Registrations are now closed.
Eight months. That’s an articling student's window of opportunity to prove their value to their principal or firm. We invite all articling students/licensing candidates to join us online for our annual series of three lunch and learn sessions to learn how to succeed and lay the best foundation for a career as a lawyer.
Program Details
You can still participate! Register today and attend Part Three. Receive a recording of Part One and Part Two.
Dates and Times- Friday, September 22 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. (Receive a recording for this session)
- Friday, September 29 from 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. (Receive a recording for this session)
- Friday, October 6 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Friday, September 22, 1:00-2:00 p.m.- (Previous Session, Receive a recording)
Part 1: Legal Research – The Secret to Your Success
Speaker: Megan Strain, Reference & Outreach Librarian, Toronto Lawyers Association
An experienced law librarian will cover the methodology of legal research and will explain how to research quickly, efficiently and exhaustively.
Friday, September 29, 1:00-2:15 p.m. - (Previous Session, Receive a recording)
Part 2: A Partner Telling It Like It Is - What, How and Why
Speaker: Mary Paterson, Partner, Osler Hoskin Harcourt LLP
Mary Paterson, Partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP will discuss what she looks for when working with an articling student. She will share how to make yourself indispensable and will cover a variety of topics including communication, collaboration, managing expectations, work habits, and networking.
Friday, October 6, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Part 3: Time Management and Mental Health
Speaker: Shawn Erker, Legal Writer & Content Manager, LAWPRO
This presentation will discuss time-management and mental health issues for licensing candidates and will provide helpful advice for managing procrastination, stress, and distraction as well as mental health risks and stressors specific to the legal profession.
Series Registration Fee - For All Three Sessions
- Member Licensing and Articling Candidates: $25.00 + HST
- Non-Member Licensing and Articling Candidates: $50.00 + HST
Joining the TLA as a Licensing Candidate is FREE. Learn more and join the TLA now.
Law School Students are not eligible to attend this program.
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Any opinions expressed by speakers are their own and are not necessarily the opinions of the Toronto Lawyers Association, its directors and staff.
We are not able to give refunds for this program.