LSAT (Law School Admission Test)
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What's Happening
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Accepted to Queens 2024
Received an offer on April 19th. 159, B2 3.8ish, cgpa 3.7 I've already provisionally accepted western, now debating between the two. -
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Accepted to UofT 2024
Congrats!! Do you know if U of T looks at all years of undergrad or just B3? Also are you choosing U of T? -
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Just completed 1L, happy to answer any questions!
What were your stats like when you got accepted? AND do you know what potential job outcomes are like in Toronto? -
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Accepted to Saskatchewan 2024
Got accepted on the 17th! LSAT 157 and GPA 3.7ish -
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How do legal recruiter services work?
Dinsdale isn’t wrong about recruiters writ large, but there are good ones out there who will take your objectives seriously. I’d talk to as many as you want and get a sense of how they operate. -
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Accepted to McGill Law 2024
Hi everyone! I just got accepted today for September 2024 🤗 I hesitated before posting, because my application just seemed so different (and weaker) from everyone else here... But I thought I would maybe share some hope to others that have an atypical file like mine... LSAT 155 (1 attempt, francophone candidate) Undergrad: 2.7 (with extenuating circumstances) Grad: 4.3 (partial) I would say very strong "softs", I already have a substantial 10+ years career with "impressive" achievements (unrelated to law). I applied under the mature category, and got accepted without any interview. When I initially applied, I combed through this forum, looking for people like me, with a brilliant career but "poor" academic scores... Let's say I found little evidence that those people were indeed accepted. So here I am, and now there is a trace for the future applicants that you CAN make it, even if you had an horrible undergrad.- 3
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Clerkship Interviews: 2025-2026
Strong recommendations also count for a lot! Cultivate a close relationship with a couple of professors through working as research assistants or teaching assistants, if you don't already have that experience. Of course, the RAs/TAs experience are worthwhile in itself, in my opinion. The more details the professors can give that concretely speaks to your abilities, the stronger the letter will be — and that is highly dependent on your relationship with the professor, beyond simply having had a good grade in their course. Who writes your letters also have a huge impact. Certain letters will carry more weight — professors who have had successfully endorsed students as clerks, their letters may carry more weight...sort of the "tried and tested" (you recommended someone before, it worked out, I trust your judgment). Last is to have a record that speaks to your ability to navigate various areas of law: between public and private law; criminal law; civil and common law. Within public law, the ability to navigate not just the Charter, but also federalism/division of powers. This last point can come through your writing samples and/or your research assistant experience (among other things). Good luck! -
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Finished law school, feeling defeated
I certainly couldn’t have cared less about how I did on my final 3L exam (or any 3L exam, really). -
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Accepted JD (English) 2024
Admitted on Thursday April 18! 3.6 CGPA, 160 LSAT -
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Transfer students
I don't believe undergrad grades are considered, considering I had a sub 3.0 undergrad gpa. Law school grades are all that matters. -
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cGPA 3.3, LSAT 165, chances?
I will be applying general category to Osgoode, uOttawa, Windsor, and Queens. Ideally uOttawa, as I wish to pursue criminal law. But my gpa is quite low so I'm feeling fairly discouraged about my chances, and although I think my ECs are decent (3 years in the military reserve, 1 in the CBSA, 6 years as a martial arts instructor in a non-profit) I doubt they will make a large difference. Any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks! -
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Building criminal law competency without having previous experiences
Casual or part-time crim defence roles aren't really a thing. You are right that it's hard to transition to working for someone else in criminal law, as a lawyer without crim experience. I do know some full service firm/corporate lawyers who made the switch to criminal defence, but every single one of them that I know personally immediately hung their own shingle in criminal defence. This seems like an incredibly intimidating route to me, but there are conferences, CPD courses and materials, criminal defence organizations with support for members, etc. In any event I don't have the best advice to give about this and I apologize for that, but given your OP I just wanted to say that landing a casual or part-time crim defence gig seems less likely than getting hired as an full-time associate, not more, to me. And to be honest if there's a crim defence firm out there that will hire an associate (who they have no existing relationship with) with no crim experience, it's probably not a firm you want to work for. EDITED TO ADD: I actually I do know a former BigLaw associate that got a legal aid staff lawyer position in a remote location where they have trouble recruiting; if you're willing to relocate at least for a bit that could be a way to get the requisite experience. -
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Accepted 2024
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