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Utility of the LSO Materials
As per the LSO Rules that were directed to us today, we can't bring in a computer so it's safe to say CTRL+F is off the table. -
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Entrevue étudiants universitaires - A2023
Bonjour, Vu que ça fait un an que vous avez fait l'entrevue, je me demandais si vous pourriez partager votre expérience. Avez vous été admis et de mémoire quelles questions vous ont été posés? Merci! -
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Utility of the LSO Materials
How does one get more familiar with certain sections? I can try reading sections two or three times, but the sheer volume of reading and the fact that I'm a slow reader makes this really tough. I've been doing practice exams but the practice exams have only really helped me get more familiar with my TOC, not necessarily increasing my knowledge of each section. I want to incorporate a similar approach to the one @SNAILS is describing where I can answer some questions without needing to rely on my materials. I've heard that the LSO has written the exam in a way that makes simply CNTRL+F unfeasible. -
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Acceptances
I received an offer from DAL and paid the deposit. I just found out, that I have also been accepted to USASK. Can I still be eligible for both schools until the deadline? (I know if I switched I would lose the deposit). -
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Discretionary 2024
Yess it changed a couple weeks ago to say "Waitlist" under D category. I called the admissions office and they said the earliest I can hear back is May 8th because that's when the 1st round of offers expire (I think that's what she meant, not sure though). -
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Waitlist 2024
Congrats!! Do you mind sharing what type of experience and ECs? I’m still waiting to hear back -
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U of T Bar Exam Index
Thank you for the info. How do I access them once released? Is there a website or posted link? -
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Waitlist 2024
Waitlisted for single today, referred since February. Still referred for dual Cgpa 2.7, LSAT: 153, lots of work experience and extensive ECs -
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1L grades + success in landing a job on Bay Street
Yeah, I agree with it depends upon how you define boutique. I'm sure the majority of people would include many of the high-end boutique firms into their denotation of Big Law despite them not exactly being full-service firms. Overall, I think @WiseGhost's answer and advice is spot-on here.- 1
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1L grades + success in landing a job on Bay Street
Part of the problem here is people use "boutique" to mean "anything that isn't big law or government". Which I suppose can be true, but makes generalizations tough. To answer the question, some firms really do care less about grades and more about a demonstrated interest in the practice area. Typically, those are firms that do the less popular work, they want to know you want to be there and that you'll stick around.- 1
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1L grades + success in landing a job on Bay Street
Broadly speaking (and with the exception of a few high-end boutiques, as noted) yes. Not "less weight", but they will move down somewhat in the grades pool to select their candidates, which I guess is the same thing. Think about it from the mid-sized firm's perspective. If you OCI nothing but top 10% candidates, those candidates (even if they don't PFO you after OCI's, which many will) are likely to be also interviewing with Sisters. At the end of the day, you are competing directly with Sisters, and unless you've done an exceptional sales job you're going to lose that battle repeatedly. So why not move down a band and try to interview candidates who are still strong, but whose grades won't quite get them interviews with the biggest of the big? This is what rational mid-sized firms generally do.- 1
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