In approaching a potentially virtual articling term here at the firm, you may wonder how we manage to get to know each other?
Even in these strange and restrictive times, we still managed to eke out some face-to-face contact with one another.
To get us organized, our Student Director, Ashley, created a schedule and assigned a different student each month to arrange an event for us on the first Thursday of the month. For obvious reasons, there is no requirement that the event be in-person.
The first month, Ashley organized a virtual charcuterie and mixology class. See Ashna's blog below.
This month, Paul organized a Jackbox Games night. For those unfamiliar, these are a suite of web games where you log in with your phone and compete with others in various trivia-based games.
Some of us keeners -- that were able -- met up in person, and the others joined via Zoom. (Shout-out to Tess who came from Ottawa.)
Zohaib generously hosted and put out an awesome spread.
Lots of fun was had by all and many laughs were shared (along with a bottle of wine or two).
Ashley deserves credit for her expertise in selecting the right people for a student team. So, for those prospective students interviewing with the firm, rest assured that you will find yourself within a group of people who just seem to gel. Also be assured that despite the virtual world we are living in, camaraderie is alive and well.
With that said, I am very much looking forward to our October social event.