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Thanks, yeah, it was really just to have a read during holidays. The You've Entered blog actually has a blog list - totally missed that somehow. Good point re the free student membership, I'll look into that! If anyone else has any comments I'd be happy to hear them.

As I understand it, a patent lawyer is a convenient way to refer to a lawyer who works in the patent law field (and so can provide legal advice on issues). A patent attorney isn't a lawyer, but works in the patent field (and so doesn't provide legal advice). A lot of their work probably...

Thanks for that wannaspoon. I haven't spent too much time reading Lawyer's Weekly, a lot of articles seem to be advertising for consultants and other professional services (and all the articles on law students and graduates just talk about the graduate oversupply). I should probably check it...

Does anyone know of any good aussie law student blogs? I'm looking for general tips for uni, studying, finding jobs etc. There are plenty of legal blogs out there but not too many that focus on law students. I've got youveenteredlawland.com, but it's relatively new and not enough content up...

Jesus Christ who does that? I would be furious.

Well at least you have learnt one important thing during your gap year already - don't quit a job unless you have another lined up!

You will probably never get any really interesting work if you want to go to any professional work place. You could probably do real work if you go somewhere that has unskilled labour, like retail, fast food, RSPCA like the person above said. At the end of the day, if you get bored just use...

It's terrifying to think that you think this is normal, but anyway, start here: http://www.austlii.edu.au/

What I mean by go and see a lawyer is go and retain a lawyer to act on your behalf. As in you will actually need to pay money to get legal advice.

You have put $50,000 in a trust and have agreed to go to arbitration. Did you really need to do either of these? I would say a lack of access to a law library is the least of your worries right now. For the love of God, go and see a lawyer.

No you can if you want. What people are trying to say is that if you actually go ahead and do it, you will compromise one or both of the courses. Not worth it.

Why not apply to Macquarie and UTS, and if you get accepted, you can make the decision at that point. If you don't get accepted, then just stick with arts at UNSW and see if you can get your marks up to get an internal transfer. Seems like the easiest path to me?

As said above, you need to apply to a heap of different places. Print out 50 resumes and just walk around whatever city you live in and hand them all out. Cafes, book stores, retail stores... someone will call you back!

No way, in that situation it sounds like a great idea. There is no point just pushing through your degree if you're a bit unsure on what you want to do. Taking some time out now might actually help. Another way to think of it is that it will be much easier to take time out now during your...

I'll second time management and prewriting exam notes. Time management is super important to be able to get through all your reading, and prewriting your exam notes means you will actually be able to finish your exams in time (also called an exam script).

I didn't think there was too much politics in legal studies, only a little where you are learning about how laws are made (and doesn't really have anything to do with politics like you see on tv - just the process of politics to make law). I'm biased, but I would choose legal studies. Criminal...

What do you mean by "doing papers"? Legal jobs will be mostly paperwork, though some lawyers will also do court work. Just wanted to let you know that a lot of jobs will be mostly paperwork, so don't let that alone put you off it.