Blog | survivelaw

Apr 26, 2017
2 min

Brainfoods you might actually have in your fridge

Most of us fall into the trap of reaching for lollies, chips and cans of V as study snacks. We know it’s bad but for some reason, this doesn

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Advice for Law Students: Parents’ Edition

Emily Kelly

Jan 16, 2017
3 min

Advice for Law Students: Parents’ Edition

We 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

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Jess Awad

Oct 4, 2016
2 min

Review: Workplace Bullying

Survive Law's Jess Awad dishes the dirt on LexisNexis' take on Workplace Bullying. For those of you interested in gaining a broader

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Hima

Oct 29, 2015
3 min

5 signs you're headed for burnout

It’s that time of the semester where things are starting to get a bit too much. Exams are only a few weeks away and you’ve still got a whole

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Laura B

Oct 12, 2015
3 min

The lowdown on downtime

As law students we receive a wealth of advice when it comes to study skills, revision techniques and exam prep. We emerge from our degree wi

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Eight Tips for Surviving the New Semester

Naomi

Mar 1, 2015
2 min

Eight Tips for Surviving the New Semester

Summer holidays are over and semester one is here again. It doesn’t matter if you are an excited first year or a law school veteran, these t

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Eat your way to Great Marks: Exam Time Nutrition

Kat Crossley

Oct 27, 2014
3 min

Eat your way to Great Marks: Exam Time Nutrition

During these frantic weeks before exams, everything that doesn’t directly relate to trying to understand hearsay or the Tasmanian Dam case g

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Managing Your Mental Health in Law School

Katey

Oct 15, 2014
3 min

Managing Your Mental Health in Law School

Our lecturers and tutors regularly remind us that depression and anxiety are more prevalent among law students and lawyers than in any other

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Four Reasons to Put Down your Textbook and Start Exercising

Julian

Sep 15, 2014
2 min

Four Reasons to Put Down your Textbook and Start Exercising

“Exercise? Who has time for that?” With a long list of reading materials to get through, part-time jobs, volunteer work, and job application

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Surviving the Semester when Everything goes Wrong

Zahra

Jun 16, 2014
3 min

Surviving the Semester when Everything goes Wrong

My semester started with all the usual good intentions. I was feeling super positive about my final year and determined to ace the six units

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Sharon

May 8, 2014
3 min

Law School Blues

My first experience of depression happened at 16. Family and childhood issues from a young age had changed my cheerful, blissfully ignorant

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Beating the Exam Time Freak Out: 10 Tips for Less Exam Stress

Kat Crossley

Nov 12, 2013
3 min

Beating the Exam Time Freak Out: 10 Tips for Less Exam Stress

Exam season is the worst time on the law school calendar, and devoting every waking moment you have to revision is definitely not going to m

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Energy Drinks: Staying Awake v The Side Effects

Kat Crossley

Nov 4, 2013
2 min

Energy Drinks: Staying Awake v The Side Effects

Products like Red Bull, V and Mother appeal to exhausted law students because they offer a way of getting through that all-nighter or exam.

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Jasmin G

Oct 28, 2013
2 min

Ten Tips for Better Sleep

When you’re busy studying for exams, it’s easy to neglect your sleep needs, but staying up late to listen to lecture podcasts only makes it

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Finding a Balance Between Work and Study

Nicholas Plummer

Sep 4, 2013
2 min

Finding a Balance Between Work and Study

Life as a law student isn’t just about managing your study schedule; for many of us, work and money are also important factors to consider.

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Jessica C

Aug 30, 2013
2 min

In Defence of Unhealthy Study Snacking

These days we are constantly told what to eat while studying to help our brains perform. Eat fish for better memory, get plenty of fruit and

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Let The Sun Shine: Avoiding Vitamin D Deficiency

Ashleigh

Aug 15, 2013
2 min

Let The Sun Shine: Avoiding Vitamin D Deficiency

Those long days spent studying in the library may help your grades, but did you know that being cooped up inside, trapped at your desk could

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Janet

May 29, 2013
2 min

How to Beat Pre-Exam Stress

Despite having committed to being as prepared as possible for an exam, the stress that exams bring can still have an effect on you.

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Kate F

Apr 27, 2013
3 min

Care Packages for Law Students

Care packages have always been a big thing in my family. If my siblings or I went anywhere for an extended period of time, mum would bundle

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Christie

Mar 28, 2013
3 min

Finding Extra Hours in your Day

Pretty much every second of every day is planned down to the minute. Okay, I agree it sounds a bit crazy, and like not a lot of fun, but it

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