Canadian Lawyer 4Students

Fall 2014

Life skills and career tips for Canada's lawyers in training

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8 F a l l 2 0 1 4 C A N A D I A N L a w y e r 4 s t u d e n t s VANCOUVER CALGARY EDMONTON SASK ATOON REGINA LONDON KITCHENER-WATERLOO GUELPH TORONTO MARKHAM MONTRÉAL Start your career at Miller Thomson as a summer or articling student. With 11 offices across Canada, we are one of the country's most respected national business law firms offering a complete range of business law, advocacy and personal legal services in both English and French. Learn more about us: millerthomson.com/students Follow us @millerthomson Added experience. Added clarity. Added value. Miller Thomson YOU MT_Lawyers4students ad_v1.indd 1 7/29/2013 2:43:28 PM 7 KEEP CALM AND STUDY ON Scare stories are easy to come by in the ultra-competitive atmosphere of law school, but Sarro paid them as little attention as possible. "The most important thing through the semester is to stay healthy and avoid unnecessary stress. In law school, stress is contagious. If you hear about people sitting in the library 18 hours a day, you'll naturally feel you should be doing that too. But you don't, and you shouldn't," he says. Ginn says students should "aim to do well, but aiming for perfection is counter-productive . . . take breaks, spend time with friends, do things you fi nd fun, and don't take yourself too seriously." As tempting as that extra hour in bed may seem, making an appearance in class will pay off in the long run, according to McCandless. "I found it a really key part of the learning process," she says. "There could be topics or issues that come up in class that were never mentioned in the syllabus or the as- signed readings. It's also a lot easier to absorb the information when you talk it through than when you just read it. I found that really helped with recall when it came time to write exams." 8 GO TO CLASS

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