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Originally Posted by AR_Six
Bay offices get most of their recruits out of Toronto schools because that's where the absolute vast majority of their applicants come from. They don't discriminate against people from elsewhere. Buddy of mine who works on bay got his gig from a 20 minute OCI, thing is there weren't that many people who participated in OCI's because they didn't want to move to Toronto. If there's any disadvantage coming from other schools it's because of being perceived as a flight risk, not because you didn't go to U of T.
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I really disagree on this. From UofT your probably fine applying with average or just above average marks. From UBC you needed to be in the top 20-10% or have amazing pre-work experience to secure a job at a top firm in Toronto.
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Originally Posted by AR_Six
Depends how motivated and self-dependent you are. You eatwhat you kill up there and you could do very well for yourself. The market rate for a residential real estate deal alone up there is 3 times what it is in Calgary. There's more money and more work than lawyers. EDIT: Though I'm not looking to make that particular move myself, by any means.
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The discussion had more to do with new graduates looking for articling jobs. You aren't really in a position to "Eat what you kill" until you have the necesary experience to kill it. I don't, however, doubt you could build a fine practice up there in the areas of real estate, criminal law, employment law or personal injury.
Being an established lawyer in Fort Mac probably wouldn't be nearly as bad. You'd have money to buy comforts and take vacations. Being dirt poor in Fort Mac as an articling student, however, sounds like a prison sentence.