Adam Letourneau, Mitchell Heyland

Broschiertes Buch

So, You Want to be a Lawyer, Eh?

Law School in Canada

Beschreibung

Every year, an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 people apply to Canadian law schools, vying for just over 2,000 coveted spots. The competition is even fiercer when applying for a law job. Adam Letourneau, QC, graduate of the University of Alberta Faculty of Law, recipient of a post-graduate LLM degree from University College London and Queen Mary University London Faculty of Laws, former Bencher of the Law Society of Alberta, former Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Alberta Law Review and Managing Partner of LETOURNEAU LLP, reveals in this 3rd Edition many insider tips on how to gain admittance to law school in Canada, how to cope and succeed in law school, and most importantly, how to land a coveted law job post-graduation. Drawing upon personal experience and the experiences of numerous Canadian law school graduates, Adam Letourneau, QC shares, in the 3rd edition, insights on the LSAT, applying for law school, study strategies, summer jobs, the articling application process, succeeding as a lawyer and much more. Letourneau, along with new co-author Mitchell Heyland, will save you hours of research, hours of study and tons of stress. Including updated admissions information, what being a lawyer is like, salary updates and more.

Autor

Adam Letourneau, QC, JD, LLM (Lond) is Managing Partner of LETOURNEAU LLP. He was awarded a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of Alberta, and completed post-graduate studies and was awarded a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in International Dispute Resolution from University College London and Queen Mary University of London, University of London. His undergraduate degrees are in English and Psychology. Adam has been an elected Bencher (Governor) of the Law Society of Alberta. He has been a guest instructor at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law. He is an Instructor at the Dhillon School of Business at the University of Lethbridge, teaching Management Law, Employment and Labour Law, Negotiation and Collective Bargaining, as well as Introduction to Management. Adam's law practice focuses on family law, as well as mediation and arbitration. Adam is a Chartered Arbitrator (C.Arb) and Chartered Mediator (C.Med). Adam wrote the first edition of SO, YOU WANT TO BE A LAWYER, EH? in his third year of law school, and has published and written updated 2nd and 3rd editions over the years. Adam is the former Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Alberta Law Review. He was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 2015. He is the proud father of five children and is a very happy and blessed husband.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: RCT Press Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 511g
• ISBN-13: 9781999567903
• ISBN-10: 1999567900
• Artikelnr.: 55976551