Tips for applying to enrol in the Law Society Admission Program, B.C.

• To become a lawyer in British Columbia you will first need a law degree. If your law degree is not from Canada, you will need to pass you accreditation examinations (known as the "NCA's").

• Once you are qualified you must first find an articling position.

• Once you have secured an articling position, you may apply to the Law Society to enrol on the Law Society Admission Program (LSAP).

• The Law Society are very helpful. You may first enrol on one of their open days - they will provide you with invaluable information.

• Once you have been enrolled on the LSAP and you will then apply to attend the Professional Legal Training Course (PLTC). Although this is as the Law Society it is a distinct department and a separate application process.

• The Law Society website (the "Website") provides all the information you require. If you have not yet found an Articling position you can begin to study the material for the Barrister and Solicitor exams, that you will be required to pass. These two exams require alot of reading and you may prepare for them separately from the the PLTC, although you must have been accepted on the LSAP and the PLTC to sit them.

• The Website also contains the learning material for the Practice Management online course, which you will also need to pass prior to being called to the Bar.

• You may complete the PLTC application as soon as you have an Articling position and you have been assigned a Principal. The application forms comprise of several pages and should be submitted ASAP. You will have PLTC date options. Your second option is most likely, so it is important to complete this sooner rather than later. I would advise completing some period of articling before you attend the PLTC so you are more familiar with the BC legal processes.

• If relevant, you will require a copy of your Certificate of Good Standing from your previous Bar Council, before you may begin the LSAP.

• Upon your request, the NCA will forward a copy of your certificate to the Law Society of your choice. You are not restricted to one Province.

• Upon acceptance to the LSAP you will receive a members manual and a members card (Articled Student).

• You may also want to consider join CLEBC - online. Once you are articling, you will find it useful to attend the court library, the staff are very helpful.

Good luck!

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