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@ R U L P P | R Y E R S O N . C A / L P P
G R E AT L AW Y E R S S TA RT H E R E
2017/2018
FOUR YEARS OF THE LPP
Ryerson’sLawPracticeProgram(LPP)
It’sWorking!Ryerson’ssuccessfulLawPracticeProgram(LPP)assiststheLSUCinmeetingitspublicinterestobligationsbybetterpreparinglawyerstoservethePublicinthe21stCentury.
ExperientialTrainingThatBetterServesthePublic Tab1
1. High-quality,skills-basedtrainingmeetsthehighestpublicserviceandprotectionrequirements2. Standardized,supervisedandassessed–MeetsthehigheststandardsfortrainingsetbyLSUC3. Excellentlawyers-200plus-develop,deliver,mentor,superviseandassessit4. ExcellenttrainingthatlawyersneedtoservethePublicinthe21stCentury
WorkPlacementsforAll Tab2
1. 100%ofCandidateshavebeenplacedineachofthefirstthreeyears,notwithstandingitisanewprogram,inachallengingmarket,withaprofessionthatlikesitstraditions
2. 670plusnewplacementsover3yearsacrosstheprovince:mid-size,boutique,smallandlargeprivatefirms;in-house;all3levelsofgovernment;andlegalclinics
3. 72%paidYearIII(stipends:11.4%YearIII)
Strong,DiverseCandidates-VerySuccessfulLSUCDiversityProgram Tab3
1. CandidatesreflecttheProvinceofOntario2. 672(of802)Candidatescompletedthe4-monthtraining,then4-monthworkplacement3. VerysuccessfuldiversityprogrambytheLSUC–Candidateshavetheopportunitytogetjobs4. AbouthalfarefromCanadianlawschools(allOntarioexceptLakehead)-oftheinternationally-educated,
half(25%ofthetotal)startedhereandthenwenttotheUSoroverseasforlawschool5. Over3years:61differentlanguages.YearIII:76Candidatescompleted34differentMastersDegrees,and3
differentPhDs;35Candidateshadpracticedabroadonaverage7.3years
VerySuccessful–CandidatesAreWorkingAfterCall Tab4
1. 84%ofYearII,onceCalled,wereworkinginlaworlaw-relatedpositionsoneyearpost-LPP(plus3%areotherwiseemployed)
2. 75%ofYearI,onceCalled,wereworkinginlaworlaw-relatedpositionsoneyearpost-LPP(plus5%areotherwiseemployed)
Innovative–PreparesCandidatestoServe21stCenturySociety&ImprovesAccesstoJustice Tab5
1. PrepareCandidatestocombinestrongfoundationalskillswiththeabilitytotakeadvantageofchangetobetterserve21stCenturySociety
2. AccesstoJusticeInnovationChallenge(A2J)encouragesCandidatestodevelopsmarter,faster,betterwaystomeetlegalneedsandtheBusinessPlanhelpscandidatesdevelopbusinessandfinancialliteracyskills
3. Group-firmworkandlearningencouragessuccessworkinginteams4. DiversityandinternationalexperienceopenseyesandmindstobetterserveOntarioSociety
FortheProfession,bytheProfession.
TRAINING High-quality, innovative skills-based training, that is standardized, comprehensive,
mentored and assessed. LPPTrainingComponent
Thinkaboutrunningyourowngeneralpracticelawfirm,withthreeotherpartners,incorporatingtechnologyandonlineopportunities.ThatiswhatourCandidatesdowhentheybegintheRyersonLPPeachAugust.
TheTrainingComponent:IntroducingtheVirtualLawFirm(VLF)
DuringtheTrainingComponent,Candidatesarerandomlyplacedintovirtuallawfirms(VLFs)ofapproximatelyfourpeople.ThisensuresthatLPPCandidatesareexposedtogroupdynamicsfromtheverybeginning,whichisrelevanttotoday’ssuccessfulprofessionaldevelopment.Wehavehadapproximately60firmsineachofYears1,2,and3.EachfirmispairedwithaMentor,whoisamemberofthelegalprofessioninOntario.OurMentorscomefromacrosstheprovince,averageabout15yearsofpractice,andcoverallareasofpracticeandworkplacesettings(clinics,government,privatepracticeofallsizes,in-housecounsel).TheseMentorsactas“SupervisingLawyers”fortheVLFs,meetingwiththeentirefirmonceweeklyfor17weeksviawebinar,andthenbi-weeklywithindividualCandidates.Duringtheseinteractions,MentorsandfirmsreviewthecasefileworkthattheCandidateshavebeenworkingonthatweek,orhavecomingup,aswellasdiscussspecificthemesofProfessionalismandEthics,PracticeandClientManagement.
CompetenciesandPracticeAreas
SowhatdotheCandidatesdoduringtheTrainingComponent?TheLPPis“work”notschool.OnthebasisoftheexpectationsoftheLawSociety’smandate,ourgoalistodevelopandassessinourCandidatesthefollowingskills(broadly):
• ProfessionalismandEthics• Analytical• Research(legalandfactual)• Communications(oralandwritten)• PracticeManagement• ClientManagement
Howdowedeveloptheseskills?OurCandidatesmeetatRyerson3timesforaweekatatime(launchweekendofAugust;middleofOctober;andmiddleofDecember).These3weeksofferCandidatestheopportunitytoengageinintensiveworkshopsorpanels(e.g.TrialAdvocacy,CorporateCounsel),beassessedin-personbythebenchandbar,developandexpandtheirprofessionalnetworkwitheachother(futurecolleagues)aswellasmembersoftheprofession.Therestofthe14weekstheyare“working”inasimulatedenvironment,respondingtolawyerandclientrequestsonarapid,regular,intensebasis.
