Practice Areas7 min read
Personal Injury Law: Advocacy for the Injured
Personal injury practice is part advocacy, part empathy, and part grind. Here is an honest look at what the work actually asks of you and who it suits.
Priya Anand
Articles
Notes on law, careers, and getting hired
Straight talk on articling, law school, the NCA route, and life in the profession, written for the people building legal careers across Canada.
Articling7 min read
Surviving Your Articling Year: Lessons from People Who Made It Through
The articling year humbles almost everyone. Here is warm, practical advice on workload, feedback, mistakes, and the small habits that carry you to your call date.
Priya Anand
Career Paths7 min read
The Path to Partnership, Explained
What partnership actually is, how firms decide who gets there, and how to tell whether the top of the ladder is a place you genuinely want to climb to.
Priya Anand
Internationally Trained7 min read
Finding Mentors as an Internationally Trained Lawyer
Newcomers to Canadian law rarely fail for lack of talent. They fail for lack of guides. Here is where to find mentors, and how to turn a first coffee into a real relationship.
Farah Haddad
Law School8 min read
Making the Summer Between 1L and 2L Count
Your first law school summer sets the tone for everything after. Here is where to find real experience, how to build momentum, and why the small firm nobody applied to might be your best move.
Daniel Kwon
Articling8 min read
Managing Multiple Principals and Competing Deadlines
Articling for several lawyers means juggling work that all feels urgent. Here is how to take on tasks, negotiate deadlines, and keep every ball in the air without burning out.
Daniel Kwon
Provincial Guides8 min read
The Bar Admission Process in Canada, Explained
Bar admission in Canada is a patchwork of provincial rules, exams, and articling. Here is a clear overview of how you actually become a licensed lawyer, wherever you land.
Farah Haddad
Legal Tech & Innovation6 min read
How Technology Is Changing Litigation
E-discovery, remote hearings, and legal AI are quietly rewiring how disputes get run. Here is what the tools actually change, and what they don't.
Daniel Kwon
Money & the Business of Law7 min read
How Bonuses and Profit-Sharing Work at Law Firms
Base salary is only half the story. Here is how the variable parts of legal pay actually work, from articling bonuses to partner draws, and what to ask before you sign.
Maya Rombout
The Profession7 min read
Finding Meaning in the Grind of Early Practice
The first years of practice can blur into a smear of deadlines and small tasks. Here is how to hold onto purpose when the work is relentless and the wins feel invisible.
Daniel Kwon
Job Search7 min read
How to Tailor Your Application to a Specific Firm
Tailoring is not swapping the firm's name into a template. It is homework that shows. Here is how to research a firm well enough that your letter reads like it was written for them.
Daniel Kwon
Practice Areas7 min read
Tax Law: Not as Dry as You Think
Tax is where the real stakes live: how deals get structured, how families pass on wealth, how governments draw the line. Here is why the driest looking practice area is quietly one of the most powerful.
Maya Rombout