For Communication & Writing class, by L. Appleton There is a common theme amongst lawyers and professionals trying to find a work-life balance for those in the legal profession, and that theme is you. You are responsible for…
by Ann Barrow Attainable:  Not really: Distressing, frustrating, discouraging? Stephen Mabey’s article brought those adjectives to my mind Mabey’s rightly deems lawyers to have real choice in the matter of achieving balance in their lives,…
THEORY AND PRAXIS: As my college professor/lawyer, Omar Ha Redeye, teaches–creating videos, blogs and websites–go along way to helping paralegal graduates obtain work. Â This would apply to newly minted lawyers as well. Omar has our…
This article was originally published on www.LFTI.ca The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC)’s articling task force has released its final report on its proposed solution for what has been dubbed the “Articling Crisis” facing recent law…
The way legal services are delivered in Canada is changing.  Increased competition and a demand for lower prices has pressured law firms to slow hiring and deliver their services more efficiently.  After finishing my first year at Queen’s…
The Office is seeking an Articling Student, who will work as part of the Ombudsman’s legal team. To be eligible for the Articling Program, candidates must have either completed law school at the start of…
Articling How To – an article in Canadian Lawyer4Students discusses the ways students seeking articles can make themselves stand out from the crowd.
The Seven Sister law firm Davies LLP ran the above ad in several issues of Obiter Dicta, Osgoode Hall’s law student magazine, the last one running on January 9, 2012.  The law firm is known for…
Canadian Lawyer 4Students article on how law students can boost their job prospects with a good online profile.
We have all complained at some point about the articling process. Well here’s your opportunity to do something about it if you’re in Ontario. The Articling Task Force, created by the Law Society of Upper…
So, you’ve slogged your way through law school and you survived the Bar exam. And, perhaps only now you’re realizing even the 75th percentile doesn’t add up to an office, much less a corner office,…
