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Capone wrote:Tons of input here! BB, I did my bar ads in 2008. The only classroom time we had were the professional responsibility lessons (like 4 weeks). For the rest, LSUC gave us 4 big books (2 barristers and 2 solicitors). We learned on our own (I teamed up with a buddy). Barristers exam (8 hours) was 6 weeks after we got the materials and the solicitors exam (8 hours too) was 3 or 4 weeks after the barrister exam. With a 97% passing rate, I passed on first try - oddly enough I met a number of people who failed which made me wonder about the accuracy of the 97% statistic.I'm too lazy to look, but what happens if you surrender your license? If you want to practice in ON again, you have to go through the bar ads crap again?
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jaggers wrote:commie wrote:jaggers wrote:I remember the rock in the river, but nothing about the blackout. Was that 2007?It was in Toronto for the June sitting of the exam. I also remember the fun of being escorted to the can when I took a leak. I never understood why. They took all the paper we had away from us. Every damn thing was in a clear plastic container. ah! I have it, they must have been concerned that people might write the law society's precious questions on the inside of their gonch when they were in the can. I did them in Toronto in June as well. But have no recollection of a black out. Maybe I blacked out? The rules were ridiculous, as was the lineup for the strip search before you could enter...
commie wrote:jaggers wrote:I remember the rock in the river, but nothing about the blackout. Was that 2007?It was in Toronto for the June sitting of the exam. I also remember the fun of being escorted to the can when I took a leak. I never understood why. They took all the paper we had away from us. Every damn thing was in a clear plastic container. ah! I have it, they must have been concerned that people might write the law society's precious questions on the inside of their gonch when they were in the can.
jaggers wrote:I remember the rock in the river, but nothing about the blackout. Was that 2007?
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Wobblie wrote:That's not my understanding at all. When the LSUC brought in the draconian exam measures the intent was to make things difficult for the private exam prep firms that were preying on insecure law grads who they convinced needed "extra help" to pass the exams. Those firms pay people to take the bar exams then relay the questions back so they can be incorporated into the firm's prep guide. The LSAT gets around the problem by publishing new questions every year, which are tested out on previous years. The LSUC didn't want to go to the trouble and expense and decided to nip the problem in the bud by making it as difficult as possible for people to relay exam questions back to the prep firms. Hence the restrictions on bathroom breaks and taking paper out of the exam.While exam prep firms like BarBri provide useful courses for passing things like the NY bar exam, don't forget that's a difficult closed book exam. A prep course for the Ontario bars is a waste of $$$.
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jaggers wrote: Since when is offering a service that may not be very useful "preying" on someone?
Aug 26 11 12:37 PM
commie wrote: What if someone has a photographic memory? Maybe they should start hitting people over the head with a frying pan as they exit the examination room.
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Aug 26 11 12:54 PM
commie wrote: jaggers wrote: Since when is offering a service that may not be very useful "preying" on someone?Entire industries are based on "preying" on people. When I was childless, I would get calls from credit card companies asking if I wanted "balance protector" coverage which would pay off my credit cards in the event of my death. I always had to laugh when I declined and would get asked "What would happen if you died?" Well, I'd be dead, so I'm pretty sure I wouldn't care no matter what happened.
Aug 26 11 12:57 PM
commie wrote:Entire industries are based on "preying" on people. When I was childless, I would get calls from credit card companies asking if I wanted "balance protector" coverage which would pay off my credit cards in the event of my death. I always had to laugh when I declined and would get asked "What would happen if you died?" Well, I'd be dead, so I'm pretty sure I wouldn't care no matter what happened.
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ExBuzzer wrote: A lot of people seem to believe that their debts will fall on their children if they die destitute. Heck, as long as assets are not held jointly, spouses(married or common law) aren't on the hook for their mate's debts either, are they?
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