SO, YOU WANT TO BE A LAWYER, EH?
Law School in Canada, 3rd Ed.
BY ADAM LETOURNEAU, QC, JD, LLM
WITH MITCHELL HEYLAND, JD
AUTHORS
Adam letourneau, QC, JD, LLM (LOND), C.Arb, c.med
Adam Letourneau, QC, JD, LLM (Lond) is Managing Partner of LETOURNEAU LLP. He was awarded a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of Alberta, and completed post-graduate studies and was awarded a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in International Dispute Resolution from University College London and Queen Mary University of London, University of London. His undergraduate degrees are in English and Psychology. Adam has been an elected Bencher (Governor) of the Law Society of Alberta. He is also an Instructor at the Dhillon School of Business at the University of Lethbridge, teaching Management Law, Employment and Labour Law, Negotiation and Collective Bargaining, as well as Introduction to Management.
Adam's law practice focuses family law, as well as mediation and arbitration. Adam is a Chartered Arbitrator (C.Arb) and Chartered Mediator (C.Med). Adam wrote the first edition of SO, YOU WANT TO BE A LAWYER, EH?
in his third year of law school, and has published and written updated 2nd and 3rd editions over the years. Adam is the former Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Alberta Law Review. He was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 2015. He is the proud father of five children and is a very happy and blessed husband.
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mitchell heyland, jd
Mitchell, originally from Alberta, Canada, graduated with a degree in management with distinction and attended law school at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
(a member of the Ivy League), having received a significant entrance scholarship. Mitchell was also Associate and then Senior Editor for The University of Pennsylvania Law Review
and was Research Assistant to Professor Robinson at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. During law school, Mitchell wrote narratives to introduce interesting cases for a forthcoming edition of a textbook, compiled reading assignments for a seminar on the crimes of heroes, and prepared memoranda for a Law Review article on disconnecting justice and a book on vigilantes. He graduated law school magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, and was a James Wilson Scholar.
Mitchell is an Associate in the Finance Practice Group at Haynes and Boone, LLP in Dallas, Texas. Mitchell worked at LETOURNEAU LLP as a student before embarking on his legal studies. Mitchell has written new chapters for the book, and has assisted Adam Letourneau, QC in updating all data and material in the 3rd edition.
Mitchell is an Associate in the Finance Practice Group at Haynes and Boone, LLP in Dallas, Texas. Mitchell worked at LETOURNEAU LLP as a student before embarking on his legal studies. Mitchell has written new chapters for the book, and has assisted Adam Letourneau, QC in updating all data and material in the 3rd edition.