How Difficult To Be A Lawyer in Canada ?- Seniors Please Advice !!

[sagara]

Dear All,

I am a lawyer in my country with LL.B . I had to go through a licencing process of 1 year after LL.B. I have about 1 yeras of experience in lawpracice
ive evaluated my LL.B and WES(canada) accepted it as equivalent to 4 year degree in canada

With that background will it be extremely difficult to become a lawyer in canada ?

Please Advice

 

[Acelawyer]

For information about foreign lawyers and how to become a lawyer in Canada check

http://www.flsc.ca/en/foreignLawyers/applicationForm.asp

 

[Edmontonian]

In what country did you do your LL.B.? The number of exams or courses that you have to do will depend on that country where you did your degree.

I was educated in the U.S. I had to show competence in four subjects to qualify as a Canadian lawyer: Administrative Law; Criminal Law; Constitutional Law; and Foundations of Canadian Law. Generally, those are the minimum number of exams that you will have to complete. The university where you complete your degree and your GPA will affect that number of exams, too.

You will also have to complete a bar examination or a bar admission course over a period of several months. In Alberta, this is called CPLED (http://www.cpled.ca/).

Depending on how many years of experience, you may need to complete a period of 'articling' under a senior lawyer in the province. You may be exempt with the Law Society of Upper Canada in Ontario.