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    • Ohshmagoda
      Salary data is available here: Bonus data is not readily shared and varies based on many factors. You can assume that Toronto bonuses are higher, but in comparable circumstances the variance is probably not material on an after-tax basis. More importantly: you may not want to make a decision about where to attend school based on big firm associate salaries. The difference in compensation (at the associate level) will not be meaningful and is somewhat offset by the higher tuition costs in Ontario. Vancouver and Toronto are very different and the big firm landscape in each city is very different. It’s also entirely possible to go to school in BC and work in Toronto, and vice versa.
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      Echoing the above, I don't think a gap will really do you any harm in the recruit. Especially if you end up doing something a bit lighter for that year.  Having said that, law school can actually be pretty relaxing if you're coming into having worked before. I find it is mostly those without prior work experience who think it is the worst thing in the world. 
    • GoatDuck
      Being burnt out is a good reason to postpone. But I would not defer for a year based on your recruit concerns. Some firms might ask you about the gap (only one firm asked me during the interviews, and I had two one-year gaps on my resume), and I think saying that the team was laid off, without going into too many details, is fine. If it comes to this question, you can always spin the layoff positively, talking about how great you were in handling the layoff and what you learned.  If I were you, I would base this decision more so on the personal value of taking a year to do something more fun weighed against the opportunity cost of starting law school a year later. But I would not worry about the recruit-related concerns.
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