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Four Reasons to Put Down your Textbook and Start Exercising
“Exercise? Who has time for that?” With a long list of reading materials to get through, part-time jobs, volunteer work, and job application

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Sep 15, 20142 min read


Have you heard about the lumberjack?
Some of the best advice that I’ve received as a student was delivered to me in a rather surprising way. I was in a particularly poor state l

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Sep 9, 20142 min read


Imposter Alert!
Law school attracts a uniquely wonderful group of people. Law students are typically high-achievers, but the problem with being a high-achie

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Jul 14, 20142 min read


Why you Need to Take a Holiday
Exam period is upon us, which means that you probably can’t remember the last time you’ve watched a movie without feeling guilty, or the las

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Jun 23, 20142 min read


Daily Motivation for Law Students
Law school is a busy place and staying motivated can be hard at times. But whether it's a bad mark, a rejection letter, a struggle to fi

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May 19, 20143 min read


Why you should Work and Study Less
As a Type A perfectionist law student, I’m never convinced that my best is good enough. I’m of the mindset that working and studying late, s

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May 12, 20142 min read


Law School Blues
My first experience of depression happened at 16. Family and childhood issues from a young age had changed my cheerful, blissfully ignorant

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May 8, 20143 min read


Mental Health Resources for Law Students
Law as a profession has one of the highest rates of depression and anxiety of any occupation, and it all starts in law school. As law studen

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May 7, 20143 min read


Looking out for the Signs of Depression and Anxiety
We all know that being a law student can be stressful. However, when the demands of law school are combined with the general stresses of dai

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Apr 4, 20143 min read


Five Tips for Keeping Sane during another Year of Law School
A new year of law school means great things: crisp new stationery, new people with fresh brains to pick, and new 9am lectures to not attend.

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Mar 17, 20144 min read


Beating the Exam Time Freak Out: 10 Tips for Less Exam Stress
Exam season is the worst time on the law school calendar, and devoting every waking moment you have to revision is definitely not going to m

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Nov 13, 20133 min read


Energy Drinks: Staying Awake v The Side Effects
Products like Red Bull, V and Mother appeal to exhausted law students because they offer a way of getting through that all-nighter or exam.

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Nov 4, 20132 min read


Ten Tips for Better Sleep
When you’re busy studying for exams, it’s easy to neglect your sleep needs, but staying up late to listen to lecture podcasts only makes it

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Oct 28, 20132 min read


Why Seeing a Counsellor isn’t Scary
Whether you’re struggling with the stresses of law school, suffering from depression or dealing with the vicissitudes of life, it’s importan

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Aug 28, 20132 min read


Let The Sun Shine: Avoiding Vitamin D Deficiency
Those long days spent studying in the library may help your grades, but did you know that being cooped up inside, trapped at your desk could

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Aug 16, 20132 min read


How to Beat Pre-Exam Stress
Despite having committed to being as prepared as possible for an exam, the stress that exams bring can still have an effect on you.

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May 29, 20132 min read


“I have to study so I can’t…”
Having elected to write this article at the beginning of the semester, it’s almost as though I subconsciously decided to use myself as a gui

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May 23, 20132 min read


Staying Motivated in your Final Year(s) of Law School
With the end finally in sight, it seems strange that staying motivated in your final lap of the law school race would be difficult. This sho

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May 21, 20132 min read


Care Packages for Law Students
Care packages have always been a big thing in my family. If my siblings or I went anywhere for an extended period of time, mum would bundle

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Apr 27, 20133 min read


Five Tips for a Less Stressful Day
The life of a law student is filled with deadlines, classes, late nights and too much coffee. It can also be full of many emotional ups and

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Mar 21, 20132 min read
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