Got an LSO Connect message but when I go to my portal messages, it just shows empty and gives me an error whenever I try opening the message, have tried opening in separate browsers but no luck. Anyone else experiences the same?
Wrote both exams last June and passed first time. Didn’t find it particularly terrible. Happy to answer questions anyone might have
I feel like it’s so hard to find answers. I’ve read family and civil litigation for barristers but I’m struggling to find answers. Some people say to wait for the indices, is that true?! Or should I just keep practicing using the DTOC?
Hi everyone, I've noticed while practicing questions (Brickam) that I am able to correctly answer most of the questions without verifying the study materials. Should I nonetheless practice referring to the materials? I am wondering if I may build a false sense of confidence and answer incorrectly where the questions purposely lay traps.
Hello to-be lawyers here.
I am an ITL and enjoyed my last day at work today. I was approved for a five-week study break from my work to prepare for June bar exams. I have registered for both, Barrister & Solicitor.
I have got my material printed/tabbed already from downtown and planning to start tomorrow full-time. I have read all the posts here, those were really good to make a feasible plan.
I am here just for getting a reality check from the members who have already made it.
Will I be able to do it in a short span of 5 weeks? Help me - Motivate me - Guide me PLEASE!
Lots of love and wishes <3
Is there thing as too many tabs?
Has anyone gotten confused and wasted time during an exam with more tabs?
Is there a strategy with tabbing?
Hey everyone! Can anyone recommend which companies I should use for barristers practice exams? I’m currently working on Brickham and bar exam crackers but I want to be open to more!
I still haven’t finished my barristers readings and I’m getting a bit nervous. I started late because my exams finished right at the end of April.
I’ve finished professional responsibility and public and have started real estate and family law.
Should I just start buckling down and doing 100+ pages a day or am I still in an ok spot?
I’ve started doing chapter specific practice questions and feel ok with my understanding of the material but it’s just taking me a while to get through the pages.
The practice questions I’m working on, I have the answer right there, I can see it in the material. I’m fast with searching for the answer and I always find it. But I still end of failing the question. Most times, the answer is not in the material. They put a rule there eg rule 34(5) which is in the material but the answer is rule (34(7) which is not in the material. Is this normal in the exam so I will know whether to print the rules or not? I need help! I don’t know if I’m doing something wrong. I’m beginning to get scared.
Hi everyone! I range about 50-60 pages a day and take days off when I feel too burnt out. I have to read about 50% of RE + estate planning after the barrister exam. I just don’t think it’s possible to read it all if I wanna do a week of pt for barrister. Thoughts?
Just started reading the business materials…and yikes. That’s all I have to say 😭
I’m struggling with studying cause everyone says to use the index but is the 2025 one the only one available? Also are the pages generally the same? I was wondering when the June one will be available?
I have ADHD and it’s so hard to read and highlight. I haven’t even finished a full chapter yet cause ai go back and forth between the books and move at such a slow rate. I’m going to lock in this week and force myself to read 100 pages a day but I feel like I barely absorb the information. I am also broke so I only have like emond and bar crackers set A (44 questions per chapter). I feel like I don’t want to waste the questions I have till after I read, maybe saving it for the last 4 days of studying.
If anyone has any additional tips for the slackers like me on the June exam, please let me know!:/
Hi guys, I need to know of any company that has practice exams per “chapter” of a subject, not course wise.
Eg. I do realestate first chapter -47 Agreement of purchase & sale ; and then go to a website and do practice questions on agreement of purchase & sale then I move on to next chapter (48) Land registration system and go drill the that chapter through mcqs
I want to do a chapter and then drill my self - does anyone know of such a company?
i’m taking both bars in June (2 and 16)
I was considering buying 3-4 full prep tests for both bars (either BEH and/or Emond A)
and going with a Drill Company for during-reading drills (BEC or Parallel Bar)
at this stage i just need to make a decision and i’m terrified of making the wrong one as this process is also very expensive
does anyone have any insight as to their experience with these companies?
I know BEC and P Bar are both very new, and am hearing conflicting information about both
Domestic candidate here! I’ve been skipping from book to book, highlighting, and not really absorbing much. I’m honestly really stressed out… any advice would be great. Should I just do practice and start familiarizing myself with the books in that way rather than just reading?
I’m also still confused about how to use an index or DTOC… I’ve been looking through the UofT index summaries from last year and I’m not sure exactly what I should be doing. Should I become familiar with where different questions correspond on my index and then become fast at flipping to that exact page in the booklets?
Panicking 😭
Hi !
Domestic grad here. Currently finished 2 books : Real estate and public law, and I am scared shitless. I decided to go for a method of study which requires me to read a booklet, then do thee Bar exam crackers practice set for both booklet, and my result is HORRIBLE! Like absolutely crap : 29/44 for public law, 33/59 for Real Estate.
For reading, I kind of just read the pages at around 50 pages a day, highlight with different colors (delays, tests, and professionnal resp. tips + the important stuff in different colors), and that is it.
Please let me know what I should do differently. I am scared shitless now ngl
I am doing solicitor practice questions and I’m finding I’m super slow at finding the answers/knowing where the answers are using the DTOC. Does anyone have any advice on how to pick up the speed. Thank you!
I know we are supposed to take rest days, but that seems impossible.
I’ve been reading approx 55-65 pages a day, but my brain feels fried.
I've doing practice questions for crim, and the questions that get me most tripped up are ones to do with guessing what kind of sentence is appropriate for a situation. It feels like there are so many aggravating/mitigating factors and so many subtle distinctions, and it ultimately is kind of a judgement call. Anyone have any tips for how they handle these, or if they're really prevalent during past exams? I always feel like I'm going just a Little too light or heavy on the sentencing, and it's pretty frustrating. Crim was always my worst subject so I don't know if there's like, a rule of thumb that other people use, or if I'm just getting too into my head and I shouldn't be worrying too much about this specific type of question, given I'm doing decently on other types of questions.
Hi folks, After passing the bar exams, I applied for exemption to experimental training and received my approval today. However, the “experimental training details" section still shows a grey "incomplete".
on the LSO website it says "Please note that the Law Society is aware of certain issues within LSO Connects that may impact candidates. For example, your account may indicate that certain steps in your licensing process applications, such as your licensing examination and, if applicable, experiential training details, are “Incomplete” even though you have completed them. Rest assured that the Law Society’s internal records are accurate. If you experience this issue, there is no need for concern or to advise the Law Society. We will confirm once this issue is resolved so that you can review your information."
My questions are:
thx
