Hussein E. E. FawzyJanuary 26, 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
“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 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
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
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
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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