Job Search8 min read
How to Stand Out When Everyone Has Similar Grades
By the time you are applying, your transcript is mostly fixed. Here is how to become the memorable candidate when a dozen applicants look identical on paper.
Maya Rombout
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.
Practice Areas8 min read
Criminal Law: Crown and Defence, Two Sides of a Coin
Crown and defence work look adversarial from the gallery, but the day-to-day skills, pressures, and rewards differ more than most students expect. Here is what each side actually demands.
Maya Rombout
Career Paths7 min read
Non-Profit and Charity Legal Work: What It's Like
What it actually feels like to practise law in the charitable sector: the pay trade-off, the variety of files, and the kind of person who thrives there.
Daniel Kwon
Internationally Trained8 min read
From Foreign Lawyer to Canadian Articling Student: One Path
You argued appeals in one country and now you must article like a fresh graduate. How the accreditation route actually unfolds, told through one journey.
Elena Marchetti
Law School6 min read
Networking for Introverts: A Law Student's Field Guide
Networking does not have to mean working a crowded room. For introverts, the quieter path of one-on-one conversations and genuine curiosity often works better, and it lasts.
Priya Anand
Law School7 min read
What Employers Really Read on a Law Student Transcript
Grades matter, but not the way most law students fear. Here is what employers actually look for on a transcript, and everything they weigh alongside it.
Maya Rombout
Articling7 min read
Building Good Relationships With Support Staff During Articling
Assistants, clerks, and law clerks quietly run the firm. Here is how to work well with the people who can make or break your articling year.
Maya Rombout
Provincial Guides6 min read
The Complete Guide to Articling Recruitment Cycles
Formal articling recruits run on fixed calendars that quietly decide your options. Here is how the cycles work, when they move, and how to plan a year ahead.
Maya Rombout
The Profession8 min read
Navigating Office Politics With Integrity
Every firm has invisible currents of power, credit, and loyalty. Here is how to read them clearly and move through them without becoming someone you don't recognize.
Elena Marchetti
Job Search7 min read
Cold Emailing Lawyers: How to Do It Well
A cold email to a lawyer you have never met can open a door no job board ever will. Here is how to write one that actually gets a reply, from subject line to sign-off.
Farah Haddad
Practice Areas7 min read
Securities Law and the World of Capital Markets
Securities lawyers move money, ideas, and companies through markets. Here is what the work actually looks like, day to day, and the pace that comes with it.
Daniel Kwon
Career Paths8 min read
Becoming a Legal Consultant or Contract Lawyer
Flexible legal work sounds like freedom until the first quiet month. Here is an honest look at consulting and contract law, the money, the tradeoffs, and who it actually suits.
Priya Anand