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When "toughing it out" isn't enough
This month, the ARS team have decided to focus on tools and strategies that we can use to better our mental health. There are so many...
"There's nothing better than a good boogie": Comments on Law School and Stress from Ben Racz
“The statistics show how absurdly disproportionate mental health issues are in law school and the legal profession. So, I guess it's no...
Mental Health and the Law with Professor the Honourable Kevin H Bell AM QC
Professor the Honourable Kevin H Bell AM QC has been a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, President of the Victorian Civil...
Thoughts on Sexual Violence and Legal Education from Francesco Mercadante
“I don’t know anyone in my life who has experienced sexual violence. However, upon hearing stories from my close female friends about...
Open Honesty and Brutal Truths: an Interview with Marcelle Yacoub
Content warning: This article includes discussions of sexual harassment. If you find this disturbing or upsetting, please contact...
Sexual Harassment and Legal Work: We’ve got a shamefully long way to go.
Trigger warning: This article includes discussions of sexual harassment. If you find this disturbing or upsetting, please contact...
Humans of Monash Law: How does the law handle sexual assualt? Comments from Amy Hale.
Trigger warnings: Sexual assault, rape, alcohol/drugs. If this article causes any negative reactions, please reach out for support by...
Understanding the Law’s Boundaries, and Yours
Trigger warnings: Sexual assault, rape, alcohol/drugs. If this article causes any negative reactions, please reach out for support by...
Keys to Success: Tips & Advice for International Students
Do you ever feel disheartened whenever you hear people talk about their internship or job at a law firm? I think as law students, we have...
The Ultimate Race: On Comparison & Law School
I have this terrible habit of reaching for my phone whenever I can’t be stuffed concentrating on a lecture or reading a whole case....
The Great Balancing Act: Law School & a Part-Time Job
We all know that life’s not easy. There are always going to be times when we are busier than usual, where we feel like there isn’t even...
Time for an Awakening: Overcoming the Adversity of Culture and Stigma
CW: suicide, dist. thoughts In March 2016, international student Zhikai Liu committed suicide by jumping off the balcony of his 21st...
News Flash: We aren't having the correct discussion about mental health
Every now and then it is important to acknowledge how far we have come. Mental illness is now seen as a genuine grievance worthy of...
First Year Blues: A Short Story on Choosing Your Friends & Your Clothes
First year of law school. Not easy. But definitely not as intimidating as you may think. For me, what worried me most wasn't just law...
The Importance of Individualism: A Conversation with Demetrio Zema from Law Squared
If you are looking down the barrel of another 3 – 4 years of law school, it can be difficult to digest the seemingly long road ahead and...
How Clerkship Rejections Were The Best Thing That Happened To Me
Last year, I faced a series of rejections that I never expected would affect me the way it did. I had good grades and a nicely ornamented...
We Asked How Law Students Deal With Stress. Here's What They Said.
As a 4th year, I've had about eight semesters to figure out how to handle stress during exam time. Yet, for some reason I still make the...
On the Precipice of Hard Work: Taboo Challenges of University Life
University lifestyle is outwardly and undeniably demanding. There is a requirement for rigorous diligence, the ability to absorb a wealth...
Do you love what you're doing? Or do you love the idea of it?
In my penultimate year of law school, all of my friends and classmates were applying for summer clerkships with commercial law firms. I...
From the Country to Clayton: Struggles of Moving to the Big Smoke
Growing up in a small town in regional Victoria it was normal (if not expected) that you knew everyone’s name at school, you knew what...