Last month this blog focused on the twitter chat #CBAfuturesChat, which was a student focused consultation run by the Canadian Bar Association’s Future’s initiative. Now that it’s November, the twitter chat has shifted to a more professional, practicing lawyer focused consultation, but law school students are of course still welcome.
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Law is Cool: Jonathan MacKenzie is this week’s top Social Media Student at Law (@JMacKenzieLaw)
Last week’s #CBafuturesChat was a discussion of the articling in Canada. The focus of the talk shifted from Law School to recent grads, and with that, the conversation shifted to students at law instead of law students. @OmarHaRedeye because law students think there is a crisis, and we're all desperately
Continue readingLaw is Cool: @uOttawa and @TRULaw_SLS lead the way on #cbafutureschat
Here at Law is Cool we are keeping an informal tally of which schools are participating the most in #CBAFuturesChat. Schools get 1 point if atleast 1 student participates in the chat. Schools get an additional point if they have the most students participate (In week 1 that was uOttawa)
Continue readingLaw is Cool: James Wegener of #TRUlaw makes Social Media Highlight Reel
James Wegner, a law student and editor in chief of the at British Columbia’s Thompson River’s University has made this week’s Law is Cool social media highlight reel. James made the highlight reel after his performance last week at the #CBAfutureChat. James came to the half hour session and shared
Continue readingLaw is Cool: Every Tuesday in October is #CBAfuturesChat
Every Tuesday in October is #CBAfuturesChat, hosted by Law is Cool alumni Omar Ha-Redeye of Fleet Street Law. The CBA Futures Initative is a project that is reaching out to lawyers across Canada to talk about the future of the legal industry. The twitter chat is one of the ways
Continue readingLaw is Cool: Law is Cool is looking for Authors
Law is Cool is offering a chance for students to publish their thoughts and experiences around the law on a nationally recognized blog. Law is Cool is a student centred website focused around Canadian Law. It’s a platform for student’s to discuss their experiences with the law school and law
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The Ontario Bar Association is hosting a 1 day convention to learn about the technical and ethical issues involved in using technology in the practice of Law. Students members get in at practically half price, and being tech savy is a great way to set yourself apart from your cohort,
Continue readingLaw is Cool: Online Law School Suggests Playlists for Students
Washington University in St. Louis offers a chance to earn a Master of Law online, but sometimes online education lacks the seriousness and gravity of studying law in a fancy stone building with wooden floors and books on the walls. Well, now you can at least feel fancy while you
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