Theirworkis“delivered”viacasefilesinthesubjectareasmandatedbytheLSUC:
• AdministrativeLaw(previouslyaLandlord/Tenantmatter;morerecentlyanImmigrationmatter);• BusinessLaw• CivilLitigation• CriminalLaw• FamilyLaw• RealEstateLaw• Wills&EstatesLaw
InputbytheProfession:SubjectMatterExperts,MentorsandAssessors
EachofthecasefilesisdevelopedbyaSubjectMatterExpert(SME),aleadingOntariopractitionerintheirfield.TheSMEdevelops/updatesabackgroundstory,onlinereferenceresources,precedentsand“typical”fileassignments.Theseassignments(over100in2016)includeclientmeetings,toopeningafiletoresearch,respondingtoclients’questions,todraftingorreviewingcontractsorpleadings,throughtoarguingorpresentingbeforeacourtortribunal,andthenbillingandcollectingfees.Candidatesreceivetheseassignmentsthroughoutthebusinessday/weekas“emails”from“SeniorPartners”intherelevantpracticearea.Thecasefilesarelayered,beginningwithworkonone,thenasecond,eventuallywithallseven,thereforealsobuildingtheskillofprofessionalprioritization(akapracticemanagement).SometimesVLFsareworkingonasinglefileforadayortwo;othertimestheyarejugglingtheexpectationsofmultiplefiles,asisthecasein“realworld”practice.
VLFsconnectwiththeirMentors,eachother,ManagingPartners,SubjectMatterExpertsandtheirclientsvirtuallythroughwebconferencingandotheronlineplatforms(e.g.video“meetings”).Whoaretheseclients,youmightask?Infiveofthefiles,theVLFshavethebenefitoflive-actorsimulators,trainedonthefileandtherequirementof“clientmanagement”skills,throughRyerson’sspecializedInterpersonalSkillsTeachingCentre(ISTC–see:http://www.ryerson.ca/istc).
Candidatessubmitsomeworkthroughtheirfirm,mostindividually.TheyareofferedfeedbackbytheirMentorsonsomeoftheirwork(particularlyastheyfirstbeginthework),orself-assessbasedonmodelanswersavailablebytheSMEs(andthendiscussedduringtheweeklyFirmMeetingswiththeMentors).Inaddition,however,CandidateswillbeassessedbyothermembersoftheprofessionasspecificAssessorsforparticularsubjectmattertasks(Motions,Clientmeetings,Negotiations,Opening/ClosingStatements,Cross/DirectExaminations,Submissions,BailHearing,SupervisorMeetings),duringthe2ndand3rdin-personmeetings.CandidatesareassessedmonthlybytheirMentorsonallsixofthecompetenciesnotedabove.Candidatesareassessedas“Developing”,“MeetsExpectations”or“ExceedsExpectations”bytheirMentorsandAssessors,andoverallsuccessdependsonconsistentanddevelopingperformancethroughoutthefourmonths.
Alia AhmedInga B. AndriessenAndréa ArmborstShelby AustinElissa BanachKatherine BatyckyLisa BernsteinKo BhamraHarry J. BorensteinHartley BorstMeredith BrownCatherine BruceMoira CallahanMichael CarterMichelle ChaissonChief Justice George R. Strathy
ClausehoundClioEsi CodjoeJoy-Ann CohenHugh HM ConnellyOrlando Da SilvaPamela DancygerCherie A. DanielRanjan DasJames E DeanCassandra DeMelo
Abby DeshmanMarni DickerChristoper DobsonLori R. DubinLashell EatonEvangeline Fernandez-Alexander
Delee FrommFernando GarciaRachel GerbEldad GerbBrian GillinghamAnita GoelaDoron GoldGeorge GrantIngrid GrantNeil GuthrieWendy Harris BentleyCarolyn HartMick HassellSheri HirschbergIan HuIan HullKristin HuttonNick IannazzoBrian IllionIntellectual Property Institute of Canada
Iryna M. IwachiwChristine JohnsonJoel KadishZ. Matthew KaslikMani KhamiKari Kim-GallatelyJuliet KnaptonLynn KorbakMartyn KrysGeorge KyriazakosColin LachanceLeigh LampertRobert LapperIan LebaneLawyerDoneDeal Corp.Raymond LeclairRaquel LevineLexisNexis CanadaBrian LivingstonQueenie LoTaivi LobuPaul LomicDebra LovinskyAlbert LukThomas MacLennanGlenda MallonAlfred MamoOlivia Mann-Foster
Kristin MarshallAmanda MastertonMatt MaurerRita MaxwellClare McMullen- Crummey
Archana MedhekarDiana MilesMichelle MoldofskyDavid C. MundayJudy NaibergPrakash NarayananOrie NiedzvieckiArlene D. O’NeillOntario Real Estate Association
Shauna PembertonHersh PerlisJustin G. PersaudVince A. PileggiAndrew PintoJohn PolyzogopoulosPaulette PommellsAmanda B. PotaskyWilliam PoulosJoanne PrinceAllie PyperRichard Raczowski
Andy RadhakantTina RadimisisMolly M. ReynoldsRBCSean RobichaudThomas J. Rock, QCVincenzo RondinelliChristina RorabeckNadir SachakThomas SantramVince ScaramuzzaStephen ScholtzAaron SchwartzMarco SciarraNoel SempleDavid SharpeJulia Shin DoiHoward SimkevitzDarryl SingerChristopher SmartKim SnellPat SnidermanDaniel SommersIan SpeersDavid Sterns, OBA President
Colin StevensonAllan J. Stitt
Stitt Feld Handy GroupJacqueline SwaislandBob TchegusSheldon TenenbaumTeranet Inc. The Advocates’ SocietyKen ThompsonThomson Reuters Legal and Tax & Accounting, Canada
Alena ThouinGeorge ToryMyrna TulandiCynthia VerconichEve R. WahnAndrea WaltmanRhona WaxmanR. Scott WhitleyDavid WilliamsDenise Anne WilliamsJudith WolfKenneth WolfsonMarcie ZajdemanMaanit ZemelOlga Ziman Sabbagh
to our mentors, assessors, curriculum developers, guest speakers, the Ontario Bar Assocation, for our strategic alliance, and The Law Society of Upper Canada.
