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Using IRAC to Answer Problem Solving Questions
IRAC stands for Issue-Rule-Application-Conclusion, and like a soapbox salesman with a miracle cure, IRAC boasts a very appealing claim: to p

Wenee Yap
Aug 28, 20144 min read


Tips from your Tutor: 10 Ways to Improve your Problem Solving Assignment
As a marker, I’ve noticed that students of all year levels tend to make the same types of mistakes when it comes to answering hypothetical q

Marie Hadley
Aug 27, 20143 min read


Tips for Writing a Reflective Assignment
Reflective assignments: you either love them or loathe them. I fall into the second category. When I received my first reflective assignment

Survive Law
Aug 8, 20142 min read


Which Learning Type am I?
Understanding the different learning styles and figuring out which one best suits you will allow you to tailor the material to your needs an

Survive Law
Jul 30, 20142 min read


How to Speed Read
The first thing we all noticed about law school was the readings: hundreds of pages that take hours to get through each week. What if you co

Survive Law
Jul 16, 20143 min read


Law Exam Dos and Don’ts
When exam panic sets in, you might find yourself feeling a bit uncertain about how you should study or what you should do in the actual test

Survive Law
Jun 5, 20143 min read


Exam Countdown: Making the most of the Last 24 Hours
I’d be lying if I said that I’ve never crammed the night before or on the day of an exam. Sometimes you get lucky and end up with glowing...

Survive Law
Jun 4, 20143 min read


How to Stop Procrastinating
Although law students have a knack for legal things, our real talent is procrastination. We put things off until tomorrow, and if we can avo

Survive Law
May 28, 20144 min read


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


Study Group Rules
It is my personal opinion that going through law school is impossible without our baby lawyer companions by our side. I find nothing more da

Survive Law
May 21, 20143 min read


How to Make an Exam Answer Template
Because exams are just over a month away, here are some tips to help you make an awesome answer template...

Survive Law
May 5, 20143 min read


Five Tips for Writing Awesome Assignments
We have come to the time of semester where most students are planning on getting their assignments under control before the downhill run to

Survive Law
Apr 14, 20143 min read


My Oxford University Experience
To be honest, there aren’t many things that would persuade me to spend my holidays at university, but the chance to study at Oxford Universi

Head Editor
Apr 11, 20142 min read


How to Find the Ratio Decidendi
Finding the ratio decidendi of a case has to be one of the trickiest skills to master at law school.

Survive Law
Apr 9, 20143 min read


Academic Kidnapping: Plagiarism and how to Avoid it
Plagiarism. The wrongful appropriation of another author’s words, thoughts, ideas or expressions and the representation of them as your own

Survive Law
Apr 8, 20143 min read


Referencing Tips
Challenging assignments are the norm in law school, and we can’t afford to be losing marks over something as simple as referencing. Every co

Survive Law
Mar 28, 20142 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


Tips for Surviving Full Time Work and Study
When I would tell people I was studying law, they would often comment on how time-consuming and workload could be. Then, when I added in the

Survive Law
Feb 25, 20143 min read


Off to a Good Start: Staying on Track in the New Academic Year
We all start the new academic year with ambitious goals. We tell ourselves that we will do all of the weekly readings, prepare for seminars

Survive Law
Feb 24, 20142 min read


Planning for Next Semester with an Aspiring Perfectionist
If you’re anything like me, the end of year break doesn’t seem like much of a break at all. While friends are jetting off to exotic location

Survive Law
Jan 15, 20143 min read
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