Web EditorJanuary 29, 2014
The biggest refrain we 1Ls tend to hear whenever the subject of summer jobs comes up is just how comically low of a chance any […]
Web EditorNovember 27, 2013
Considering applying to Rotman’s MBA program to achieve ultimate #JDMBA hotness? Wise move… maybe. Here are some factors for your consideration: 1. How do you […]
Web EditorNovember 27, 2013
If you’re a 1L like me, you’ve probably never had to type your exams so the thought of doing so seems… amazing. I mean, do […]
Web EditorNovember 27, 2013
It’s 1 a.m. and you’re pacing back and forth in your room, fretting over everything you have to get done in the next 48 hours, worrying […]
Web EditorNovember 27, 2013
On Making Summaries and Maps I built summaries from my case briefs, which mostly involved going through my lecture notes and adding things the prof […]
Web EditorNovember 27, 2013
They’re coming. In September they were just a haze in the far-off distance, way less important than making sure you weren’t that one loser who […]
Patrick HartfordOctober 30, 2013
Note – This interview has been edited for length. Patrick Hartford: Thank you very much for coming. Justice Moldaver: It’s a great pleasure. P: As […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
It is said that a single pride of lions can require up to 100 miles of hunting space. In the past, the same was true […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
Do you think that Rocky, after ascending the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and triumphantly pumping his fists, thought about how many precious […]
Katherine GeorgiousOctober 30, 2013
At this time of the year, a lot of time and effort is rightfully expended helping 2Ls navigate the stressful waters of in-firm interviews. But […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
When I sat down to write about mental health awareness one story came to mind. It was the day before on-campus-interviews (OCI), which is an […]
Web EditorOctober 30, 2013
Law School can feel a bit like a train heading at breakneck speed to the rest of your life: Survive 1L (make sure you have […]
Paloma van GrollSeptember 25, 2013
“All of this has happened before… but it doesn’t have to happen again” Breaking the Cycle 1L is always a stressful year, but it doesn’t […]
Marita ZouravlioffSeptember 25, 2013
When you’re uniquely located at the center of the universe, as the City of Toronto is, you frequently forget that there are other people and […]
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Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
I’m a crier and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Anything from the Bachelor season finale to a mediocre grade and I start to well […]
Marita ZouravlioffMarch 27, 2013
Somehow there’s still two more years of law school. I don’t know about you, but I am pretty sure at this point my brain physically […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
December 13, 2011, I marched to the steps of the Supreme Court of Canada with a column of Métis leaders, elders, and other interested individuals. […]
Daanish SamadmotenMarch 27, 2013
Most of us have one – that couple on Facebook who doesn’t understand the effect they have on others. It’s like the couple in high […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
On March 27th, 2013 the Faculty Council will be voting on two prospective clinic opportunities available to students this coming academic year. One of the […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
The following are actual excerpts from real personal statements, generously submitted by members of the class of 2013. During my time as a [undergraduate], I […]
Jacquie RMarch 27, 2013
This year, 21 students are in the Rotman JD/MBA— more than twice as many as last year, and there are good reasons for that. There […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2013
As we 3Ls (and 4Ls) are all graduating in a few months, it is an emotional time for many of us. So, I want to […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2013
Photos from the amazingly funny Law Follies 2013!
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2013
Last month, Leo Elias wrote an enlightening, thought-provoking article for this publication called “Less Muffin, Less Madness: How Crippling Tuition Fees Make the Administration’s Health […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2013
If Today is Your Birthday Apparently, poor timing has been a habit of yours since birth. Why would you have chosen to have a birthday […]
Jacquie RFebruary 27, 2013
For this fashion file, I’ve teamed up with special guest writer Jacquie Richards to put the sexy back in “two straight weeks of sitting in […]
Web EditorFebruary 27, 2013
The Idle No More movement has moved into a new phase. The large marches and flash mobs have largely passed though some of this kind […]
Web EditorJanuary 30, 2013
When you’ve got a busy schedule filled say, a whole lot of college footballs to throw around, finding the time to find and maintain a […]
Web EditorJanuary 30, 2013
While I personally have never made much of Valentine’s Day, the editing board of UV asked me to lend a singles perspective to the annual […]
Web EditorJanuary 30, 2013
“I thought your husband was gay because he dresses so chic.” My mother’s hairdresser – who also happens to be my father’s hairdresser – recently […]
Web EditorJanuary 30, 2013
This UV continuing series looks at different legal clinics in Ontario. Legal clinics are a central pillar of access to justice in Ontario. Mary Marrone, […]
Web EditorNovember 30, 2012
Here’s an extra that didn’t make it to our print edition: according to our fall recruitment survey data, your LSAT score will have no impact […]
Web EditorNovember 28, 2012
Only 89 U of T law students were hired by firms this year, the lowest number since 2003, when only 77 students secured firm jobs. […]
Web EditorNovember 28, 2012
So you’re part of the half of your class who got shafted during OCIs and in-firms. If you’re truly special, you’re also part of the […]
