Graduate experiences of bypassing article requirements - TMU/BLFL
Hi everyone! I am a 3L at BLFL and think I am going to go ahead with bypassing articling because my law school allows this, which makes me eligible to write the bar and become a practicing lawyer once I pass the bar admissions tests. However, I am unsure of my future (I know that I don’t want big law or the gruelling hours that come with it) and more so want a clinic/legal support centre, government organization (I have experience working for govt org as student) or even a university/college/law school professor (this would be my main goal I believe). I’m interested in hearing from graduates from Toronto Metropolitan University, Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, and how their lives are now that they have completed law school, passed the bar and are now practicing.
Do you regret not articling? How did you decide what to/practice area without the experience of articling? Have you had any difficulties in securing a job? Are there any perceived limits from the article bypass? How do you explain to employers/how aware are employers of the IPC components?
I am planning on practicing in the GTA/potentially northern Ontario. I know everyone’s life and circumstances are different and I honour each perspective even if it doesn’t align with the “norm”!