Having a successful law career and a personal life is possible!!!
By Carlos Vera Balancing the professional and personal life could be a difficult goal in the modern life. In some professions this could result almost impossible. One of the most…
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Attaining a Work-life Balance in Todays World
By: Maneet Salh Lawyers have one of the toughest jobs when it comes to balancing work and life. It has become very difficult to live the life one wants and…
Is Work-Life Balance Attainable?
By: Shannon O’Connor Maintaining a work-life balance has been difficult for numerous legal professionals. The question still remains: can a balance between work and life be attainable within contemporary society?…
Don’t burnout—break out and dance!
By Hermione Shou Like many of us, you are tired, but you keep pushing through life. As a legal professional or a student with long work hours, you may already…
The Struggle of a Balanced Lifestyle within the Law Profession
As a current student working towards my paralegal degree at Centennial College, I have begun to wonder what life would actually be like as a female within the legal field.…
Personal Choice v. Systemic Issue
By: Farrah Rajan Justice Minister Peter Mackay claims that women are not applying to be judges because it may take them away from time with their children. Although his comments…
Work-life Balance: Causes and Solutions!
By: Dhanvir Sohal The author of a book, Peter Block, defines work life balance as “about more balance between engaging in what has meaning to the individual and doing things…
A Lawyer’s Work, Life & Work-Life
By: Jason E Lau It is no mystery that the typical day of work for a lawyer is laden with long hours, sleepless nights, and unrelenting amounts of stress. Although…
Choosing a Path in the Legal Field While Balancing a Personal Life
By: Ashlin Kenuck My biggest weakness that I will completely take full responsibility for is my own poor time management skills. Coming into the field of law I knew that…
Are You Existing or Thriving? It’s All in a Day’s Work
“In order for businesses and individuals to thrive we must transition to a “renaissance” time of mindful living and working.” – Arianna Huffington, 2014 Photo Credit: Four Ways to Make…
Legal Professionals Are Out Of Time And Driven To Succeed
By Ho Cheung Chan The legal profession has a myth about work life balance, and the truth was that it did not exist in the large traditional law firm model.…
Work – Life Balance: Is It Attainable?
by Ann Barrow Attainable: Not really: Distressing, frustrating, discouraging? Stephen Mabey’s article brought those adjectives to my mind Mabey’s rightly deems lawyers to have real choice in the matter of…
Work – Life Balance: Is It Attainable?
by Ann Barrow Stephen Mabey’s “Work-life balance up to lawyers, not firms” Distressing, frustrating, discouraging? Lawyers are deemed to have real choice in the matter of achieving balance in their…
Working in the Legal Field — Practice Videos
THEORY AND PRAXIS: As my college professor/lawyer, Omar Ha Redeye, teaches–creating videos, blogs and websites–go along way to helping paralegal graduates obtain work. This would apply to newly minted lawyers…
LSUC Publishes Articling Task Force Report
This article was originally published on www.LFTI.ca The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC)’s articling task force has released its final report on its proposed solution for what has been…
The Innovative Advocate: Canada’s Legal Future
The way legal services are delivered in Canada is changing. Increased competition and a demand for lower prices has pressured law firms to slow hiring and deliver their services more…
Article with Ontario Ombsudsman
The Office is seeking an Articling Student, who will work as part of the Ombudsman’s legal team. To be eligible for the Articling Program, candidates must have either completed law…
Articling How To – Canadian Lawyer4Students
Articling How To – Canadian Lawyer4Students Recently Omar Ha-Redeye and Simon Borys (that’s me) (both contributors to this blog) were interviewed by Michael McKiernan for Articling How To, an article…