To Practice Law in Ontario (The SOD Podcast Channel)

In this episode, I discuss three common mistakes people make while drafting and/or submitting their resume and cover letters to multiple law firms re articling applications. As always, good luck on your licensing journey!

Your articling cover letter is your first shot at marketing yourself to secure an articling position, and you know what they say about first impressions? Feel free to send an email for a sample cover letter- thesodpodcastchannel@gmail.com. I hope these tips help you. Kindly share it with whoever may need it as well and good luck on your licensing journey!

In this episode, I share the tips I was given by a career advisor in one of Canada's foremost law schools, as I hurdled through the task of drafting a resume I felt was perfect enough to be confident in. Good luck on your licensing journey!

In this episode, I preach the message that you do not have to wait until you are completely done with the NCA process before applying for an Articling Process. It is okay to apply in anticipation of your NCA completion, insofar as you will complete the NCA exams before the articling cycle actually resumes, and you can communicate that effectively in your articling application package. Personal experience, not legal advice. As always, good luck on your licensing journey!

In this episode, I share what I was told was a useful strategy to ensure I didn't get assessed to write more than 5 NCA Examinations by the FLSC. Does this strategy work? I have absolutely no idea. Did it work for me? Again, I don't know. Is there any harm in employing it? I think not. Ultimately, I'm simply just copying and pasting a piece of advice I was given four (4) years ago. As always, good luck on your licensing journey!

In this episode, I give a background to what exactly the NCA exams are and I share the resources I employed in preparing for the NCA exams. This episode is in response to an email I received requesting my insight on the subject matter. As promised, here are links/directions to the resources I mentioned (in no particular order): Craig Forcese's Public Law and Legislation Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/public-law-and-legislation/id1039694960 Craig Forcese's Administrative Law Podcast: https://www.craigforcese.com/administrative-law NaijaLawyerinCanada on IG (DM to ask about joining a community) NCA Sample Exams: https://nca.legal/exams/content/ For Study Summary Notes, check out Vanessa Santa, Liran Joseph and Manuel Akinshola on Facebook. NCA Exam Outlines and Samples- https://nca.legal/exams/content/ You should also absolutely read this- https://nca.legal/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/HowToWriteSept2019.pdf and take the summaries for each chapter in the syllabi seriously! Good luck!

On this pilot episode, I talk about my intention to use the first season of this podcast series to "pay it forward" to foreign-trained lawyers in Canada. The loneliness of the journey to getting dual licensed is a shared sentiment, but I'm here now, to pass along all the tips that helped me through my licensing journey, from the NCAs to Articling and the Ontario Bar Exams. Hopefully, they make your journey a little less lonely.