Introducing Alexis Watson

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Alexis Watson our University of Birmingham, campus ambassador.

Alexis is currently in her last year of the LLB for Graduates program at the University of Birmingham. She is a volunteer on the University’s Pro Bono group for the Sequentus - Fitness to Practice project, a student mentor and is writing a dissertation focused on medical law this year.

Prior to beginning law school in the UK, Alexis completed a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Criminal Justice, Public Policy and Sociology at the University of Guelph. She is very interested in pursuing a career as in-house counsel in the medical field after graduation which stemmed from her work at a hospital for 5 years and working the summers in legal administration.

During her free time, Alexis enjoys movie nights with her friends, road trips, hiking and reading.

Welcome Alexis and we are excited to have you as a part of the team!!

Congratulations Paul McConnell!

From the entire NCA Tutor™ team, we would like to extend our congratulations to Paul McConnell on his promotion as the University of Birmingham's Professor of Global Legal Education!

Thank you for supporting international students. We are very proud to have partnered with such a forward looking University. We wish you all the best in this new position and we look forward to continue working together for many years to come.

Congratulations once again!

Congratulations Tiffany!

From everyone at NCA Tutor™, we’d like to extend our congratulations to Tiffany Sillanpää for reaching yet another amazing career milestone.

Today, Thomson Reuters has published a recent motion decision of hers in their wealth of legal practice resources because their editors found it to be an important case in Practice and Procedure.

You can read the decision on the motion here: Shillington v. Stover

Congratulations once again and we look forward to your future contributions in law!

NCA Changes to the Lawyer Licensing Process

The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) is organizing a webinar to inform about upcoming changes to the lawyer licensing process impacting current applicants and candidates. Scheduled for Wednesday, June 26, 2024, from 9:30 to 11:00 am (EST), the event will conclude with a Q&A session. A recording will be accessible on the LSO website about 10 business days after the webinar. To register for this online event, please visit: LSO Webinar Registration.

NCA Exam results have been released!

Congratulations to everyone that everyone that cleared the following exams:

  • Canadian Criminal Law
  • Professional Responsibility
  • Business Organisations

Make sure you head straight to the NCA portal to find out how you did. Please find the link to the portal here: https://ncaportal.flsc.ca/CandidatePortal/Login.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Please remember to email us if you worked with one of our lawyers on these exams. We’re anxiously awaiting your results.

To visit our updated course schedule and register for one of our courses visit our website here: https://nca-tutor.com/courses

NCA assessment price drop!

Effective March 1, 2024, the fee for an assessment by the NCA (Assessment Fee) will be $400 CDN, plus any applicable taxes. The NCA operates on a cost recovery basis and adjusts its fees as necessary from time to time.

NCA will no longer administer the Taxation exam

Kindly note that the NCA will no longer administer the Taxation exam in the near future. If you need to pass the Taxation exam to fulfill the requirements of your NCA assessment, please ensure that you are registered by July 4th, 2024, for the final scheduled Taxation exam, which will be conducted online on August 20, 2024.

NCA candidates who do not pass the Taxation exam in August 2024 must fulfill this requirement at a Canadian law school through a course approved by the NCA. Additionally, if Taxation was among the optional subjects assigned in your NCA Assessment, it will no longer be available as an option.

Introducing Brooklyn Parkes

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Brooklyn Parkes our University of Birmingham, campus ambassador.

Brooklyn is currently in her second year of the LLB Law for Graduates program at the University of Birmingham. She is a Pro Bono coordinator for the University’s Free Legal Advice Group, a student mentor and a research assistant with the Fertility Network UK.

Prior to beginning her degree in the UK, Brooklyn completed a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a specialization in Medical Ethics. She then worked as a Law Clerk in family law for the last 3 years, where she discovered her love of fertility law. With this interest, Brooklyn is currently completing a dissertation, comparing reproductive rights in the UK to Canada.

Welcome Brooke and we are excited to have you as a part of the team!

Introducing Nicholas Blaikie Puk

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Nicholas Blaikie Puk our City, University of London, campus ambassador.

Nicholas is currently in his second year of the Graduate LLB program at City, University of London. During his time at City Law School, he has participated in the City Scholar’s Moot, pro bono work with the City Community Legal Advice Centre, as sponsorship coordinator for The Public Interest Environmental Law (PIEL) UK Conference 2023, and as Editor-in-Chief for the 6 th Volume of the City Law Review Journal.

Most recently, as President of the Canadian and American Law Society, he has worked to support international students to navigate qualifying for, and entering, both the English and North American legal sectors.

Welcome Nicholas and we are excited to have you as a part of the team!

NCA Exam results have been released!

Congratulations to everyone that everyone that cleared the following exams:

  1. Professional responsibility
  2. Canadian criminal law

Make sure you head straight to the NCA portal to find out how you did. Please find the link to the portal here: https://ncaportal.flsc.ca/CandidatePortal/Login.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Please remember to email us if you worked with one of our lawyers on these exams. We’re anxiously awaiting your results.

To visit our updated course schedule and register for one of our courses visit our website here: https://nca-tutor.com/courses

NCA Exam Registration Period Extended

The NCA has extended the registration period for several November 2023 NCA exams, specifically Criminal Law, Property Law, Canadian Administrative Law, and Torts, until October 5th, 2023. However, the registration deadline for the Professional Responsibility and Family Law exams remains September 28th, 2023.

NCA exam results released!

Congratulations to everyone that everyone that cleared their administrative law and tort law exams.

Make sure you head straight to the NCA portal to find out how you did. Please find the link to the portal here: https://ncaportal.flsc.ca/CandidatePortal/Login.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Please remember to email us if you worked with one of our lawyers on these exams. We’re anxiously awaiting your results.

To visit our updated course schedulle and register for one of our courses visit our website here: https://nca-tutor.com/courses

The Mixer with NCA Tutor

We are super excited to announce that we will be hosting The Mixer! This coming Sunday come out and meet Liran Kandin and our team members. There is absolutely no cost to sign up, simply pay for your own drink/food and enjoy meeting other NCA candidates and lawyers from Toronto. There are limited spaces available as we've booked a table for 15.

Our team consists of Thabang Pebane, Tiff AtLaw, and Alexander Pletsch just to name a few.

It has been a while since we've hosted in-person gatherings and we are happy to finally meet many of you who are now in practice. To all the lawyers on the page, don't miss this opportunity to help the existing candidates expand their networks.

Please use the signup link below. DO NOT sign up if you do not plan on or if you're unsure of attending, you'll be taking a limited seat from someone who wants to be there.

We cannot wait to meet you all. See you soon!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mixer-with-nca-tutor-tickets-680015102477?aff=oddtdtcreator

NCA exam results have been released!

Results from the last exam session are now available for the following exams:

  • Canadian criminal law
  • Professional responsibility

Make sure you head straight to the NCA portal to find out how you did. Please find the link to the portal here: https://ncaportal.flsc.ca/CandidatePortal/Login.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Please remember to email us if you worked with one of our lawyers on these exams. We’re anxiously awaiting your results.

Congratulations to everyone who passed the exam!

NCA exam results have been released!

The results for the constitutional law exam and foundations of the Canadian law exam, which many of you have been eagerly anticipating, are now available. Congratulations to all who took the exam(s) and successfully passed.

If you received tutoring or attended one of our classes, we kindly ask that you notify us of your results by emailing info@nca-tutor.com. We are interested in hearing about your experience and outcome.