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“My tutor sucks” and other dangerous phrases
As law students we know that words matter and that words can cost you (no, literally, we’re going to bill you by the hour). But sometimes th

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Sep 8, 20152 min read


Writing Convincing Assignments: Critical Analysis Checklist
Whether it's a problem solving question or an essay, when it comes to law school assignments the real marks, the ones that take you from

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Sep 7, 20153 min read


The five people you’ll meet in a law study group
So as much as we all know that life isn’t like the movies, when I was introduced to the idea of a law study group I was secretly hoping we’d

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Sep 4, 20153 min read


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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Sep 3, 20153 min read


Study in style: How to study for your learning type
Do you ever walk away from a massive study session feeling as though you didn’t actually accomplish anything or find that you’ve fallen asle

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Sep 3, 20152 min read


Word Count Woes: Writing to a Word Limit
The toughest thing about law assignments is the word count. Yep, it's even worse than footnoting. If you're WAY over the word count

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Sep 1, 20153 min read


Everything you weren't told about law exchange
Everyone comes to exchange with different expectations but overwhelmingly, you don’t consider exchange unless you think it will be a magical

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Aug 31, 20154 min read


Secret to Success? Think like a lawyer
If there’s anything I wish I’d known in my first year of law school it would be these two things: First, find the best coffee..

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Aug 27, 20152 min read


The Penultimate Predicament
Wasn’t first year great? The excitement of university life was so fresh. And second year? Finally shedding off the awkward teen years and ge

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Aug 26, 20152 min read


#NewLaw: The future of legal services?
Fixed fees, lower overheads, increased job flexibility, smarter technologies and the absence of a competitive partnership model – is it too

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Aug 26, 20152 min read


Surviving Assessable Class Participation
Is there someone in your class who perfectly answers every question before your tutor even finishes asking it? Chances are you hate that guy

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Aug 25, 20154 min read


Working at the Magistrates' Court
Not many law students have the chance to get a behind-the scenes experience of a court. For the curious among you, the gist of it is paperwo

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Aug 24, 20152 min read


Five tips for staying motivated during your degree
In my first year, I was enthusiastic – almost ecstatic – about starting my five-year double degree. Keen and eager, I sped through readings,

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Aug 21, 20152 min read


Tips for a better semester
The time has come to hit our 1,429 page constitutional law textbooks or whatever weighty volume you’ve been blessed with this semester. You’

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Aug 21, 20152 min read


Surviving the Post-Graduation Blues
You’ve just completed your degree, hooray! Somewhere between the trauma of finals and the excitement of being invited to graduate, you may h

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Aug 14, 20153 min read


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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Aug 10, 20152 min read


Lessons learnt from my first year of law school
Looking back at my first year of university, some things worked out great, but others not so much. Before diving into my second year, I trie

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Aug 7, 20153 min read


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

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Aug 6, 20153 min read


How to take great notes (and actually remember them)
After going into my contract law exam with only half my exam notes prepared and relying on printed lecture slides for the rest of the course

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Aug 4, 20153 min read


Mastering the Art of Advocacy
Advocacy can sometimes be seen as the arch enemy: we know we have to do it, but public speaking, especially speaking before a distinguished

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Aug 3, 20152 min read
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