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It’s hireback season. Every year around this time, articling students go into panic mode. It’s understandable. The transition from articles to the practice of law can be overwhelming, particularly for
A common pitfall I see among new-calls is taking a passive approach to their careers. They finish articles or an LPP placement, and they start looking for a prospective employer to take them in.
There used to be a time when I would have to explain the work that I did as a coach to lawyers. This was the educational phase of my business.
I remember my first day of practice. I got up early and made myself a hearty breakfast. My suit had already been pressed from the night before.
The students coming through law school nowadays are highly accomplished. They work abroad, start charities, develop apps. They are big thinkers, innovators.
This is the time of year when articling students go into panic mode. I understand what it’s like. Very few don’t want to be hired back. I wasn’t hired back myself.
In last month’s blog, I talked about how law school doesn’t prepare us to find a job. It prepares us to be lawyers. The only thing missing after being called to the Bar is the opportunity to put those newly minted skills to work!
Every year articling and Law Practice Program (LPP) students go into panic mode during hireback season. The transition from being a student to the practice of law can be overwhelming, particularly for those not hired back.
Law school doesn’t require you to know what kind of law you want to practice before enrolling. For many who go to law school, the opportunity to study various fields of law and then select a focus is the ideal route.