Thank YouRyerson Law Practice Program (LPP)
ryerson.ca/lpp
2016/2017
ADR ChambersAlia AhmedEvangeline AlexanderGuy AminiInga B. AndriessenStella BallElissa BanachDanielle BastaracheKatherine BatyckySteven BenmorWendy Harris BentleyLisa BernsteinJessica S. BookmanHarry J. BorensteinJeanette BosschartFrances BrennanDaniel BrownMoira CallahanMichael CarterMichelle ChaissonChristopher ChorneyIan ClarkeClio - Practice Management Software Marie ComiskeyHugh HM ConnellyAllan S. CooperPamela Dancyger
Cherie A. DanielVern W. DaReRanjan DasAbby DeshmanMarni DickerDoug DowneyLori DubinRyan EdmondsAlex EisenbergAnne FeehelySusan FicekJames A. FraserDelee FrommBryan FromsteinBrian GillinghamGenevieve GirodayCarla GoldsteinJonas Granofsky Ingrid GrantNeil GuthrieCarolyn HartMichael HassellAllison Hines Sheri HirschbergLindsay HooperIan HuIan HullClaire HungNick Iannazzo
Iryna M. IwachiwChristine JohnsonJae-Yon JungStefan JürgensJoel KadishZoltan Matthew KaslikJacob KaufmanB. C. KeithMana KhamiBeth KiburAndrew KingJuliet KnaptonLynn KorbakMartyn KrysJason KuzminskiLawyerDoneDealCorp.
Ian LebaneRay LeclairKaitlyn LedinghamJe�rey W. LemRaquel LevineLexisNexis CanadaDavid Little�eldPaul LomicSarah LowyJennifer MacInnisAtoosa Mahdavian
Adela MallGlenda MallonAlf MamoAnthony MarchettiKelly MargaritisMichelle MarsellusMatt MaurerArchana MedhekarDiana MilesDerry MillarMichelle MoldofskyDavid MundayPamela MunnBrittany E. MurphyRichard MwangiJudy NaibergBrendan NeilOrie NiedzvieckiArlene D. O’NeillOntario Real Estate Association Catherine PattersonJacqueline PeetersThilini PereraHersh PerlisAndrew Pinto Dorette PollardJohn PolyzogopoulosPaulette Pommells
Amanda PotaskyWilliam PoulosAllie PyperTina RadimisisJoan Rataic-LangChris RobertsThomas J. Rock, QCIan RolandVincenzo RondinelliChristina T. RorabeckNadir SachakChris SanzVince ScaramuzzaAaron SchwartzMarco SciarraGary Shi�Julia Shin Doi Sharon E. ShoreHoward SimkevitzDarryl SingerChristopher Andrew SmartJohn A. SorensenIan SpeersColin Stevenson Allan J. StittStitt Feld Handy Group Chief Justice George R. Strathy
Bob TchegusSheldon TenenbaumTeranet Inc. The Advocates’ Society Lori Anne ThomasKen ThompsonThomson Reuters Joshua TongJennifer Trehearne Jennifer A. TreloarVin G. TsuiMyrna TulandiEd Upenieks, OBA President Lindsay van RoosendaalCynthia VerconichEve R. WahnAndrea WaltmanR. Scott WhitleyDavid B. WilliamsJudith WolfKenneth WolfsonLinda ZardoRebecca S. ZaretskyDeborah ZemansMaanit ZemelCara Zwibel
to our mentors, assessors, curriculum developers, guest speakers, the Ontario Bar Assocation, for our strategic alliance, and The Law Society of Upper Canada.
Thank YouRyerson Law Practice Program (LPP)
ryerson.ca/lpp
2015/2016
ryerson.ca/lpp
RYERSON LAW PRACTICE PROGRAM (LPP)
Inga AndriessenStella BallElissa BanachDanielle BastaracheKatherine BatyckyWendy Bellack-VinerLisa BernsteinBrian BlumenthalJessica BookmanHarry BorensteinFrances BrennanMoira CallahanCarswell, a Thomson Reuters business Michael CarterIan ClarkeClio Esi CodjoeJosephine ComegnaMarie ComiskeyHugh ConnellyAllan CooperMark CrowFatema DadaIan DaleyPamela DancygerCherie DanielVern DaReSherry DarvishOrlando Da Silva, OBA President
Teresa DayAbigail DeshmanMarni DickerKieran Dickson Doug Downey Alex EisenbergSoraya FarhaJustice Lucia FavretJustice Lawrence FeldmanEvangeline FernandezRebecca FischJames FraserBryan FromsteinCynthia FromsteinBrian GillinghamDonald GranatsteinIngrid GrantNeil GuthrieDaniel GuttmanKenneth Hale Justice Peter HarrisCarolyn HartMarie Henein Sheri HirschbergAndrea HortonJudith HuddartJennifer HueIan HullNick IannazzoIryna IwachiwFareen Jamal
Joel KadishZoltan Matthew KaslikMana KhamiMichael KealyAndrew KingJohn KrawchenkoMartyn KrysTed LaanProvost Mohamed LachemiDr. Barbara LandauDale LastmanLawyerDoneDeal Corp. Heidi Lazar-MeynIan LebaneRay LeclairKaitlyn LedinghamNorman Letalik Raquel LevinePresident Sheldon LevyLexisNexis Canada Queenie LoTaivi LobuPaul LomicSheena MacAskillGlenda MallonAlfred MamoT. David MarshallMatt MaurerNorman MayPaula McGirr
Thank Youto our mentors, assessors, curriculum developers, guest speakers,
the Ontario Bar Association, for our strategic alliance, and The Law Society of Upper Canada.
ryerson.ca/lpp
Rusty McLayWill McNairArchana MedhekarHonourable Madeleine Meilleur Ray MikkolaDiana MilesDerry MillarMark MillerTreasurer Janet Minor Justice John C. MooreRosemary MuzziRichard MwangiApple Newton-SmithOrie NiedzvieckiArlene O’NeillOntario Real Estate Association Catherine PattersonDan PinningtonAndrew PintoDaniel PoleJohn PolyzogopoulosPaulette PommellsNatalija PopovicAmanda PotaskyJoanne PrinceRichard RaczkowskiKonstantina RadimisisPaul RenwickLewis Richardson
Kathleen RobichaudTom RockEnzo RondinelliNadir SachakVince ScaramuzzaGary ShiffJeff Schlemmer Aaron SchwartzMegan SchwartzentruberMarco SciarraJulia Shin DoiMorgan SimHoward SimkevitzDarryl SingerChristopher SmartDr. Patricia Sniderman Ian SpeersColin Stevenson Indira StewartAllan StittStitt Feld Handy Group Chief Justice George R. Strathy Siona SullivanCorinne Sutherland-NikotaMarshall SwadronPaul SweenyBob TchegusSheldon TenenbaumTeranet Inc.
