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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.
Assistants, clerks, and law clerks quietly run the firm. Here is how to work well with the people who can make or break your articling year.
Everyone gets something wrong during articling. What sets students apart is how they own it, fix it, and turn a bad afternoon into the reason people trust them.
The law is quietly conservative about clothes, and interviews are where that shows. Here is how to dress the part without overthinking it, spending a fortune, or losing yourself.
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.
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.
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.
Advocacy is adversarial by design, but rudeness is a choice. Here is how to stay principled and civil when the work invites you to be neither.
Difficult clients are usually frightened clients. Here is how to hold your composure, set honest boundaries, and protect your judgment without losing your humanity.
I hired and supervised articling students for years. The signals that made me want to keep someone were rarely the ones students spent their energy polishing.