Information About MB Students: A Day in the Life…

When working for a law firm that has multiple offices across Ontario, or Canada, how do the summer students at each office connect, form professional relationships, and bond over their shared work experience? At McCague Borlack, I realized this summer that it’s not that hard at all. Different O … Read more »

There certainly exists a gap between the theoretical content taught by professors at law school and the practice of law. This gap was incredibly apparent during my summer at McCague Borlack.Mooting vs CourtI had the opportunity to attend the Ontario Court of Appeal for a hearing as well as small cla … Read more »

Prior to McCague Borlack LLP, I have had no formal law firm experience. My knowledge of interviewing and counselling was limited to what I was taught in law school, and I had never communicated with a client directly, let alone by myself. Law Firms receive many inquiry calls from potential clients w … Read more »

Before law school, I ran the gauntlet of customer service jobs. Food services, retail, receptionist, server – you name it, I did it. At the same time, feeling an early aspiration to pursue law, I couldn’t help but wonder if there were other jobs that would make me a more appealing candidate to schoo … Read more »

My summer at the firm so far has been exciting, to say the least. Every day brings new learning opportunities. The workdays go by extremely fast; it doesn’t feel like work because I am learning so much and am genuinely excited to take on new tasks. After only being with the firm for two weeks, I hav … Read more »