The Advocates’ Society Jeanie TheoharisLori Anne ThomasJoshua TongJennifer TrehearneJennifer TreloarVin TsuiJustice Ria Tzimas Christina VandoremalenPryam VarmaCynthia VerconichJames VlasisPaul VoornEve WahnAndrea WaltmanJay WatermanRhona WaxmanScott WhitleyDavid WilliamsAndrew WintonJudith WolfKenneth WolfsonLorne H. Wolfson Pulat YunusovJack Zawistowski Deborah ZemansMaanit ZemelJustice Roselyn ZismanCara Zwibel
2014/2015
Thank You
ryerson.ca/lpp
3 Day Intensive Trial Advocacy Program LPP
Developed & delivered by:
Neil AbbottAlia AhmedInga AndriessenScott ArnoldSandra BartonKatherine BatyckyVitali BerditchevskiGenevieve BertrandSheila BlockHarry J. BorensteinRen BucholzChristie CampbellNadia CampionJonathan R. CharlandJesse-Ross CohenAllan S. Cooper, QCCherie A. DanielRanjan DasVincent M. de GrandpréAntonio DiDomenicoLori DubinLashell EatonJesse EldersCarlie FoxSteven FrankelRachel GerbMarie-Ève GingrasAnita GoelaJames Gotowiec
Andrew GrayRachel GrinbergJosh HanetCarolyn HartAnisah HassanMick HassellMark HinesIryna M. IwachiwTrisha JacksonColin JohnstonNick KennedyBeth KiburMatt LawMareen LittlejohnPaul LomicThomas MacLennanNicole MantiniBarbara MurchieRita MaxwellChris McKennaSarah NasrullahAdam NewmanSandra NishikawaChris G. Paliare, O.Ont, LSMErin PleetDorette PollardDavid RankinJames Renihan
Patrick ReynaudMolly ReynoldsHelen RichardsSean RobichaudRachael SaabKarin SacharMarco SciarraJames SeckingerMax ShapiroAndrew ShaughnessyAlysha ShoreDarryl SingerChantelle SpagnolaChristopher StanekDebra TemplerSheldon TenenbaumKen ThompsonJennifer TrehearneMyrna TulandiEd UpenieksPaul-Erik VeelJonathan WansbroughMichael WatsonSarah WeingartenR. Scott WhitleySarah WhitmoreGrant WordenAllison Worone
With support from: Practitioners, from many organizations, providing advocacy training
and
Looking forward to the 2017–2018 Law Practice Program
James Seckinger, ProfessorUniversity of Notre Dame
Sheila R. Block, PartnerTorys LLP
Expert Advocacy Practitioners
2016/2017 LPP Candidates
Ryerson Law Practice Program (LPP)
2016/2017
WORK PLACEMENTS
High-quality, supervised and assessed.
WorkPlacementComponent
Candidatesmoveontothefour-monthWorkPlacementonlyaftertheyhavesuccessfullycompletedtheTrainingComponent.WerecruitemployersonthebasisthatourCandidatesarereadyto“hitthegroundrunning”inJanuary.Ouremployersspantherangeofpracticeareasandofficesettingsacrosstheprovince.CandidatesarepreparedforbothgeneralandmorefocusedpracticeareasfortheirWorkPlacements.Alistofouremployersisattached.
SecuringWorkPlacements
OnceanLPPCandidatehassuccessfullycompletedthe4-monthintensiveTrainingComponenttheyareeligibletobegintheirworkplacement.LPPCandidatescansecureworkplacementsintwoways:1)byapplyingtothejobpostingswehavesecuredthroughtheprogram'soutreachefforts;and/or2)conductingoutreachtopotentialemployerstheywouldliketoworkwithwhichwethenreviewandconfirmtheworkplacement’seligibility.ItisimportanttonotethatthevastmajorityofLPPCandidatessecuretheirworkplacementsthroughapplyingtothejobpostingstheWorkPlacementOfficesecuresandpostsinourPlaceProdatabase.Tosecuretheover670workplacementjobpostings,duringthefirstthreeyearsoftheprogram,theWorkPlacementOffice,alongwiththeoutreacheffortsoftheoverallLPPteam,mademanyphonecallstoprospectiveemployers,attendedandpresentedatnumerouslegalassociationandlegalconferenceevents,aswellas,placedadvertisementsinavarietyoflegalpublicationsincludingtheOntarioReports,CanadianLawyerMagazine,theLawyersWeekly,PrecedentMagazine,LegalAssociationNewslettersandintheNationalPost.TheWorkPlacementOfficeworksdiligentlythroughouttheyeartodeveloptheworkplacementopportunitieswithpotentialemployers.Inadditiontoconductingmanyoutreachphonecalls,theyconductnumerousfollow-upcallstoconfirmtheemployersparticipation(i.e.togettheEmployerProfileFormfromtheemployertocreatetheplacementposition);thepositionisthenvettedandpostedforLPPCandidatestoapplyto;oncethepositionclosestheLPPCandidateapplicationsarethenreviewedtocreateashortlistthatemployerscanreview;theapplicationsarethensubmittedtotheemployersalongwithalinktoalltheapplicationssubmittedfortheirplacementposition;follow-upcallsarethenplacedtoconfirmwhichcandidatestheemployerwouldliketointerview;andagain,follow-upcallsaremadetoconfirmwhotheemployerhasdecidedtohire.OncetheLPPCandidateacceptsthepositiontheWorkPlacementOfficesendsacompletedWorkPlacementAgreementandEducationPlantotheemployerandtheLPPCandidatetosignandreturn.TheemployeralsoreceivesaPre-PlacementFAQ&ChecklisttoassisttheminpreparingfortheirLPPCandidate’sarrivalinJanuary.Withinthecurrentlegalandeconomicenvironment,overthepastthreeyears,theWorkPlacementOfficehasbeenabletocreateover670workplacementopportunitiesthatwouldnothaveotherwiseexistedinOntario.Over70%ofrolesarepaid,withtheoverwhelmingmajoritybeingfullypaid,withsomestipends.Webelievethiscomparesfavourablywithwhatisactuallygoingonwitharticling.Theparticipatingemployersincludelargeandsmallemployersacrossalllegalsectorsfromprivatepracticetoin-houseandlegalclinicstoall3levelsofgovernment.
