Justin NathensOctober 31, 2022
Making a choice: abstaining from OCIs This year, I chose not to participate in the formal on-campus interview (OCI) process, otherwise known as the recruit. […]
Angela FengNovember 25, 2021
SLS Recruit Subcommittee to share alternative recruit resources Each year, a dense fog of anxiety creeps into the law school along with the annual 2L […]
Shae RotheryOctober 28, 2021
OCIs for the year have come and gone, and now all we have left are memories. Let’s put those memories (good and bad) toward something […]
Tom RussellOctober 28, 2021
Therapy will not be cheap after these catastrophes With OCIs finished and in-firms around the corner, Ultra Vires wanted to imagine some worst-case scenarios for […]
Law School Life & BeyondJanuary 27, 2021
By Hailey Lonsdale (2L, Thompson Rivers University) Originally published on the Law School & Beyond blog. Much like my preparation for the LSAT, my work […]
Law School Life & BeyondJanuary 27, 2021
By Steph Lanz (2L University of Ottawa, Common Law Program) Originally published on the Law School & Beyond blog. Last year I participated in the […]
Web EditorNovember 29, 2017
The hiring numbers are available here. Chloe Magee (2L) Alarm goes off. I check my phone—it’s Wednesday morning, 8 a.m. Head is pounding. I take […]
Web EditorOctober 25, 2017
Madeline Lisus (2L) RE: October 2018 Student Article in Ultra Vires Dear [Editor Name]: Please accept this compilation, with the enclosed commentary and screenshots, as […]
SuJung LeeOctober 25, 2017
Compiled by Rachel Chan (2L) & SuJung Lee (2L) Everything about On-Campus Interviews is bizarre. For those who are not familiar with the process, […]
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 EditorFebruary 24, 2016
Aidan Campbell (1L) Dear Mr. Gatekeeper: I am a first year JD candidate at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law seeking to apply a […]
Web EditorFebruary 4, 2016
Every year, at the conclusion of the LSUC November Toronto recruitment process, Ultra Vires conducts two surveys: one of U of T students who were […]
Web EditorSeptember 30, 2015
Nitai Ben-Shach (3L) OCIs are fun. Keep repeating this mantra to yourself from now until October 8 and you may just come to believe it. […]
Web EditorJuly 18, 2015
Alex Redinger (2L) and Brett Hughes (3L) Every summer, 1-going-on-2-Ls anxiously turn their minds to the November recruitment process and related activities, including the summer […]
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
I’m a 2L and this is my first UV article. I’ve been to the OCI circus and did not get a position. Please forgive any […]
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
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 […]
Paloma van GrollOctober 30, 2013
“Maybe I’ll just sleep here tonight!” I said – manically – to my friend, as we wrapped up day 1 of the OCI process down […]
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
The choice of where to work is one of the most important decisions one can make. For many law students, that choice is reduced to […]
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 EditorNovember 25, 2012
In anticipation of our upcoming November special issue on fall recruitment, here are some juicy statistics.
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 […]
Browse through some of our popular tags: