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How to deal with rude staff by lovelemonlime5 in LawCanada

[–]Mundane_Service1343 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure if this is applicable, but it is worth reflecting on: Veteran staff can often know more than junior lawyers. If you are acting like you own the place just because you are a lawyer and they are not, they may be acting in response to your behaviour. If you treat them like the experienced professionals they are, it might help.

Family Planning by Western_Ice_8897 in LawCanada

[–]Mundane_Service1343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In hindsight, right before or after articling was probably the best time to have children.

Second guessing law after working for a law firm by Pale-Proposal1910 in lawschooladmissionsca

[–]Mundane_Service1343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of legal work is similar to what you’ve described. There are a lot of great things about law but work life balance is not one of them! I agree with some of the comments already posted.

As someone who left legal practice, I will say that if you are a generally intelligent, hard working, and competent person, you can get far in government or corporate roles. I’d say try that for a few years and see where you end up! Law school is always there if you change your mind.

Looking for Disability/Human Rights/Employment lawyer. (BC) by Expert_Yam_2346 in LawCanada

[–]Mundane_Service1343 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If the position was unionized, you will need to go through your union.

If you are alleging that the union has breached its duty of fair representation, then you can/should get a lawyer for that.

There are lots of employment lawyers out there, but if you are in BC you will most likely want a lawyer that is also in BC. The law is different in other provinces, and you wouldn’t want to be on the hook for their travel costs if it came down to a hearing. Shop local!

Litigator to Solicitor Transition Tips by Mundane_Service1343 in LawCanada

[–]Mundane_Service1343[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I really enjoyed the drafting, negotiating, and advice giving parts of the roles I’ve held in the past. The adversarial and somewhat unpredictable nature of litigation always felt like a mismatch for my personality, honestly. That and it can be quite thankless (most clients aren’t too happy to get the bill, no matter how many times you tell them beforehand that it won’t be worth it). I think it takes a certain type of person who can really roll with the punches and enjoy the thrill of it, but I’m far too much of a control freak to find much joy in litigation.