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Pen v Laptop: 5 Reasons to Handwrite your Lecture Notes
Before you throw away your humble notebooks once and for all, consider these benefits of handwriting your lecture notes.
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Survive Law
- Aug 8, 2013
- 2 min
Useful Apps for Law Students
Sure, some of us still enjoy hard copies of legislation, dictionaries and personal organisers, but there's nothing like the convenience
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Survive Law
- Aug 6, 2013
- 2 min
How to Ace a Reflective Journal Assignment
The first time I was faced with a reflective journal as an assessment item, I wasn’t sure what it was or how to approach it. Plus it seems l
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Survive Law
- Aug 5, 2013
- 3 min
How to Write in Plain English
I was on Facebook the other day, and saw a quote that said ‘if you can’t explain something simply, then you don’t understand it well enough’
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Survive Law
- Jul 31, 2013
- 2 min
On Campus vs Online: Tips for your First Online Subject
The days of lectures not being recorded and lectures slides being presented with overhead projectors are fortunately long gone. At most univ
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Survive Law
- Jul 15, 2013
- 2 min
What's so great about Winter School?
You might be reading this in bed, having just woken up from a long sleep-in. You might be reading this while you browse Facebook in the afte
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Survive Law
- Jul 12, 2013
- 3 min
When is the Best Time for Postgrad Study?
You’ve nearly finished your LLB or JD and you’re counting down the weeks until you can get out there in the ‘real world’ and never have to w
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Survive Law
- Jun 30, 2013
- 2 min
How to get an Essay Published in a Law Journal
You spent ages researching and writing an essay or your honours thesis, and get some great feedback. But what do you do with your essay afte
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Survive Law
- Jun 27, 2013
- 2 min
Changing Unis: Surviving a Course Transfer
When I first applied for the Juris Doctor, it was a little known degree and there were few course options available. So when I was accepted
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Survive Law
- Jun 23, 2013
- 4 min
Return to Law School: Rand Faied on Studying Law Twice
The first thing you notice about Rand is her beaming smile. A first-year University of Wollongong law student, she tells me she got into law
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Survive Law
- Jun 20, 2013
- 2 min
On Exchange in Florence
When planning to study law in Florence, a lot of questions came to mind. Would I get any study done? Is gelato a breakfast food? Is there su
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Survive Law
- Jun 14, 2013
- 2 min
Awesome Law Lecturers
It seems that law lecturers around the country employ some pretty crazy techniques to keep us engaged during class. Some may offer a brief r
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Wenee Yap
- Jun 5, 2013
- 3 min
Advice from your Tutor: How to Prepare for and Answer Different Types of Exam Questions
It’s the final countdown to the examination apocalypse! Fortunately, exam season is swiftly followed by the sleep-away-your-days wonder that
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Survive Law
- May 24, 2013
- 2 min
How to Prepare for your First Law Exams
Several weeks into the first year of university and you feel as though you’ve got it all sorted out. You know which lectures you can afford
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Survive Law
- May 22, 2013
- 2 min
Time Management Tips
Balancing the competing demands of law and life can be incredibly difficult, especially around exam time. Time management will mean somethin
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Survive Law
- May 16, 2013
- 2 min
Choosing Electives
Hey law kids! I have some fantastic news for you! There comes a time in your degree when you do actually get to choose some subjects! I know
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Survive Law
- May 14, 2013
- 3 min
Amending Law School Mistakes
Somewhere along the way, something went horribly, horribly wrong. The semester began with good intentions: you were going to update your not
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Survive Law
- May 9, 2013
- 2 min
How to Make Notes for Open Book Exams
Exam time looms, and you have an open book exam ahead: rejoice! There is a common misconception that open book exams are easier than closed
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Survive Law
- May 2, 2013
- 2 min
Avoiding Information Overload
The study of law is like eating an elephant.* The best way to do it is one bite at a time. But what do you do when there are too many elepha
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Survive Law
- Apr 26, 2013
- 2 min
A Beginner’s Guide to Courtroom Etiquette
If you’re planning on becoming a lawyer, it’s best to get acquainted with the court system early. Going to court is highly beneficial for la
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