Originally Posted by scheherazade (Post 10332929)

I am doing criminal and corporate in January; waiting for the results from the August foundations...
I'm over on a SOWP and we haven't even applied for PR yet so no rush as I can't be admitted to the Bar for a while yet (sigh).

Originally Posted by Merry (Post 10336478)

Thanks all.

I was worried about the deadline issue too but NCA assured me they were flexible - it's always worth a try if necessary. Bar exams also had three month wait for results.

Originally Posted by Aberdeen_Loon (Post 10184482)

With a Scottish LLB and an English LLM I was granted absolutely zero advanced standing by the NCA. Nevertheless, I now have two Canadian lawyers reporting to me, and am co-authoring a book on Canadian law.

I'm now finding that I'm stuck in my career and need to be a qualified Canadian lawyer to progress any further. Strangely enough, I'm actually toying with the idea of doing more UK law courses and possibly a new part-time "executive LLM" (GPLLM) at the University of Toronto that includes up to five courses recognized for the Certificate of Qualification. Studying full-time at a Canadian law school is just not financially possible for me at this point (they make it so difficult for people who have careers or who are of relatively modest means to study law over here).

I applied to the NCA six years ago, but I'm hoping my quasi-legal work experience and the legal writing I've done, combined with additional UK and Canadian legal qualifications, will get me some advanced standing. From what I understand, the NCA has relaxed their requirements somewhat in recent years.

I feel so envious even when I hear about people who have to sit 10 NCA exams! If I had to sit all of them I'd do it in a heartbeat! :frown:

Originally Posted by FirstRatofftheShipUK (Post 10354433)

Any of those who wrote at end August 2012 see any results, or any correspondence to date? :zzz: ... thought not.

FROTSUK

Originally Posted by Up North (Post 10330740)

Toni, I bought the books direct from the publishers. I think there is a new edition of the Hogg Constitutional Law book out but the 2011 can still be used. Good luck!

Originally Posted by toniwharton (Post 10354683)

Thank you. I bought most of them from the University of Toronto book shop, but bought a few direct from the publisher, as they were cheaper. Where you taking the exams/studying?

I have started studying for them and am somewhat worried that a whole day in the library didn't even put a dent in the Foundations and Criminal Syllibi!

Originally Posted by toniwharton (Post 10354683)

Thank you. I bought most of them from the University of Toronto book shop, but bought a few direct from the publisher, as they were cheaper. Where you taking the exams/studying?

I have started studying for them and am somewhat worried that a whole day in the library didn't even put a dent in the Foundations and Criminal Syllibi!

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 10355567)

I remember when I received my Admin documents back from the NCA. The syllabus was the contents page of one of the recommended texts - all 1800 pages of the text.

You need to bear in mind that the way Canadians appear to mark exams is very different to what you are used to in the UK. Very few fail anything. Believe me, you have little to worry about.