Job Search7 min read
How to Explain a Gap in Your Legal Resume
A gap in your resume is not a confession. Here is how to frame time away from the law honestly, without apology, and in a way that reads as a strength.
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.
Law School6 min read
The 1L Summer Job Search, Demystified
Most 1Ls do not land a big-firm summer job, and that is completely fine. Here is where first-year students actually get hired, when to apply, and how to make the summer count.
Daniel Kwon
Practice Areas7 min read
Family Law: The Skills That Separate Good From Great
Family law rewards judgment and temperament far more than it rewards raw legal knowledge. Here is what the strongest family lawyers actually do differently.
Daniel Kwon
Career Paths7 min read
Careers in Academia: Teaching and Researching Law
A legal academic career is less about grades and more about ideas you can defend for a decade. Here is how it actually starts and what the road looks like.
Elena Marchetti
Internationally Trained7 min read
Volunteering and Pro Bono as a Bridge to Practice
For newcomers and career changers, volunteer legal work can be the fastest way to earn Canadian experience, real references, and the confidence to walk into an interview.
Farah Haddad
Law School8 min read
How to Explain a Non-Traditional Background to Legal Employers
Came to law later, or from a field nobody expects? Your unusual path is an asset, if you tell it right. Here is how to turn a career change into a story that lands.
Priya Anand
Articling8 min read
How to Turn a Summer Position Into an Articling Offer
A summer term is a long interview you can actually study for. Here are the habits during those weeks that quietly decide whether a firm asks you back to article.
Priya Anand
Provincial Guides7 min read
Understanding Law Society Requirements and Good Character
Good character is not a personality test, and admission is not a formality. Here is what the law society is really asking, and how to answer it honestly and well.
Elena Marchetti
Legal Tech & Innovation7 min read
The Paperless Practice: Tools and Habits
Going paperless is less about buying software and more about building habits that stick. Here is how to make the shift without losing a document or your mind.
Daniel Kwon
Money & the Business of Law6 min read
The Real Cost of Becoming a Lawyer in Canada
Tuition is only the headline. Here is an honest accounting of what qualifying to practise law in Canada actually costs, including the bills nobody warns you about.
Daniel Kwon
The Profession7 min read
Building Resilience for a Long Legal Career
Talent gets you into law. Habits keep you there. Here are the mindsets and small daily practices that let people build a fulfilling legal career over decades, not months.
Priya Anand
Law School7 min read
Should You Clerk? An Honest Look at Judicial Clerkships in Canada
A clerkship can be one of the best years of a legal career, or a costly detour, depending on what you want. Here is a balanced guide to what clerking is and who it suits.
Elena Marchetti