NCA Exams
Oct 16th 2012, 4:56 am
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Thoughts on 'deadline' flexibility anyone?
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Oct 16th 2012, 2:29 pm
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Absolutely no deadline flexibility according to a guy who was doing the August exam with me.
Oct 17th 2012, 4:59 pm
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Hi everyone,
Has anyone sat for the property law exams? Does anyone have any notes or guidelines for it. I'd deeply appreciate any help on this. Please let me know.
Has anyone sat for the property law exams? Does anyone have any notes or guidelines for it. I'd deeply appreciate any help on this. Please let me know.
Oct 18th 2012, 1:50 am
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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.
Lav - I sent a PM
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.
Lav - I sent a PM
Oct 18th 2012, 3:01 am
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I had always sensibly assumed that as long as the numbers registered were not too high for a session, that the NCA would gladly take $ from late registers?
Thoughts or experiences welcome.
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Oct 19th 2012, 12:13 am
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I didn't need to in the end but I asked the NCA and they said that the deadline was flexible. Given that for 7 of my 8 exams I was the only one sitting them in Halifax, space was not an issue.
Oct 21st 2012, 2:16 pm
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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!
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!
Oct 21st 2012, 2:22 pm
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Hi, I am writing Torts and Professional Responsibility in January 2013. Would love to hear from anyone else doing same. thanks
Oct 28th 2012, 8:31 pm
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Any of those who wrote at end August 2012 see any results, or any correspondence to date? 
... thought not.
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Oct 29th 2012, 1:54 am
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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!
Oct 29th 2012, 1:57 am
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Anyone need a study partner (even if only for motivation purposes!) in the Toronto area for the 4 core exams & Corporate?
At the min I'm going to Richview library 2 days a week (only days I could get childcare!)
At the min I'm going to Richview library 2 days a week (only days I could get childcare!)
Oct 29th 2012, 1:59 pm
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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!
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!
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.
Oct 30th 2012, 12:01 am
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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!
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!
I am in Fort St. John, BC and am thinking about enrolling on the distance learning option at Osgoode Hall Law. I have not looked at Foundations or Criminal yet but know what you mean about lack of dents!
Has anyone used Osgoode Law?
Good luck!
Oct 31st 2012, 12:58 am
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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.
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.