Life skills and career tips for Canada's lawyers in training
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Practising in Whitehorse DEBRA FENDRICK, Austring Fendrick Fairman & Parkkari PROS: + • The ability to work on com- plex cases at the early stage of practice rather than assisting senior counsel. • The ability to appear in su- preme and territorial courts in relatively short time frames allows for the development of litigation skills. • Lawyers oſten appear in the Court of Appeal early in their careers. • A small bar means good working relationships and trav- el/Canadian Bar Association/law society position oppor- tunities. • Amazing variety and abundance of legal work as White- horse is the capital of Yukon, law firms provide service to national and international clients as well as the local popu- lation. • Interesting fact situations and people to work with. • Reasonable working hours and work-life balance. • Excellent outdoor recreation activities and an active, young bar. • Availability of amenities such as shopping/services and arts and culture. • Flights to Vancouver or Edmonton are reasonably priced and only two hours long. - CONS: • The perception by some as having a lower level of legal competence as a northern/small-town lawyer. • Reduced access to continuing legal education. • Little likelihood of working in specialized areas such as patents or tax law. • Difficulty in hiring legal assistants and other support staff. • The need to retain experts from outside Yukon for larger cases. • The frustration of dealing with pervasive social problems that result in clients being involved in the legal system in oſten no-win situations. • Adjusting to longer, darker, colder winters. • Not having full array of amenities such as specialized ser- vices/stores. MATHEWS, DINSDALE & CLARK LLP is pleased to announce the winners of the 12th Annual Canadian Labour Arbitration Competition which took place on January 29-31, 2010 at the Ontario Labour Relations Board Congratulations York University ~ Osgoode Hall Student participants: Reshika Dhir and Blake Moran Coach: Paula Knopf and to all the students, faculty, lawyers and arbitrators who participated in the competition. 28 SPRING 2 0 1 0 hildview_4st_Mar_10.indd 1 C ANADIAN Lawy er 4STUDENTS 2/24/10 10:37:24 AM ntitled-2 1 2/25/10 12:37:36 PM