Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Articling: The Last Day of my Law Articles

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Well, it finally arrived, the last day of my legal training. As of today, and pending my bar call in June, I will have officially arrived at...
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Monday, May 29, 2006

Law School: Law School Guidebook - extra copies

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See my post not too far down below. I mentioned that I had some copies of my book that were not in perfect condition. I can't see any...

Success Stories: Inspiring law student and mother

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Check out this brief article about a successful law student, activist and most importantly, mother. I love hearing about those who beat the...
Thursday, May 25, 2006

Admissions: Next LSAT (Law School Admissions Test) Dates

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A recent comment post asked how and when you register for the next LSAT. You can access LSAT Dates & Deadlines here . The next test is M...
Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Teaching the Charter to youth

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I have volunteered to give a presentation to a group of Boy Scouts on the Canadian Constitution , and especially the Charter of Rights and ...
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Admissions: Canadian Law School Admissions Web

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Check out this relatively new site that I was made aware of today - Canadian Law School Admissions Web . A welcome addition to the Canadian ...
Friday, May 19, 2006

Articling: Articling - Ah, the end is near

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Only 6 actual work days left in my law articles! I can taste the end! Wow. I will officially become a lawyer on June 23. My new practice wil...
Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Lawyers: What do lawyers do anyways?

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Lots of prospective and current law students have been asking me what the daily life of a lawyer is like. Well, I can't speak for every ...
Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Survivor "Settlement"

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Jarvis Googoo, a law student at Dalhousie posted the following at his blog, The Coco Banana , today. He has given me permission to reprint ...

Lawyers: Why Start your own Law Firm?

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A reader of my book recently asked me why, and how I was going to start a law firm so early on in my legal career. Great question. Here was ...
Thursday, May 11, 2006

Lawyers: Outrageous contingency fees for lawyers?

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In a quirky bit of fate, I read an article on CBC a couple of days after my last post, which dealt with mega-torts and mega-$ for lawyers t...
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Monday, May 08, 2006

Law in Literature: The King of Torts - a short review

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I just finished reading John Grisham's King of Torts . It was a very entertaining read and fairly creative. It was equally frustrating -...
Thursday, May 04, 2006

More Professors Ban Laptops in Law Classes

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Here's something controversial (at least for law students). Some Penn State law school professors have banned laptops in their classroom...
Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Law School: Books for Sale - Great Deal

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I have a number of copies of my book ( So, You Want to be a Lawyer, Eh?: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Prospective and Current Canadian Law ...
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Monday, April 24, 2006

Law Articles: Closing in on becoming a lawyer

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Time stretches on in these last two months before my bar call. I just finished a judge's rotation at the courthouse, which was fantastic...
Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Law School News: Law School in the News

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University of Toronto Law School has decided to raise its tuition . They are going for the full 8% increase allowed under Ontario's new ...
Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Law School: The progression into law

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Everybody has their own story about why they decided to write the LSAT and apply for law school. Everybody has their own story about why the...
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Thursday, March 23, 2006

Law School: Queen's Law Life: Correlation between the average law tuition ($6,800) and the average law prof's salary ($136,634)?

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There is an exellent article on Queen's Law Life looking at law tuition compared to law professor salaries. It is insightful commentary...
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Friday, March 17, 2006

Law Eh? Law School in Canada - Second Edition

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I have now started work on the 2nd edition of So, You Want to be a Lawyer, Eh? The title will be changed to Law Eh? Law School in Canada. W...
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Law School: Canadian Law School Success

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A few tidbits for today: The Princton Review gives some good tips on how to attack law school classes . It's worth a quick read. Tips fo...