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Wellington Community Justice Project: Part 2 Law Reform
In part two of our four part series, Survive Law NZ interviewed two student volunteers - Finn O'Donnell who volunteers as a writer for...
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Survive Law
- Feb 3, 2017
- 3 min
7 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Law School
So you got in to Law School. Super. Gird your loins, bitches.
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Survive Law
- Nov 24, 2016
- 2 min
How not to waste your summer (as told by an overzealous law student)
Besides earning some cash monies to pay your way, here are some other constructive ways you can make use of your summer that will pay divide
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Survive Law
- Mar 21, 2016
- 3 min
Community Legal Centres: Part #3 CLC Legend, Ria Shah
In the third installment for the CLC application series, Neeharika Maddula speaks to Ria Shah, an organiser and chief volunteer wrangler at
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Survive Law
- Feb 25, 2016
- 5 min
Community Legal Centres: Part #2 Interviews
In the second installment for the CLC application series, Stephanie Fiteni tells you exactly how to show that you've got the x-factor in
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Survive Law
- Feb 22, 2016
- 3 min
Community Legal Centres: Making your application stand out
Survive Law's resident CLC nerd, Carissa Gay, dishes the secrets to making your CLC application stand out from the crowd in a special tw
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Survive Law
- Dec 10, 2015
- 3 min
I want your job: CLC Lawyer, Chimpo Bulawayo
One of the most diverse and challenging places to work at is a Community Legal Centre (CLC). Volunteering at the Northern Suburbs Community
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Survive Law
- Sep 3, 2015
- 3 min
How to turn your internship into a job
I am in the enviable position of having left my part-time, low wage job in retail for part-time work at the community legal centre where I i
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Survive Law
- Aug 10, 2015
- 2 min
Interning with the Aurora Project
Canberra. The name that automatically dredges up memories of visiting Parliament House and the War Memorial on primary school excursions....
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Survive Law
- 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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Survive Law
- Sep 12, 2014
- 2 min
Another Reason to Volunteer
Undeniably, volunteering is a great thing to do and there are numerous ways that you can donate your time and expertise. In our law school l
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Survive Law
- Mar 25, 2014
- 2 min
My Volunteer Experience with the Environmental Defenders Office
From about half-way through my first year of law I was sure that I wanted a career in environmental law. I’d heard a lot about the Environme
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Survive Law
- 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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Survive Law
- Nov 7, 2013
- 3 min
I want your Job: Interview with Juliet Akello, Wyndham Legal Service
During my time as a community legal centre volunteer, I have been fortunate enough to work with an inspiring young lawyer from Wyndham Legal
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Survive Law
- Nov 1, 2013
- 2 min
Don't Lose your Idealism at Law School
A lecturer once told me that law school would “beat the naivety out of me”. He was not referring to my belief that evidence and proof were t
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Survive Law
- Aug 26, 2013
- 2 min
Volunteering at Legal Aid
Volunteering in the community legal sector is an experience every law student should have, but what’s it really like? Here’s a rundown from
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Survive Law
- Jul 14, 2013
- 3 min
Holiday Activities for the Bored Law Student
Exams are done and you’re finally on holidays. You’re waking up at midday every day and living the law student dream. But then as the weeks
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Head Editor
- Jan 10, 2013
- 4 min
Community Legal Stories: Volunteering in the Kimberley
The brutal Kimberley sun is bearing down, at least forty-eight degrees and threatening to fossilise me into the pavement. The cream pants I’
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Survive Law
- Jun 13, 2012
- 3 min
Six Reasons to Volunteer at a Community Legal Centre
Community Legal Centres want you! Volunteering might seem hard while you’re juggling a hectic uni schedule, but it can also be a rewarding e
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Survive Law
- Jun 5, 2012
- 3 min
Law Below the Line
Like thousands of other people worldwide, I spent the second week of May living on just $2 per day to raise money for people living in extre
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