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Working Hardly: Drafting Legislation for Everyday Life
As law students, we’re constantly wading through piles of legislation. Many times I have complained about poorly drafted legislation that le

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Aug 25, 20133 min read


Tips for your First Negotiation Competition
Have you recently signed up for your law society’s negotiation tournament? If you’re feeling a bit unsure about how to prepare or how to...

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Aug 21, 20133 min read


Who to Follow on Twitter: The Best Legal Tweeps
If you have never ventured into the world of Twitter before, the hardest part is getting started and knowing who to start following.

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Aug 16, 20133 min read


Working Hardly: Reasons why you should Date a Law Student
There may be many fish in the sea, but for us law students, my theory is that the fish that we're best suited to are also law students.

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Aug 11, 20132 min read


Book Review: 101 Reasons to Kill all the Lawyers by Paul Brennan
If you’ve had one of those weeks (or semesters) where you’ve found yourself thinking that this law caper is horribly dry and dull, 101 Reaso

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Jul 27, 20132 min read


Working Hardly: A Book Review of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia
Widely recognised as a ‘must-have’ on the bookshelf of any up-and-coming lawyer, the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia is an enc

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Jul 19, 20132 min read


Holiday Activities for the Bored Law Student
Exams are done and you’re finally on holidays. You’re waking up at midday every day and living the law student dream. But then as the weeks

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Jul 14, 20133 min read


The Law Student Guide to Perth
If you’re one of the lucky law students heading west next week for ALSA Conference, here’s a law-themed guide to Perth to help you make the

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Jul 7, 20133 min read


Working Hardly: Law School in Graphs
Oh, the sleep-ins! Oh, the lack of impending assignments! Oh, the moment of bliss before you realise you’re waiting on exam results. Oh. Aft

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Jul 7, 20131 min read


Life Lessons from The Castle
The Castle. If any movie were to be mandated viewing for Australian law students, this 1997 Darryl vs Goliath tale would have to be at the t

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Jul 5, 20132 min read


Surprising Facts about Australia’s High Court Justices
Australia’s High Court Judges have an amazing array of qualifications, combined with stellar careers at the bar and in other judicial posts.

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Jul 3, 20132 min read


Exam Dreams (and Nightmares)
Exams may be over, but the trauma can continue for months and even years afterwards in the form of exam dreams..

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Jul 2, 20132 min read


Working Hardly: What Would Denny Crane Do?
Denny Crane! Rich, famous, powerful. Always offering reasonable doubt for a reasonable price. So many of life’s problems can be solved by si

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Jun 23, 20132 min read


Book Review: Eugenia by Mark Tedeschi QC
In 1920, Harry Crawford was charged with the murder of his first wife, Annie. The sensational case captured the attention of the Australian

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Jun 23, 20132 min read


The Semester Summarised in Memes
Like every one before it, this semester started with promises to go to all the lectures and tutorials, do the readings and start assignments

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Jun 16, 20131 min read


Working Hardly: Prayers for Exam Time
Left your study a little too late? You may not have time to cram all that knowledge in, but a little prayer can’t hurt, right?...

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Jun 12, 20132 min read


Reading between the Lines: Secondhand Textbook Ads Decoded
Like real estate agents advertising cupboard-sized bedrooms as “student friendly accommodation”, law students can show a certain creative fl

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Jun 10, 20131 min read


Watching Legal TV Shows: Five Common Law Student Reactions
Suits, Rake, Boston Legal, Law & Order – for law students, watching a legal TV show is a bit of a guilty pleasure. Here are five things

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Jun 7, 20132 min read


Working Hardly: Funny Latin Phrases for Law Student Life
Are you tired of dull Latin maxims like de minimis non curat lex and nemo dat quod non habet? Bolster your legal Latin cred by using these h

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Jun 2, 20132 min read


Working Hardly: Laughs from the Bench
It's exam season so we thought we'd share some of our favourite quotes from the bench. Anyone who says that the law is boring or tha

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Jun 1, 20134 min read
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