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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
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Survive Law
- Aug 13, 2014
- 3 min
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
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Survive Law
- Aug 11, 2014
- 2 min
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
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Survive Law
- Apr 11, 2014
- 3 min
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
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Survive Law
- Sep 12, 2013
- 1 min
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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Wenee Yap
- Jan 7, 2013
- 2 min
What Happened to the Law Graduates of the GFC?
November 2008. Recession was looming. Depression was threatening. The world, as always, was ending.
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Survive Law
- Sep 16, 2012
- 2 min
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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Survive Law
- Aug 31, 2012
- 3 min
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,
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Survive Law
- Aug 30, 2012
- 3 min
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
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Survive Law
- Aug 30, 2012
- 2 min
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
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Survive Law
- Aug 21, 2012
- 4 min
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
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Survive Law
- Aug 20, 2012
- 3 min
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
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Survive Law
- Aug 15, 2012
- 2 min
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.
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Survive Law
- Aug 9, 2012
- 3 min
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
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Survive Law
- Aug 6, 2012
- 2 min
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
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Survive Law
- Aug 3, 2012
- 2 min
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
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Survive Law
- Aug 1, 2012
- 2 min
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
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Survive Law
- Jun 29, 2012
- 2 min
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
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Survive Law
- Mar 9, 2012
- 2 min
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
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