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Two lawyers in conversation across a table in a bright meeting room
Career Paths8 min read

Secondments: A Smart Way to Explore Career Directions

A secondment lets you live inside a practice setting for a few months before you commit to it. Here is how to use one to test a direction, not just fill a gap.

Elena Marchetti
A lawyer drafting notes by hand next to a laptop and a cup of coffee
Practice Areas7 min read

Privacy and Data Law: A Fast-Growing Field

Privacy work has quietly become one of the busiest corners of Canadian law. Here is why the field is booming and what the day-to-day practice actually looks like.

Elena Marchetti
The stone facade of a Canadian courthouse under a clear sky
Career Paths7 min read

Non-Profit and Charity Legal Work: What It's Like

What it actually feels like to practise law in the charitable sector: the pay trade-off, the variety of files, and the kind of person who thrives there.

Daniel Kwon
A view over Montreal rooftops and downtown towers on a clear day
Provincial Guides7 min read

A Guide to Legal Job Titles and What They Mean

Associate, counsel, in-house, agent, articling student: the same word means different things across firms, government, and companies. Here is how to read them.

Farah Haddad
Colleagues gathered around a table in a bright meeting room reviewing documents
Career Paths6 min read

The Rise of Legal Operations as a Career

Legal operations went from a back-office afterthought to a genuine career track. Here is how it happened, what the work actually looks like, and how to get in.

Elena Marchetti
The stone facade of a Canadian courthouse under a clear sky
Career Paths7 min read

Working as In-House Counsel at a Startup

Startup legal work is broad, scrappy, and high-stakes: one lawyer, a hundred open questions, and no partner to hide behind. Here is what the job is really like.

Daniel Kwon
Two professionals in conversation across a bright meeting room table
Career Paths7 min read

Leaving Practice: Alternative Careers for Law Graduates

A law degree is a licence to think, not a life sentence at a firm. Here are the careers it opens beyond practice, and how to move toward one without wasting the training.

Elena Marchetti