tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38563740021843046512011-08-26T08:02:23.189-04:00An ongoing look into the lives of summer law students on Bay Street.The CBB Student Blog Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652683769157431342noreply@blogger.comBlogger1451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856374002184304651.post-32698879622306694082010-08-28T18:12:00.002-04:002010-08-28T19:13:53.888-04:00

by Chris H."...to prove to Dad, that I'm not a fool"Points if you recognize the above movie quote correctly.Well, internet readers, here we are at the end of summer 2010. Leaves are turning, they finally managed to get rid of the last of the summer students still hanging around until the "bitter end". I put quotes around it because I have literally had this conversation about twenty times in the

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by: Josh C.For my last entry here on the blog, I’d also like to discuss OCIs briefly. If you’re reading this, you will have seen that Chris and Tali have provided invaluable advice for resumes, cover letters, interviews, etc. These topics have been covered so thoroughly, I don’t think I can contribute anything else on them. Instead, I’d like to focus on a different aspect: the mental side of

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by: Josh C.Since Jeremy put up a blog about what he did as a summer student working primarily in litigation, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about what I did this summer since I worked mostly in corporate and securities. If legal research is the foundation of litigation then due diligence is the foundation of corporate law. The term has been mentioned on the blog before but it’s

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Happy Thursday! I am aware that it is Tuesdays with Tali on Thursday (confusing) but it is my last day of the summer tomorrow and I had to get at least one more Tuesdays in! So, recruitment is around the corner. I am sure some of you are nervous, some more confident than others, and then there are probably the majority of you who are just generally confused about what is about to happen. Since I

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Due to circumstances beyond my control (namely, the coming into existence of a really awesome tobogganning hill with a sharp rock at the bottom of it), I was never able to give my kindergarten presentation on "What I Did Last Summer".But now that the incomparable Mr. Horkins has dropped a dime on the secrets of bulletproof OCI applications, and you're all undoubtedly wondering what happens after

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by Chris H.Welcome everyone to Tuesdays with... Chris?!? I know I can't be nearly as charming or insightful as Tali, but I will endeavour to be half as helpful.Joey Joe Joe Shabado Jr. from 123 Fake Street asks: "OMG, guys, someone just told me OCI applications are due in a couple weeks and I don't even know what OCIs are... or where to even begin!?!? HEEEEEELP?"Well, Joe. Thanks for your well

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Hello to everyone out there in cyberland. My name is Sarah M. and I am a summer student at Cassels. Since today is Tuesday you might ask “Where is Tuesdays with Tali?” or “Who will answer my burning questions about Cassels if Tali is not posting today?” Fear not, Tali is safe and well, and sitting right beside me (she is my office mate) but she is busy working on Very Important Stuff. Which works

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Rose: Today is my last day of work for the summer!Thorn: Today is my last day of work for the summer!That’s right. Today is my last day of work for the summer and it is both a rose and a thorn. I cannot believe my summer here is already over. While I am excited to leave work today (and go to L.A. for 4 months!!!) I am also sad to leave all of the summer students and amazing mentors I have met

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by Sean W.The United States Supreme Court has a new member, as of yesterday. Elena Kagan is now the court’s 112th justice, as well as the fourth woman to ever serve on the court, the first person to serve as Dean of Harvard Law School before becoming a justice, and the fourth Solicitor General to do so.Wait, I know what you’re thinking: “Enough of this triviality, Sean, tell me how this will

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by Chris H.Internet, how are you? I know. It's been a while, I'm sorry. You may have noticed a slight dip in the volume, consistency and quality of the Cassels Brock and Blogwell team's contributions over the last little while. Along with your fav blogger going slightly AWOL. There's a very simple explanation for this: we got busy.So, we have this "traffic-light" system that we use to broadcast

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By Andrea B.When I started at Cassels Brock this summer, I definitely thought that maintaining a life while working would be some sort of triumph- ours is a profession of long hours and working on weekends after all. To my happy surprise, however, I found myself occasionally working late nights or on Sundays, and have been out of the office at 6:30pm most nights. Still though, the transition from

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by Sean W.If you have been paying attention to the news, you likely have noticed the latest developments in one of the biggest legal stories of the summer: Conrad Black, or Lord Black of Crossharbour, was granted bail from a Florida prison, following the United States Supreme Court’s decision to send his case back to Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal for reconsideration.If the real world aspects of

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Happy Tuesday!Given that course registration is underway in most schools, I thought it might be a good week to talk about courses. Everyone wonders what courses they should/should not take in year 2 (and 3)of law school. After consulting with several people here, here are the top 3 takeaways for 2nd year course selection: Show a demonstrated interest in corporate classes. This does not mean that

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by Chris H.So awesome I had to share...I also want to give a big shout out to Zack (aka Mr. Tuesdays with Tali), who is apparently one of the biggest readers of this blog. Thanks for reading!

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by Jeremy M.O hot dog, cheese hot dog, I’ll-give-it-a-shot dogThe pride of the 21st floor,You’ve been around for a couple of yearsAnd I hope for a couple years more.O hot dog, warm hot dog, hey-feta-why-not dog,With ketchup and mustard, to boot,You stay with us all through our laughter and tearsAnd sometimes gets spilled on a suit.

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by Josh C.So yesterday was…not so good. The summer so far, in addition to flying by, has been an awesome learning experience but I would be lying to you if I told you it was all great all the time. Days aren’t all equal and yesterday was one of the lows. Here’s why.There was an assignment yesterday where another summer student and I had to take two agreements that were virtually identical and go

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Dear readers,My name is Jonny, and this is my first guest blog. You think you know, but you have no idea. Just kidding. I have been putting off writing a blog since the beginning of summer, but CH has been calling me out publicly so now I have to contribute. As you read my first tentative steps into the blogging world, be gentle – it’s my first time.The basketball world has been whipped into a

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by Jeremy M.All right, just because I promised it:There once was a student from BrockDoing his diligence 'til twelve o' clockHe expected late nightsOn contractual rightsBut the papercuts --- those were a shock!Let it not be said that I do not deliver ten times out of ten, like Shaft. In fact, like Shaft, I deal with witnesses and operate on the shady borderlines of the law. However, unlike

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Happy Tuesday!Thanks to my devoted readers for their wonderful questions. It is just so difficult to sift through the hundreds of questions I receive each and every week. :) This week, I will be answering "what is it like to work amongst 20 other summer students? Do people get mean and competitive?"I love this question. Mostly because I happen to have a great answer: I love these people! Just

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By Chris H.Rather than vent spleen about Lebron's "Decision" (believe me I could, the man is a traitor to his city and last night's show was just about the meanest thing an athlete has ever done to a city since Vince Carter, I feel for you Cleveland!) I have decided this week's instalment of TGIF should break up the monotonous blocks of text and share some colourful IMAGES (all photo credits go

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by Sean W.You watched “The Decision”, you dislike Chris Bosh, and you think LeBron just became Scottie Pippen to Dwayne Wade’s Michael Jordan.What to do now? Consider the tax implications, obviously.The guys at Sports Law Blog have a good rundown of the tax consequences of last night’s prime time absurdity.Bonus: this morning, they also gave brief consideration to a defamation suit arising from

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Happy Tuesday!Firstly, I would like to give a shout out to the new faces that entered Cassels today. We had our very first firm tour of summer 2010, and I had the pleasure of taking some of the new (prospective) applicants around the firm. It was great meeting all of you! Since you asked some great questions, I have decided to share some Q & As (anonymous, of course) with our devoted blog

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by Sean W.There are many things which recommend the life of a Bay Street student, at least as far as I can tell after two months. You work with smart people on interesting things. There is a sense, seemingly, that big things are in the works, with large numbers being thrown around everywhere. Important issues; high finance; the centre of corporate Canada. In short, virtually everyone around

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by Chris H.Hello again fine people from all corners of the internet. Once again, your favourite student blogger has come back to impart some wisdom gained from the day to day grind of summer student life at Cassels Brock.Aside from people who are arguably paid to read this thing, the biggest follower of this blog is easily my mom. (Hi Mom!) The other week my mom turned to me and says, "You guys

