Thursday, May 24, 2007

Next LSAT is looming

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The next Canadian LSAT test is scheduled for June 11, 2007. Are you ready? Surf this blog and www.canadianlawschool.ca for various resourc...

UVic prof seeks to end fingerprinting for U.S. school entrance test

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Fingerprinting Canadians to deter cheating on law school entrance tests may be scrapped, thanks to a determined University of Victoria philo...

Despite hardships, single mom kept raising the bar

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There's a great law student success story article here . I like hearing these kinds of stories.

Back in the Saddle

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Whew, whirlwind month! My law partner withdrew from the partnership to seek different pastures. Had to change everything over to Letournea...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007

New Cram Course MBA/LLB Program at Western

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This is interesting - Learn how you can complete both the Ivey MBA and the Western LLB programs in just three years. Thi...

Courting Clerks

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There's an inspiring article at McGillREPORTER by Pascal Zamprelli about some McGill law students who were chosen as clerks to the Sup...
Sunday, April 15, 2007

Pushing the Limits

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On January 1, 2007, I made a resolution that I was going to act my age again. That meant that I was going to get my body back, and stop fee...
Sunday, April 08, 2007

Flying Solo

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I have been wanting to buy Flying Solo: A Survival Guide for Solos and Small Firm Lawyers for a while now. I am now about 10 months into o...
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It's Not About the Bike - Great Book!

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I have been a huge Lance Armstrong fan for years and years and years. I have been an avid cyclist since I was a teen, and followed every on...
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Saturday, April 07, 2007

Big Business Beyond Bay Street: Abundant opportunities in Calgary are drawing young lawyers away from the ‘centre of the universe’

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Way to go Calgary! Friday March 30th in Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Pamela Fieber writes: Like many Ontario law school students, Julie Inch as...
Friday, April 06, 2007

Client Counsel Games

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UVic law students primed for client counsel games Victoria Times Colonist, Canada - 4 Apr 2007 Nicole Smith and Brigeeta Richdale of UVic...

UBC Law is growing

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Grant will help fund new UBC law school Vancouver Sun (subscription), Canada - 2 Apr 2007 The University of British Columbia’s Faculty of L...

First aboriginal female judge appointed in Manitoba

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Winnipeg Free Press Thu Apr 5 16:47:00 CDT 2007 " A lawyer from northern Manitoba has become the first aboriginal woman to be appointe...
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

My Top Ten for Being Your Own Boss in Law

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I was recently asked by a friend why I do what I do. I.e. Why did I start up my own law firm, and why I chose to practice in a relatively s...
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...