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Haha, I've always loved Liberal, and I think the country madea HUGE mistake getting rid of Howard...
Mid-North Coast, about 4 hours out of Sydney

omg thats ridiculous haha. dont know how people can stand that.

haha no thanks i hate cold weather and that's bad enough here, let alone in melbourne lol

heyy im good yourself? um, from qld.

Becuase every Aussie is awesome (except Julia Gillard)

I'm good too

So how cold in Melbourne right now?

I just noticed that you are from Australia, which makes you incredible AWESOME
So... how are you?

Yeah, settlements happen a lot in Corporate Law too - which is nice. I figure most cases (even Criminal) tend to end up in some kind of settlement.

From my knowledge, the judges who are involved with the higher courts have to be bi-lingual.

Oh wow. That's insane. The market for lawyers is much better in Canada. In fact, I'm not even in Law School (or the dual program) yet. My Business program doesn't start until my 3rd year and the Law program won't start until my 4th or 5th year. And yet, I have secured a full-time job in a Law Firm for the summer - even though I'm not in Law School yet.

Haha, move to Canada then! It's nice :P

I love Torts. Good luck! And, because my official program (Business) doesn't start until my 3rd year of undergrad, I'm studying Psychology right now. I took Intro to Law, Accounting, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Social Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Applied Psychology, and Psychology and Law. I am learning that Psychology isn't for me - luckily, just in time for me to enter my new program (hopefully).

It's the top business school in the country, so in order to get in, you need straight As + a lot of extra-curricular activities and such. So, I'll hear back about that decision come June.

I absolutely love Torts. I just can't see one making a living solely being a lawyer who specializes in Torts. I'd rather stay away from personal injury and whatnot; I loathe the idea of being an ambulance chaser.

Canada has some pretty fantastic law schools, for sure. There are only 14 English-speaking ones in the country (and 2 French-speaking) - compared to the 250+ in the USA. That certainly contributes an explanation regarding the extreme over-saturation of lawyers in the USA's legal market.

Are you from Australia or are you merely going to school there? I imagine that Australia is such a beautiful place to live - you're lucky!

When are your exams?

I actually have 5 final exams, haha. I have already done one of them and today's exam will be my second. I have three left, ugh (last one is on the 30th). As a result of the dual degree program, I'll have to do 4 Law courses + 3 or 4 Business courses simultaneously. I'm going to be in for a real treat when I start the program (provided I get in; it's really competitive).

I also plan to do Corporate Law. I flirted with the idea of pursuing Criminal Law, but I'm not so sure that route is for me. In any case, though, while in Law School, I plan to explore that area as well.

Nope, Canada. (I actually have a final worth 50% in a few hours - ugh). I'm studying Business right now, and hoping to do a dual degree with the Law School here. For us, you need an undergraduate degree before going to Law School - which is why I'm hoping to get into the dual degree program (it will save me a year).

What kind of Law do you want to practice?