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by Josh C.There are so many movies and TV shows where an employee gets completely roasted and yelled at by their boss during an “evaluation”. In a good working environment, I’m sure this never happens. Yes, the purpose of the evaluation is to evaluate your performance which will likely contain a discussion about areas of strength as well as areas to improve upon. It might sound scary but your

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by Sean W.Before I started law school and in the lead up to the OCI process, a few lawyer friends told me that I should go into this with my eyes wide open and be wary of anyone promising "work-life balance". Bay Street practice, they warned, will consume your life; free time, personal lives, and holidays will all fall way down the list of priorities. Obviously, I understand that being a lawyer

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Time for another exciting edition of Roses and Thorns!Brie L.Thorn: Saying goodbye to Carolyn S. because she went back to London for the rest of the summer…Rose: Saying hello to Keri W. who is staying at Cassels for the rest of the summer!!Thorn: Missing the mystery student event – and hearing about how much fun it was all day today…Rose: Missing the mystery student event because I went to L.A.!!

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by Chris H.Welcome to Cassels Brock and Blogwell: G20 Edition. The office is closed for business, the sun is shining, and I'm chilling out at home, catching up on my physical exercise, world cup soccer watching and yes, blogging about life as a summer student at CBB.Instead of making fun of my office mate Andrea's grape related puns in her post from yesterday I thought I'd write about an exciting

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by Andrea BuncicLife as a Summer Law Student is pretty sweet at times. Take yesterday for instance. It was the day of our Magical Mystery Tour, where 18 students and some lawyers met at Kipling station to be picked up by a Magical Mystery bus to be taken to a Magical Mystery destination. Despite what you might be thinking, we didn’t go to a Beatles museum, a Beatles cover band show, or even

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by Jeremy M.Well, internet, today I actually managed to pull off the fabled “twofer”. I thought I made a big mistake, but I was mistaken about that. As it turned out, everything was fine.Fortunately, in my rush to make things right, I managed to tell everyone both that I screwed up, and again that I’d screwed up in thinking that I’d screwed up.This got me thinking, which was a refreshing yet

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Happy Tuesdays Today, I will be cheating a bit. I am answering a question posed by a family friend who is currently in second year law school. She asked me if she should bother going to firm tours throughout the summer. My answer is 100% YES! The reason why is relatively simple. Imagine you were a recruiter at a firm, who receives hundreds upon hundreds of applications every single year.

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by Chris H.What's up y'all... I know. I know. Your favourite student blogger has been conspicuously absent from the blog scene for a while. Not to mention when we all picked "days" for when we would blog I did volunteer for Friday and this is the first time I've stuck to my promise. Many profuse apologies are owed to all three of our readers. From now on, you'll look forward to Fridays like a

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Time for another edition of roses and thorns! We had a group of first year law students in for a tour a few days ago, and Leigh-Ann promised them that the blog is a great place for students to go to find out what really happens when you work for a summer at a Bay street law firm…even the bad stuff…So here are some of the good...and not so good...things that happened around here this week.... Brie

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Happy Tuesday! Today, I will be answering a question that Erin M. submitted. Erin is about to attend several summer firm tours and she is wondering about "appropriate" firm attire. To be honest, I think that firm attire is one of the hardest things to get a grasp of! I have consulted with some of the best dressed summer students at Cassels, and we are all in agreement. At your stage, we think it

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by Jeremy M.It's a couple of weeks late, but things have finally quieted down around the office just enough for us to catch you up on the day summer officially started in Toronto. Environment Canada clings to the belief that summer officially starts on June 21, 2010, but on Friday, May 28th it was 27 degrees and sunny with a light breeze. Now, I'm no scientist, but that is obviously summer. If it

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By Andrea B.Since my last post probably wasn’t that useful- aside from illustrating how intimidating and overwhelming beginning a career in law can be- I thought I would pass on some wise words that a friend told me in preparation for OCIs and in-firms; and they just so happen to be things we all learned in Kindergarten! (Or elementary school at the very least.)1. We’re goin’ to Grandma’s house!

