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Should law schools provide more career support?
Law schools are falling short of student expectations when it comes to careers, Survive Law’s latest survey has found. The results of the...

Survive Law
Feb 20, 20152 min read


How to Be More Productive
Do you feel like you've been coasting? Has discipline been eluding you? Do you get the sense that you lose a lot of study time, although

Survive Law
Feb 18, 20153 min read


A marathon, not a sprint: Running the law school race
As law students we are constantly rushing; our long list of readings and deadlines never seems to shrink. On top of study there’s part-time

Survive Law
Feb 18, 20152 min read


High Court Justices Agree to Agree
Dissenting is out and agreement is in vogue at the High Court of Australia, a study from the University of New South Wales has revealed....

Survive Law
Feb 17, 20152 min read


USyd wins Australian round of Jessup Moot
Teams from the University of Sydney and the University of Western Australia are packing their bags for the US after reaching the grand...

Survive Law
Feb 16, 20151 min read


What to wear to a job interview
We all know that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but when you walk into a job interview, your interviewer will form an impression o

Survive Law
Feb 12, 20152 min read


Me v My Degree Structure
The course structure for a law degree sometimes seems like a strategy board taken straight from the most confidential vault at the Pentagon.

Survive Law
Feb 11, 20152 min read


Six TED Talks for Law Students
I am a huge fan of TED talks. The speakers are the best and most inspirational people in their field and they offer new ideas and progressiv

Survive Law
Feb 10, 20152 min read


Lessons from working in a law firm
Snagging a law job is a sweet deal: being paid to do legal duties is interesting, and you get to see how the law and law firms function ‘in

Survive Law
Feb 5, 20152 min read


Dealing with a Deferred Exam
There are times during uni when a medical problem or personal circumstances may prevent you from sitting an exam. When that happens, you...

Survive Law
Feb 4, 20152 min read


High Court welcomes new judge
There’s a new High Court Justice in town. Today Justice Geoffrey Nettle will be sworn in as the 51st judge of the High Court of...

Survive Law
Feb 3, 20151 min read


Are you married to the law?
Any law student who tells you they’re single is wrong. We’re all in committed, sometimes unhealthy, relationships. The law and I have been t

Survive Law
Jan 19, 20152 min read


I Want Your Job: Q&A with Daniel Butler, DBA Lawyers
Daniel Butler graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws. He worked in Chartered Accounting and

Survive Law
Jan 7, 20153 min read


UNSW Wins International Human Rights Moot
A team from the University of New South Wales has won the Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition in Geneva. UNSW law...

Survive Law
Dec 22, 20141 min read


First Year v Final Year Me: My Law School Transformation
I have a photo of myself taken on the day I found out I was really doing it; I was going to law school. My skin is clear, my face is beaming

Survive Law
Dec 18, 20145 min read


I Want Your Job: Interview with Rachel French, Legal Counsel for Amatheon Agri
Rachel studied Arts/Law before completing a Master of Laws, specialising in international law. She is currently working in Berlin as the in-

Survive Law
Dec 17, 20143 min read


Lawyer Jokes
Not only are exam marks due out at any moment, but also the holiday season is now officially upon us! At times like this, we all need a good

Survive Law
Dec 12, 20142 min read


Studying Law with a Toddler
Last semester, I embarked upon my return to university to complete my law degree. When I left, I was twenty-something, foot-loose and fancy-

Survive Law
Dec 12, 20143 min read


Celebrities v the Law in 2014
2014 was another busy year for the world’s celebrities (and their lawyers). From wig design disputes to a love letter from a juror, here’s a

Survive Law
Dec 10, 20144 min read


A Law Grad Wanders Around the World
Midway through 2013, I was about to finish my undergraduate law degree. I was starting my Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and I was bored

Survive Law
Dec 8, 20143 min read
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