Direction for Immigrants – NCA Study Group
Are you an internationally trained lawyer in Calgary, Alberta? Do you feel a little lost and overwhelmed by the extent of the study material you must master? Perhaps you have a friend who is planning to become licensed to practice in Canada and could use some guidance? We are incredibly excited to announce that our NO COST study […]
FAILURE REPORT DRAMA
By: Moyo Sadiq I was so angry, sad, heartbroken and disappointed in myself for failing the Foundations of Canadian Law Exam that I wrote during the May 2019 diet of the NCA Exams. I was literally broken and it told on everyone around me. I cocooned myself in self-pity and isolated myself, I cried, oh […]
Update to GLC WhatsApp groups!
As an update to last year’s post on GLC WhatsApp groups official launch, given the great response we have received from our ITL community currently going through the NCA process, we have decided to make these groups a permanent section within our Practicing in Canada subpage (click here from any device), and recategorize them as […]
How I failed one of my NCA exams
I remember how prepared I felt on the 14th of May, 2019. I was just excited to get the exams out of the way, after all, I started preparing around the end of March for the three courses: administrative law, foundations of Canadian law and constitutional Law. My biggest fear was administrative Law and the […]
My first NCA examinations
Once I decided that I was ready to face the hurdles of the licensing process. I faced it head-on. I went for exam preparation tutoring almost an hour away every weekend, I read for about four hours every day, I listened to podcasts and watched videos online every single day. If I was out of […]
CBA Young Lawyers International Program (YLIP) – Apr 30 deadline
Want to develop your legal skills? Curious about different cultures? Want to expand your practice internationally? Check out the Young Lawyers International Program! The YLIP program will create 32 eight-month internships each year, for four years. Placement areas include: / Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Madagascar)/ East Africa (Kenya)/ The Caribbean (Guyana)/ Central Asia […]
GLC Whatsapp groups!
With the advancement of the internet (and nowadays social media), it is not uncommon to see increased interactions between family, friends, and even professionals take place online via different platforms. In our experience, interacting within the legal industry in Canada is no different and we at GLC are trying to stay one step ahead of the game when […]
CBA Alberta 2018-19 Internationally Trained Lawyers south section!
As part of GLC’s vision and mission to promotion of a diverse, competitive and inclusive legal market in Canada by supporting internationally educated lawyers that wish to practice law in Canada, we would like to highlight the hard work of our partners at the Internationally Trained Lawyers CBA Alberta‘s south section in Calgary. This outstanding initiative attained representation for […]
Great tips for ITLs looking to start their careers at the Big Law Firms!
Here at Global Lawyers of Canada, we would like to highlight a career advice article originally posted at Legal Embassy, which is a niche job portal for legal professionals across Canada. Adegoke Arowosebe explains in detail 4+1 steps international trained lawyers (ITLs) can follow in order to increase their chances of landing great opportunities at the big law […]
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