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Lies Law Students Believe
Your first year out of law school is one giant reality-check of all the assumptions you had at law school. As someone (marginally) older an

Survive Law
Nov 1, 20173 min read


7 Useful Resources for Every NZ Law Student
It’s easy to lose perspective when you’re knee deep in textbooks. Looking beyond the lecture theatre and knowing what’s happening out and ab

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Oct 26, 20173 min read


Brainfoods you might actually have in your fridge
Most of us fall into the trap of reaching for lollies, chips and cans of V as study snacks. We know it’s bad but for some reason, this doesn

Survive Law
Apr 27, 20172 min read


9 Crap Situations in Tutes and How to Deal
Mmmm tutes. Universally hated, only attended to meet the minimum attendance requirement...

Survive Law
Mar 29, 20173 min read


Why the library is your best friend and worst enemy
Any university student worth their salt has a relationship with the university library - albeit it may be a tumultuous one. There are times

Survive Law
Mar 8, 20173 min read


Extraordinary Extra-curriculars
The holidays are nearly over and it’s time to start thinking about getting back into uni. Now’s the perfect time to consider taking up some

Survive Law
Feb 15, 20173 min read


7 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Law School
So you got in to Law School. Super. Gird your loins, bitches.

Survive Law
Feb 3, 20173 min read


5 Things Your Non-Law Friends Have Said to You Before
Now don’t get me wrong, I know we absolutely adore our non-law friends and fam. In fact, I doubt I could get through my law degree without t

Survive Law
Jan 30, 20172 min read


5 Ways to Pimp Your Stationery Game in 2017
Even if you’re not someone who subscribes to the #newyearnewme mantra, it’s still time to throw out the leaking pens and half-torn notebooks

Survive Law
Jan 13, 20172 min read


Gift Ideas for Law Students
The holidays are a time of giving. Law students are a particular type of people. Curious, hard to read, picky, laden with strange habits and

Survive Law
Dec 16, 20162 min read


Breaking Up with Law School
The results are in. Four years of paper cuts, sweat, tears, highlighters and sticky tabs later, your law degree is complete. So…now what? Fo

Survive Law
Dec 14, 20162 min read


Q & A With Australia’s Youngest Law Graduate, Jozef Borja-Erece
While most of us were flailing our way through Foundations of Law at 18-years-old, Jozef Borja-Erece was busy becoming the youngest person t

Survive Law
Nov 30, 20164 min read


How not to waste your summer (as told by an overzealous law student)
Besides earning some cash monies to pay your way, here are some other constructive ways you can make use of your summer that will pay divide

Survive Law
Nov 25, 20162 min read


2017 Diaries for Every Type of Law Student
If you're a real law student then you probably have feelings about stationary that the non-law student might find concerning. Don't...

Survive Law
Nov 16, 20163 min read


How to find ‘the one’ (Mooting Edition)
So I’ve just participated in my first moot and I had an amazing experience. It wouldn't have been so amazing were it not for my amazing

Survive Law
Aug 30, 20163 min read


Podcasts for Law Students
Most of us are plugged into our phones during our daily commute. We're probably listening to Beyonce, Mumford and Brothers/Cousins/Misc

Survive Law
Jul 28, 20164 min read


Books I wish I'd read sooner
Since returning to law school for my final year, I’ve found my curiosity taking me to all corners of the library. There are so many valuable

Survive Law
Jul 11, 20162 min read


A law student's guide to building commercial awareness
Just over two months ago, fresh from my first visit to London, I set my mind to applying for a clerkship at Linklaters. I guess when they sa

Survive Law
Jun 28, 20165 min read


Advice I wish I received as a graduate law student…
Argh, this one kills me. So many memorandums, so much time wasted… I use to spend a long time doing extra research for cases or going over t

Survive Law
Jun 15, 20163 min read


Exam results feels
Exam season is here, guys and gals. It’s kinda like raspberry season in the sense that there is a lot of sourness and tears, but unfortunate

Survive Law
Jun 9, 20163 min read
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