The Wall Street Journal blog interviewed Kirsten Wolf, what they describe as a law-school “naysayer.”
They asked her how she liked law school, and although she liked the intellectual aspects of it, she disliked the competition for jobs.
They also inquired about the much obsessed over grades. Despite being a B+ student, she didn’t get the […]
Casual Practice
Christina Binkley has commented on how the casual workplace has affected legal practice.
But she claims once they go casual, it’s difficult to get them to dress up again.
According to her,
…in lawyering, half the battle is the posturing. Many experienced lawyers see their wardrobe as a tool to win the trust of clients, juries […]
McCarthy Tétrault announced recently that they are the first firm to join Partners Without Borders with Avocats Sans Frontieres (Lawyers Without Borders or LWAB) in Quebec.
The organization was founded in 1992 in Belgium, and founded the Quebec chapter in 2002.
The news release states,
By becoming the first major Canadian law firm to be granted the […]
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 of Canada’s most famous public interest lawyers told Western law students recently.
In a talk on public interest careers, Murray Klippenstein discussed […]
Earlier this year, Attorney-General of Ontario, Michael Bryant, made significant changes to Legal Aid Ontario.
Recent Changes
The announcement on June 19, 2007, proclaimed an increase $51 million for low-income Ontarians.
Some of the specific areas of funding include:
Tariff Increase
Articling Students
Exemption of Universal Child Care Benefit
New Financial Eligibility Test
Services for Families
Big Case Management
Aboriginal Services
Community Legal Clinics […]
A Turning Point after Inaction
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin spoke to the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) in Calgary yesterday addressing the Maclean’s article controversy and the importance of pro bono work in Canada.
But the 30 second ovation came for another speaker, Lieutenant-Commander William Kuebler, who criticized Canada for its inaction in dealing with the case of […]
The Allure of Bay Street
Many aspiring lawyers these days seem to have interest in the field because they believe it to be especially lucrative. Specifically, myths abound about the prospects on Bay Street law firms.
The FindLaw Career Centre does provide information on base and associate salaries. The figures are admittedly impressive, especially since salaries […]
