interviews

Hussein E. E. FawzyJanuary 26, 2022

An Interview with Paul-Erik Veel on Innovation and the Law

Discussing developments in technological innovation in legal practice Paul-Erik Veel is a Partner at Lenczner Slaght LLP. On January 14, Veel sat down with Ultra […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtOctober 27, 2016

Computer Habits of a Student Post-OCIs

Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) In the name of science, an anonymous student agreed to have a monitoring system installed on their personal computer to record their […]

Web EditorOctober 29, 2015

Advice for in-firm interviews

Ultra Vires reached out to students who participated in the recruitment process last year for their thoughts and reflections on in-firm week. Keep in mind […]

Web EditorOctober 28, 2015

Interviews I have known and loved

Becky Ross (4L) Most of us agonize throughout the interview process, mulling over every gesture or exchange. Don’t worry, I’m not going to tell you […]

Web EditorSeptember 30, 2015

IHRP’s Renu Mandhane discusses new job, reflects on time at U of T Law

Rona Ghanbari (2L) This fall, Renu Mandhane—Director of the International Human Rights Program (IHRP), and generally loved member of the law school’s community—will leave her […]

Katherine GeorgiousMarch 27, 2014

Ultra Vires’ Exit Interview with Dean Moran

Dean Moran graciously sat down for over an hour with Ultra Vires where she gave us her thoughts on everything from her departure to tuition. […]

Web EditorMarch 26, 2014

This is How You Do It: The 1L Recruit

Having had some time to reflect upon the 1L recruitment, here are some thoughts, opinions, and suggestions about how to be successful in the process. […]

Web EditorNovember 27, 2013

No 2L OCI Job? Still No Problem

By now the dust has settled on the 2L Toronto recruitment process. Many students ended the first week of November with a summer job in […]

Web EditorNovember 27, 2013

A Tale of 2L Misery: Eleven Things We Wish We Had Known Before In-Firms

Students  are inundated with advice about the 2L recruitment process. There’s never any shortage of intel on how to ‘be yourself’  (but not actually) during […]

Paloma van GrollNovember 27, 2013

In-Firm Games: The Odds Are Not in Our Favour

In-firm interview week fell on the November break. The “week” is more accurately 2.5 days: Monday, Tuesday, and a bit of Wednesday (“Day 1,” “Day […]

Web EditorNovember 27, 2013

Bay Street Hiring a Bloodbath This Year

Download PDF of Ultra Vires 2013 Fall Recruitment Special Feature Download Full Survey Answers The good times are not coming back. Total hiring on Bay […]

Web EditorNovember 27, 2013

If Rob Ford did in-firms

Call Day Hi Rob, Flavelle LLP here. Would you like to come in for an interview Monday? Okay brother. Great, 10am it is. We would […]

Web EditorNovember 27, 2013

The Average Law Student

The results of our annual OCI Survey don’t only provided some insights into the recruitment process, they also give us a picture of you, the […]

Katherine GeorgiousOctober 30, 2013

UV’s Mini-Guide to Government Interviews

You have probably heard numerous times that government interviewers ask standardized questions, they write down everything you say, and that they probably won’t make much, […]

Web EditorOctober 30, 2013

What your cover letter would look like if you weren’t a big filthy liar

Dear Ms.* Jesse Alex Taylor, I am a decidedly average student at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and I am very interested in […]

Alanna TevelOctober 30, 2013

Keeping it Fashionable (and Appropriate) for November In-firms

After chatting with U of T Law’s very own fashion expert, Emily Orchard, I have compiled a list of helpful tips on what to wear […]

Eryn FanjoyOctober 30, 2013

UV’s Guide to In-Firm Interviews

“Know thyself, know thine enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” – Sun Tzu   In-firm week is a bastard. There’s no way around it. […]

Web EditorNovember 28, 2012

The UV Packing Guide for OCIs and In-Firms

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 EditorNovember 27, 2012

“Tell Me Something About Yourself That’s Not On Your Resume…”

The CDO is fond of reminding interview candidates to “be the best version of yourself” during in firms And while the best version of myself […]

Web EditorOctober 17, 2012

How to keep your cool during interview week

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

How to Win at Call Day

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

You owe the firms nothing

Dear 2Ls, The recruitment process is an adversarial process in which you will match wits with professionals who are trained at matching wits with students. […]

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