TheWorkPlacementOfficehasonceagainbeenworkingdiligentlytosecureenoughopportunitiestomeetthedemandsofourexpandedLPPCandidatepoolandhasa100%rateofplacementforallLPPCandidatesduringthefirstthreeyearsoftheprogram.In-PlacementCheck-InsDuringthefour-monthworkplacementperiodtheWorkPlacementOfficeconductstwoin-depthcheck-incallswitheachemployeraswellasanin-depthcheck-incallwiththeLPPCandidate.Thesecheck-incallsprovideuswiththeopportunitytogatherfeedbackontheLPPCandidate’sperformance,aswellas,theLPPCandidate’sexperience.Thefeedbackreceivedduringtheemployercheck-incallscanbeveryinsightfuland,inmostinstances,quiteextraordinary.Employerstendtoimmediatelycommentonhowwell-preparedtheLPPCandidatewasto"hitthegroundrunning”.Infact,theyoftenmentionthattheyoperateatasignificantlyhigherlevelthanotherlicensingcandidatestheyhaveencounteredinthepast.Similarly,LPPCandidatesduringtheircheck-incallsalsocommentonhowpreparedtheyfeltarrivingintothenewworkenvironmentparticularlysincemanyoftheexperiencestheyareengaginginaretaskstheypreparedfororcompletedduringtheTrainingComponent.Inadditiontotheformalcheck-incalls,theWorkPlacementOfficeremindsbothemployersandLPPCandidatesthattheyarealwaysavailabletosupportthemwithanymattersthatmayariseduringtheworkplacement.InsomecasesthismaymeanactingasafacilitatororprovidingadditionalresourcesupporttotheemployerortheLPPCandidate.Post-PlacementSuccessEarlyindicationsarethatLPPCandidates,oncecalled,aremeetingwithexcellentemploymentsuccess:
• 84%ofYearII,onceCalled,wereworkinginlaworlaw-relatedpositionsoneyearpost-LPP(plus3%areotherwiseemployed)
• 75%ofYearI,onceCalled,wereworkinginlaworlaw-relatedpositionsoneyearpost-LPP(plus5%areotherwiseemployed)
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Speaking PeoplesThe Children’s Aid Society
of HamiltonThe Law O�ce of
David MidanikThe Law O�ce of Fay Hassaan,
Professional CorporationThe Law O�ce of
Kesary ArumugarajThe Law Society of
Upper Canada (LSUC)The Sheridan College Institute
of Technology and Advanced Learning
Thomas H. Marshall Q.C.Thomson Reuters Canada
LimitedToronto Catholic District
School BoardToronto International
Film Festival (TIFF)Toyota Canada Inc.Triano LawWakulat Dhirani LLPWallach Lawyers /
Howard Nightingale Professional Corporation
Westaway Law Group William Demant Group
of Companies / HearingLife Canada
Wolfson Law Professional Corporation
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB)
to our work placement employers, our strategic partner, the Ontario Bar Association and The Law Society of Upper Canada.
Thank YouRyerson Law Practice Program (LPP)
ryerson.ca/lpp
2016/2017 Work
Aasara Lawyers Professional CorporationAbraham Jonas LL.B.Aequitas Neo ExchangeAjay Duggal Professional CorporationAlcohol and Gaming Commission of OntarioAllan S. Blott Q.C. Professional Corporation of LawyersAnanaba Law O�ceAnissimo� Mann Professional CorporationAnnie A. ChengAppleton & AssociatesAssociation in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC)Bank of Montreal - BMO Financial GroupBarbra Schlifer Commemorative ClinicBennett Law Chambers Professional CorporationBianchi Presta LLPBickhram Litigation P.C.BMW Group CanadaBombardier Commercial AircraftBrent C. BalmerCanadian Civil Liberties AssociationCanadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)CardusCastle-TrudelCentre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)Centre for Spanish Speaking PeoplesChan Yeung KangChartwell Retirement ResidencesChicago Title Insurance Company CanadaChildren’s Aid Society of HamiltonCI Investments Inc.City of HamiltonCLEO - Community Legal Education Ontario
Cohen Peeters Yates LLPCollege of Audiologists and Speech-Language PathologistsCommunity Advocacy & Legal Centre (Belleville)Community Legal Clinic of York RegionCooper BarristersDani Z. Frodis BarristersDaniel C. Fernandes Law O�ceDavidsons LawyersDavoudi Law FirmDepartment of Justice Canada - Ontario Regional O�ceDevadas Law Professional CorporationDhaliwal & Dhaliwal LLP, Barristers & SolicitorsDorrington and Associates Professional CorporationEchelon InsuranceElgin-Oxford Legal ClinicEnbridge Gas Distribution Inc.Enriched Investing IncorporatedEquifax Canada Co.Evans, Bragagnolo & Sullivan LLPFarooq & Chaudhry LLPForbes Chochla LLP, Barristers & SolicitorsForgione Law O�ceFrancesca E. Yaskiel, Barrister & SolicitorFreemanLaw - BarristersFRHI Hotels & Resorts (Canada) Inc.Gahir & AssociatesGalan Law FirmGFL Environmental Inc.Gibson Criminal DefenceGilead Sciences Canada, Inc.Global A�airs CanadaGlover & AssociatesGovedaris Professional CorporationHabib and Associates Law O�ce
Hackett Simpson Tripodi LLPHale Criminal Law O�ceHarbic LawHeal & Co. LLPHicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLPHousing Services CorporationHudson’s Bay CompanyHull & Hull LLPHuron Perth Community Legal ClinicImpact Law LLPIndigo Books & Music Inc.Infrastructure OntarioJamshidi & AssociatesJanice R. Johnson, Barrister, Solicitor & Notary PublicJanssen Law Professional CorporationJay I. Bernholtz Barrister and SolicitorJe� J. Li Professional CorporationJuriansz & LiKashlaw Professional Corp.Kayani Law FirmKazembe & Associates PCKelly Manthorp HeaphyKen J. Berger MD JD Barristers and SolicitorsKingston Community Legal ClinicKlotz Associates, Barristers & SolicitorsKoskie Minsky LLPLake Shore Gold Corp.Law Chambers of Nadir SachakLaw O�ce of Adela CrossleyLaw O�ce of Michael FairneyLaw O�ce of Ravinder MannLaw O�ce of Vanee SenthooranLaw Studio Professional CorporationLawyers’ Professional Indemnity CompanyLedgley LawLegal Aid Ontario (LAO) - Major Case Management O�ceLomic Law
