Securities and Corporate Work in Western Canada

[CracklePop]

I am an articling student in Western Canada who is interested in securities, M&A, and corporate law. Given the current economy and anticipated recession, should I be worried? I have heard that these practice areas have slowed down a bit in the last few months. Should I be focusing on other areas of law?

[boyo]

Never hurts to diversify what you are capable of working on, but if you're passionate about those areas you should stick with them. Pick up non-billable tasks, offer to write articles for your firm in those areas etc.

Also, M&A, securities and corporate law are all inherently massive practice areas. I'm sure as you continue to do work in those areas you'll develop a preference for specific areas (private vs public m&a, public markets vs private...)

[yunglawyer]

Follow your interests if you plan on practicing for a while. Choosing your practice area based on short-term trends will come back to bite you later on.