For us Canadians - LLB from U of London

I reside in Nova Scotia, Canada and wrote to the Nova Scotia Bar Association in relation to the U of London's LLB... here is their reply:


Thank you for your e-mail inquiry, which was forwarded to me for reply. I hope the following information is helpful.

If you do not hold a degree in law from a Canadian universi ty, you must obtain a Certificate of Qualification from the National Committee on Accreditation before applying for admission to the Nova Scotia Barristers
Society. This body assesses the foreigh law degree to determine if it is the equivalent of a Canadian law degree or whether further examinations are required. Applicants must have the equivalent of a Canadian law
degree before they can apply for admission. The address for the National Committee is:
National Committee on Accreditation
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section
University of Ottawa
57 Louis Pasteur
Ottawa, Ontario
CANADA K1N 6N5

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It was too late today to call them, they were closed.

I did a quick Google just to see if there are any UofL LLB Grads who are working in .ca..

www.lexpert.ca
Lawyer Profiles:
Paul J. Page - LLM from the UofL

Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Allan Hutchinson earned his LLB from Uof L.

(tho' Pearson is in the US, I still want to mention her..)

Hilary E. Pearson is the author of Computer Contracts: An International Guide to Agreements and Software Protection.

Pearson has a degree in physics from Oxford University, a law degree from London University, and is a patent attorney in Silicon Valley and in Texas



I think I'm rather confident that with an LLB from UofL one will get admitted to the bar in good old (behind the Techtimes) .ca

I will contact the National Committee on Accreditation on Monday to see what they have to say and then add it...

BM

 

You needn't wait 'til Monday.

The Federation of Law Societys has a web page exactly addressing this question and specifically mentioning the external London LL.B.

Run a search on Google; I don't remember their web address.

The Federation is the sponsering body for the National Committee on Accreditation, by which is meant, evaluating foreign credentials for equvalency to a Canadian LL.B.

They will almost certainly ask you to take between 30 and 60 additional semester hours at a Canadian law school if the only credential you present is the London LL.B. (as opposed to being admitted to the English Bar.) If your degree carries less than lower second class honours, you will likely receive no advanced standing at all and be required to earn a Canadian degree from scratch.

I am NOT saying you shouldn't do it, BTW. Spending a year or two in residence is still better than spending three years in residence.

 

Here it is:

www.flsc.ca

under "English" (I suppose) and the tab "Foreign Lawyers".