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ARMY101 wrote:So, Poppy, how do you know me? It's just eating you up isn't it
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karla wrote:ARMY101 wrote:So, Poppy, how do you know me? It's just eating you up isn't it Well I don't know many people who have already done their schooling and graduated... so yeah, I'm curious 
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ARMY101 wrote:Extra-curriculars don't seem to be as big a deal, seeing how it's more of a professional-training organization. However, I'd assume that any experience with studying and practicing law through positions where you assist lawyers, officers, etc. would be a great addition to help you get in. So, Army, why did you choose Carlton as your undergrad? Do you think that the reputation of your undergrad school is taken into consideration by law schools? If you could choose another undergrad school, would you? If so, why? How would a 3.5 from Carlton versus a 3.5 from Toronto look with an LSAT of 166? The same? And why did you choose Law? Do you know if Law students are the students that typically make up the majority of high LSAT scorers?
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Keile wrote:ARMY101 wrote:Extra-curriculars don't seem to be as big a deal, seeing how it's more of a professional-training organization. However, I'd assume that any experience with studying and practicing law through positions where you assist lawyers, officers, etc. would be a great addition to help you get in. So, Army, why did you choose Carlton as your undergrad? Do you think that the reputation of your undergrad school is taken into consideration by law schools? If you could choose another undergrad school, would you? If so, why? How would a 3.5 from Carlton versus a 3.5 from Toronto look with an LSAT of 166? The same? And why did you choose Law? Do you know if Law students are the students that typically make up the majority of high LSAT scorers? Holy questions Is this an interview? 1. Carleton had the overall best appeal to me - the presentation about going to Carleton was well done and very informative, the campus is beautiful, I had a great opportunity for a fairly large entrance scholarship, and it was in Ottawa, probably the best place for political/legal studies with all the government offices being right here. 2 and 4. I think the reputation is taken into consideration, but not near as much as you'd hear about through high school classes. 3. Obviously I chose Carleton for specific reasons that appealed to me, so no, I wouldn't change it even after going through this first year. But I did also apply to three other universities and was accepted to all of them, so Carleton wasn't my one-and-only offer for university. 5. I chose law because I'd like to get my LL.B., so taking law as an undergrad. seems to be a great start in getting the knowledge and mindset that I need. I'm also minoring in political science so that I can expand my understanding of that area too. Typically, undergrad. law majors actually do poorly on the LSAT's - it's the math and philosophy students who do the best because of the type of mindset they're in.
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How exactly do you study for the LSAT's? Is there specific literature you have to go over?
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student101 wrote:How exactly do you study for the LSAT's? Is there specific literature you have to go over? There are practice LSAT's from previous years that you can review.
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any1 taking criminal justice at ryerson?
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i have 2 questions
1.if i wish to focus my study on Constitutional Law, what kind of job can i expect?
2.if i want to work for the government (federal), do i have to be bilingual?
many thx!
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XXEZXX wrote:i have 2 questions
1.if i wish to focus my study on Constitutional Law, what kind of job can i expect? Human rights lawyer, interpreting the constitution for other people/agencies, etc. Quote:2.if i want to work for the government (federal), do i have to be bilingual? No, but it could help.
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ARMY101 wrote:XXEZXX wrote:i have 2 questions
1.if i wish to focus my study on Constitutional Law, what kind of job can i expect? Human rights lawyer, interpreting the constitution for other people/agencies, etc. Quote:2.if i want to work for the government (federal), do i have to be bilingual? No, but it could help. thank you very much!~
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XXEZXX wrote:i have 2 questions
1.if i wish to focus my study on Constitutional Law, what kind of job can i expect? Constitutional law is much more about the trio of legislative/executive/judicial powers, the distribution of powers between provicinal/federal governments, the impact of international law on national laws (etc) than anything else. While constitutional law definitely includes a human rights element, to me, a Constitutional lawyer will find more work in policy analysis and legislative reform, electoral reform, research etc etc. For example, when the liberals/NDP/Bloc decided to create a coalition, the legality of that coalition would have been best interpreted by a constitutional lawyer. That's what they are for. The Constitution definitely upholds our most important human rights values in Canada and there is room for Constitutional lawyers to address human rights issues for sure, but I think that most interested in that would just study human rights law instead. The Constitution is a very big beast addressing a very large number of issues, and most of those involve power struggles and the creation of the Canadian state itself and how it runs -- like, why do we have a PM and not a President, how long is he/she allowed to sit in office, how many judges do we have in the Supreme Court and how are they are appointed, the fact that we even HAVE a Supreme Court (instead of a Constitutional Court, etc.) The majority of the document actually focuses on the institutions that make Canada what it is. So yeah, I say that in this field, you're more likely to work in policy/legislative/electoral reform, but the majority of actual court cases would be based on breaches of power instead of actual human rights violations - though as a constitutional lawyer you may be often consulted by human rights lawyers for their cases, or work in unison with them if you are ever lucky enough to be faced with a Supreme Court case. I hope that gives you some additional ideas on what you can do, XXEZXX. There are a LOT of options out there under Constitutional law. XXEZXX wrote:2.if i want to work for the government (federal), do i have to be bilingual? You do not have to be, but you will definitely face challenges if you are not. If you want to work for the Federal government in Gatineau/Ottawa in the field of policy or law, I think that by the time you finish school you will have trouble finding job postings that don't require at least a minimal level of French understanding as they are really cracking down on this now and increasing the mandatory levels of French language ability. If you're interested in working for the provincial government in Toronto however, you might not have the same difficulties. It depends on where you want to work and in what field.
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