The Ontario Bar Association presented a panel of practitioners from different career stages and practice areas to share the realities of being a lawyer.
Topics included:

• How to get the most out of your articles, practical advice
• Ups and downs of your first year on the job
• Managing work loads
• Expectations and realities
• Sole practitioner: benefits and disadvantages
• Tips on starting a business
• Examining different areas of practicePractical advice from a panel of experienced practitioners
• Interactive discussion addressing your questions!
• Why being a CBA-OBA member will benefit you now and in the future

Panelists:

• Aaron Atcheson, Miller Thomson LLP
• Rod R. Refcio, MacKewn, Winder LLP
• Joshua Seib, Articling Student, Chown, Cairns LLP
• Jamie Trimble, Hughes Amys LLP
• Jennifer J. Quick, Cohen Highley LLP
• Moderator: Sharon Ann Kour, OBA Student Ambassador