Career Paths8 min read
National Firm or Regional Firm: Which Fits Your Goals?
The choice between a big national firm and a strong regional one shapes your training, your hours, and your path. Here is how to weigh them honestly.
Daniel Kwon
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.
Internationally Trained7 min read
The Emotional Side of Requalifying as a Lawyer
Requalifying in Canada is not just an exam and a paperwork problem. It is an identity problem. Here is how to name the hard parts and keep your footing.
Farah Haddad
Law School7 min read
How to Read Cases Faster Without Missing What Matters
Reading every word of a judgment is not the same as understanding it. Here is a method for getting through cases quickly while holding on to the parts that actually count.
Priya Anand
Articling7 min read
How to Make a Strong First Impression in Your First Week of Articling
The first week of articling sets a tone that lingers all year. Here are concrete, low-drama moves that make people want to work with you, from someone who supervised dozens of students.
Maya Rombout
Provincial Guides7 min read
Becoming a Lawyer in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
A plain-language guide to qualifying on the Prairies, from law school and the NCA route through articling and call to the bar in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Maya Rombout
Legal Tech & Innovation7 min read
Practice Management Software: What It Actually Does
Practice management software is the quiet backbone of a modern firm. Here is what it really does, how the pieces fit together, and why it matters to you as a new lawyer.
Daniel Kwon
Internationally Trained6 min read
Building a Legal Career in Canada as a Newcomer
The exams are only part of the story. Building a legal career in a new country is really about experience, relationships, and resilience. Here is how to start from wherever you are.
Farah Haddad
Money & the Business of Law7 min read
What Determines a Lawyer's Compensation Over a Career
Legal pay is shaped by more than your firm's letterhead. Here is an honest look at the levers that move a lawyer's income across thirty years of practice.
Elena Marchetti
The Profession8 min read
Professionalism and Civility in a Combative Profession
Advocacy is adversarial by design, but rudeness is a choice. Here is how to stay principled and civil when the work invites you to be neither.
Elena Marchetti
Job Search7 min read
Handling Rejection in a Legal Job Search
The no's in a legal job search sting, but they are also survivable and often useful. Here is how to stay steady, stay strategic, and keep moving toward a yes.
Farah Haddad
Practice Areas7 min read
Employment Law: Representing Workers and Employers
Employment law has two chairs at the table, and the work looks different from each one. Here is what the plaintiff and management sides actually involve, and how to choose.
Elena Marchetti
Career Paths7 min read
Careers in Policy and Regulation for Lawyers
Legal training is quietly perfect for policy and regulatory work. Here is how the skills transfer, where the roles live, and how to make the leap without a traditional practice résumé.
Priya Anand