LoPresti LawLori R. Dubin Family & Criminal Law O�ceLozano Law O�ceMacGregor Horic LLPMAG - Agency and Tribunal Relations DivisionMAG - Court Services DivisionMAG - Crown Law O�ce Civil (CLOC)MAG - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Legal Services BranchMAG - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural A�airs (OMAFRA)Maniaci Sobel AltbaumMarco Sciarra - Criminal LawyerMartel Law O�ceMazinani Law O�cesMcCarthy Tétrault LLPMcDonald’s Restaurants of Canada LimitedMcMahon Morrison Watts Labour and Employment Lawyers (Toronto o�ce)Mendonca Law O�ce Professional CorporationMercedes Ibghi - Barrister, Solicitor & Notary PublicMonica GoyalMUNERAN.H. Winter Law FirmNadia Liva, Barrister & SolicitorNAV CanadaNegi Samson LLPNeighbourhood Legal Services (London & Middlesex) Inc.Nicole Matthews Professional CorporationNissan Canada Inc.Ontario Bar Association (OBA)Ontario College of TradesOntario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC)Oyenubi Law Professional Corporation
PA Law Firm Professional CorporationPaci�c Exploration & Production CorporationPaliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLPParnega Langley LLPPatrick Orr, Barrister and SolicitorPaula Seymour, Barrister & SolicitorPeter Loucks Professional Corporation - Loucks & LoucksPhilips CanadaPointClickCare Corp.Primero Mining Corp.Pro Bono Law OntarioQ9 NetworksRandy Ai Law O�ce - Labour & Employment LawyerRaviele Vaccaro LLPRBC - Royal Bank of CanadaReach CanadaRekai LLPRexdale Community Legal ClinicRiches, McKenzie & Herbert LLPRodan Energy Solutions Inc.Rooz Law Professional CorporationRosenblatt Immigration LawRoss & McBride LLPRoth Law O�cesRubenstein, SiegelRusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross, Gorham & Angelini LLPRutman & Rutman Professional CorporationRyerson UniversityRZCD Law Firm LLPSalim J. Khot Legal Professional CorporationScotiabank - Bank of Nova ScotiaShael Eisen Professional CorporationShemesh Criminal Law
Shillers, LLPSobeys Inc.Soble, Davis & Day LLPSociety of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)Solomon Orjiwuru Law O�ceSony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.Stephen Hebscher, BarristerSudbury Community Legal ClinicTangerine BankTeva Canada LimitedThe Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC)The Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced LearningThomas G. ChalmersThomson Mahoney DeloreyToronto Catholic District School BoardToronto International Film Festival (TIFF)Travel Industry Council of OntarioValdman Law Professional CorporationW. Grant Buchan-TerrellWakulat Dhirani LLPWarren Camacho LLPWasserman Law FirmWilliam Demant Group of Companies, CanadaWolfson Law Professional CorporationWorkers’ Health & Safety Legal ClinicWorkplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB)Wyatt, Purcell, Stillman & Angevine LLPYossi Schochet, Barrister & SolicitorYWCA Peterborough Haliburton
to our work placement employers, our strategic partner, the Ontario Bar Association and The Law Society of Upper Canada.
Thank YouRyerson Law Practice Program (LPP)
ryerson.ca/lpp
2015/2016 Work Placement Employers2015/2016 Work Placement Employers
ryerson.ca/lppryerson.ca/lpp
RYERSON LAW PRACTICE PROGRAM (LPP)
Ahmed LawAboriginal Legal Services of TorontoAccess CopyrightAecon Group Inc.Aequitas Neo Exchange Inc.Alcohol and Gaming Commission of OntarioAllen & Allen, Barristers and SolicitorsAnissimo� Mann Professional CorporationAnnie A. Cheng, Barrister and SolicitorAssociation in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC)ATX Law Professional CorporationAxess Law CorporationBabin Bessner Spry LLPBahmadi Law Professional CorporationBallantyne Yates LLPBarbra Schlifer Commemorative ClinicBeber Professional CorporationBerger Law FirmBernstein, Newman & AssociatesBMO - Bank of MontrealBookman Law Professional CorporationBrookfield Asset ManagementBusiness Immigration Law GroupCabanela Law O�ceCambridge LLPCanada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA)Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)CASPLO - College of Audiologists & Speech-Language Pathologists of OntarioCastle-Trudel Criminal DefenceCentre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Centre for Spanish Speaking PeoplesCentre Francophone De TorontoChehab & Khan, Barristers SolicitorsCIBC - Canadian Imperial Bank of CommerceCitiFinancial Canada IncCity of BarrieCity of HamiltonCity of LondonCLEO - Community Legal Education OntarioCohen, Sabsay LLP College of Nurses of OntarioCommunity Advocacy & Legal Centre (Belleville)Community Legal Clinic of York RegionCommunity Legal Clinic Simcoe- Haliburton-Kawartha LakesCôté Professional CorporationCSE - Communications Security EstablishmentCST Trust CompanyDelaney’s Law FirmDeol & Nagpal Law Firm LLPDooley Lucenti Barristers & SolicitorsDorrington & Associates Professional CorporationEchelon General Insurance CompanyEdgar Chana LawEdward M. Otto, Barrister & SolicitoreHealth OntarioElgin-Oxford Legal ClinicEnriched Investing IncorporatedEquifax CanadaEunice Kim & Associate Professional CorporationEvans Sweeny Bordin LLPFairmont Ra�es Hotels International Inc