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It is finally time for another edition of Roses and Thorns!Sorry for the delay...I really meant to post this last week, but then things got pretty busy around here, and I kind of forgot, and then other people started posting, and there was just never a good time to post it...until now! Enjoy!Brie L. Rose: Getting dressed up everyday for workThorn: Really missing spending my days in jeans and

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By Sean W.Like most people, my first idea of law school and the practice of law was informed by television and movies. Law and Order’s Jack McCoy, Matlock, and one's ability to handle the truth are what I thought lawyering was all about.When I got to law school, constitutional law caught my interest and I envisioned myself arguing important constitutional cases before the Supreme Court, deftly

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Although I have received approximately 400 questions since last week (I'm kidding?), I had to narrow it down to just one. This week, I will be tackling the following question submitted by Ali T. "How do you concentrate at work when something crazy and amazing has happened in your life outside of work?!" Well Ali T., funny you should ask. You see, I know of a summer student who recently got

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by Chris H.Your favourite student blogger is back with a brand new post. I realized I forgot to properly introduce myself like my blogging friends have done. My name is Chris, I'm a 23 year old law student at Queen's who also did undergrad at Queen's (ie. I've been in Kingston longer than some of the inmates). I watch a lot of basketball. I spend my free time playing video games and coming up

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by Jeremy M.Hi everyone! I'm Jeremy, and this is my obscenely long list. I call him "Brent".Since so much of our audience is bound to be 1Ls on the rain-slicked precipice of OCI season, I thought I might try something a little different for my first post. I'm going to take a step back from this firm in particular and start off by talking a little bit about why we decided to come to work on Bay

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Welcome to the first ever CBB Blog ADVICE COLUMN! I know you are as excited about this advice column as I am. How could you not be?? This is your chance to ask any questions you would like about Cassels, the law recruitment process, and even the firm dress code (the list goes on). Of course, I definitely do not think I will have all of the answers to your questions, but I will consult with my

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by: Josh C.Before I start with the subject of this post, I want to introduce myself so I’m not just a random name. I finished my second year of school at Osgoode last month and have been at Cassels for almost two weeks. Like some of the other bloggers have mentioned, our first week was orientation, training (a lot of it) and social events. For my first few blogs, I plan on writing about things

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By Sean WI can admit that I am a bit of a slave to routine. At law school, I start the day slow and progress steadily to whatever speed is required that day. Mornings, however, are my time. Basically every day, I get up around 8, go for a run along the river or at the track, make breakfast, and read the paper cover to cover. Very civilized, don’t you think?As the spring term progressed, and exams

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By Andrea B.Step 1: Calmly plan out a research strategy.My Step 1: Freak out; panic; possibly stop, drop and roll.Step 2: Open up "SearchWell" (Cassels Brock's one and only internal search engine) on your internet browser and search through firm precedents.My Step 2: Pick yourself up off of the floor, turn on your computer, and open up "SearchWell". With a title like that, you start to feel like

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Hello blogging world! This is my very first time blogging – so please be kind and give me a week or two to get used to it. I thought I would start out by first giving you a little bit of information about myself. I am 23 years old and I have just completed my second year of law school at UWO (where I also completed my undergraduate degree in Media Information and Technoculture). It is now my

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by Chris H.Hey there internet. I am proud to be one of 21 newly minted Cassels Brock summer students and one of the inheritors of "Cassels, Brock and Blogwell," your definitive source for all information about the student program here at the firm.Obviously, you'll find lots of interesting stuff over at the official student site. Hopefully this blog will give you more of a personal look at our day

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For those of you who have been following this blawg since its primordial soup days, you will recall me: a fresh-faced young greenhorn by the name of Craig Power. At one point in time, I was a summer student and frequent blogger here at Cassels Brock & Blackwell. Oh, how I miss those halcyon days of summer – the motions blowing through my hair; a cold closing on a hot day; due diligence at the

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By Adrian W.This past week Eva’s Initiatives hosted an open house to celebrate its 15th anniversary and we were luckily invited to help them celebrate this milestone. We got to take a break from due diligence and memo writing to get in touch with our craftier sides. We spent the morning helping decorate the shelter with ribbons and our masterfully created centerpieces made from balloons and

