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Why Law is Awesome to Study
It’s that time of semester again. Exam season is usually when you lose all motivation for anything law related, and begin to wonder why you’

Survive Law
May 22, 20141 min read


Law Grad Employment: Hard Truths from a Managing Partner
Every year thousands of Australian law students graduate into a market which cannot absorb more than a fraction of them. Clearly there is a

Survive Law
May 1, 20143 min read


Thomsons Lawyers and Herbert Geer Announce Merger
Australian law firms Thomsons Lawyers and Herbert Geer have merged, the two firms announced on Monday. The new firm, Thomson Geer Lawyers, h

Survive Law
Apr 3, 20141 min read


Studying law ain’t what it used to be (and that’s okay)
Luckily for students today, much has changed in law schools over the past few decades. I spoke with retired barrister John Amor-Smith about

Survive Law
Mar 28, 20142 min read


So You Married a Law Student…
For the last eight years I have been married to a great woman, my best friend and co-conspirator. For the past six of those years, and for r

Survive Law
Nov 11, 20133 min read


Do you hate studying law?
Have you been throwing textbooks? Not wanting to go to class? Spending a lot of time contemplating alternative careers?

Survive Law
May 7, 20133 min read


Study v Work v Life: Learning Law, Postgrad Style
Just over three years ago I decided to apply to study law as a postgrad so I could pursue my passion for access to justice and be able to ad

Survive Law
Apr 19, 20132 min read


A Day in the Life of a Judge’s Associate
Ditching the textbooks for full time work is as magical as I ever could have imagined. I was fortunate enough to be appointed as a Judge'

Survive Law
Apr 16, 20134 min read


The Perks of Being a Law Student
Put simply, being a law student is awesome. Here are some of my favourite perks of being a law student.

Survive Law
Mar 22, 20132 min read


Finding your Legal Match
It’s no secret that law students have an ongoing love/hate relationship with the law. Like Jack Sparrow and the sea, our ongoing flirtations

Survive Law
Mar 19, 20132 min read


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

Survive Law
Mar 15, 20133 min read


The World’s Most Beautiful Law Libraries
Law students spend a lot of time in libraries. Sadly, most are an uninspiring combination of fluorescent lights and grey tables. Maybe if mo

Survive Law
Jan 27, 20131 min read


Australia’s Best Law Student Blogs 2013
After unearthing some brilliant law student blogs in 2012, we’ve trawled the Interwebz again to bring you some of our favourite blogs by Au

Survive Law
Jan 26, 20132 min read


Law-Talking Guys: Quotes about Law and Justice
Although you’re on holidays there are no guarantee that you’ll be able to switch off your law student brain. In fact, even though exams only

Survive Law
Dec 9, 20122 min read


Coming from Behind: Catching up in Time for Exams
Sometimes the promises made in first week about doing all the readings, starting assignments early and getting to every class just aren’t po

Survive Law
Oct 4, 20123 min read


Cheesy Law Pick Up Lines
In the tunnel vision that is a law student life it's sometimes hard to separate study from social situations. While some maintain this s

Survive Law
Jun 16, 20121 min read


“I’m a law student” – The Three Common Reactions
In my first year I was bright-eyed and so proud to be a law student. Even my mum bragged about it. When someone asked what I did I would pro

Survive Law
Jun 2, 20121 min read


When Law Students are Twats
Upon finishing my first year of law and starting my second I have noticed a very serious issue that needs to be addressed within the law com

Survive Law
Apr 7, 20123 min read


Working Hardly: Law School Memes
Hilarious memes about uni life are all over the Internet. Here are some memes based on of our highs and lows from law school.

Survive Law
Mar 20, 20121 min read


(Welcome to) the Year of Living Dangerously
So we’re entering yet another symbolic new leaf turning: Chinese New Year, 2012. The Year of the Water Dragon. Dragons, according to Chinese

Wenee Yap
Jan 24, 20124 min read
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