Family and Children’s Services of Frontenac, Lennox and AddingtonFarooq & Chaudry LLPFCTFleck LawFleet Street LawFlemingdon Community Legal ServicesForbes Chochla LLPFrancesca E. Yaskiel, Barrister & SolicitorGarfin Zeidenberg LLPGrechi Carter Professional CorporationGary Anandasangaree & AssociatesGavin C. Holder, Barrister & SolicitorGeo�rey A. R. Pollock, Barrister & SolicitorGilead Sciences Canada IncGlaxoSmithKline Inc (GSK)Goldman Hine LLPGoodmans LLPGovedaris Professional CorporationGovernment of Canada - Foreign A�airs, Trade and DevelopmentGraham Estate LawGraham Tobe Professional CorporationGrill BarristersHarbic LawHeal & Co. LLPHicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLPHodder BarristersHousing Services Corporation (HSC)Howard Kelford & Dixon, Barristers & SolicitorsHudson’s Bay Company (HBC)Hull & Hull LLPHung Tan Truong Law O�ceHuron Perth Community Legal ClinicImpact Law LLPInfrastructure OntarioJanice R. Johnson, Barrister & SolicitorJanis P. Criger, Barrister & Solicitor
Je�rey F. Mazin, Barrister & SolicitorJewitt McLuckie & AssociatesJohnson & Schwass Professional CorporationJoseph G. LoPresti, Barrister & SolicitorJustice for Children and YouthKaiser Akbar Law FirmKayani Law FirmKazembe & Associates PCKensington Bellwoods Community Legal ServicesKingston Community Legal ClinicKnezy Mourawed LLPKoshy LawKoskie Minsky LLPKPMG Law LLPKrylov & Company, BarristersLakhwinder Sandhu, Barrister & SolicitorLaw O�ce of Joanna J. RingroseLaw O�ce of Rosalind E. ConwayLaw O�ces of Warren & Jansen LawPROLegal Aid Ontario - Major Case Management O�ceLegal Aid Ontario - North YorkLenczner Slaght Royce Smith Gri�n LLPLevy Zavet PCLewis Downey Tornosky Lassaline & Timpano Professional CorporationLoucks & Loucks - Barristers & SolicitorsLozano Law O�ceLuke’s Place Macdonald Porter Drees, Barristers & SolicitorsMacGregor Horic LLPMalhi Law Professional CorporationMalicki Sanchez LawMarok Law O�ceMichael W. Caroline Law O�ce
Ministry of Attorney General - Court Services DivisionMinistry of Attorney General - Crown Law O�ce CivilMinistry of Government and Consumer ServicesMinistry of Health and Long-Term Care, Legal Services BranchMount Sinai HospitalMUNERA Professional CorporationNathens, Siegel Barristers LLPNeha Chugh Criminal Defence LawyerNEI InvestmentsNeighbourhood Legal Services (London & Middlesex) Inc.Nissan Canada Inc.Olalere Law O�ceOntario Bar Association (OBA)Ontario Hospital Association (OHA)Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC)Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLPPallett Valo LLPPCK - Perry + Currier Inc. / Currier + Kao LLPPinto Wray James LLPPro Bono Law Ontario (PBLO)RBC - Royal Bank of CanadaRene Larson Law O�ceRerri Law FirmRexdale Community Legal ClinicRichard M. Goldman, Barrister & SolicitorRochon Genova LLPRosenblatt Immigration LawRosen Fromstein LLPRoth Law O�cesRyan LLPRyerson University
Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLPSahara Lawyers Professional CorporationSchible LawSears Canada Inc.Shael Eisen Professional CorporationSheridan CollegeSiddiqui Law O�ceSmordin Law Professional Corp.Solar Income Fund Inc.SP Law O�ce PCSquire Law O�ceSt. Michael’s HospitalStephen Hebscher, Barrister & SolicitorStevensons LLPSubhash Joshi Law O�ceSunnybrook Health Sciences CentreT. Edmund Chan, Barrister & SolicitorTangerine Bank TD Bank GroupTeva Canada LimitedThe Children’s Aid Society of HamiltonThe Law O�ce of Alesha A. GreenThe Law O�ce of Vanee SenthooranThe Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC)Thompson DymondToronto International Film Festival (TIFF)Vasuki Devadas Law O�ceWakulat Dhirani LLPWendy Harris Bentley, Barrister & SolicitorWolfson Law Professional CorporationWoolgar VanWiechen Ketcheson Duco�e
LLPWorkplace Safety & Insurance Board
(WSIB)
Thank Youto our work placement employers, our strategic partner,
the Ontario Bar Association and The Law Society of Upper Canada.
Ryerson Law Practice Programbe part of the future
To participate as a Mentor or to provide a Work Placement opportunity visit: ryerson.ca/lpp
“The LPP...has been wonderful. I adored the
candidate that we had.... He was absolutely amazing, very high
calibre. The practical training that he is getting here is amazing...
and we as an organization are benefitting from it as well.”
Infrastructure Ontario
"Industrious, hard-working ...!Her contributions to the organization started 10 minutes after she got here. We got exactly what we wanted and
there are no surprises. ...We are very happy to be involved in
the program."
Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC)
“She was fabulous. She was able to hit the ground running. We were able to get
her involved in a lot of different things: contractual negotiations, regulatory discussions and policy
developments - and she was able to contribute.”
Royal Bank of CanadaRBC
“Our LPP student was thrown into the middle of a trial and was
required to take the lead on it. She did an outstanding job and was
victorious at the end of the day.”
Nissan Canada
"His work is top quality... [He] is doing a great job, the LPP provides
Candidates with practical experience and it benefits us too because
he is assisting us."
Chicago Title Insurance Company Canada
"She exceeded our expectations. …Up there with 1st and 2nd year
lawyers. …I wish all students could go through the LPP so they get consistent training
across the board.”
GFL Environmental Inc.
CANDIDATES
Curious, Creative, Intelligent, Diverse, Ambitious Over the last two years 50% of LPP Candidates have graduated from one of 17 different law schools across Canada (all of the Ontario schools, except Lakehead) and of the internationally-educated (79 different law schools from around the world), half of them (25% of the total) started here and then went to the US or overseas for law school. In Year III: 76 Candidates completed 34 different Masters Degrees, and 3 different PhDs; 35 Candidates have practiced abroad on average 7.3 years.
MastersProgramsAgriculturalEngineering Biochemistry Business Business
AdministrationDoctorofMedicine(M.D.)
