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Wow! Survive Law got shiny!
It’s like a celebrity makeover story. Over the summer we’ve secretly been nipping and tucking our way to a prettier, friendlier and altogeth

Survive Law
Mar 6, 20122 min read


Top Five Inspirational Films For Law Students
It’s unlikely that as a law student you’ll find time to lie around and watch films...who am I kidding? Any excuse to procrastinate is a good

Survive Law
Mar 3, 20124 min read


Summer Clerk Diary: Mary Browne, Jackson McDonald
Hi! My name is Mary and I’m in my final year of a Law and Mass Communication (Public Relations) double degree at Murdoch University, Western

Survive Law
Mar 3, 20123 min read


Summer Clerk Diary: Jessie-Grace Stephenson, Gilbert + Tobin
It’s not just you. I had no idea what a clerkship would be like before I worked at a law firm, and now with the benefit of hindsight, I can

Survive Law
Mar 2, 20123 min read


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

Survive Law
Mar 1, 20123 min read


Welcome to Law School, Class of 2012!
So it’s the first day of the new university year (for most of us, anyway). For some, you’ll be taking your first steps not only in law schoo

Wenee Yap
Feb 29, 20123 min read


Moving from High School to University
Every law student vividly remembers their first day at uni. Having barely left the high school, we find ourselves facing another veritable o

Survive Law
Feb 29, 20122 min read


Poem: Pre-First Day Jitters
Are you starting uni tomorrow? Feeling a tad petrified? Don’t be, we know you’re going to be fantastic.

Head Editor
Feb 26, 20121 min read


Summer Clerk Diary: Dave Barton, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Despite having several years’ experience working full-time, I wasn’t sure what to expect from a clerkship at a commercial law firm. Everyone

Survive Law
Feb 24, 20122 min read


Summer Clerk Diary: Eva Lee, Minter Ellison
UNSW law student Eva Lee spent her summer clerking with Minter Ellison in Sydney and discovered that there is more to a clerkship than meets

Survive Law
Feb 21, 20123 min read


My Jury Duty Experience
Many people I know would go to great lengths to avoid jury duty. In fact, an old school friend recently posted on Facebook: “application to

Survive Law
Feb 20, 20122 min read


Summer Clerk Diary: Aman Gaur, Australian Government Solicitor
Aman Gaur is studying law and economics at Australian National University and spent his summer clerking with the Australian Government Solic

Survive Law
Feb 20, 20122 min read


My Jessup Journey: A Story of Survival
It has taken a while to get around to writing this post. You see, I have been in what you could call a ‘decompression’ phase. This decompres

Survive Law
Feb 19, 20123 min read


Summer Clerk Diary: Genevieve McManamey, Hicksons
UTS law student Genevieve McManamey has spent her summer clerking at Hicksons. From early morning train rides and managing client queries to

Survive Law
Feb 18, 20123 min read


Summer Clerk Diary: Mihilini Fernando, Maddocks
Monash law student Mihilini Fernando has spent the break clerking at Maddocks. Here’s her take on the clerkship experience… As I took my fir

Survive Law
Feb 17, 20122 min read


Bond Uni takes out D.M. Harish Moot
A team from Bond University has won out India’s biggest mooting competition. Law students Sara Trainor and Indhia Duncan won the D.M. Harish

Survive Law
Feb 17, 20121 min read


Summer Clerk Diary: Laura McDonnell, Lander & Rogers
Today’s summer clerk diary is by Deakin University Arts/Law student Laura McDonnell, who shares her experience at Lander & Rogers Lawyer

Survive Law
Feb 16, 20123 min read


How to Pick up a Law Student
It’s Valentine’s Day, so this post is for all those law students looking for love. The first thing I realise is how *awkward* it is when a l

Survive Law
Feb 16, 20123 min read


University of Adelaide Becomes South Australia's First Fair Trade University
The Fair Trade Association of Australia & New Zealand has granted Fair Trade status to the University of Adelaide.

Survive Law
Feb 15, 20121 min read


World's Best Student Cities Announced
Australia has performed strongly in the first ever QS Best Student Cities ranking, released earlier today.

Survive Law
Feb 15, 20121 min read
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