CBA Tips for Exams
The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) shared in their September edition of Addendum some sites with tips for exam preparation. Though most schools have concluded their first semester exams by this point, many are re-evaluating the…
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Chimps better memory than law students?
Russ Brown of the University of Alberta Faculty blog posted a story recently that claimed Japanese researchers found that 5 year old chimps had better short-term memory than adult humans. The chimps didn’t have better…
Freaking out about law exams?
With midterms approaching the stress and tension is visibly palpable. It seems nearly everyone appears to be determined to beat the tight bell curve of a “B” average. I can already envision the disappointment on…
To JD or not to JD
In most Commonwealth countries the designation for lawyers is LL.B., for Bachelor of Laws. The University of Toronto breaks ranks with Canadian law schools, issuing a J.D., or Juris Doctor to its graduates. The J.D….
Western Law’s Ethics Exam Becomes a Debacle
by Alex Dimson (From the September Issue of Nexus, Western Law’s Student Newspaper) The mystery of how a final copy of Western Law’s first-year ethics exam made its way to a library photocopier several days…
I Could Have Been Clearer, Slayton Admits
by Mana Khami (From the October Issue of Nexus, Western Law’s Student Newspaper) The author of a book on the legal profession says that he has some regrets about the controversy that has erupted since…
Public Interest Career Tough But Rewarding
by Alex Dimson (from the October Issue of Nexus, Western Law’s Student Newspaper) It takes business savvy and a tempering of salary goals but ultimately a career in public interest can be highly rewarding, one…
Matt Homann’s 15 thoughts for law students
Matt Homann, of the [non]billable hour blog, provides some amusing thoughts on law school: 1. Law school is a trade school. The only people who don’t believe this to be true are the professors and…
Osgoode Student’s Response to Maclean’s Rankings
The post below sparked interest to the editor of Law Times resulting in a substantial contribution to an article entitled New Law School Rankings ‘Incomplete’ Maclean’s Article: A Seriously Flawed Analysis Recently, Dean Monahan sent…
Maclean’s Law School Rankings
The much anticipated ranking of Canadian law schools by Maclean’s was released this past week. Also as anticipated, an enormous furor arose among faculty and professionals across the nation over the approach used. An American…
Canada Law Student Writing Awards
The 2007 Law Student Writing Awards recently announced the winners. About the Awards The purpose of the competition, sponsored by the Insolvency Institute of Canada (IIC), is to stimulate interest among law students in the…
2 skills and 6 kinds of info
2 Skills for each Subject We previously described the typical courses in a first-year law program. The types of skills needed for each subject are: Acquisition of information Developing analytical skill Stephen Coughlan of Dalhousie…