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    Law School | Third Year Confessions
    Head Editor
    • Jun 25
    • 2 min

    Law School | Third Year Confessions

    Welcome to the third year of your law degree! You're killing it and have worked your brain into a perfectly coordinated pile of legal...
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    Law school | Second-Year Confessions
    Head Editor
    • Jun 17
    • 3 min

    Law school | Second-Year Confessions

    "You cannot legally force someone to get a vasectomy!" Thankfully, I've never had to announce this in my law tutorials, especially when...
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    10 Things that Irritate Your Lecturer About Your Legal Writing
    Marie Hadley
    • Jan 26
    • 3 min

    10 Things that Irritate Your Lecturer About Your Legal Writing

    Want to avoid alienating your marker? Stay clear of these common legal writing errors: 1. Informal Language Formal law assessments...
    757 views0 comments
    5 Tips to Help You Improve Your Law Essays
    Marie Hadley
    • Jul 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    5 Tips to Help You Improve Your Law Essays

    Want to perfect your law essays? Improve your essay writing with these five tips: 1. Introductions are important Your introduction is the...
    680 views0 comments
    How to Get Started on Your Law Essay
    Marie Hadley
    • Jul 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    How to Get Started on Your Law Essay

    Struggling to get started on your law essay assignment? Here are my top tips for getting the ball rolling: Breathe If you are feeling...
    574 views0 comments
    Getting Involved in Social Justice as a Law Student
    Kath Hall
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    Getting Involved in Social Justice as a Law Student

    When I first started writing this blog, my primary purpose was to provide you with a comprehensive list of social justice organisations...
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    A Law Professors Guide to Exams
    Kath Hall
    • Jun 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    A Law Professors Guide to Exams

    Marking exams is one of the hardest things I had to do as an academic. First, there was always time pressure. We usually had only a few...
    300 views0 comments
    The Differences Between Law School and Legal Practice
    Survive Law
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Differences Between Law School and Legal Practice

    As a licensed lawyer with years of experience, Alex Petraglia has a deep understanding of the differences between being a law student and...
    473 views0 comments
    When you fall out of love with IRAC
    Survive Law
    • May 20, 2021
    • 4 min

    When you fall out of love with IRAC

    Learning how to summarise a case is a rite of passage for any law student. But what do you if you don't find the IRAC or ILAC methods...
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    Understanding Cognitive Biases
    Terry Ang
    • Mar 31, 2021
    • 5 min

    Understanding Cognitive Biases

    Intro From litigation to contract negotiations, the legal process is very entwined with the human condition. “Justice systems around the...
    213 views0 comments
    Weaponisation of the law against the proletariat.
    Terry Ang
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 6 min

    Weaponisation of the law against the proletariat.

    SLAPP suits are frivolous lawsuits issued by mega-corporations and individuals with the intention to silence critics.
    394 views0 comments
    Glad to be a grad
    Terry Ang
    • May 28, 2020
    • 6 min

    Glad to be a grad

    What would a post-Covid19 employment market look like for law graduates of 2020/21? Will the ghost of Law's past determine our future?
    525 views0 comments
    Introspection in isolation
    Head Editor
    • May 11, 2020
    • 4 min

    Introspection in isolation

    Sick of reading articles telling you to drink water and go outside to find peace during COVID-19, then this piece is for you.
    265 views0 comments
    My journey as a law student finalist in 2019
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    • Feb 6, 2020
    • 5 min

    My journey as a law student finalist in 2019

    Surviving Law School can be incredibly arduous, at times. But I hope my journey as a law student finalist can help find your own success.
    794 views2 comments
    Survive Law
    • Jul 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    What's the Deal with Obiter Dicta?

    Reading a case can be difficult and trying to find the ratio can be even trickier, especially where each judge writes a separate judgment.
    904 views0 comments
    Back for Round Two: Doing an LLM
    Survive Law
    • Jun 25, 2019
    • 4 min

    Back for Round Two: Doing an LLM

    If you're considering doing an LLM, here are some thoughts from a (formerly) reluctant LLM candidate.
    576 views0 comments
    Survive Law
    • Jun 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    Productivity Apps to Keep You Focused

    We know, we know. There are plenty of apps out there that claim to boost productivity but we've picked out current faves to keep you on
    378 views0 comments
    Survive Law
    • Jun 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Shy Student's Guide to Class Participation

    If you feel more confident with the law when it’s just you and your textbook and you stutter when it comes to class participation, here are
    367 views0 comments
    Studying Abroad: Q&A with Gina Yeung
    Survive Law
    • May 21, 2019
    • 4 min

    Studying Abroad: Q&A with Gina Yeung

    Survive Law sat down with Gina to discuss her experiences studying two different offshore units: one at Cambridge and one in Nepal.
    179 views0 comments
    Survive Law
    • Mar 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    New (Academic) Year's Resolutions for Law Students

    New year, new legislation! Uh, I mean new resolutions! As the 2019 academic starts afresh, so too is your opportunity to leave behind all th
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