Comfortable in a kippa or a kaffiyeh
Published in today’s Star and reproduced here at the request of the authors. Apartheid or no apartheid, what is going on across Canadian university campuses this week is not a mature and helpful way to…
Law School
Law School Scam?
This is hardly an endorsement, but rather fodder for discussion. Probably produced by one of those “unsuccessful” lawyers.
Goin’ Solo – A New Way to Learn
Should law school be a professional faculty designed to produce legal technicians, or a theory-based approach designed to give students a conceptual understanding of the law? When the latter holds true, and law schools do…
Ret. Judge Paul Staniszewski Espouses Clear Hatred
Paul Staniszewski was a graduate of Osgoode Hall in 1954. He practiced law for 13 years until he was appointed as a federal judge in 1967. Several law school scholarships were set up in his…
The Wall
The Wall has to be one of the most common reasons people don’t pursue their academic careers further than they do. Almost all people run into it eventually. Most of us hit it in undergrad,…
Facebook and Law Profs, and We got Scooped
It’s been a couple weeks (we’ve been busy), but Mitch Kowalski of the Legal Post caught an interesting post over at Volokh again. And yes, he rubs it in that he scooped us on it. …
Canada’s First Fourth-Tier Law School?
As most of Canada’s larger universities now have affiliated faculties of law, it falls to younger and smaller universities to adopt legal education. Recently, Lakehead University was unsuccessful in convincing Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty that…
Hold on a Sec… I Actually Got Into Law School
Hi everyone, Please allow me to introduce myself: my name is Vitali. I was referenced in Omar’s post earlier today as the guy trying to get into law school. As of this afternoon, I am…
Why Do Law Student Blogs Struggle in the Long-Term?
A couple weeks ago, Orin Kerr of the Volokh Conspiracy raised the issue of what he perceived as the decline of law student blogs. We know the folks at Volokh focus on American content, so…
My Brand (As a Joint Student)
Cross-posted from the Financial Post When I was an undergrad, Western law had the reputation for being the “business†law school. Indeed, Western makes an effort to distinguish itself through this brand; in fact, one…
Health Law: What Does It Mean To You?
The Health Law Student Association (HLSA) at the University of Ottawa brings together people who have a common interest in the area of Health Law. However, when questioned, most members of the HLSA (myself included)…
Osgoode Gets Down to Business
With all the negative press surrounding the York strike in recent weeks, it’s a welcome change to hear that something productive is going on at the northern Toronto university: Osgoode Hall is teaming up with…