So, You Want to be a Lawyer, Eh?: Law School in Canada

by Adam Letourneau, Mitchell Heyland

Every year, an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 people apply to Canadian law schools, vying for just over 2,000 coveted spots. The competition is even fiercer when applying for a law job. Adam Letourneau, QC, graduate of the University of Alberta Faculty of Law, recipient of a post-graduate LLM degree from University College London and Queen Mary University London Faculty of Laws, former Bencher of the Law Society of Alberta, former Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Alberta Law Review and Managing Partner of LETOURNEAU LLP, reveals in this 3rd Edition many insider tips on how to gain admittance to law school in Canada, how to cope and succeed in law school, and most importantly, how to land a coveted law job post-graduation. Drawing upon personal experience and the experiences of numerous Canadian law school graduates, Adam Letourneau, QC shares, in the 3rd edition, insights on the LSAT, applying for law school, study strategies, summer jobs, the articling application process, succeeding as a lawyer and much more. Letourneau, along with new co-author Mitchell Heyland, will save you hours of research, hours of study and tons of stress. Including updated admissions information, what being a lawyer is like, salary updates and more. 

Genres: Nonfiction, Law

341 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 13, 2005

Reviews

[Olivia]

there are two wolves inside of every english major and one of them is going to law school

sorry i know this is objectively sort of an insane thing to log on goodreads lol BUT this was genuinely such a helpful resource!!! if anyone needs more info on law school in the CANADIAN context (and no American information doesn't translate that well), i would highly recommend this book.

[Arden · Rating 2 out of 5]

Who proofread this? I just want to talk.

[Cordelia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Trevor Bradley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gives a few great tips on getting through law school, but just touches on pre law school and more importantly life after law school. The book primarily explained the path of going through under grad law school and then immediately into a firm, and barely even mentioned those who want to work corporate and/or follow up undergrad with law graduate. In general seemed like a walk through of only the authors one path through law with anecdotes from a few friends. The book needed more authors, and preferably ones with more experience and diverse information on actually living life day to day as a lawyer.

[Marta Veenhof · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really good book summarizing the entirety of the law school experience. The author seems to cover everything from before you write your LSATs to when you are a practicing lawyer. He does a really good job covering all the different options available to you during law school with regards to articling, summer jobs, and courses. You are left with a really good idea of what to expect if you choose to pursue a law degree and how to go about doing so.

There are so many good links in this book (I wish I bought the digital copy too so I could just click them instead of having to type them in). Definitely a book that should stay close at hand for prospective law students.