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Failing: The Last Law School Taboo
The one thing we law students don't seem to talk about is failing. Let's face it, sometimes clever, educated, hard working students
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Survive Law
- Sep 26, 2013
- 1 min
QUT Wins Kirby Contract Law Moot
Students from Queensland University of Technology have won the third annual Hon. Michael Kirby Contract Law Moot competition. In yesterday’s
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Survive Law
- Jul 21, 2013
- 2 min
"Be a Joiner!"
The best advice I’ve ever received at law school was from my favourite former High Court Justice Michael Kirby, who told students to “be a j
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Survive Law
- Jun 1, 2013
- 4 min
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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Marie Hadley
- Mar 31, 2013
- 2 min
Book Review: Michael Kirby: Law, Love & Life by Daryl Dellora
When I began writing this book review, I mulled over how I would do this book justice. Put simply, if you’re a Kirby fan you’ll relish every
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Survive Law
- Aug 25, 2012
- 2 min
Tweeting Legal Eagles: Why Twitter is good for Law Students
Like most things on the Internet, Twitter can be a brilliant procrastination aid. But social media isn’t just about sharing pictures of your
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Survive Law
- Jul 19, 2012
- 3 min
Meeting Kirby J
While Justin Bieber’s visit causes excitement among Australian girls, law students at the Queensland University of Technology were left in a
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Survive Law
- Jun 23, 2012
- 4 min
Classic Kirby: Kirby J’s Best Court Comments
All law students love Kirby J. From BMX bikes and Paris Hilton, to ice cream and PlayStations, Michael Kirby always seems to be on form...
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Survive Law
- Jan 13, 2012
- 2 min
Book Review: A Private Life by Michael Kirby
Michael Kirby’s memoir, A Private Life: Fragments, memories, friends, has been on my reading list since it came out last year. A few weeks a
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Survive Law
- Dec 22, 2011
- 2 min
Last-Minute Christmas Gift Ideas for Law Students
This one is for the benefit of our parents, grandparents, siblings and significant others. If you have not done your Christmas gift buying f
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Survive Law
- Nov 29, 2010
- 2 min
Stuff Law Students Like
Law students don’t like things that militate against their sense of individuality. This presents a problem when they are about as predictabl
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Wenee Yap
- Feb 7, 2010
- 3 min
I want your job: Interview with Retired High Court Justice Michael Kirby
Famed for his eloquence, formidable work ethic and progressive values, retired High Court Justice Michael Kirby is an iconoclast of his age.
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