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I've found LS.ca users to be incredibly helpful when I was applying to law school, attending law school, and interviewing for jobs. I'm hoping to benefit from this same collective wisdom during articling.
I have the following questions for those finished articling or those finishing their articling term this year:
1) What did you do right during your articles?
2) What did you do wrong?
3) What was the most important skill/process/time-saver you learned during articles?
4) Wh
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1) What did you do right during your articles?
Working like a dog isn't necessarily a bad idea. I got into some bad habits and worked far too many late nights, but I got a reputation as a very hard worker when others got a reputation as not being too serious about their jobs. (That can lead to other negative stereotypes: entitled, lazy, self-centered, not a team player.) Especially as an articling student, when you have so much to learn,
