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Graduating Law Students: What to Do Before and After Gradudating Law School
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Welcome & Congratulations on completing (or nearly being nearly completed) your LL.B! This document is meant to guide you through the various activities you will need to take-on in order to 1) convert your UK LL.B into a recognized law degree in Canada, and 2) secure a Canadian Summer Associate and/or Articling job. I've written this document based on the lessons I learned after graduating from The City Law School (City, University in London) in 2018 and hope you find it a helpful guide as you navigate the next steps in becoming a qualified Canadian lawyer.

This Calendar is produce in collaboration between NCA Tutor (NCA-Tutor.com) and The Transition Law Blog (thetransitionlawblog.com). If you have any questions about my experience or the contents of this document, please feel free to contact me at: TransitionLawBlog [at] gmail.com
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Notes on Provincial RequirementsI've written his document from an Ontario perspective. Requirements and dates in your province may differ. However, in. my experience most large law firms followed the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) recruitment timelines in 2019 regardless of which province they were located in.
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Notes on Dates Contained in this DocumentThis document is meant to be a guide but not a definitive source of information. While I've made every effort to ensure the dates enclosed are correct for the 2024/25 year, please verify all dates/deadlines with the appropriate organization to ensure personal success. That said, regardless of your province or year, you should find this document at useful guide in how to sequence the various activities you will need to complete in the next six months.
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General DisclaimerThe author of this document makes no guarantee on it's accuracy nor acquires any responsibility for the results achieved by using it. Please verify all information enclosed yourself in order to ensure personal success.
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Last Updated:January 2024 (3rd ed.)
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Legend: Terms & Acronyms Used in This Document
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NCANational Committee on Accreditation Process & Exams. Conversion exams required for UK LL.B students to write Canadian provincial BAR exams and Article.
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Canadian Articling ApplicationsArticling Positions: full year articling fulfillment requirements
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Canadian Summer Associate ApplicationsSummer Associate Positions: Summer contract designed for 2nd year Canadian Law Students. This is how most firms recruit for full-year articling positions. You can apply for these as well, explaining your program was only 2-years. But you may have a better chance if you plan to do an LL.M and positioning that program as your "3rd year"
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Clerkships		Court Clerkships are alternate methods of fulfilling Articling requirements in some provinces. Please check with your Law Society to confirm articling requirements for your province.
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Licensing Process 		At some point during the year you will likely need to register with your provincial law society to put yourself on their radar for articling and writing the bar. In Ontario, you need not have a secured articling possition to register and/or write the bar.
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LSOLaw Society of Ontario
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