A criminal lawyer, also known as a public defender works to represent an individual, organization and entities charged with criminal offenses through pretrial, the courtroom and post trial to prove they are innocent. Criminal charges range from domestic violence crime, sex crime, violent crime and drug crime to driving under…

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Osler,Hoskin & Harcourt LLP is a business law firm, the 2022 “Canadian Law Firm of the Year” started in 1862 and now is one of the top three law firms in Canada, operating internationally from offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver and New York. The first contained 478 lawyers…

Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP The history of Blakes predates Canadian Confederation: Dominick Edward Blake, 2nd Premier of Ontario, founded the firm in 1856, which has grown to include offices in five Canadian cities, each delivering business-centred legal solutions. The firm’s international capabilities, as represented by offices in New York…

University of Windsor Faculty of Law Since 1968, the University of Windsor in Ontario has provided legal education with a focus on access to justice, community service, clinical and experiential learning, and transnational law. The school also offers a Canadian & American Dual JD program with the University of Detroit…

Post-secondary degrees in common law and Québec civil law are conferred by institutions in eight provinces and Nunavut Territory. In two posts, Next Gen Litigators will summarize the offerings of each Canadian law program with respect to location, degrees offered, areas of specialty, and entrance requirements University of Alberta Faculty of Law The University of Alberta…

The Charter of Rights and Freedom came into effect on April 17, 1982 (some sections, i.e. sections 15 & 16, were added after this date). Before the charter was introduced, there was the Canadian bill of rights in its place which included many of the same rights that the charter…

Licensing Process Before becoming a lawyer, graduates go through a Lawyer Licensing Process to ensure they have the entry-level competencies before entering the legal services in the public interest. Before entering a licensing, the applicants must have at least one of an L.B./J.D. in Canada, graduates of international law schools or lawyers…

On your way to becoming a lawyer, you must first complete a university degree, obtain a high GPA, a competitive LSAT score and meet other admission criteria such as letters of recommendation, work experience, community involvement, extracurricular activities and finally a personal statement. …

Acquittal at the 3 Level of Courts, Specifically the Supreme Court of Canada — The notion of an accused receiving an acquittal of criminal charges via Supreme Court of Canada trial is fundamentally a misnomer: as a nine-justice self-proclaimed “last judicial resort,” Canada’s Supreme Court does not hold trials, instead reserving its docket for 65 to 80 annual cases of public importance and national…