Hi, there,

It is really great to find this discussion board here, so I know I am not alone in Canada now... :-)

I have an US LLM. and bar license from NYS & a civil law country. just landed in Toronto as a new immigrant, and have done a little bit research, which has made me decide not to pursue a bar license here.

So, I am thinking of some alternative ways for a foreign trained attorney here in Canada. Any suggestion will be highly appreciated!!

same dillema here, I got a J.D. degree....so I am looking at some Administrative roles at some law firms

When I graduated from my LLM program I found there were always a few job postings sent around for think tanks/research institutes/etc that require legal background but not call to the bar in Canada. I also had a friend who graduated from UVIC who was on a career email list where they send around job ads.

Good luck - something needs to be done to make it easier for foreign trained lawyers to become licence to practice law in Canada.