Survive LawApr 17, 20192 minClerkships Index 2019/2020With clerkship season looming, Survive Law has put together a quick index to help you plan ahead for what firms you're thinking about ap
Survive LawOct 31, 20173 minHow to Attack an Empty CVIf you're looking at your CV and feeling a little overwhelmed (or underwhelmed by what’s on it) there are few things you can try to beef
Survive LawOct 23, 20173 minEat, Pray, Law: What's It like to Go on Exchange?The prospect of exchange sounds exciting, but sometimes you need just that little bit more certainty before you can make a concrete decision
Survive LawJan 16, 20173 minAdvice for Law Students: Parents’ EditionWe usually turn to lecturers, our law school buddies and law grads for advice when it comes to battling your way through law school. But wha
Survive LawAug 11, 20163 minKWM spills secrets to clerkship successThe clerkship application period is a special hell reserved for all penultimate students that dare to dream of a career in big-time commerci
Survive LawJun 15, 20163 minAdvice I wish I received as a graduate law student…Argh, this one kills me. So many memorandums, so much time wasted… I use to spend a long time doing extra research for cases or going over t
Survive LawJun 1, 20162 min5 Ted talks to up your interview gameI'm sure you've got plenty a link to Ted talks in the text-thread with your mother because she's just discovered Youtube and she
Survive LawMay 31, 20162 minSydney Clerkship Masterlist 2016/17Clerkship season has arrived in NSW! This handy guide has been put together to shed some light on the clerkship process and to help you to f
Survive LawFeb 22, 20163 minStraight Law: Not so straightforwardMore law students are opting towards doing double degrees these days and there are several reasons for this. If you’re currently studying a
Survive LawJan 27, 20162 minPracticing after law school? Help!One word: confounding. As I approached Internships and Clerkships, there was a sudden discord between how I thought the law profession would
Survive LawNov 16, 20153 minClerkship Day #1: What to expectThe first day of any new job can be a bit nerve wracking. So when you're not a qualified lawyer, you're not used to getting out of b
Survive LawOct 13, 20152 minGolden rule for resumes: Short and professionally sweet.Whether you are leaving the university nest and flying into the big world of scary jobs or you are looking for a casual pub job to cover tex
Survive LawSep 8, 20152 min“My tutor sucks” and other dangerous phrasesAs law students we know that words matter and that words can cost you (no, literally, we’re going to bill you by the hour). But sometimes th
Survive LawAug 27, 20152 minSecret to Success? Think like a lawyerIf there’s anything I wish I’d known in my first year of law school it would be these two things: First, find the best coffee..
Survive LawAug 25, 20154 minSurviving Assessable Class ParticipationIs there someone in your class who perfectly answers every question before your tutor even finishes asking it? Chances are you hate that guy
Survive LawAug 7, 20153 minLessons learnt from my first year of law schoolLooking back at my first year of university, some things worked out great, but others not so much. Before diving into my second year, I trie
Survive LawMay 31, 20153 minHow to Network when you don’t Know AnyoneNo one likes that guy who casually name-drops that his father/mother/great aunt Agnes is/was a barrister/lawyer/High Court judge/ leader of
Head EditorApr 28, 20153 minI want your job: Q&A with Andrew Crockett, Special Counsel at Whittens & McKeoughAndrew Crockett, special counsel at Whittens & McKeough, sheds some light on this intriguingly titled position and offers some perspecti
Survive LawFeb 24, 20152 minStarting law school? Here are some things you should knowFirst off, congratulations! Maybe you smashed your high school exams and ended up at law school almost by accident, or maybe studying law is
Survive LawFeb 12, 20152 minWhat to wear to a job interviewWe all know that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but when you walk into a job interview, your interviewer will form an impression o