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Working Hardly: Signs you were meant to be a Lawyer
Some people were just meant to be lawyers. But how did they know that law was their calling? Here are some tell tale signs that you were mea

Survive Law
Apr 18, 20141 min read


Studying law ain’t what it used to be (and that’s okay)
Luckily for students today, much has changed in law schools over the past few decades. I spoke with retired barrister John Amor-Smith about

Survive Law
Mar 28, 20142 min read


Why becoming a Crazy Cat Lady during Law School is Acceptable
If law school is turning you into a crazy cat lady, here are nine reasons why it’s okay. The fact that cats also have nine lives is purely c

Head Editor
Mar 22, 20143 min read


Book Review: Effective Legal Writing: A Practical Guide
Legal writing can be baffling for first year law students. It’s almost like learning a new language! But trying to write like a lawyer does

Survive Law
Mar 10, 20142 min read


You know you’re dating a law student when....
Happy Valentine’s Day, law school lovers! It’s not easy dating when you’re in law school, but what can be even harder at times, is dating a

Survive Law
Feb 14, 20141 min read


Love and Law: Relationships from a Legal Perspective
Studying law is like moulding your mind into new shape. It’s now warped, and sees the world in a different way. Years of torts, land law, cr

Survive Law
Feb 14, 20142 min read


The Law Student’s Creed
Should you choose to be a law student, May your university experiences be not unreasonable May you sleep well, eat well and socialise...

Survive Law
Feb 7, 20141 min read


Working Hardly: Classic Cleaver Greene Quotes
Cleaver Greene is easily my favourite TV barrister. He’s dysfunctional, self-destructive, probably hasn’t paid his tax in years, and speaks

Survive Law
Feb 7, 20142 min read


Working Hardly: The Wisdom of Jeff Winger
Jeff Winger from Community is one of those snarky TV lawyers who you somehow can’t help but love. So before we look at what we can learn fro

Survive Law
Jan 31, 20143 min read


Wise Things Once said by Law Lecturers
Anyone who’s ever had the pleasure (or is it horror?) of reading through the mess that is my notes will know that I keep a running commentar

Survive Law
Jan 28, 20142 min read


Australia’s Best Law Student Blogs 2014
Happy Australia Day, Survivors! It’s time for our annual list of our favourite Australian law student blogs…

Survive Law
Jan 26, 20142 min read


Working Hardly: The Wisdom of Saul Goodman
If you’ve watched Breaking Bad, you’ll be familiar with Saul Goodman. Being a ‘criminal’ lawyer, Saul is perhaps not the character to model

Survive Law
Jan 18, 20142 min read


Three Things I Learnt from Suits
I became a massive fan of Suits when I was still in high school. There is something about watching Harvey Specter that gives law students mo

Survive Law
Jan 7, 20142 min read


Celebrities v the Law in 2013
From class actions to copyright disputes and defamation, it’s been another busy year for Tinseltown’s lawyers. Here are some of 2013’s celeb

Survive Law
Dec 20, 20135 min read


Lawyer Stereotypes v Reality
In Rebel Wilson’s latest starring role on the sitcom Super Fun Night, the real life law graduate plays an uptight lawyer who adopts a new le

Survive Law
Oct 24, 20133 min read


Confessions of a Procrastinator
In the words of the lyrical genius that is Rihanna – round and around and around and around we go. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, exam time...

Survive Law
Oct 23, 20132 min read


Working Hardly: Procrastination Art
Have you ever found yourself doodling on your notebook in a lecture or making origami out of post-it notes and been struck by how artistic a

Survive Law
Oct 14, 20131 min read


The 9 Stages of an All-Nighter
The due date that you fooled yourself into thinking was so far away is now mere hours away. You know it’s going to be a rough night...

Survive Law
Oct 10, 20134 min read


Working Hardly: The Wisdom of Alan Shore
I’m not actually sure whether the wisdom of Alan Shore from Boston Legal can be practically applied to daily life as a lawyer, but a law fir

Survive Law
Sep 15, 20132 min read


Working Hardly: Hilarious things said in Court
We’ve scoured the Internet and found some of the most hilarious, dry, witty and bizarre courtroom conversations. Enjoy! Mr. Wilson: The Magn

Survive Law
Sep 1, 20133 min read
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