Friday, March 30, 2007

Court OKs fees, residential school deal can proceed

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Looks like Tony Merchant will get his bucks . Does anybody know whether lawyers are still picking up clients for this settlement? Or has t...
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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Dalhousie Law School is OLD!

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Here's a tidbit for you : "Dalhousie is the oldest university-affiliated common law school in the British Commonwealth." That...

Defining Your Practice - Your Area of Law

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One year ago, definitely two years ago, and unequivically three years ago, I never would have thought of myself practicing anything but cor...
Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Happy Birthday, copyright 2007

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Unhappy Birthday is a grassroots project run by citizens who are outraged by rampant copyright infringement in today's society — partic...

Gilligan's Island and the Law

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Today, I was daydreaming while drafting a Statement of Claim for Divorce, and remembered sitting in a law class (can't remember which on...
Saturday, March 24, 2007

Race for the Top

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There is a promising new article at The Gazzette about law student / law firm recruiting. "A thousand or so ambitious law graduates. T...
Friday, March 23, 2007

Help Josh go to Law School

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Here's a neat idea - sponsor a kid to go to law school for a 10 day trial run. That's the deal for a 14 year old British student w...
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Thursday, March 22, 2007

Show me the Money!

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Check this out ! One family puts up $25,000,000.00 for Harvard Law School. I know a few Canadian Law School deans who would love to have s...

Delay in Publication

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The 2nd Edition of So, You Want to be a Lawyer, Eh? has been delayed somewhat by the publisher. We expect it to be available by May, 2007...
Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Hooray for Mooters across Canada!

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I came across this article recently. It made me happy to see some media recognition for the winners of the Gale Cup moot. I had a good fr...

Residential School Case Aftermath

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There's a fairly good (although somewhat biased) article on the controversy surrounding contingency based lawyer fees for the Canadian R...
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Friday, March 16, 2007

New Lawyer for Letourneau Eden LLP

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We just hired a new lawyer for our firm. I am very excited about this. It is my goal to one day have the largest firm in the area I live i...

Leading Partner

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My wife gave me a great idea the other day. She said you really shouldn't try to be a Managing Partner for your law firm. You should t...
Monday, March 12, 2007

Part-time Law Studies

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I received an email inquiry from a mother who wants to attend law school in Canada, but would like to do so on a part-time basis. She was a...
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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Finally...A Female Managing Partner!

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I was sitting in Dairy Queen yesterday with my kids after a fun time at the swimming pool. I was pleased to find The Globe and Mail newspap...
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Monday, February 19, 2007

The Importance of Rest

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Guess what the percetage of Type A personalities permeate law school and the legal career? I don't know the answer to that question, but...
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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Law School and Having Children

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On February 15, my wife and I welcomed a new baby boy into our family. Samuel Adam is our fourth child, and is a fantastic blessing to us! ...
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Monday, February 05, 2007

Should Lawyers be called "Doctor"

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I was on www.lawstudents.ca recently, and followed a thread on the question, "Should Lawyers be called 'Doctor'." I thou...
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Thursday, February 01, 2007

You've Made it into Law School - Congratulations!

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I have received numerous emails from readers of my book and my blogs ( Law Eh? and Canadian Law School ) recently. Many of you have sent m...
Thursday, January 04, 2007

Law School Rejection - Take This!

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For those of you in the process of waiting for your law school admission results, I have come across the following very useful letter. Plea...
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