Life in Law was proud to support the UBC Chapter of the Black Law Students’ Association (BLSA) and was recently updated on the success of their free LSAT Prep Course. The two free LSAT prep sections for 40+ Black students from British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, were comprised of three sessions on Analytical Reasoning and one session each on Reading Comprehension and Logical Reasoning for a total of five class days over August and September. The students were instructed by three Black legal professionals who also shared their experiences in Law. Student’s gained valuable knowledge regarding the law school application process and law school in general, in addition to an invaluable confidence to take with them as they prepare for LSATs and careers ahead. We’re happy to hear the BLSA UBC Chapter is now planning on holding a session in…

We’d like to give a shout-out to David Bilinsky for including us in his article in the October edition of CBA BarTalk titled “The Loss of Women in the Legal Profession”. In his article he discusses the little progress that has been made on gender equality in the legal profession, and outlines how much still needs to be done and some strategies we can use to get there. Thank you David, we couldn’t agree more! Read the article here. #forwomeninlaw #lifeinlaw #LiL

In May of 2020 the Globe and Mail published an article indicating that female in-house corporate lawyers earn less than men and declared that the gap was not closing. The article titled, “Female in-house corporate lawyers earn less than men and the gap is not closing, study shows” relied on the report authored by The Counsel Network entitled “In-House Counsel Compensation & Career Report 2020”. (Please note, you will have to register to gain access to the report). Sadly, the findings are not surprising. We hear these types of statistics seemingly weekly, not only in the legal sector, but across industries. We have become, dare we say, desensitized to the data. Personally, we are, quite frankly, exasperated by this ongoing discrepancy and lack of progress. We all agree that something must be done. What that something is, and how we…

Former colleague Kim Jakeman and I were recently chatting about the prevalence of imposter syndrome and the links between the development of imposter syndrome in law school and how important transparency and mentorship is during articles/junior lawyering to combat it. We shared some of our personal struggles and she asked me to write a blog post on the topic. I follow Life in Law and was eager to contribute, I hope you find this post helpful. I am often asked, “How can you have so much confidence as a junior lawyer?” I am always taken aback by the question because I never think that I am “more confident” than my peers – but when I reflect on it perhaps it is because outwardly, I appear to be. However, this has come at a mental cost, and a lot of lonely…

Back in August, Life in Law co-founders and Harper Grey partners, Kim Jakeman and Una Radoja sat down for an interview with Allison Wolf to discuss all things LiL. Allison is a senior coach to lawyers across North America and often includes interviews of innovative lawyers on her blog “Attorney with a Life” (visit it here). You won’t want to miss this interview, Kim and Una spill the deets on everything from where the initial idea for Life in Law came from, the Dear LiL Blog, their team of trusted LiL Advisors and everything in between! Check it out here.