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Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Registration is open to FACL BC members only. To become a member, please visit faclbc.ca/join.
Event Description:
At the FACL BC NCA/LLM Committee, we understand the various struggles that NCA/ LLM CL candidates face in the articling recruitment process. Compared to Canadian law school graduates, who might otherwise have more Canadian work experience, more access and opportunities to networking and career opportunities such as structured recruits, NCA and LLM CL candidates often need to rely on other methods to secure articling positions.
We are grateful to be joined by Jennifer Lau, current Graduate advisor at UBC’s Allard School of Law, Karen Joy Bation (NCA), founder and lawyer at KJB Law, and Amal Qattan (LLM CL), articling student at Lesperance Mendes Lawyers, to hear about their experiences and advice on job searching strategies, securing articles, and sharing their unique experiences.
Mark your calendars for Thursday, January 9, 2025 from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm and connect with us on Zoom for an insightful session.
Registration is open to FACL BC members only. To become a member, please visit faclbc.ca/join.
Panelists:
Jenn Lau
Jenn is the current Career Advisor, Graduate Studies, at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, where she provides individualized career coaching for Allard’s graduate law students in the LLM Common Law, LLM Taxation, LLM, and PhD programs. This includes the graduate law students who are completing the National Committee on Accreditation process. Jenn holds a BA (’03) and an LLB (’08) from UBC and was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 2010. Her legal career includes practice as a litigator and serving as a judicial law clerk at the British Columbia Supreme Court. Jenn is also a founding board member of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers BC. Prior to her current role at Allard, Jenn served as Director of Career Services, and as Acting Assistant Dean of Students at Allard. Jenn also spent a number of years as Director of Professional Resources at a national business law firm, where she was involved in all aspects of the recruitment, training, and performance management of the firm’s summer and articling students and associates.
Karen Joy Bation
Karen is currently a lawyer at the Hospital Employees’ Union and the founder of KJB Law Firm, where she specializes in Immigration and Family Law, delivering compassionate and accessible legal services. Raised in Zamboanga del Norte, Karen began her career in government, serving as Municipal Councillor and later as Vice Mayor, where she championed social change and community empowerment. After immigrating to Canada, Karen undertook the NCA exams independently, successfully completing her National Committee on Accreditation process and articled with a downtown Vancouver law firm. Karen is also deeply committed to community building. In 2017, she founded the first Filipino Rotary Club in Canada, fostering leadership and connection within the Filipino community.
Amal Qattan
Amal is a current articling student at Lesperance Mendes Lawyers and a recent LLM (Common Law) graduate at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. Prior to obtaining this graduate masters degree, she established a career as a litigator in the United Arab Emirates with over a decade of experience. She has developed her expertise in commercial litigation with a focus on construction arbitration and is now looking forward to continuing her career path in Vancouver.
Moderated by Tiffany Ng, FACL BC NCA/LLM Committee Member
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