Web EditorNovember 28, 2012
1. Flavelle House Has at Least Nine Chimneys Flavelle House was built in 1902 by Canadian millionaire, businessman, industrialist, and philanthropist Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle […]
Web EditorNovember 28, 2012
Have you ever had this conversation: A: Oh man why is that guy dressed like such a hipster? B: What the fuck is a […]
Web EditorNovember 28, 2012
This UV continuing series looks at different legal clinics in Ontario. Legal clinics are a key way that lawyers provide the disadvantaged with access to […]
Paloma van GrollNovember 28, 2012
Judging by the well-attended ‘Exam Prep’ seminar that the SLS hosted, the only thing on 1L’s minds in November is December. Namely, how to survive […]
Web EditorNovember 28, 2012
The recent laptop theft (see print edition) affirms a growing truth that we are understandably reticent to confront: This Faculty of Law has become a […]
Jacquie RNovember 28, 2012
While a lot of people describe law school as a “life changing” experience that leads to “personal growth” and an “increase in career focus”, what […]
Web EditorNovember 28, 2012
I recently moved downtown from my parents basement in North Toronto. I’m really enjoying the full sunlight, and I can’t say I miss the 45 […]
Web EditorNovember 28, 2012
The CDO has their own list of what you need to bring to OCIs and/or in-firm interviews, but we wanted to give it to you […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
After Saint Patricks Day, Halloween could be considered the number one holiday for poor decision making. However, there is no reason your bad choices should […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
Like many 2Ls, last fall I embarked on a bizarre, bewildering series of job interviews. Although I had dutifully attended every CDO information session, to be […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
Beginning at 8 am on October 26th, Toronto law firms are permitted by the Law Society of Upper Canada to call 2014 JD candidates to schedule […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
It’s still early days in term one. For the incoming class of 2012 this means a steady parade of professors and administrators telling you that […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
There are dozens of legal clinics in Ontario and across Canada that serve special communities. This month I connected with Doug Ferguson, the Director of Community […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
Have you ever had this conversation: A: Hey, wanna go see a dubstep concert Friday night? B: What the fuck is dubstep? If so, you’re not […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
When Promise, Sam and I found out that we would be spending a semester in Lyon, France, we joked about living together. “It would be […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
You think you know Facebook. But then, one September day, you’re sitting in evidence class and Hamish Stewart drops a bomb: this man uses facebook, […]
Paloma van GrollOctober 17, 2012
We came to U of T bright-eyed and fresh-faced (just kidding we’re jaded and sombre at all times), only to find out that we are […]
Web EditorOctober 17, 2012
Like every great institution, pub night has its peaks and lows. But let us be frank; last week’s venture to Dance Cave, a bar that […]
Jacquie ROctober 17, 2012
1 TRUISM: The highlighter method is “a thing”. TRUTH: The highlighter method is a confusing, unbelievably time consuming thing with questionable value unless you’re hoping to […]
Web EditorSeptember 12, 2012
The Closing of Pho Hung on June 28, 2012 was a sad day for U of T law students. I know we’ll all miss the […]
Web EditorSeptember 12, 2012
Glossary: Events: Mayo’s Muffin Madness: First Wednesday of Every month Dean Moran feeds us breakfast! Don’t forget a reusable mug. Pub night – SLS (Student […]
Web EditorSeptember 12, 2012
Susan Wang was accepted to UT Law and created the University of Toronto Law Class of 2014, but then decided to go to Harvard Law. […]
Kevin SiuMarch 29, 2012
Introducing the new Ultra Vires website! After years of toiling away in the days of static web pages and clumsy PDF viewers, UV has arrived […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
How do you think it feels when on your first day of 4L, a 3L comes up to you and says, “Hey… umm… I thought […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
This is my final UV column since I will be graduating law school in a few short months. Since many of my friends have asked […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
UV Staff asked current students to determine what works and what doesn’t: Summary Survey Results
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
Upon every spring term dreary, Upon students worn and weary, Who are neither wild nor wary, About anything anymore; About all that does not matter, […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2012
It was a symbol of the Law School for nearly fifty years before being retired, it still pops up here and there, and you’ve probably […]
Web EditorFebruary 25, 2012
A subterranean passage north, opening to suburban streets rarely serviced. A mall the size of St. George Campus. New houses spaced against old houses. Poor […]
Web EditorFebruary 25, 2012
A list for which “dating” can mean whatever you want it to mean. 10. “Intra” is not the same as “inter.” All literate people should […]
Web EditorFebruary 25, 2012
Because top 10 lists are overrated. These lines either come from the internet, Justin Nasseri, or I made them up myself. For the sake of […]
Web EditorFebruary 25, 2012
It appears to me that we live in a society of hyper-sensitivity and political correctness. But what baffles me is the inherent contradiction of it […]
Web EditorFebruary 25, 2012
It’s incredibly daunting to attempt to write about what’s interesting about Toronto after being here for only one month. It’s even more daunting if you’re […]
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