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    The Politics of Workwear
    Raychel Plath
    • Feb 21, 2017
    • 3 min

    The Politics of Workwear

    As someone who is employed in a corporate office environment, my biggest bug-bear is trying to find pants (with pockets), that fit my ever-f
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    A law student's guide to building commercial awareness
    Survive Law
    • Jun 28, 2016
    • 5 min

    A law student's guide to building commercial awareness

    Just over two months ago, fresh from my first visit to London, I set my mind to applying for a clerkship at Linklaters. I guess when they sa
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    I don't want to be a conventional lawyer
    Survive Law
    • Jun 22, 2016
    • 2 min

    I don't want to be a conventional lawyer

    “I’m Leanne, and I’m in my second last semester.” I announced to my first Property and Securities tutorial just a few weeks ago… “When I gra
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    Gender Discrimination: Expectation vs Reality
    Raychel Plath
    • Apr 20, 2016
    • 3 min

    Gender Discrimination: Expectation vs Reality

    Gender discrimination is always a hot topic, no matter what industry you're in. And we know that. But this is 2016! We have the vote, al
    206 views0 comments
    Finding legal work experience in unlikely places
    Survive Law
    • Aug 6, 2015
    • 3 min

    Finding legal work experience in unlikely places

    “How can I get experience if you won’t give me a job?!” This is the question we all scream out after scrolling through the dozens of apparen
    63 views0 comments
    Why you should Work and Study Less
    Survive Law
    • May 12, 2014
    • 2 min

    Why you should Work and Study Less

    As a Type A perfectionist law student, I’m never convinced that my best is good enough. I’m of the mindset that working and studying late, s
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    Work Experience Ideas for First Years
    Survive Law
    • Apr 21, 2014
    • 3 min

    Work Experience Ideas for First Years

    You’ve most likely heard the worrying news that now is one of the toughest times in recent history to be searching for a graduate legal job.
    59 views0 comments
    My First Work Experience Experience
    Survive Law
    • Apr 15, 2014
    • 3 min

    My First Work Experience Experience

    I was in the passenger seat of my friend’s car when I got the phone call telling me my application for work experience at a volunteer legal
    23 views0 comments
    Australian Law Students Overwhelmed by Workload
    Survive Law
    • Dec 12, 2013
    • 2 min

    Australian Law Students Overwhelmed by Workload

    A new study has found that nearly half of Australian law students feel overwhelmed by their law school workload most or all of the time. The results of Survive Law’s Australian Law Student Satisfaction Survey revealed that 42% of law students regularly felt overwhelmed by their workload, while 53% also said they felt stressed at law school most or all of the time. The leading causes of stress were: Balancing study with other commitments (such as work or family) – 34.4% Trying
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    Staying Motivated while Looking for Work Experience in a Bad Job Market
    Survive Law
    • Nov 16, 2013
    • 2 min

    Staying Motivated while Looking for Work Experience in a Bad Job Market

    At a time when so many law students are struggling to find any kind of legal experience, it is hard not to become disheartened… or to fall i
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    Law School a Major Factor in Student Stress: NZ Survey
    Survive Law
    • Sep 11, 2013
    • 2 min

    Law School a Major Factor in Student Stress: NZ Survey

    More than 85% of New Zealand’s law students experience high levels of stress, and 95% of students say their legal studies are a direct or co
    19 views0 comments
    How to Find Holiday Work Experience… and do I even want it?
    Survive Law
    • Jun 16, 2013
    • 2 min

    How to Find Holiday Work Experience… and do I even want it?

    How do you find holiday work in the law - especially when you've never worked in the law before and every ad (even the entry-level ones)
    19 views0 comments
    Study v Work v Life: Learning Law, Postgrad Style
    Survive Law
    • Apr 19, 2013
    • 2 min

    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
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    Finding Work Experience as a Later Lawyer
    Survive Law
    • Jan 18, 2013
    • 3 min

    Finding Work Experience as a Later Lawyer

    I hate the term ‘later lawyer’. It just doesn’t sit well with me at all. It makes me feel older than I actually am – I’m only in my late mid
    16 views0 comments
    Tales of a Law Firm Work Experience Student
    Survive Law
    • Oct 3, 2012
    • 3 min

    Tales of a Law Firm Work Experience Student

    It’s afternoon in an inner city law firm and all the lawyers are busy being official and important. I’m standing next to an enormous machine
    1,198 views0 comments
    Turning Double Degree Internships into Legal Work Experience
    Survive Law
    • Feb 29, 2012
    • 3 min

    Turning Double Degree Internships into Legal Work Experience

    All final year double degree students will know the pain – you’ve decided you want to be a lawyer, but that pesky ‘other degree’ is still fo
    36 views0 comments

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