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What
is an Articling Student?
Before a person can
become a member of the Ontario bar, he or she must complete the licensing process. This
consists of completing two 7-hour tests on the law, a 5-week skills and professional
responsibility course and a 10-month term as an articling student.
An articling student
is like a short-term “apprentice” to an articling principal: a lawyer such as myself.
The principal must be approved by the Law Society of Upper Canada and submit an education plan
that covers the Law Society’s mandated criteria.
I have had the
privilege to educate some bright, talented young lawyers-to-be over the years. I have
also always been careful to assign them tasks appropriate to the skill level of the particular
student. If my articling student is working on your file, rest assured that he/she is
suitable for the job, and that the tasks undertaken are subject to my direct supervision.
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