Law Society of Ontario
Natasha BurmanDecember 5, 2022
LSO Approves Mandatory Minimum Wage for Articling Students
After years-long debate, articling students must be paid at least $620/week The long-running debate about a mandatory minimum wage for articling students has finally come […]
Editor-in-ChiefDecember 5, 2022
The Fate of the LSO Inclusion Index
The Inclusion Index is the latest causality in a war over equity in the LSO On June 28, 2022, the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) […]
Web EditorDecember 5, 2022
Do You Fit the LSO’s Archetype? Congratulations: The Recruit Is for You!
How the recruit is structured to reward a certain kind of person I had a great recruit experience. I received a handful of on-campus interviews […]
Morgan WatkinsJuly 5, 2020
Time for the LSO to formalize its relationship with students
During the pandemic, the LSO’s consultations with law students addressing the impact of COVID-19 have reinforced the need for an institutional role for students. The […]
Nicole MorinJuly 2, 2020
Grassroots Letter Urges Law Society of Ontario to Meaningfully Confront Anti-Black Racism
The letter drew over 500 law student signatures and prompted a response from the outgoing Law Society Treasurer As protests against anti-Black racism and police […]
Vivian ChengSeptember 28, 2019
Controversial Statement of Principles Repealed
Motion to repeal passed with 28 to 20 vote At September Convocation* on Wednesday, September 11, the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) repealed a controversial […]
Editor-in-ChiefJune 11, 2019
The Law Society Should Not Get to Decide My Principles
Forcing someone to express an opinion that they do not hold “is totalitarian and as such alien to the tradition of free nations like Canada, […]
Editor-in-ChiefOctober 12, 2018
LSO Considers Changes to Articling
Students, benchers, staff discuss four options; none perfect The articling crisis. Law school’s boogeyman: an intangible monster with which few of our graduates have to […]
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