 min read
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Dropping a Subject: Admitting Defeat?
As it approached 3am and I embraced my oversized Federal Constitutional Law textbook in bed, reading and re-reading how the High Court defin

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Apr 20, 20123 min read
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Meeting Erin Brockovich
On a recent Saturday I grumbled my way out of bed at 5am. I hate mornings, everyone who knows me can attest to my sheer hatred of everything

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Apr 18, 20123 min read
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Don’t Feel Guilty: Facebook can be good for Law Students
To the average law student, Facebook is like caffeine. You probably spend way too much time consuming it and secretly wish you could live wi

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Apr 17, 20122 min read
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I just can't read any more
It seems like no matter how hard I try to live a ‘balanced’ lifestyle, I almost never succeed and often find myself on two extremes of the s

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Apr 12, 20122 min read
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How to Love a Law Student
“Imagine being in a goldfish bowl. The lid is sealed. Now imagine this goldfish bowl doesn’t sit next to the window of some retired...

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Apr 6, 20123 min read
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The Fear of Making Mistakes
The other day I came home from work and cried. Firstly, I’d like to say that it is okay to cry. As a law student, I know that we like to fee

Wenee Yap
Apr 4, 20123 min read
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Money Matters: How to Fund things you Enjoy
"All the things I could do, if I had a little money..." Apologies for the ABBA lyrics, but most of us poor uni students are thinki

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Mar 30, 20123 min read
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College to Day Kid: Adapting to Life off Campus
Although I'm more than halfway through my degree, this year it feels like I have started all over again. Why, you ask? I've finally

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Mar 29, 20122 min read
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Killing them with Kindness in your Penultimate Year
Are you a student in your second last year? People seem to like throwing around the word ‘penultimate’ to describe this phase of our degree.

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Mar 28, 20123 min read
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Law School Mean Girls
Every law school has them. But rather than the quintessential “mean girls” we met through “the plastics” in the 2004 hit film, he mean girls

Marie Hadley
Mar 24, 20123 min read
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Become a Diligent-Looking Law Student in 5 Simple Steps
Every so often there’s an article that boasts to give the best tips on how to become a successful law student. This one is a little differen

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Mar 22, 20123 min read
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Law Student to English Dictionary
Starting law school can be hard at the best of times. It doesn't help that all of a sudden you're bombarded with all this legal jarg

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Mar 18, 20124 min read
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Living in Fear of the Socratic Method
Oh, Socrates. So clever, so Greek, so dead....

Wenee Yap
Mar 16, 20123 min read
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The Law School Check List
So you’re part way into your law degree, and all you’ve done is attend the occasional lecture and bluff your way through tutorials each week

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Mar 11, 20122 min read
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So, what kind of law student are you?
So, you’ve found yourself at the start of your legal “experience”. Are you here to put the United Nations or Justice Kirby to shame? Did you

Wenee Yap
Mar 10, 20124 min read
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Balancing parenting with law school: 5 tips for new students
So, you are a parent and have decided to embark upon a law degree. Congratulations on your courage and chutzpah at having the audacity to te

Survive Law
Mar 8, 20123 min read
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Pace yourselves, keen beans!
It’s just so exciting, isn’t it? You’re a real law student! You’ve been waking up at 5am for 11am classes, dressing in your nicest rags, and

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Mar 7, 20122 min read
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