The Myths About UK Law Schools: Lower Admission Standards
There has long been a myth in the Canadian legal community that foreign legal education is substandard compared to its Canadian counterpart.
Read moreReclaiming Power and Place: The final report of the National Inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Today the final report into missing and murdered Indigenous woman and girls was released. The report is in two parts and can be viewed below
Read moreIntensive Classes and Exam Workshops for the August 2019 NCA Exam
See our August 2019 Schedule
Read moreFee Changes - National Committee on Accreditation
The NCA has made two important changes to their fee structure.
1) NCA Assessment fees have been reduced by $100 from $450 to only $350.
Read moreStrategically Studying & Writing the NCA Exams
As you probably already know, the NCA exams are open-book, pass/fail exams where 50% is regarded as a pass. You will only be informed of whether you passed or failed, not why or by how much.
Read moreTips & Tricks - Bracing for the NCA
The Application Process
Apply to the NCA process as early as possible! It can take about 8-12 weeks for the NCA to get back to you about your assessment
Read moreThe Final Count-Down: Surviving NCA Week
It’s really easy to get caught-up in the flurry of exam week—reading during every spare minute, pulling all-nighters, and dreaming about exam answers during the few fleeting moments of REM you do decide to take.
Read morePlanning for the NCAs: Everything to Get You Started
If you are close to graduation, spring is the perfect time to start preparing for your NCA assessment and planning-out your exam schedule so you can sit your first exam(s) in October.
Read moreUnderstanding the Canadian Accreditation Process for Internationally Trained Law Students & Lawyers - A Birds Eye View
Foreign law graduates and lawyers who decide to come to Canada to practice law must complete an accreditation process prior to commencing the lawyer licensing process. This is known as the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) process. Yes, that means you and I, as foreign trained law students and lawyers are required to go through not one, but two processes in order to be licensed lawyers in Canada.
Read moreThe Year Ahead: Advice for Graduating International Law Students Returning to Canada
Calling all Law graduates and soon-to-be-graduates! First-off, congratulations on being done (or nearly done) your law degree. You & I have worked hard to get here and should pat yourself on the back, maybe even take a short vacation!
Read moreNCA Results for the January 2019 NCA Exams Released Today
Today, the National Committee on Accreditation released its results for the January 2019 NCA Exams. If you were one of our students, please be sure to email us your results.
Read moreLiran Kandin for LSO Bencher
I am running for bencher of the LSO in the upcoming elections this month to give a voice to countless foreign trained lawyers who are inadequately represented at convocation.
Read moreOntario Family Law - NCA Course
We are pleased to announce a new course taught by [family lawyer][1] Inna Tsinman. We are offering early bird discounts to the first 5 registrants for this course.
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