What law firms are looking for
Léna Taylor, Director of Student Programs at McCarthy Tétrault, answers your questions, Law students and new lawyers have a variety of things to worry about, from finding a job in this job market, to figuring…
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,…
40% of Ontario Prosecutions Fail Before Trial
According to the National Post, the criminal justice system in Ontario is an absolute mess. Ontario has the highest rate of failed prosecutions in Canada. In this province, approximately 40% of criminal cases are withdrawn,…
Biking While Under the Influence
We’ve previously mentioned DUIs while driving a wheelchair and a lawn mower. One of our readers asked whether he could be charged when riding a bicycle. Well, maybe not in Canada, but in Ohio… h/t…
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…
Proposition 8 Maps on Who Donated
With privacy issues dominating the blawgosphere this week, here is an interesting development that might raise some eyebrows. Proposition 8, which prohibited same-sex marriage in California in the last federal election in the U.S., has…
About that Valentine’s Day Card…
If you received a Valentine’s Day card in the mail yesterday, and you’re not exactly sure who it’s from, this might be of interest to you: A guy walks into a post office one day…
Court: No Expectation of Privacy in our Online Identity
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that Canadians have no expectation of privacy in their online identity. In a St. Thomas-area child porn case, the police asked Bell Canada for a customer’s name…
It’s Not Easy being a Felon on Valentine’s
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…