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Articling is the second-last hurdle you have to pass before you become a lawyer. Articles are a kind of year-long apprenticeship, just the way masons, fabric dyers and carpenters apprenticed to master crafters in the middle ages. The point of articles is to give you a hands-on introduction to the practice of law at under the tutelage of a senior lawyer, your ''principal''. As an articled student, you are insured by your principal and are permitted to practice law in a certain limited capacity. You are also subject to certain restrictions and requirements of the provincial law society and its rules of conduct and practice. | Articling is the second-last hurdle you have to pass before you become a lawyer. Articles are a kind of year-long apprenticeship, just the way masons, fabric dyers and carpenters apprenticed to <span class="noglossary">master</span> crafters in the middle ages. The point of articles is to give you a hands-on introduction to the practice of law at under the tutelage of a senior lawyer, your ''principal''. As an articled student, you are insured by your principal and are permitted to practice law in a certain limited capacity. You are also subject to certain restrictions and requirements of the provincial law society and its rules of conduct and practice. | ||
The law school doesn't hand out articles, however, you have to find them yourself. Articling is a job; an articled student is an employee of his or her principal, and you've got to apply for the position. | The law school doesn't hand out articles, however, you have to find them yourself. Articling is a job; an articled student is an employee of his or her principal, and you've got to apply for the position. | ||