English-Rhetoric History IndustrialandLaborRelations
InterdisciplinaryStudies
InternationalAffairs
InternationalBusinessAdministration
InternationalStudies
Law
Law-AboriginalLaw
Law-CanadianCommonLaw
Law–CommercialLaw
Law-CommonLaw
Law-ComparativeLaw
Law-CriminologyandSocio
Law-IntellectualPropertyRights
Law-InternationalandEuropeanLaw
Law-InternationalBusinessLaw
Law-InternationalEconomicLaw
Law-InternationalLaw
Law-LegislativeDrafting
Law-SecuritiesLaw Law-TaxLaw MSc-CarbonManagement
PoliticalScience PoliticalScienceandPublicPolicy
PublicAdministration
PublicHealthandSocialPolicy
ReligiousStudies
SecuritiesandFinancialRegulation
PhDPrograms
CorporateGovernance
Lawx2 Law-InternationalCorporateLaw
LPPCandidatePool
50%:CanadianUndergraduate+CanadianLawSchool
25%:CanadianUndergraduate+ForeignLawSchool
25%:ForeignUndergrauate+ForeignLawSchool
Year I and Year II, and Year III: LPP Candidates are fluent in 61 languages ranging from American Sign Language to Yoruba. �AmericanSignLanguage �Arabic �Bengali
�Bosnian �Cantonese �Chinese
�Cree �Danish �Dari
�Edo �English �Farsi
�Filipino �French �German
�Greek �Gujarati �Hebrew
�Hindi �Hindko �Hungarian
�Ibibio �Ibo �Isoko
�Italian �Japanese �Kannada
�Khme �Korean �Latin
�Latvian �Malay �Malayalam
�Mandar �Mandarin �Nepali
�Oriya �Pashto �Persian
�Pilipino �Polish �Portuguese
�Punjabi �Romanian �Russian
�Serbian �Shona �Sinhala
�Spanish �Swahili �Swedish
�Tagalog �Taiwanese �Tamil
�Teochew �Twi �Ukrainian
�Urdu �Uzbek �Vietnamese
�Yoruba
SUCCESS AFTER THE LPP • 80%ofYearIIwhoareCalledwereemployedfulltimeinlaw6monthspost-LPP
• 84%ofYearIIwhoareCalledareemployedinlaworlaw-relatedpositionsoneyearpost-LPP
(plus3%areotherwiseemployed)
A sampling of their job titles and roles for Year I, II, and III include:
• AccountManager • Anti-MoneyLaunderingClientAnalyst
• AssociateLawyer
• AssociateLegalCounsel • BilingualStaffLawyer • BusinessManager
• ComplianceManager • Consulting • ContractExecutive
• ContractReviewSpecialist
• ContractReviewer • ContractsAdministrator
• DutyCounsel • EarlyResolutionsOfficer • E-Discovery
• In-HouseCorporateCounsel
• In-HouseCounsel • InternationalLawConsultant
• JuniorLawyer • JuniorPartner • LawyerinAssociation
• LeasingManager • LegalClinicStaffLawyer • LegalConsultant
• LegalCounsel • LegalCounselandComplianceCoordinator
• LegalEditor
• LegalManager • LegalOfficer • LegalOperationsSpecialist
• LegalResearch • ListingsAnalyst • Operations
• Partner • PolicyOrganizationalSpecialist
• PrivacyOfficer(Compliance)
• PrivatePractitioner • Professor • ProjectCoordinator
• ResolutionManager • ReturningOfficerandBoardSecretariat
• SeniorProcessingOfficer
• SolePractitioner • StrategicPlanner • TechStart-UpDeveloper
• TrustOfficer
INNOVATION
Preparing lawyers to successfully serve Society in the 21st Century: breaking new ground in the
area of skills development and practice management.
A few examples of LPP innovations include:
• Virtual Law Firms (VLFs) - Simulated Practice: Using the university learning management system, the LPP has created a virtual law office setting with incoming email and voice messages from “partners”, “associates”, “law clerks” and “clients”. The virtual law office contains an administrative area with general resources including: an Office Manual; a virtual library of resources and precedents; the partners “in-tray” for the submission of assignments for assessments; and, a “lunchroom” discussion board for Candidates and Mentors to exchange ideas and suggestions.
• Technology - The VLF is enhanced with the additional technology of: web conferencing via Webex; Google Docs for collaboration and file management; WestlawNext Canada and LexisNexis for legal research (as well as the practice management tools offered by both companies to new lawyers); Clio for practice management, docketing and billing; Teranet and Lawyer Done Deal for real estate files; Clausehound for drafting; and, Kira Talent for interview preparation.
• Intensive Trial Advocacy Program (ITAP) - Sheila Block (Partner at Torys LLP) and Jim Seckinger (Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame) developed and delivered a 3 Day Intensive Trial Advocacy Program with the support of 65 practitioners from various organizations for candidates in Year II and III and are doing so again in Year IV.
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - In Year III, Allan Stitt delivered his Harvard Negotiations Workshop, enhancing the presentations and his online Negotiation Module previously offered to LPP Candidates. In Year III, Colin Stevenson offered his Mediation Workshop. Candidates also engage in ADR via their business, civil litigation and family files.
• A2J Innovation Challenge - Each year the VLFs prepare a pitch to deliver a legal service smarter, faster and better. These pitches might involve people, process and/or technology. The top 7 VLFs pitch to a panel of experts. The winning firm then has lunch with the Chief Justice to discuss their innovative idea and the opportunity to work with the Legal Innovation Zone to help bring their idea to fruition.
• Business Plan - The practice of law is a profession, but it is also a business. Whether
you are in private practice, a corporate in-house law department, or part of a public institution, understanding the business aspects of the practice of law is essential to success. Each year the VLFs prepare a business plan to set up a firm the day after their Call. Business plans include 2 years of financial statements for submission to the Bank. This Plan also includes the areas in which they intend to practice, the business structure they propose to implement, their plans to develop a client base, and a financial pitch to a bank to secure financing.
• In-House Counsel Concentration - Candidates develop a greater understanding of the
work and challenges of in-house counsel, through panel discussions, presentations and workshops on topics including: company policies; ethical dilemmas in the in-house context; proactive litigation management; deal management; contract administration; and corporate financial literacy. They gain an appreciation of working as a business partner with their internal clients rather than focusing only on the legal issues.
• Client Simulations - Interpersonal Skills Teaching Centre (ISTC – see:
http://www.ryerson.ca/istc) - the LPP has revolutionized the development of practice and client management skills of future lawyers, by offering live (in-person and online), performance-based simulations with actors trained through the ISTC. These simulators allow Candidates to experience working with clients, over four months, in a variety of practice settings, from the first interview through to client calls, client/witness preparation to negotiations/mediations and in-court trials.
Sample view of the VLF: