Last week, you heard part one of my conversation with Yanique Russell, Siobhan Lennox, and Gina Alexandris: three amazing guests who each has expert insights and unique perspectives to share on the topic of internationally trained lawyers in Canada.
As we dive into part two of our interview today, we are getting into even more challenges internationally trained lawyers face while going through the process of qualifying and becoming licensed to practice in Canada. Yanique, Siobhan, and Gina are sharing their favorite strategies and resources to help you along.
Tune in to hear Yanique, Siobhan, and Gina share their top tips and recommendations for carving out your own path as an internationally trained lawyer and creating deep and meaningful connections as you do so. They’re talking strategies for qualifying and working in Canada, why it’s critical for internationally trained lawyers to share their stories, and what will set you up for success.
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What You’ll Learn from this Episode:
- One of the first hurdles internationally trained lawyers face.
- The importance of telling your story.
- Siobhan’s top recommendations for networking opportunities.
- The creative solutions Gina has seen internationally trained lawyers come up with to obtain their qualifications.
- Strategies Yanique used to secure licensing.
- Why it’s critical for ITLs to actively form relationships.
- What distinguishes an ITL who succeeds in the process versus an ITL who doesn’t.
- Gina’s advice for anyone who is about to embark on the path of qualifying and working in Canada.
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- Yanique Russell: Website
- Siobhan Lennox: LinkedIn
- Gina Alexandris: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram
- Ep #91: Internationally Trained Lawyers: Setting Yourself Up for Success with Yanique Russell, Siobhan Lennox, and Gina Alexandris Part 1
- Osgoode
- Canadian Bar Association
- Accreditation through the National Committee on Accreditation, including preparing for fact-based law exams
- Licensing through the Law Society of Ontario (LSO)
- Licensing applications (LSO – 3 cycles); CPLED Info (4 provinces) and BC (PLTC and articling)
- Law Practice Program (Ontario) Registration
- Licensing exams (LSO 2022 and 2023 dates)
- Support for Ontario licensing exams if need: Piper Riley Thomson’s signature course Ontario Bar Bootcamp, her free Guide, and the Emond Exam Prep
- Networking Groups: The ITL Network; the ITLNCA NetworkS; NCA Network; Global Lawyers of Canada
- UofOttawa Faculty of Law Resume and Cover Letter Guide
- Roundtable of Diversity Associations (RODA)
- OsgoodePD’s Canadian Common Law LLM
- GPLLM
- CRIEC
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