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By: Joanna L.‘Work-life balance’ is a term that I first heard at an OCI prep session at my law school last September, and it has been continually emphasized this summer by my friends, family , and co-workers. After participating in the 18th annual Maccabiah Games, sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and World Federation of Sports, I have begun to truly value and realize how

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by Sam W.A trial is a significant event in a litigator’s career, and I was fortunate enough to be able to observe one this summer. My role was to transcribe what was said at the trial, word for word. The lawyers from our firm could then refer to my notes immediately in preparing for examination of witnesses and objections. I also had the chance to get to know the clients, who actually turned

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By Rishi H.One of the tough things about trying to learn about a new subject can be figuring out what questions to ask. Law firms are no exception. When I went through the Toronto recruitment process, I was somewhat mystified about what it was that firms actually did. The problem, put plainly, was that I didn’t know what I didn’t know.The quicker you can start to figure out what you don’t know,

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By Adrian W.While my personality/life has not undergone a profound change this summer, I have noticed some changes in my life that I believe are directly attributable to my summer experience.1) I have become a morning gym person and I mean 6am weekday mornings not 11am weekend mornings. Crazy I know!2) I cannot enjoy movies like Duplicity because of the inaccurate portrayal of the shareholders

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By Rishi H.Summer students—and, I am told, articling students and associates—sometimes have a hard time tactfully turning down work. I have also heard that it is necessary to learn how to do it, to avoid taking on too much and disappointing your assigning lawyers.Once you figure out that you need to turn down a work assignment, here are two tips I came across for how to do it.One is to

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By Colin P.As you may have noticed, blog entries have been a tad sparser than usual, and inasmuch as I am to blame, I apologize. It’s not that we’ve forgotten about you, dear reader; we’ve just had a few things come up. Cassels Brock has been fortunate enough to have been hit with a couple sizable projects that have kept the summer student troupe firmly on “Red”. For those unfamiliar with the

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By Adrian W.I recently acted as an independent corporate secretary for an annual shareholders meeting. My main responsibility was to prepare the Minutes of the meeting. I was provided with a script of the meeting and I was supposed to convert the script into the proper Minutes format, which sounded easy enough, but since this was the first time I had ever done this, I decided to search our

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By: Joanna L.On Wednesday June 23rd, the Cassels Brock summer-students put on their best (spandex) and participated in the 10th annual Bikes for Tykes event. Though it was the hottest day of the summer thus far, the two Cassels teams were ready to go.Bikes for Tykes is a yearly fundraising event for the Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Centre. This year, over $210,000 was raised by law firm student

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By Chad A.With our amazingly talented group of summer student bloggers providing the heavy lifting with their many interesting posts about the day to day excitement of working at a Toronto law firm, I figured it was time I showed up to the party.A quick introduction about myself:My name is Chad and I am going into my 4th year of the Joint JD/MBA Program at Osgoode and Schulich at York University.

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By Adrian W.Our favourite blog entry is back this week! While there have not been any entries for the past several weeks, I can ensure you that it is not because we no longer have any embarrassing defeats or exciting successes. Geoff B.Triumph - Found an answer to a legal question that I was askedDefeat- Dropped my plant vase on the floor getting glass everywhereRishi H.Triumph: Finding the

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By Rishi H.One of the things that has taken some getting used to this summer has been showing up to social events in a suit. Though ideally one would like to have enough time between work and leisure to go home and change, that’s not always the case.Inevitably, I find myself walking into a pub quiz night or some other super casual social affair way over dressed. There are quite a few looks and

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By Adrian W.The summer students have organized a firm wide fundraiser, Ice Cream Wednesdae-s, to raise money for Eva’s Initiative. We created an ice cream sundae delivery service for all of the people at Cassels Brock. We had to make some difficult decisions regarding possible topping choices (nuts, no nuts), master logistical issues (getting the ice cream to the lawyers before it melted) and

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By Rishi H.If anyone thinks that passing the bar means they have seen the end of a classroom, they are wrong. Not only is it probably a good idea to attend courses to keep up with the rapidly developing world of law, but the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) expects lawyers to complete around 12 hours of Continuing Legal Education a year (CLE). Last week, I had the chance to find out what one

