Author Archives: lawmeetingminds
After OCIs
Laura Berger wrote a great post about interview week last year, which includes comments on what to do if you don’t receive a position: http://ultravires.ca/2012/10/how-to-keep-your-cool-during-interview-week/ She also added a postscript for our benefit now, 1 year later: (a) I have the … Continue reading
How to Succeed at Articling: Installment 4
How to Succeed at Articling (or “How to Not Collapse Before You’re Called to the Bar”) Author: Anna Cooper The CDO in coordination with HWSAC organized a panel called “The Articling Process: What Can I Ask For?” Deborah Glatter, Director … Continue reading
How to Succeed at Articling: Installment 3
How to Succeed at Articling (or “How to Not Collapse Before You’re Called to the Bar”) Author: Anna Cooper The CDO in coordination with HWSAC organized a panel called “The Articling Process: What Can I Ask For?” Deborah Glatter, Director … Continue reading
How to Succeed at Articling: Installment 2
How to Succeed at Articling (or “How to Not Collapse Before You’re Called to the Bar”) Author: Anna Cooper The CDO in coordination with HWSAC organized a panel called “The Articling Process: What Can I Ask For?” Deborah Glatter, Director … Continue reading
How to Succeed at Articling: Installment 1
How to Succeed at Articling (or “How to Not Collapse Before You’re Called to the Bar”) Author: Anna Cooper The CDO in coordination with HWSAC organized a panel called “The Articling Process: What Can I Ask For?” Deborah Glatter, Director … Continue reading
The Workout: Barre Class at Union Studio
Author: Laura Berger Welcome to the second instalment of THE WORKOUT, a semi-regular series where we tag along with law students to learn about their favourite exercise routines. This time of year, when it gets harder and harder to carve … Continue reading
How to Make Your Environment Work for You
Contributor: Anonymous One great strategy to get more – and better – work done is to be in a reasonably warm and naturally lit place. All of this allows for an energetic you. Both light and temperature have a significant … Continue reading
How to Spend Your Money
Let’s face it, almost everyone here is stressed about money in some way, shape, or form. Maybe you have a huge, soul-crushing pile of debt (like this author). Maybe you’re hoping to make even more staggeringly huge piles of cash … Continue reading
Hi, I’m Flawed.
Author: Anonymous In Sarah Harland-Logan’s UV article, she mentioned that HWSAC would help to chip away at the law student culture of “smiles and lies.” I’ve decided to write in and give that a shot. First of all, maybe you … Continue reading
Sneaky Hate Spiral: Don’t Let This Be You
Author: Sarah Harland-Logan Hi there, The deeply wonderful webcomic Hyperbole and a Half includes a charming explanation of how little things can snowball into paralyzing frustration: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.ca/2010/05/sneaky-hate-spiral.html Allie (the author) calls it the “Sneaky Hate Spiral.” As she explains, these … Continue reading