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January 30, 2012
Moot by Twitter
For the first time, law students are being encouraged to tweet during a moot. Unlike traditional moots where the use of social media is against the rules, this one will be all Twitter all the time.
January 23, 2012
Mix of articles, practical training seems to be popular option
While the Law Society of Upper Canada is looking at solutions to the articling crisis, practical training remains a key requirement, says the head of its articling task force.
January 23, 2012
Western law launches new student journal
The University of Western Ontario’s law school has a new student-run online law review. The Journal of Legal Studies published its first issue on Jan. 20.

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Fall 2011, Volume 6 • Issue 2
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    Written by Robert Todd
    Issue: Fall 2011
    A growing shortage of articling positions has left hundreds of law grads saddled with the prospect of having run up…
    • Subtitle Editor's Desk
    Written by Gail J. Cohen
    Issue: Fall 2011
    This month’s cover story, and really a lot of the talk of the town here in Ontario, centres on the…
  • Written by Jeremy Hainsworth
    Issue: Fall 2011
    The current stack of articling applications at Vancouver’s Farris Vaughan Wills & Murphy LLP is about 45 centimetres high, says…
  • Written by Heather Gardiner
    Issue: Fall 2011
    Think you have what it takes to complete a joint degree program? Canadian Lawyer 4Students finds out what’s involved from these joint-program…
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    Written by Helen Burnett-Nichols
    Issue: Fall 2011
    When Osgoode Hall Law School graduate Eileen Tan accepted an articling position with food retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd. last year,…
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    Written by Heather Gardiner
    Issue: Fall 2011
    It may have taken more than 30 years, but Canada finally has a new law school. On Sept. 6, the faculty…
  • Written by Michael McKiernan
    Issue: Fall 2011
    Since late 2008, the Bowmanville, Ont., branch of the Clarington Public Library has been like a second home to Osgoode…
  • Written by Mike Nienhuis
    Issue: Fall 2011
    More than a few times as I’ve wandered the halls of the University of British Columbia and the University of…
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    Written by Heather Gardiner
    Issue: Fall 2011
    Practising in Calgary, practising personal injury law, practising in Trois-Rivières, practising litigation.
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    Written by Faith Feldman
    Issue: Fall 2011
    I couldn’t have imagined how much a trip to Kenya would affect my life. After meeting some courageous Kenyans who…
 

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