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Mar 31, 2016
3 min

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

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Lessons learnt from my first year of law school

Hima

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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Getting involved in your first year of university

Rosalinda

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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Thalia

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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Starting law school? Here are some things you should know

Breanna

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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First Year v Final Year Me: My Law School Transformation

Jennifer

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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Expectation v Reality: My First Weeks of Law

Rosalinda

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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A Small Fish in a Big Pond: Getting Involved in your First Year of Law School

Tara Pratarelli

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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Cameron

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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Kick Starting your Legal Career in First Year

Emily Kelly

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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Allyssa

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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A Reflection on my First Year of Law School (Written on the Post-Exams Comedown)

Stacey

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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A Guide to Revising for your First Law Exams

Stacey

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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Starting Law School? Tips for your First Semester of Law

Belinda

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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Jasmine G

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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Sam

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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Gananatha

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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Loving Law: My First Weeks at Law School

Seona

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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Kat Crossley

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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Sam

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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