Survive Law
What I wish I knew as a first year
From time to time, we all realise there are things we wish we'd known. Bianca has compiled a list of them to make these moments few and
Survive Law
- Aug 7, 2015
- 3 min
Lessons learnt from my first year of law school
Looking 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
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Survive Law
- Apr 16, 2015
- 2 min
Getting involved in your first year of university
Before you know it, the first year of law school passes in a blur. I must admit, my experience of first year was certainly a roller coaster
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Survive Law
- Mar 18, 2015
- 2 min
My first day of law school
After three months of soaking up the sun at the beach, watching Suits for hours, and not having to worry about opening a textbook, the new,
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Survive Law
- Feb 24, 2015
- 2 min
Starting law school? Here are some things you should know
First off, congratulations! Maybe you smashed your high school exams and ended up at law school almost by accident, or maybe studying law is
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Survive Law
- Dec 17, 2014
- 5 min
First Year v Final Year Me: My Law School Transformation
I have a photo of myself taken on the day I found out I was really doing it; I was going to law school. My skin is clear, my face is beaming
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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
- Jul 29, 2014
- 3 min
A Small Fish in a Big Pond: Getting Involved in your First Year of Law School
First year can be quite terrifying. You have to deal with not only being a new university student, but also a new law student – a whole diff
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Survive Law
- Apr 21, 2014
- 3 min
Work Experience Ideas for First Years
You’ve most likely heard the worrying news that now is one of the toughest times in recent history to be searching for a graduate legal job.
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Survive Law
- Mar 6, 2014
- 2 min
Kick Starting your Legal Career in First Year
Don’t let your year level discourage you from getting involved in the legal industry early. There are plenty of ways to wade into the ocean
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Survive Law
- Feb 27, 2014
- 3 min
So you want to be a law student?
Starting law this year? On behalf of all current and past law students, I would like to take this opportunity to say a few words, or actuall
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Survive Law
- Nov 29, 2013
- 2 min
A Reflection on my First Year of Law School (Written on the Post-Exams Comedown)
It's 2am. As I'm writing this post I'm sipping whisky and eating ice cream. The caffeine of the past month has worn off and cons
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Survive Law
- Oct 12, 2013
- 3 min
A Guide to Revising for your First Law Exams
This semester you’ve been busy socialising, writing assignments 24 hours before they are due, and all of sudden, exams are now on the horizo
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Survive Law
- Jul 30, 2013
- 2 min
Starting Law School? Tips for your First Semester of Law
I’m now in my second last year of my law degree and looking back on my course, there are a few things that I wish I had done differently...
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Survive Law
- May 24, 2013
- 2 min
How to Prepare for your First Law Exams
Several weeks into the first year of university and you feel as though you’ve got it all sorted out. You know which lectures you can afford
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Survive Law
- May 1, 2013
- 2 min
Negotiation for Beginners
Is it just me, or is mooting getting a tad boring? Many of you will be outraged that I could even suggest such a thing, but I think negotiat
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Head Editor
- Mar 16, 2013
- 2 min
My First Day at Law School
7am: Wake up. Dash into that shower. Throw clothes all over the bed
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Survive Law
- Mar 15, 2013
- 3 min
Loving Law: My First Weeks at Law School
My perspective on being a law student could be said to be fairly unique. At 51 years old and with a 30-year career in nursing/midwifery behi
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Survive Law
- Mar 2, 2013
- 4 min
Answers to Common First Year Questions
Where is the lecture hall? Am I supposed to call my lecturers by their first name? Why does every tutorial sound like it’s in a completely d
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Survive Law
- Feb 15, 2013
- 2 min
Confessions of a First Year Clerk
After my final exams, I was exhausted and ready to begin a long holiday filled with doing absolutely nothing. That was until an email arrive
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