The National Committee on Accreditation released a new policy manual that became effective on September 1, 2019. If you’re applying for a new assessment with the NCA, you will want to ensure that you have carefully read through this latest manual. The NCA has stated on their website that the purpose of the update is to help candidates better understand the assessment process and to make it easier to read.
Writing the NCA Exams Abroad: FAQs with an NCA grad
I’m very happy to announce that I’ve officially completed all seven of my NCA exams! It’s been a challenging and insightful past nine months as I worked through these qualification requirements alongside full-time work in the United Kingdom.
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Myths about UK Law Schools: The NCA Process is Too Easy
Myths about UK Law Schools: The NCA Process is Too Easy
The National Committee on Accreditation Exams are any internationally trained student’s first step to qualifying in Canada and, upon successful completion, grant candidates the right to article and write the Bar exam in their province. For the most part, 3-year LL.B UK students will be assigned the five core exams with 2-year LL.Bs needing seven exams—the five core Canadian Law subjects plus two electives.
Read moreResults are out for the May 2019 NCA Exams!
Today the NCA released the results for the May 2019 NCA exam sitting. Congratulations to all the NCA candidates who successfully completed their exams.
Read moreThe Myths About UK Law Schools: Lower Grading & Passing Requirements
The Myths About UK Law Schools: Lower Grading & Passing Requirements
In my last post, I set out to tackle some of the myths in the Canadian legal community that foreign legal education is substandard compared to its Canadian counterpart; I started with the idea that it is easier to get into a UK Law School than a Canadian one.
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Read moreTackling Myths about UK Legal Education
The Myths About UK Law Schools: Lower Admission Standards
There has long been a myth in the Canadian legal community that foreign legal education is substandard compared to its Canadian counterpart.
Read moreReclaiming Power and Place: The final report of the National Inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Today the final report into missing and murdered Indigenous woman and girls was released. The report is in two parts and can be viewed below
Read moreIntensive Classes and Exam Workshops for the August 2019 NCA Exam
See our August 2019 Schedule
Read moreFee Changes - National Committee on Accreditation
The NCA has made two important changes to their fee structure.
1) NCA Assessment fees have been reduced by $100 from $450 to only $350.
Read moreStrategically Studying & Writing the NCA Exams
As you probably already know, the NCA exams are open-book, pass/fail exams where 50% is regarded as a pass. You will only be informed of whether you passed or failed, not why or by how much.
Read moreTips & Tricks - Bracing for the NCA
The Application Process
Apply to the NCA process as early as possible! It can take about 8-12 weeks for the NCA to get back to you about your assessment
Read moreThe Final Count-Down: Surviving NCA Week
It’s really easy to get caught-up in the flurry of exam week—reading during every spare minute, pulling all-nighters, and dreaming about exam answers during the few fleeting moments of REM you do decide to take.
Read morePlanning for the NCAs: Everything to Get You Started
If you are close to graduation, spring is the perfect time to start preparing for your NCA assessment and planning-out your exam schedule so you can sit your first exam(s) in October.
Read moreUnderstanding the Canadian Accreditation Process for Internationally Trained Law Students & Lawyers - A Birds Eye View
Foreign law graduates and lawyers who decide to come to Canada to practice law must complete an accreditation process prior to commencing the lawyer licensing process. This is known as the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) process. Yes, that means you and I, as foreign trained law students and lawyers are required to go through not one, but two processes in order to be licensed lawyers in Canada.
Read moreThe Year Ahead: Advice for Graduating International Law Students Returning to Canada
Calling all Law graduates and soon-to-be-graduates! First-off, congratulations on being done (or nearly done) your law degree. You & I have worked hard to get here and should pat yourself on the back, maybe even take a short vacation!
Read moreNCA Results for the January 2019 NCA Exams Released Today
Today, the National Committee on Accreditation released its results for the January 2019 NCA Exams. If you were one of our students, please be sure to email us your results.
Read moreLiran Kandin for LSO Bencher
I am running for bencher of the LSO in the upcoming elections this month to give a voice to countless foreign trained lawyers who are inadequately represented at convocation.
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