Way to go Paul. Somehow I feel lazy now...oh well, it will pass.

So Paul, I have a question. Are lawyers required to be bilingual in Canada?

Well, that's true, good luck.

Congrats Paul.

So you decided to join us on the dark side after all. I had a feeling you'd end up there despite, IIRC, some voiced protests to the contrary in some of your older posts. But no matter, a legal education is a great thing to have. Grades unfortunately are 90% of everything in Law School and first year performance has a lot to do with many things (law review etc.). So keep it up. But at the end of the day, if you're not at the top of the top, it's really no big deal. You'll do fine. Take it seriously, but not too seriously. I partied pretty hard in Law School actually. And Beavis and Butthead, for me at the time, often put things back into perspective after a night of studying. Try to get some practical experience too. While Law School trains you in analytic thinking, legal writing and basic skills, it won't prepare you at all for what goes on in practice--of any kind.

Nothing wrong with bragging about your self every once in awhile. Well done Paul.

A lot of my friends thought I was going to be a lawyer because I participated in a lot of team debate and Lincoln/Douglas debate tournaments during high school. I enjoyed debate but entering the legal profession never even crossed my mind. I dont have the personality for it.

I don't think you need any certain type of personality to be a lawyer. I have come across all types, believe me. Some really bizarre people who wouldn't seem able to make toast on their own and some introverted types seemingly unable to engage in a normal conversation and yet...they are lawyers. If your goal is to be a sort of hard nosed trial/litigation or transactional attorney (as often depicted on tv), then you do have to have some stomache for frequently fighting with people. But that's not what all attorneys do. Much of civil practice is purely advisory in nature as opposed to adversarial.

If you're in the employ of the government then I bet you are. For private practice I don't think so but it probably helps.

"Good" is far too ambiguous a term. How about a lawyer with integrity?