The following tips have helped me avoid nose-diving while articling... |
Most law students imagine horrific accounts of what their articling experience could entail – crashing overnight at the office, on-call duties dictated by a boss aspiring to be Meryl Streep in Devil Wears Prada, and never-ending mountains of paperwork one could only hope to see the top of…. However, if you’re expecting a recount of a personal “training from hell” articling experience, you are reading the wrong blog. I have only been articling at McCague Borlack for a month and a half but I am certain I will not be subjected to an allergic reaction anytime soon.
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The following tips have helped me avoid nose-diving while articling:
- Do not promise an earlier deadline than you can deliver;
- Save final work products so you never make the same mistake twice;
- Buy a large Moleskine notebook and bring it to lawyers’ offices to make detailed notes of assigned tasks;
- Organize your emails into folders and sub-folders for different lawyers and client files for easy access to information; and
- Find a few favourite spots in the Path for snack and coffee breaks!
Christine L.