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...
Interview with Emma Heuston: Partner at LegalVision & Flexible Work Pioneer
In this instalment of our interview series we had the pleasure of interviewing Emma Heuston, Practice Leader (Partner equivalent) at...
Interview with Reiko Okazaki: Victorian Barrister & Monash Law Lecturer
Co-founders Yan and Priya have had the privilege of interviewing Reiko Okazaki. Reiko is an incredible example of an international...
Why Empathy Matters
I have this idealised vision of how the world could be a better place; if everyone just had a little more empathy for others. Granted,...
Why This Day Matters
Depression has always popped up in waves throughout my life, but never has it flattened me like it did in 2016. T wo years ago,...
Under the Pressure: A Personal Account of Struggling and Surviving
Have you ever done anything because you thought it is what you should be doing? It came to me right after I met up with a friend - the...
Why Failing is Fantastic
Whether we are aware of it or not, we are conditioned to believe that success is everything. At school we are praised for winning races...
What doing Law means for an International Student
I remember since I was little I had been dreaming about becoming an International lawyer, travelling between different countries, freeing...
Interview with Sarah Holloway: Founder of Matcha Mylkbar & Monash Alumni
As we attempt to get through the 5+ years at Uni, many of us may wrestle with thoughts about whether or not to practice as a lawyer after...