Articling6 min read
12 Questions Worth Asking in Your Articling Interview
The questions you ask reveal as much as the ones you answer. Here are 12 that show judgment, plus what good and worrying answers actually sound like.
Maya Rombout
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Job Search8 min read
How to Talk About Your Weaknesses in an Interview
The weakness question is not a trap unless you treat it like one. Here is how to answer it with honesty, self-awareness, and enough poise to make it work in your favour.
Daniel Kwon
Job Search7 min read
Cold Emailing Lawyers: How to Do It Well
A cold email to a lawyer you have never met can open a door no job board ever will. Here is how to write one that actually gets a reply, from subject line to sign-off.
Farah Haddad
Law School7 min read
How to Find a Mentor While You're Still in Law School
Good mentors are rarely assigned. They show up through small, honest interactions you can start today. Here is where they actually come from and how to keep the relationship alive.
Elena Marchetti
Job Search7 min read
Behavioural Interview Questions and How to Prepare
Behavioural interviews reward good stories, not clever answers. Here is how to build a small set of examples that cover almost every question you'll actually get asked.
Farah Haddad
Articling7 min read
The Articling Interview: Reading the Room and the Firm
An articling interview tells you as much about the firm as it tells them about you. Here is how to read the signals, ask sharper questions, and interview back.
Daniel Kwon
Job Search7 min read
References: Who to Ask and How to Prepare Them
A reference can quietly make or break your articling offer. Here is how to choose the right people, ask them well, and brief them so they say the thing that lands the role.
Farah Haddad
Articling7 min read
Surviving Your Articling Year: Lessons from People Who Made It Through
The articling year humbles almost everyone. Here is warm, practical advice on workload, feedback, mistakes, and the small habits that carry you to your call date.
Priya Anand
Practice Areas7 min read
Tax Law: Not as Dry as You Think
Tax is where the real stakes live: how deals get structured, how families pass on wealth, how governments draw the line. Here is why the driest looking practice area is quietly one of the most powerful.
Maya Rombout
Articling7 min read
How to Make a Strong First Impression in Your First Week of Articling
The first week of articling sets a tone that lingers all year. Here are concrete, low-drama moves that make people want to work with you, from someone who supervised dozens of students.
Maya Rombout
Law School7 min read
How to Build a Relationship With a Professor Without Being Awkward
Faculty references and mentorship rarely come from grades alone. Here is how to connect with your professors genuinely, without the forced small talk or transactional cringe.
Daniel Kwon
Job Search7 min read
How to Answer 'Tell Me About Yourself' in a Legal Interview
It is the first question and the one most candidates fumble. Here is how to build an opening answer that frames your whole candidacy, not just recites your resume.
Farah Haddad
Job Search8 min read
How to Network Your Way to a Legal Job
Most legal jobs are filled before they are ever posted. Here is how to turn ordinary conversations into real offers, without pretending to be someone you are not.
Maya Rombout