First Year Associate Job Market

[Billy]

I've been actively applying for positions as a new called lawyer but the current market in the GTA is extremely dreadful. Every firm is looking for atleast 2-3 years of experience. Even the junior associate positions requires a year or two. Has anyone been stuck in this situation before and if so, kindly share the steps you took to land an associate position. 

[Dinsdale]

This has been covered extensively in other threads.  Unfortunately it is the most difficult time in one's career to obtain a new position -- positions are scarce and applicants are plentiful.  The only answer is network, network, network.  If offered, accept any reasonable position for at least one year, in order to get over the "no experience" bias.