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To give yourself the greatest chance to succeed, best to stand on the backs of giants. Lawyering, business, and recruitment is hard enough without having to reinvent the wheel and come up with new ideas from scratch when other people have already gone through the...
Timing the Ontario Bar Exams
Time is of the essence for the Ontario Bar examinations. For in-person exams, you have 3.5 hours in the morning to answer 120 multiple-choice questions and another 3.5 hours in the afternoon to answer the remaining 120 questions. For online exams, you have 2 hours to...
Pass the Ontario Bar with only 6 Weeks of Preparation
Is it really possible to pass the Ontario Bar with only six weeks of prep? Most definitely, I did it, but it’s not for the faint of heart. It means studying full time throughout those weeks and putting in the hours. And, very importantly, having an up-to-date index....
Ontario Bar: What to Expect?
Three times each year, the Law Society of Ontario (previously known as the Law Society of Upper Canada) offers candidates the opportunity to write the Ontario Lawyer Licensing Examinations. Unlike the Quebec Bar, the Ontario Bar Exam is separated into two parts: the...
The Pencil to Rule Them All
Let’s talk pencils. Wooden pencils are still king for multiple-choice exams, but unfortunately not all pencils are created equal. I believe that a good writing utensil is the difference between an exam where your hand cramps up by the end and one in which you can...
A Trick to Find the Time to Prepare Well
A review of the TimeTimer I was reading a book a couple of months ago on time management called 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management by Kevin Kruse. It's a good book addressing certain strategies and approaches to manage your time better such as...