Comments on: Articling abolition? A groundbreaking LSUC report

By: veillyukiko

veillyukiko — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:18:29 +0000

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By: Frank

Frank — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:30:01 +0000

Also in response to David Grey, in theory it makes sense, but distance programs get dinged a lot harder by the NCA. You’ll most likely end up having to take classes at a Canadian law school too after, where placement is not guaranteed. Doing it in person is safer but costs more, then you write your exams. Then the matter of articling arises….

By: Frank

Frank — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:16:31 +0000

In response to NSB, which firms told your daughter she was ineligible??

I’ve been in contact with a few firms across Canada (mostly western) and some municipal offices. They’ve all said they do consider foreign law grads and do not consider their applications handicapped. This is all once the NCA process is complete of course, which in your daughter’s case is true.

If you could shed some light on the matter I would be happy to help.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:28:53 +0000

I have been looking for articling position for 5 months.

By: David Grey

David Grey — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:24:47 +0000

In response to the post above!

I’ve done some reading on the topic and in light of this news re: The Future of Articling maybe you should look into the University of London’s External System which offers the ability to earn a UK LL.B within 2 years without the costs of having to physically relocate to the UK (saving yourself some serious coin). Sure this might mean having to write Qualifying Exams to have your foreign degree recognized in Canada (NCA). Traditionally, the major disadvantage of this route was the stigma and difficulty to find articling positions but this report might change that.

By: rochelle

rochelle — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:22:02 +0000

Hello there,

I have just got accepted to study law in the UK and I am starting to have 2nd thoughts about it. Is it worth it, would I have a hard time finding employment upon my return? It seems like there are more and more prestigious careers and less and less companies hiring…Should I go or should I continue trying to get into a Canadian school and waste even more time waiting? That’s my daily dilemma…

By: nsb

nsb — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:49:09 +0000

My daughter has done her LLb in the uk. She has also completed her Accreditation exams this Feb2009. She is trying so hard to get an articling position but no luck so far. Feedback she gets thus far is “good luck, law firms in Canada don’t recognize foreign law degrees”. My daughter was on the waiting list to get into uni here and rather then wait it out she chose to do some thing about it. She applied to uk universities to gain a global prospective on law and got immediately accepted. It cost her twenty thousand pounds a year only to come back and find herself having to do 9 exams to gain her accreditation. Law is no longer just serving clients in Canada but is a global service and The Law Society has to come to terms with this. Every student should get a placement through the universities and or through the Upper Law Society of Canada. A fund should be set up where every practicing lawyer practicing in Canada should contribute towards this fund as a member and this money then should be used to subsidise the law firms hiring Articling Students. This way every law student will be guaranteed a position with private law firms, Attorney General’s office or legal Plan etc etc.

Can any one help my daughter gain an Articling position in Corp. Law and Real Estate???? Is it wrong for a concerned father, a parent to reach out for help???? In light of her experiences, yes articling should be abolished and we should do either as the Australians or the US does………