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by Sam W.It's often said that the practice of law is completely different from the study of law. For summer students, even those working at Bay Street firms, that's not exactly true. I suspect that even for seasoned lawyers, learning opportunities abound.It has only been a month, but students in our group have conducted research on and written memos on a myriad of legal issues concerning mining,

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By Adrian W.Firm tours are like the first date in the employment relationship. While you may not be sure if you want to marry someone after the first date, you can often determine if that person is someone you definitely do not want to marry. I decided to write on this topic because Cassels Brock is hosting a series of open house events soon and that made me think about my experiences with this

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By: Joanna L.One of the most important things to remember when beginning one’s summer-student experience is that everyone is in the same boat. By this I mean that when you sense that you are confused, overwhelmed, or scared for the future of your legal career, it’s a good idea to remind yourself that, in the case at Cassels Brock, there are 13 other people who have probably felt those same

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By Colin P.When I went through the OCI process this year, I was faced with a very important decision. I had to decide whether or not to chop my hair. For those who don’t me, my hair is admittedly shaggy for a gentleman of my vintage. Since my high school years, I’ve kept to a strict regimen of semi-annual hair cuts, resulting in a series of unfortunate comparisons, from Star Wars IV era Mark

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By Adrian W.I am currently in the process of conducting due diligence for a deal; my task title seems cooler than what I am actually doing (or maybe just cooler to me?). When the lawyer first gave me 3 accordion folders of contracts to review and summarize, I thought they didn’t look so bad. I could physically carry them all and I thought that seemed like a positive sign and at least I didn’t

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By Rishi H.Confidentiality, perhaps with good reason, is not often discussed when people talk about the summer student experience. But I have found the topic popping into my head when friends ask about work. For the most part, it has generally been easy to discuss the process of what I am doing rather than the substance. The topic, however, can be a tricky one. It is not too difficult to see how

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Welcome to Week 3! Just as we begin to settle into our roles as summer students and feel more comfortable writing memos and doing due diligence, a silly defeat will remind us that we have only been at Cassels Brock & Blackwell for a month and that we still have a lot of learning left to do! Enjoy!Sam W.Triumph: Finishing this week after having a few 12+ hour days.Defeat: Not getting enough

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By: Joanna L.This week, approximately half of the Cassels Brock summer student group participated in their second volunteer event for Eva’s Phoenix. On May 26th, Eva’s Initiatives, the parent organization to Eva’s Phoenix, held its 11th annual Home for Life Auction. The event took place in the St. Lawrence Market in downtown Toronto. All sorts of things were auctioned off, from living and dining

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By Geoff B.Current Mood: Business FormalBest back flip related video of the week: Monster Truck black flipHi, my name is Geoff Breen, I’m 5”9½’, dislike nuts in brownies and I also go to Dalhousie Law School. Over 2 weeks into work, I decided to put in my thoughts on this Bay Street summer student thing.The Workload during the first week of “real work” was not too heavy for most of us since the

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by Sam W.As a law student gaining your own practical experience is important, whether it be through running Small Claims files or conducting due diligence. Learning opportunities, however, can also be found in observing lawyers, who are at the top of their game. Observing not only informs students about the procedures involved in a particular legal process, but also how to conduct themselves in

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By Colin P.Last Thursday, the Cassels Brock troupe of summer students left their suits at the office and headed out to do some gardening at Eva’s Phoenix, a transitional housing and training facility for at-risk youth. Perhaps surprisingly, an aspect of our summer experience at Cassels Brock involves volunteering outside the office. Aside from the tanning-related benefits of spending an

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By Adrian W.Welcome to Week 2! Astoundingly in these past 2 weeks we have not yet mastered everything but I like to think that many of us are learning from our past defeats and not making the same mistakes twice. I know for myself my door opening skills have improved dramatically in the past week! We have also decided to invite the rest of our summer students group to share their special moments

