Assignment 3 destination guide book

Where can I get a job as a lawyer? (age 26,27)

Assignment 3 destination guide book

Apply for University of Toronto faculty and law (age 23)

There are three choices to become a lawyer.

Law in the public interest: Working in the public interest may involve working for a public interest group such as the African Canadian Legal Clinic or doing legal aid work.

Private practice: Working in private practice means that you have individual clients, it may be clients or corporations. Lawyers often specialize in one area, for example, family lawyers, criminal defense lawyers.

Government: Working for the government means that the government itself is your client.

I am going to choose private practice, I don't want to be a lawyer from the government because they make far less and I don't want to deal with public issues.

What do you do after law school? (age 26)

A law degree is not enough to qualify to practice law in Ontario. You must also successfully complete the Ontario Bar Admission Course.

The Bar Admission Course: A bar examination is a test intended to determine wether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction

All law school applications in Ontario are co-ordinated by the Ontario Law School Application Service. The OLSAS application is completed on-line. The applications are processed by OLSAS and then forwarded to each law school the applicant has applied to for an admission decision. Every law school has different requirements for entrance. However, they all require your academic transcripts, LSAT score and some form of a personal statement. Many law schools also request reference letters. The deadline for applying to law schools in Ontario is usually the first week of November of the year before you want to enter law school.

What do you learn in law school?

First Year Law: The first year of law school is similar at most Canadian law schools. Students take introductory courses in areas such as Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Property Law, and Contracts Law. There are also special courses designed to teach first year students about other, exciting areas of law. In addition, first year law students are given specialized training in legal research and writing. There are many extracurricular activities and volunteer experiences open to first year students. Many students participate in trial advocacy and client counseling competitions, volunteer at legal clinics or non-profit organizations, participate in student-led clubs and social events at the law school. This is a great way to meet people with similar interests and find out how you can apply your legal training outside of academics.

Summer After First Year: Most students take jobs outside the legal field, but continue to do volunteer work to gain legal experience.

Second Year Law: During second year, there are many opportunities to pick your own courses based on your areas of interest. In either first year or the upper years of the law program, most law schools also require students to participate in a "moot" which is a mock trial, in which students act as "lawyers" on a fictional case and are "judged" by professors and lawyers.

Summer After Second Year: Many students work in law firms, government legal departments or legal clinics doing legal research after their second year of law school. It is a good way to learn about different legal employers, and to decide what type of law, if any, that you want to practice.

Third Year Law: This is your last year of law school, and it is the year in which you can really get involved in a leadership role in clubs, committees, journals or other extracurricular opportunities at the law school. Students take more specialized courses, and work on lengthy research papers in their areas of interest. Students may also participate in exchange programs.

Writing the Law School Admission Test (age 22)

Retirement (age 55)

I plan to retire as a lawyer around the age of 55. Hopefully I did well as a lawyer and could travel the world, but I wouldn't mind working a little longer.

Finish a bachelor degree (age 22)

All Canadian and US law schools require the LSAT. It is held four times a year, and consists of several sections of questions and problems designed to test reading comprehension and your ability to think logically and analytically. You may write the test more than one time. However, you should check with each law school to see how they treat multiple writings of the test. Some law schools average the scores and others take the highest or the lowest score. Many applicants write the test in June after third year or during first term of their fourth year undergraduate degree.

Finishing your degree will take three to four years. Most law schools in Canada now require the completion of at least three years of your degree or a completed degree before you can be accepted into law school. Even if the law school you are applying to does not require it, your application will be more competitive if you have completed your undergraduate degree.

What university courses do you need to go to law school?

-Any university degree is good preparation for law school. There are people at law school who have degrees in engineering, biochemistry, English literature, political science, economics etc. If you aren't sure what you want to do, don't let anyone tell you that one subject is better than another for getting into law school.

Grade 10 (age 15)

-Dream job: lawyer

-Receive over an average of 80% or above in all my courses

What does a lawyer do ?

Lawyers advise clients on legal matters, represent clients before administration boards and draw up legal documents such as contracts and wills.

Grade 12 (age 17)

-Graduating high school with a 80% or above average

-Applying for the University of Toronto

-Completed all 40 hours of community service hours

-Apply for a part time job to have through the 4 years of university