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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...
Interview with Francis Qi: International Student and Graduate at Hunt & Hunt
This exciting interview series was conducted by one of our co-founders Yan, and takes us through how Francis Qi recently received his...
The 5 Most Common Questions of a First-Year Law student
Have you ever had questions you wanted to ask but were too scared to post on the Monash Law page or ask literally anyone out of fear of...
Beating the First-Year Blues
Everyone feels down and out sometimes. This is just a natural part of life, and first year law students are no exception to this. Whether...
Doubt about your Degree: Is it too late to be having Second Thoughts?
I spent all of High School knowing I was going to Law School. That’s right. I was that really extra kid on Career Day who knew exactly...
A Guide to obtaining Special Consideration and Extensions
The information here is valid for Monash students as of August 2018* Applying for academic special consideration and/or extensions can be...
Snapping out of the Mid-Semester Slump
It’s that time of the semester again… That time post mid-sem when we’re drained from completing back-to-back assignments and now...
Living in the Most Liveable City: Places and Faces to check out
Although your priority for moving to Melbourne is to study, there is more to life than holing yourself up in the law library and reading...
A Case for Good Breaks
Have you ever been studying, cramming or grinding away at a task and you hit a wall? A seemingly insurmountable wall that you just can’t...
A Tale of Transition: From Regional Public School to First Year Law
“So, what school did you go to?” It’s an innocent question and you hear it quite a lot during those awkward first year icebreakers,...