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By Rishi H.Working on Bay St. – even if you are only three-ish weeks into it – has some strange side effects. Not only on yourself, but the people around as well. The news that you have joined the ranks of those trying to make it on the Street provokes a variety of reactions. The following is an initial taxonomy.The "unabashedly, unflinchingly positive" peopleThese people are probably your

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By Adrian W.While most summer students were able to enjoy an extra day off this past long weekend, I spent the majority of Saturday in my office working on my first memo. You may be expecting a bitter story about long hours but I did not mind giving up my Saturday (this time!). The research was on an area of law that I was not familiar with and the specific questions I had to answer seemed

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By: Joanna L.Welcome to the first edition of Triumphs & Defeats! The brilliant and not so brilliant moments of the 2009 summer law students will be posted here every Friday. For today, we decided to limit the embarrassment to the bloggers; however, in the coming weeks, we will not steal all the glory and the other summer students will be able to share their proud moments as well.Some background:

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By Sam W.I was thrilled to discover coverage on my first blog entry by the Legal Post blog (http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/legalpost/archive/2009/05/14/cassels-brock-summer-students-don-t-feel-recession-s-pain.aspx). I was also surprised at how parts of the entry were carved out and portrayed as insensitive to the recession. I’m sure it was intended to be simply a sarcastic joke.

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By Colin P.Perhaps the biggest adjustment I have had to make since beginning work as a summer student at Cassels Brock and Blackwell LLP is having to account for my time. Previously, my life had been a relatively docket-free experience, and it never troubled me if five hours of an evening seemingly disappeared (I blame the rising availability of TV programming on DVD).While at work, time is

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By Adrian W.Hi welcome to our blog. I am Adrian and I have just completed my second year of law school at Western University. Prior to law school I went to UVic for undergrad where I majored in political science. I am now into Week 2 of my summer experience at Cassels Brock. Last week as Sam mentioned we had our orientation and now we are beginning to do “real lawyer work”(which I am still

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By Sam W.Welcome to the summer of 2009 Cassels Blog! A little background about me: I'm a 24-year-old law student who has just completed second year at the University of Toronto. I was born and raised in Toronto. I went to Dartmouth in the Granite State, where the licence plates read, "Live Free or Die." I applied straight to law school and happily returned to my hometown after graduation.Last

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As the supdawg days of summer slowly give way to autumn, law schools across the country fill with a palpable sense of foreboding. Representatives from Toronto firms will be rolling up to your school on their magic carpets, and you must remember one thing: never brush your teeth with your suit on. The first rule of OCIs is that toothpaste will always drip on your garments. Think of it as tempting

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Just a random 6:07 pm thought, and a quick break from the Assignment to End All Assignments. When the sun gets to here:My top button & tie / sleeves go to here: Ok. Sarah J is in my office saying hello (well... goodbye, actually). She is leaving now for good (until next year). Bye Sarah. Bye readers.

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The end of an era…or a summer…or 15 weeks of practical experience at a Bay street law firm.As you’re editing cover letters and assembling application packages, you’re probably also wondering if you will ever be able to tell the difference between the 30 plus firms that you’re applying to. Eventually the firms, and their people, start to distinguish themselves. But how do you figure that out at

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Last week for our final firm-funded social event the Cassels Brock summer student team headed to Woodbine Racetrack for an evening of good food and gambling. We had been given the opportunity to plan our own event and although there were several appealing options open to us, a night out watching the sport of kings was too appealing to pass up. After arriving in beautiful Rexdale we were

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At Queen’s I’m dedicated to student recruitment and I try to take advantage of any opportunity to meet potential new law students and tell them about my experiences. After a busy, educational, and truly entertaining summer, it seems only fair to do the same thing for my employer. And so I give you: The Top 10 Reasons to Apply to Cassels Brock:10. My love of recruiting doesn’t have to stop

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You can feel it in the air - the beginning of the end for Cassels Brock summer students! Some of us have only four days left, while others are here for another four weeks. For many of us the end of work means traveling, sunbathing, and sleeping…but first you have to make it out of the office!I’m not sure why I expected the last few weeks to slow down, but I shouldn’t have. The firm, and its

