r/LawStudentsCanada

Hi everyone,

I just finished 1L at UBC with a 79% average. I am wondering how my chances are for the Vancouver recruit and OCIs.

One of my concerns right now is my undergrad transcript. I have an engineering/computer science undergrad with 2 failed courses :( but these are from first year and everything after is much better. Just wondering how much of a red flag this is and if I still have a chance

Hi!

I have a Bachelors of Business Administration (CGPA: 2.79, L2: 3.5), I have a Masters of Industrial Relations (GPA; 4.0), CHRP (Certified Human Resource Professional) Designation, 3 years of internship experience, one year of full time working experience, was president of a club in undergrad for three years, was VP of another club for 2 years, and held a leadership role on student council during my Masters. I am planning to take my LSAT in the coming months. What are my chances if I get a 160? Or 165? Or 155? I want to be realistic and not just assume that I will get some high score. I am not aiming for schools like UofT, McGill, or UBC as my undergrad CGPA is just way too low. But do I have chances for other schools? Thanks so much for your response, much appreciated!

I recently got back my 1L grades at U of C Law which are C C+ C+ B- B+ B+. I know my grades aren't exceptional, but could I still get interviews with them?

Hello everyone! My BC law school just opened up some information for the 2L recruit later in the summer/early fall, and noticed that there aren’t a lot of firms on the list outside of big law and some employment. Did people interested in other forms of law like criminal, family or sports/entertainment have to find their own 2L jobs or is this observation just school specific?

I have a C+ in property but a B+ in everything else. I am soooo distraught about my property grade. how bad would this be for big law/OCIs? I go to queens

I got a A+ and a C+ in the two Cons

A+ - Contracts

B+ - Property

B - Torts

B - Criminal Law

B - Legal Systems

C+ - Constitution

Pass - Legal Methods

Sucks because my midterm grades were 3 B+ and 3 B which seems better to me than getting a C+?? (also worse than 70% of our class according to last year's grade stats which is oof - everyone in our school is so fricking smart, yes I kinda lowkey love my classmates but their brains are just too big for me to compete).

GPA is 3.28 but it's on our 4.5 scale so that's like 2.91 on a 4.0 scale.

I’m at Manitoba, and I’m not aiming for Bay Street or clerkships, but wondering if based on these grades, it would be worth it to still try for the formal 2L OCIs in the fall for a local Prairies Big Law firm/Crown position or just focus on trying to improve my grades in 2L?