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Priya Anand

Lawyer and well-being advocate

Priya writes about the human side of practising law, from the first shaky months of articling to building a career you can sustain. She cares about the work and the person doing it in equal measure.

39 articles

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Practice Areas7 min read

Human Rights Law: Advocacy and Impact

Human rights work sits where law meets equality and public life. Here is what the practice actually looks like, and how to build a career in it that lasts.

Priya Anand
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Career Paths7 min read

Choosing a Practice Area Without Boxing Yourself In

Picking a practice area feels like a permanent verdict, but it rarely is. Here is how to commit enough to grow real skill while staying genuinely open to change.

Priya Anand
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Articling8 min read

The Quiet Skills That Make Articling Students Stand Out

Nobody gets remembered for a perfect memo. They get remembered for being reliable, for good judgment, and for saying the awkward thing early. Here is how those skills actually show up.

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Practice Areas7 min read

Class Actions: Litigation at Scale

Class-action work is litigation with the volume turned up: fewer clients you can name, more people you represent, and a rhythm that rewards patience over adrenaline.

Priya Anand
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Career Paths7 min read

How to Pivot Practice Areas Mid-Career

Switching your area of law after you have built a reputation feels like starting over. It isn't. Here is how to move deliberately without torching the equity you already have.

Priya Anand
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Articling7 min read

Dealing With Tough Feedback Without Losing Confidence

Hard criticism is part of learning to practise law. Here is how to absorb tough feedback, keep your perspective, and stay motivated without letting one comment define you.

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Career Paths7 min read

Careers in Indigenous Law and Reconciliation Work

Indigenous law is one of the fastest-growing and most meaningful areas of Canadian practice. Here is what the work actually involves and how to build a career in it with care.

Priya Anand
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The Profession7 min read

Taking a Real Vacation as a Lawyer

Most lawyers take time off and never actually leave. Here is how to disconnect for real, why your brain needs it, and how to protect the days you booked.

Priya Anand
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Law School6 min read

Networking for Introverts: A Law Student's Field Guide

Networking does not have to mean working a crowded room. For introverts, the quieter path of one-on-one conversations and genuine curiosity often works better, and it lasts.

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Career Paths8 min read

Becoming a Legal Consultant or Contract Lawyer

Flexible legal work sounds like freedom until the first quiet month. Here is an honest look at consulting and contract law, the money, the tradeoffs, and who it actually suits.

Priya Anand
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Law School7 min read

Dealing With the Comparison Trap in Law School

Law school runs on rankings, curves, and rumours about who got what offer. Here is how to protect your focus and wellbeing when everyone around you looks like they are winning.

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Articling7 min read

Articling in a Small Town Versus a Big City

Small-market and big-city articling shape very different lawyers. An honest look at the trade-offs in mentorship, workload, money, and the life you build around the work.

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The Profession8 min read

How to Give and Receive Feedback in a Legal Team

Feedback is where most legal teams quietly break down. Here is how to give it so it lands, and how to take it so it makes you better instead of smaller.

Priya Anand
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Practice Areas7 min read

Construction Law: Contracts, Claims, and Cranes

Construction law is where the paper meets the pour. A grounded look at the deals, disputes, and daily work behind the built environment, and whether it suits you.

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Career Paths7 min read

How Lawyers Become Judges in Canada

Most lawyers never think seriously about the bench until mid-career. Here is how judicial appointment actually works in Canada, and the careers that quietly lead there.

Priya Anand
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The Profession7 min read

Building Resilience for a Long Legal Career

Talent gets you into law. Habits keep you there. Here are the mindsets and small daily practices that let people build a fulfilling legal career over decades, not months.

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Practice Areas7 min read

Personal Injury Law: Advocacy for the Injured

Personal injury practice is part advocacy, part empathy, and part grind. Here is an honest look at what the work actually asks of you and who it suits.

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Career Paths7 min read

The Path to Partnership, Explained

What partnership actually is, how firms decide who gets there, and how to tell whether the top of the ladder is a place you genuinely want to climb to.

Priya Anand
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Career Paths6 min read

Is Family Law Right for You? A Look Inside the Practice

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.

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Articling7 min read

The Unwritten Rules of Articling Nobody Tells You

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.

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The Profession7 min read

How to Handle a Mistake That Reaches a Client

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.

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Law School7 min read

How to Read Cases Faster Without Missing What Matters

Reading every word of a judgment is not the same as understanding it. Here is a method for getting through cases quickly while holding on to the parts that actually count.

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Career Paths7 min read

Careers in Policy and Regulation for Lawyers

Legal training is quietly perfect for policy and regulatory work. Here is how the skills transfer, where the roles live, and how to make the leap without a traditional practice résumé.

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The Profession8 min read

The Art of Saying No Without Damaging Your Career

Saying yes to everything is how good lawyers burn out. Here is how to decline work, favours, and impossible deadlines in a way that protects both your name and your health.

Priya Anand
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Career Paths7 min read

Becoming a Crown Prosecutor: The Path and the Reality

Crown work is not what courtroom dramas promise. Here is what the job actually involves, the ordinary ways people arrive at it, and the kind of person it suits.

Priya Anand
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Law School8 min read

Getting the Most Out of a Legal Clinic in Law School

A law school clinic is the closest thing to real practice you will touch before you article. Here is how to turn clinic files into skills, references, and clarity.

Priya Anand
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The Profession7 min read

Legal Ethics in Practice: More Than Just Rules

The rules of professional conduct rarely fire on the dramatic days. They show up in small choices no one is watching. Here is how ethics actually feels in daily practice.

Priya Anand
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Practice Areas7 min read

A Day in the Life of a Criminal Defence Lawyer

Defence work is far less courtroom theatre and far more phone calls, disclosure, and waiting. Here is what the job actually looks like from the inside.

Priya Anand