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Apparently there are no stupid questions. That's a relief because I ask a lot of questions. Seriously... lots... I'm like that person who sat in the front row of your torts seminar - the one who could automatically elicit a collective groan from the rest of the class simply by raising a hand. Ok, I would never be that bad, but you get my point. Anyway, I have learned an important rule about

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Hello. I wasn't planning on writing today, but it's Friday Afternoon in the Universe and something has crossed my mind.Summer student culture seems to have its own mythology; we have all heard stories about students getting (too) drunk at social events, accidentally 'reply all-ing' embarassing emails, and even insulting the managing partner's partner directly to his or her face. I haven't

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Yesterday was the student golf day event (yes, we have had a lot of “extracurricular” events this summer). The rain held out, we missed half a day of work, and we all had a blast!The event began in the early afternoon, when the summer students and many of our mentors abandoned the air-conditioned offices of Scotia Plaza and set out for Diamond Back Golf Course. When we arrived, we were treated to

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I consider myself to be fairly active. I enjoy going to the gym and playing sports. However, I have this lingering fear in the back of my mind. The fear: how will I maintain my Schwartzenegger deltoids, Van Damme esque calves and Segal killer squint with all the time I spend at the office?Thus, I write this blog for the athletically inclined, for those among us that don’t view weight training as

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When I first came to Cassels, I was wide-eyed, apprehensive and unsure of what the real practice of law entailed. I knew the information I was taught in law school but beyond that, not a great deal more. Now that I am nearing the end, I am beginning to reflect on my summer experience. I asked myself whether my knowledge in the legal profession improved and if so, to what degree?I guess my

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If you’re reading our blawg with the hope of gaining insight into what being a summer student on Bay street is really like, there is an important concept we haven’t given much “time” to – docketing.When I started in May I had certainly heard of the word “docket”, and I knew there was no pressure at Cassels to meet billable targets as a summer student. What I did not know was that I would be

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Ok. It's 6pm on a Thursday, the regular crowd shuffles in.This morning, a lawyer emailed me to ask if I could help assemble files for a closing which is happening bright and early tomorrow morning. I agreed. That means I will be printing, organizing and inserting sign-here tabs on numerous copies of documents.Here's the catch: not all of the documents have been finalized, which means that the

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5 boxes, 4 floors, 3 movers, 2 computers, and 1 hour later…Ryan and I successfully moved from floor 18 to floor 22.In my first hour I was impressed. We have a great view of the lake (and by “we” I mean “I” since I sit by the window), the lawyers and assistants were friendly and introduced themselves to us, and it is quiet up here.Then reality started to sink in as I realized that getting a new

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Part of the fun of working with different lawyers is getting to know their distinct work styles – the way they assign work, provide feedback, and generally interact with students. For your reading pleasure, Mow and I have identified (and lightheartedly caricatured) some of the more entertaining styles that we have experienced during our time here. The Classic: A senior partner leans into your

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Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote in his epic poem The Charge of the Light Brigade, "Their's not to reason why, Their's but to do and die."*What I think he was trying to convey was that if you spend even a moment contemplating the nature of the action you are taking, and you are struck down in battle, you will go to your grave forever questioning the morality of your actions. It's much better to do your

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Life on the strip has been an adventure that keeps the adrenaline up. A student’s life is measured from memo to memo. But while we piece together our point first writing, there is a world we experience here that is almost like the one in Pan’s Labyrinth, only there are no subtitles.For instance, take the elevators. No matter when, no matter how quickly I can get to the office, there is always a

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One of the most important skills you will learn in law school is point-first writing. As a summer student, lawyers are your clients and they want the issue spelled out in simple terms and the answer immediately following it. Unlike professors, lawyers bill clients for their time and don’t get summers off.Our blog is not a good example of point-first-writing. However, the blog it is a great

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Monday morning. I was one of 13 tired faces who marched into work for 9 a.m. But as the Monday of an “almost-long weekend” progressed, it became clear that there was little work to be had. While I’m sure there was lawyers hiding somewhere in the building, the majority had extended their weekends and left the summer students to our own devices. After we bowled high lighters down the hallways (pink

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