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Returned to Canada after studying law abroad? Simon Bozzo has some words of advice on how to get your legal career started off on the right foot back at home.

On August 30, 2016, the Ontario Bar Association (OBCA): Young Lawyer Division East celebrated the commencement of another articling term by organizing an orientation session for incoming students.

On September 7, 2016, the OBA Young Lawyer’s Division (East) attended Paint Nite at The Three Brewers on 240 Sparks Street in Ottawa for our first social night of the year.

On June 7, 2016, the Ontario Bar Association (OBA): Young Lawyers Division East (Ottawa) hosted an evening in the heart of the Nation’s Capital at the Rideau Club to hear an inspiring and heartwarming presentation by the Honourable Justice Michael Moldaver of the Supreme Court of Canada.

I arrived in Toronto for the first time a year ago after completing an LLB from London, England. When I arrived in multicultural Toronto the thought had never crossed my mind that my candidacy for an articling position would not be as valued as other JD students. The following is a report on my experience looking for an articling position, as an internationally educated law student.

On May 16, 2016, the Ontario Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Central invited Dr. Ruth Corbin of CorbinPartners Inc. and Jason Leung of Leung Law to share their insights on taking proactive steps as a young lawyer to become a ‘Rainmaker’ in your law practice. The following is a report.

Internationally trained lawyers have different job search challenges than Canadian law students. While Canadian JD candidates have the support of their law school’s career development centre and also go through more formal student recruitment processes, internationally trained lawyers have to rely on their contacts and creativity to find a position at a firm. Here are some tips to help you in that process.

We all know that a healthy lifestyle involves lots of exercise. But no matter how hard we try to manage our time wisely, there are simply not enough hours in the day to accomplish everything we wanted to do. Naturally, when things get busy, exercising becomes the easiest thing to give up. But if you are determined to become more active, here are a few tips and tricks that I frequently use to incorporate exercise into my daily routine.

Learning the ropes of the courtroom as a junior lawyer can be an intimidating experience. With all the rest of the pressure, it's never fun to make a legal faux pas and be called out on it by the presiding judge in open court (potentially in front of your client, other lawyers, court staff and members of the public). To help you avoid these cringeworthy experiences, the Young Lawyers Division of the Ontario Bar Association was polled and came up with the following tips.

On March 23, 2016, the Ontario Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division East partnered with Dress for Success and Banana Republic to host an event at Banana Republic (Rideau Centre) entitled “A Night of Networking and Empowerment”.