Canadian Lawyer 4Students: With most summer students starting at the big law firms last week, Canadian Lawyer 4Students spoke with recruiters and career services professionals to compile a list of the top 10 ways to make the most out of your summer.
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Canadian Lawyer 4Students: You might want to think twice before posting that photo of you skiing on Whistler Mountain — you never know where it could end up. Canadian courts are increasingly ordering the disclosure of Facebook content to be used as evidence in trials. The most recent example is that of University of Victoria Faculty of Law graduate Tamara Fric, who was ordered by Supreme Court of British Columbia Master Carolyn Bouck on April 27 to hand over photos from her Facebook account in a personal injury case. Continue Reading

Canadian Lawyer 4Students: It’s that dreaded time of year again — when your diet consists mainly of coffee and granola bars, you’re running on an average of three hours of sleep, your eyes sting from staring at textbooks, and you’re living in your sweats — yep, it’s exam time!
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Canadian Lawyer 4Students: In the wake of his failed attempt to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes NHL team, Balsillie has been rejected again — this time by Canadian universities. Last week, York University turned down a $30-million offer from Balsillie’s Centre for International Governance Innovation to establish a school in international relations and 10 research chairs in international law — which would have been matched by the Ontario government with an additional $30 million.
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Canadian Lawyer 4Students: The University of Toronto Faculty of Law is considering changing its grading system. Rather than receive an A, B, or C letter grade, students would be given a high honours, honours, pass, low pass, or fail rating. Continue Reading

Canadian Lawyer 4Students: Law students know that it is hard to get a C (or worse) on written work. Most law schools have something approximating a B curve and most grades are in this range. Most law professors don’t like giving law students low grades. However, some students work very hard to obtain low marks on writing assignments. I want to share their secrets with you so that you too can obtain a C (or maybe even a D!) on your next paper. If you want to avoid such a fate, the information below will also be particularly useful. Continue Reading

Canadian Lawyer 4Students: The excitement of mooting season has come to an end. And now, instead of practising oral arguments, it’s time to hit the books and get ready for exams. 4Students has gathered the results of this year’s regional, national, and international competitions. Special mention goes to Western University, which fared very well in this year’s events.
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