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Facts about Sleep and Sleep Deprivation
As law students we’re familiar with a lack of sleep. Last minute study, late assignments and midnight library sessions can take their toll,

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Nov 1, 20112 min read


Things I’d rather do than study
I don’t know about you, but I’m just not in the study mood. My brain is of the impression that it has already learnt enough this semester an

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Oct 31, 20111 min read


Unique Law Student Abilities
So we may not be able to design bridges or perform complicated lab experiments, but there are plenty of incredible ‘super powers’ that are u

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Oct 30, 20112 min read


A Day in the Life of a Paralegal
Being a paralegal isn’t all about interesting legal research and pushing trolleys of files to and from court. Like any role, it’s a job that

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Oct 25, 20112 min read


Should I go on an exchange?
International student exchanges are available at most, if not all, Australian universities. They can be short study programs overseas, or a

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Oct 23, 20114 min read


Brain Food for Exam Time
Pre-exam cramming generally means eating whatever you can buy from a vending machine or prepare in under three minutes. But what if procrast

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Oct 21, 20112 min read


Lessons from Exam Insomnia Season
“Sleep is for the weak, not you,” a Newcastle Law Revue video told me once. Approaching law exams means extra late night study and bonus sle

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Oct 20, 20111 min read


I want your Internship: Interview with Jock Steel, UN Intern
If you’re interested in a career in international law, an internship is often a great way to get started. UTS JD student, Jock Steel, talks

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Oct 20, 20114 min read


How to be Awesome at Interviews
Want a law job but worried about the interview? Marque Lawyers managing partner Michael Bradley, who has been interviewing would-be summer c

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Oct 13, 20117 min read


The Eight Stages of Exam Preparation
For all our supposed intelligence, most law students struggle to learn from the mistakes of last exam preparation season. Even when we promi

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Oct 8, 20112 min read


Surviving the Socratic Method
You have to admit, it’s a fairly impressive legacy. Even though he lived over 2,400 years ago, the Greek philosopher Socrates, still manages

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Oct 7, 20112 min read


It’s the Final Countdown…
I was flipping through my diary and doing my usual panic-because-everything-is-due-in-a-few-weeks-then-it’s-exams, and then I realised that

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Oct 5, 20113 min read


Cockney Rhyming Slang for Legal Types
No law student likes wading through readings peppered with more than a few hithertos, herewiths and notwithstandings, but after an afternoon

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Oct 4, 20112 min read


Seven Wonders of the Law Student World
Sure, the world has wonders like the Great Pyramid of Giza, but the law student realm has its own. Although they’re no Hanging Gardens of Ba

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Oct 1, 20112 min read


Confessions of a Law Clerk
Your first weeks of being a law clerk are a bit like starring in a comedy of errors. There are plenty of hilarious stuff ups (at least they’

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Sep 30, 20113 min read


The Secret Lives of Lawyers: Interview with Sarah Zeleznikow, Graduate Lawyer
Law is undoubtedly a demanding career path, and having a hobby outside of work or study is essential to maintaining a sense of balance. For

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Sep 28, 20113 min read


How to Spot a Law Student Zombie
We’re now in the assessment twilight zone – that rapidly diminishing period of time between mid-semester assignments and final exams – and t

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Sep 24, 20111 min read


Manage your Study Time Differently
Long study sessions are hardly my favourite thing. They start well, but after a while my attention drifts and I end up granting myself a ‘sh

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Sep 22, 20112 min read


Surviving a Take Home Exam
Take home exams have to be my least favourite assessment type. Mostly it’s because they turn your home into an exam room. That said, any exa

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Sep 20, 20113 min read


Things I Never Want to do Again Once I Finish Law School
Being a law student has its perks, but also a few drawbacks. Fortunately, many of those downsides are fleeting, and we can all look forward

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Sep 19, 20111 min read
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