Job Net

Canada Law From Abroad does more than build an international education bridge for Canadian students to attend top tier law schools in the U.K.

Canada Law From Abroad also equips LLB and LLM graduates from it’s preferred U.K. law schools with the tools to develop a customized strategy necessary to get that all important entry-level job in the Canadian and global legal services market.

What is JOB NET BOOT CAMP?

1. ★A 2 day hands-on boot camp:
   

2. •Find out where the legal jobs are and how to source them
   

3. •Critique and rewrite your resume to attract targeted employers
   

4. •Prepare and practise for a interview - learn assertive interviewee techniques that build your self-sell confidence to land that all important first job!
   

5. •Meet other Canada Law From Abroad law graduates and create a personalized support ‘job hunting’ network.
   

6. ★A 1 day follow-up:
   

7. •Regroup to share job hunting and interviewing experiences with colleagues.
   

8. •Learn from others’ mistakes and successes to refine your own job hunting knowledge and skills!
   

Who is eligible for JOB NET BOOT CAMP?

1. ★All students who have registered with Canada Law From Abroad as their registered UCAS advisor and are presently attending or attended one of the CLFA preferred law schools.
   

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What is the cost and when is JOB NET BOOT CAMP?

1. ★A $200. fee for location and material costs.
   

2. ★Early June 2012.
   

3. ★Location: TBA
   

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Why attend JOB NET BOOT CAMP?

1. ✤A law degree doesn’t get you a job.
   

2. ✤Putting a JD label on an LLB degree isn’t going to make a difference.
   

3. ✤Read the Globe and Mail’s law page November 2nd, 2011( Law Profession faces an articling crisis). Follow The Federation of Canadian Law Societies (FLSC) debate within the legal profession on how to fix the traditional ‘articling structure’ associated with entry level legal positions that is breaking down.
   

4. ✤Unlike in Canada, the U.K. has recognized that the traditional articling system doesn’t meet all of the emerging legal career needs for graduating law students.
   

5. ✤The revolution taking place in the U.K. legal services market has galvanized the U.K. legal profession and its top-tier international law schools to be at the forefront of utilizing legal education as the foundation for innovative professional jobs in the global legal services market.
   

6. ✤Canadian students who study law and live in the U.K. will get exposure to the global legal services market and be provided with an opportunity to network first-hand with the new generation of global legal services providers.
   

7. ✤Canadian U.K. law school graduates will return to Canada understanding why former national Canadian firms like (Ogilvy Renault/ McCleod Dixon) are among the first of what will be a growing number finding it necessary to merge with U.K. global law firm leaders such as Norton Rose (www.nortonrose.com).
   

8. ✤Canadian students at one of Canada Law From Abroad’s preferred U.K. law school will attend symposia and participate in professional development workshops that will introduce them to lawyers and legal professionals who have opened doors to an entire new generation of jobs and in both the practice of law and legal services.
   

9. ✤The JOB NET BOOT CAMP will maximize your U.K. law school experience and give you the job hunting and interview knowledge and skills to tackle the legal job market .
   

John G. Kelly’s email:

johng@canadalawfromabroad.com