How to become a lawyer in Canada?

Please does anyone have information on how to qualify to become either a solicitor or a barrister in Canada, with a UK Law Degree.

Could anyone please send me a website that might be available with this information.

And, I would appreciate it if anyone could tell me if it is considerably easier to qualify in Canada than UK (Considering cost, time, stress, e.t.c).

And if anyone has the information, could they also let me know how easy it is for a Canadian Lawyer to practice in UK.

Thank you

Answer by ђigђTεçђ SάyS ђo,ђo,ђo
Complete a challenging and well-rounded undergraduate degree. There are no set standards as to what classes you need to take during your undergraduate studies. However, you need to develop your critical reasoning and writing skills, and you also need to select courses that will prove to law school admission officers that you have the intelligence and academic vigor to be successful in law school.Take and pass the LSAT. Each Canadian law school will have a score to meet or beat. Because of this, you will want to research what the school you plan on attending needs you to earn on your LSAT.Meet law school requirements. You can do this one of two ways. First you can attend an accredited Canada law school such as the University of Alberta Faculty of Law, Dalhousie Law School or the University of Windsor Faculty of Law. Your second option is to have your UK law school transcripts analyzed and evaluated by the "National Committee on Accreditation." If your credentials pass muster, then you will be issued a "certificate of qualification." This will allow you to sit for the Canadian Bar Exam in the province of your choice.Register for, take and pass a Canadian Bar Exam. Bar exams are administered by provinces, so you will need to contact the Bar Association in the province you wish to practice law in to get the specific details about what to study, how to register for the exam, where the exam will be given and other licensing information. For help finding province bar associations you can visit the "Canada Bar Association" website. Work with the Canadian province you want to practice law in to fulfill the final licensing requirements. This may include applying for a license, meeting residency requirements, taking an ethics exam and paying fees.



Check out the link below (List of law schools and law faculties in Canada)

http://www.hg.org/law-schools-canada.asp

Answer by Hank Thomas
You asked several questions. Let me answer each of them separately.

First, your UK Law Degree would not be recognized for the licencing procedure in Canada. I had some European lawyers as colleagues in Law School who were completing an LL.B. because of this. The profession is regulated provincially. There are three requirements to becoming a lawyer in Ontario:

1. Obtain a LL.B. degree from a recognized university in the province;
2. Pass the provincial bar exam; and
3. Complete a 10 month articling term (an internship) under the supervision of an experienced lawyer.

In all provinces, except Quebec, entering an LL.B. program requires that:

(i) you write and submit your LSAT scores to the university;
(ii) you complete an undergraduate degree beforehand with a minimum cumulative grade point average of about 85% (usually higher); and
(iii) are selected by the selection committee based on merit and motivation (over 90% of candidates are declined).

As for the other two steps in the process, the market is currently flooded and there are not enough articling position for students. The OBA ruled this summer that "that's too bad". You can't practice until you complete these three steps. Once you do you can easily transfer to another province by reading the requisite materials and signing a form.

Second, I am not familiar with the UK system so I can't compare the relative ease with which you could qualify in either jurisdiction but I imagine that it must be easier than Canada's situation since you need a degree to get into law school here.

Third, I am not familiar with how a Canadian lawyer would qualify in the UK. I understand that it's common practice to get an LL.M in Europe and after all this schooling in Canada, I wouldn't dream of continuing on in the UK.

You may find the following sites of use to you:
http://www.lsuc.on.ca/
http://www.oba.org/
http://www.cba.org/CBA/gate/splash_alternate.html

Best of luck!

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