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==PLTC: The bar admission course== | ==PLTC: The bar admission course== | ||
All provincial law societies require law school graduates to complete both their articles and a bar admission course before allowing | All provincial law societies require law school graduates to complete both their articles and a bar admission course before allowing them to practise law. In British Columbia, the bar admission course is a three-month course called PLTC, the ''Professional Legal Training Course'', and it's completed during the year in which you article. Sometimes your principal <span class="noglossary">will</span> pay for the cost of the course; some articles don't provide for this and you'll have to pay the course tuition yourself. | ||
PLTC is an academic introduction to the basics of actually practising law in the real world, from client interview techniques to professional ethics to common <span class="noglossary">trust</span> <span class="noglossary">account</span> errors. PLTC is not fun; it is boring, tedious and unpleasant. Nevertheless it is a critical course that you must complete with near-perfection if you want to work as a lawyer. When I did PLTC, you had to have a minimum combined exam and exercise score of 11 out of 12 points, or 91.66%, to pass. | PLTC is an academic introduction to the basics of actually practising law in the real world, from client interview techniques to professional ethics to common <span class="noglossary">trust</span> <span class="noglossary">account</span> errors. PLTC is not fun; it is boring, tedious, and unpleasant. Nevertheless, it is a critical course that you must complete with near-perfection if you want to work as a lawyer. When I did PLTC, you had to have a minimum combined exam and exercise score of 11 out of 12 points, or 91.66%, to pass. | ||
==Admission to the bar== | ==Admission to the bar== |
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