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Oh Canada! / Re: Why? Dear God Why?« on: November 01, 2011, 12:49:32 AM »
canadian schools have earlier application deadlines. miss them and the US looks like a good options.
also, canadians can practice law in the US on a NAFTA visa. 2
General Board / Re: Where are you now? Let's hear from the 2010 (or around about) grads!« on: April 17, 2011, 09:43:57 AM »
spent a year as a law fellow with a union. now a law fellow with a public interest organization, mostly doing post-foreclosure eviction defense.
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Bar Exam / Re: Do I need to take the BarBri class, or are the study materials enough?« on: November 03, 2009, 01:52:37 PM »
i got the barbri materials from 2008 and self-studied, and passed. i'm not very diligent or self-motivated - studied maybe 3 hours a day on average - but i am smart. and i took the massachusetts exam - 90% pass rate for 1st time takers in july.
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Law Firms / Re: Difficulty for Canadian citizen to work as lawyer in US?« on: September 19, 2009, 04:18:29 PM »
if you mean from a visa perspective, it is fairly easy for a canadian attorney to work in the US. the NAFTA visa (known as the TN visa) is cheap to apply for, is renewable any number of times, and imposes no burden on an employer, other than confirming that the employee works for it in a legal capacity.
if you mean whether an employer will hire you if you have a canadian law degree, i have no idea. 6
Law Firms / Re: Lawyers to become unionized?« on: September 19, 2009, 04:13:55 PM »
never heard of attorneys in the for-profit sector unionizing. but there are unionized legal aid and government attorneys.
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General Board / Re: BarBri / PMBR -- are they necessary?« on: April 18, 2009, 01:37:54 PM »
i'm taking the bar exam this summer without a prep course. i know it can be done because i have a friend who's done it. a few caveats, though:
- i wouldn't do it without the bar bri materials for my self-study. - it's the massachusetts bar - 90% pass rate for first-time takers. - it's a virtual financial necessity for me - i don't qualify for bar loans. 8
General Board / Re: Stupid question on casebooks.« on: April 18, 2009, 01:28:25 PM »
skipping the casebook is not recommended. like the previous poster said, they're excerpts, so you'll end up doing much more reading if you get the cases online. most professors don't dwell too much on the notes and casebook discussion, but the organization of the casebook is useful for helping you understand how the doctrine fits together.
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3L job search / Re: Federal Government Honors Programs« on: January 05, 2009, 02:02:21 PM »
interviews haven't been finished yet. i'm not up until later this week.
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3L job search / Re: Federal Government Honors Programs« on: December 19, 2008, 04:20:20 PM »
i got no love from the regional offices, though.
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