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5 Alternatives to that fifth coffee
I think most of you would agree with me when I say coffee is the best thing about my morning, every morning. It’s not bad for you but by the

Survive Law
Apr 27, 20163 min read
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Are you really interested?
You’re in the throes of applying for law jobs. These are the hallowed days of words majestically blurring into each other in the search for

Survive Law
Aug 13, 20143 min read
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Expectation v Reality: My First Weeks of Law
I have just had the pleasure of commencing law school. I'm glad to report that I wasn't singled out in my first class to answer an e

Survive Law
Aug 11, 20142 min read
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I Want Your Job: Q&A with Alan Farrar, Estate Planning Lawyer
After completing his law degree, Alan Farrar spent two years working in a suburban practice before pursing a non-legal career in business fo

Survive Law
Apr 11, 20143 min read
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Academic Recognised for Support of Indigenous Law Students
For years University of Adelaide Law School Senior Lecturer Dr. Matthew Stubbs has been working to increase the number of Aboriginal and Tor

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Sep 12, 20131 min read
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What Happened to the Law Graduates of the GFC?
November 2008. Recession was looming. Depression was threatening. The world, as always, was ending.

Wenee Yap
Jan 7, 20132 min read
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Book Review: Barely Legal, An Insider’s Guide to Advancing from Law Student to Lawyer in Australia b
After semester upon semester of reading complicated legal jargon, Barely Legal is a refreshing, yet insightful way to prepare for the conclu

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Sep 16, 20122 min read
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I want your job: Interview with Peter Michie, Prosecutor turned Scuba Diving Entrepreneur
“Something you do on the weekend can be like a dream and you think, I wonder if that could ever be a full time reality?” says Peter Michie,

Survive Law
Aug 31, 20123 min read
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Behind the News: The Life of a Law Grad in Journalism
It was about 9pm when I received a call that someone had been shot. It was the second time I’d received such a call, both just minutes befor

Survive Law
Aug 30, 20123 min read
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Litigation to Liturgy: Interview with Reverend Father Matthew Attia, Lawyer turned Priest
Religion and the law often seem to be two quite distinct and divorced categories in life. But this wasn’t the case for Reverend Father Matth

Survive Law
Aug 30, 20122 min read
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Interning with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Last year the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Strasbourg, France received its first Australian intern. That l

Survive Law
Aug 21, 20124 min read
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Using your Law Degree to Get a Non-Law Career
If you’ve been thinking about taking an alternative career path at the end of uni, you’re probably wondering what potential employers will m

Survive Law
Aug 20, 20123 min read
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Lawyers turned Comedians
As a fourth year law student, I've come to expect the inevitable lawyer joke when I tell people what I am study.

Survive Law
Aug 15, 20122 min read
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I want your job: Interview with Adam Liaw, Lawyer turned MasterChef
It’s hard to describe Adam Liaw in a few words. So I’ll try by excessive hyphenation. Everybody remembers the over-achieving, ridiculously-g

Survive Law
Aug 9, 20123 min read
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Law Graduates in Politics
Is it just me, or are there a lot of law graduates in politics? Maybe it’s because you can’t read statutes for three to five years without w

Survive Law
Aug 6, 20122 min read
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The Art of Law: Lawyers Turned Artists
Admittedly, law and fine arts don’t sound like very compatible interests. How could a brain that masterfully analyses cases and legislation

Survive Law
Aug 3, 20122 min read
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August is Alternative Careers Month
It won’t come as any surprise to you that not all law students end up as lawyers. What might surprise you is what they do instead. This mont

Survive Law
Aug 1, 20122 min read
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Clerkship Alternatives
If a clerkship isn't your thing, there are plenty of different work experience opportunities that can be just as valuable. Here are my t

Survive Law
Jun 29, 20122 min read
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Tins of Abalone: A Diary of a Law Grad in an ‘Alternative’ Career
Recently, I completed my studies in law (hurrah!) and decided to try something a little different. So, I packed my bags, moved overseas and

Survive Law
Mar 9, 20122 min read
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