Getting ahead during the summer break
With the competitiveness of the legal profession, the months over the break are the perfect time to update your resume or get ahead with...
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- Oct 5, 2020
- 3 min
Keeping sane and thriving during lockdown
A year ago today, most of us looked at those who had the privilege of working from home as the luckiest people on Earth - as you stood on...
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
Week 11: Law students remain shocked that time moves linearly
Group chats among Deakin Law friendship circles are reportedly alight with commiserations that it is, in fact, week 11. “Omg how is it...
- Sep 24, 2020
- 1 min
BREAKING: Law student still waiting for unit content to finally click
KIM KOELMEYER Penultimate year student Keith Paige is growing more anxious with each passing day. At week 10 of the trimester, Keith’s...
- Sep 18, 2020
- 2 min
Final year student briefly forgets they still have exams left
It turns out, the light at the end of the tunnel can be blinding. Final year Commerce/Law student Victoria Clarke is now 9 weeks into her...
- Sep 13, 2020
- 2 min
Four ways to make that one paragraph of that case make sense
KIM KOELMEYER Damages Incurred has been inundated with reports of students being dozens of paragraphs into a case, and getting...
- Sep 7, 2020
- 4 min
How To Do Exams
When exam period rolls around each trimester, it is often associated with a sense of panic, never-readiness and redbull-fuelled late...
- Sep 7, 2020
- 5 min
Asking 'R U OK'? And what needs to happen afterwards
It goes without saying that 2020 has been a really rough year and now more than ever, making sure the people around you are coping okay...
- Aug 28, 2020
- 2 min
BREAKING NEWS: The mid-sem break was not in fact a break
KIM KOELMEYER Deakin students return to university after their mid-semester break this week. But for local law student Perry Waters, it ...
- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min
Student Hurriedly Piles Rubble Behind Laptop Before Zoom Call To Avoid Exposing Her Unkempt Mess
Jack Enticott Brooke Tambry’s day was not off to a good start when she was abruptly yanked out of her slumber by the obnoxious blaring of...
- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min
Challenge yourself to some self-care
Round 2 of isolation has made everything just that little bit harder. Not to worry, because we have created a self-care challenge...
- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min
Competitions at Deakin
Studying law can be extremely challenging and time consuming, even in early years. The thought of taking part in an extra-curricular...
- Aug 7, 2020
- 2 min
Adorable:Naive Law Student Bookmarks Prescribed Readings In Genuine Belief She’ll Actually Read Them
It was a quiet Wednesday afternoon when Mia Johnson, a bright-eyed first-year law student, finally convinced herself to work through her...
- Jul 31, 2020
- 2 min
“Exams Are Online Anyway” Says Student Who Will Definitely Fail
Jack Enticott As week three of the trimester comes to a close, most Deakin University students are working hard to stay up to date with...
- Jul 24, 2020
- 2 min
This just in: 3rd Year Law Student still talking about his ATAR
Jack Enticott As law students settle back into their studies, many penultimate year students have their minds firmly set on clerkship...
- Jul 15, 2020
- 2 min
Why you shouldn’t discredit your non-legal job
Working during your time at University is as important as it is challenging. On one hand, working’s a no-brainer for many of us; quite...
- Jul 15, 2020
- 2 min
3 QUICK BREAKFAST IDEAS
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! It gives your brain energy! Don’t skip it! Okay now that we have the obvious out of the...
- Jul 15, 2020
- 2 min
Law student devastated upon discovery he is somehow already a week behind after forgetting to comple
Jack Enticott As law students return to their studies after a three-week hiatus, many vowed this trimester would be different. Along with...
- Jun 11, 2020
- 2 min
3 Isolation friendly exercises
Exercising in isolation can be one of the best ways to stay sane! Whether it’s as a quick break from studying or a way to avoid the...
- Jun 11, 2020
- 2 min
How to Write a Professional Cover Letter
Your cover letter is an opportunity for you to ‘sell yourself’ and explain exactly why you are the best candidate for the role at hand....
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