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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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Apr 26, 20172 min read


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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Jan 16, 20173 min read


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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Oct 4, 20162 min read


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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Oct 29, 20153 min read


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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Oct 12, 20153 min read


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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Mar 1, 20152 min read


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

Survive Law
Oct 27, 20143 min read


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

Survive Law
Oct 15, 20143 min read


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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Sep 15, 20142 min read


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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Jun 16, 20143 min read


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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May 8, 20143 min read


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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Nov 12, 20133 min read


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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Nov 4, 20132 min read


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

Survive Law
Oct 28, 20132 min read


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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Sep 4, 20132 min read


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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Aug 30, 20132 min read


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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Aug 15, 20132 min read


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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May 29, 20132 min read


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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Apr 27, 20133 min read


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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Mar 28, 20133 min read
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