By the way, I love Suits. Great show.

Yeah, settlements happen a lot in Corporate Law too - which is nice. I figure most cases (even Criminal) tend to end up in some kind of settlement.

From my knowledge, the judges who are involved with the higher courts have to be bi-lingual.

Oh wow. That's insane. The market for lawyers is much better in Canada. In fact, I'm not even in Law School (or the dual program) yet. My Business program doesn't start until my 3rd year and the Law program won't start until my 4th or 5th year. And yet, I have secured a full-time job in a Law Firm for the summer - even though I'm not in Law School yet.

Haha, move to Canada then! It's nice :P

I love Torts. Good luck! And, because my official program (Business) doesn't start until my 3rd year of undergrad, I'm studying Psychology right now. I took Intro to Law, Accounting, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Social Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Applied Psychology, and Psychology and Law. I am learning that Psychology isn't for me - luckily, just in time for me to enter my new program (hopefully).

It's the top business school in the country, so in order to get in, you need straight As + a lot of extra-curricular activities and such. So, I'll hear back about that decision come June.

Ah, I suppose it's a bit different In Canada. Of course, a lot of personal injury lawyers here hate being called "ambulance chasers", but they make some of the best money in the business and cases are rarely lost. Most're settled, which is probably more my arena than Court hearings.

Oh wow. I was actually surprised, upon reading a few Canadian judgements, that they were in French. It must be difficult, considering some provinces adopt French common law, and the others English. What happens on appeal, exactly? Is there like a French High Court and an English one, or something like that?

There is a bit of over-saturation here too. There's about 40 law schools (only 20-odd are prominent) each catering for about 200 law students each. So, you can imagine, with only a population of 25 million, there's a fair few practicing solicitors and barristers. Most law students actually have to do two to three years of voluntary placements before they can secure a job in a law firm. That is, if your grades aren't good enough.

I actually live here permanently, and I've studied here all my life. It'd be difficult for me to go back to New Zealand, because even the market back there is ridiculously bad for lawyers. Australia really isn't the greatest looking place, though. Nor is it what it's cracked up to be. I'd much rather live in Canada. Hah.

My exams aren't for 5-6 weeks, though. First one is Torts, I believe. Lucky me. What subjects did/are you taking this semester?

I absolutely love Torts. I just can't see one making a living solely being a lawyer who specializes in Torts. I'd rather stay away from personal injury and whatnot; I loathe the idea of being an ambulance chaser.

Canada has some pretty fantastic law schools, for sure. There are only 14 English-speaking ones in the country (and 2 French-speaking) - compared to the 250+ in the USA. That certainly contributes an explanation regarding the extreme over-saturation of lawyers in the USA's legal market.

Are you from Australia or are you merely going to school there? I imagine that Australia is such a beautiful place to live - you're lucky!

When are your exams?

Wow, that's intense! Double degrees here are a bit different, I guess. You get to pick the subjects you want - most make Law their major degree, which means they do 32 core law subjects (including the Priestly Eleven) and like 20 business subjects. I think a full load on a double here is 4-5 subjects per semester. Not sure, though. I'm just doing straight law, which at my University, is four subjects per semester for 4 years. Other Universities do anywhere between 2-6 subjects for a full load. But 7-8 subjects? That's insane.

I've always admired Canadian universities too, 'cause they produce some fantastic judges and barristers. I s'pose all the hard work pays off.

I also like the idea of Criminal, but not really my strong suit either. I'm not the greatest advocate - in the Criminal moots I've done, I haven't scored too high for advocacy. But it's still an idea. Corporate's always been my thing, though. I also enjoy personal injury and workplace injuries. Ever considered that?

The good thing about law school, I guess, is the breadth of subjects. I'm currently doing Torts, Jurisprudence, Legal Writing, and Constitutional law. I seriously can't get enough of Torts, but I feel like killing myself in Jurisprudence. :\

I actually have 5 final exams, haha. I have already done one of them and today's exam will be my second. I have three left, ugh (last one is on the 30th). As a result of the dual degree program, I'll have to do 4 Law courses + 3 or 4 Business courses simultaneously. I'm going to be in for a real treat when I start the program (provided I get in; it's really competitive).

I also plan to do Corporate Law. I flirted with the idea of pursuing Criminal Law, but I'm not so sure that route is for me. In any case, though, while in Law School, I plan to explore that area as well.

That sounds wicked. Good luck with your final, mine's not for 6 weeks. Fortunately for you and your dual degree, you won't have to do 4 law subjects in the same semester (or however many subjects a full load is in Canada), which is just about the most difficult, most mind-frying thing that probably ever existed.

I'm actually hoping to do corporate - probably bankruptcy, international trade, employment law or intellectual property. You?

Nope, Canada. (I actually have a final worth 50% in a few hours - ugh). I'm studying Business right now, and hoping to do a dual degree with the Law School here. For us, you need an undergraduate degree before going to Law School - which is why I'm hoping to get into the dual degree program (it will save me a year).

What kind of Law do you want to practice?

Very similar, I see. Haha.
I'm actually from Australia. You're from the UK, I'm guessing? What're you studying?

I see our study habits are similar, hah. Are you from the UK? (You said you're studying Law)