Articles
Straight talk on articling, law school, the NCA route, and life in the profession, written for the people building legal careers across Canada.
Family law is some of the most human work a lawyer can do, and some of the heaviest. A reflective, honest look at the practice, the toll, and how to test the fit before you commit.
A law degree is a licence to think, not a life sentence at a firm. Here are the careers it opens beyond practice, and how to move toward one without wasting the training.
A plain-language tour of the accreditation subjects most NCA candidates face, what each one really tests, and how to study each so the exams feel less like a maze.
Law exams reward structure and issue-spotting more than raw memory. Here is how to organize an answer that earns marks instead of just sounding smart.
Nobody hands you the etiquette that experienced lawyers assume you already know. Here are the quiet habits and expectations that quietly decide how your articling year goes.
Licensing and daily practice in Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut work differently than in the south. Here is what the North asks of a lawyer.
AI can draft, summarize, and research faster than you can. Here is how to use it without crossing the ethical lines that still land lawyers in front of a discipline panel.
Access-to-justice work is often framed as charity. Look closer and it is one of the smarter investments a society makes, and a real career worth taking seriously.
Every lawyer makes an error that a client eventually sees. What separates a career-shaping crisis from a recoverable stumble is how quickly and honestly you own it.
Most articling jobs never get posted. Informational interviews are how you reach them: here is how to ask, run the meeting, and follow up so it actually leads somewhere.
IP law is broader and stranger than most students realize, from patent prosecution to brand disputes. Here is what the practice actually covers and who tends to thrive in it.
Government legal careers are steadier, broader, and more interesting than their reputation suggests. A look at the roles, the culture, the pay tradeoffs, and how people get in.