In Conversation with Tanuja Basera, Senior Associate at Vialto Partners, Vancouver. First in the series of conversations with Internationally Trained Lawyers in Canada is an interview with Tanuja Basera working as an Immigration Lawyer in Canada. We talk about Tanuja's journey from working in Litigation in Delhi High Court as a Criminal Lawyer to working as an Immigration Lawyer in Vancouver, Canada. From NCA exam in Canada, to her first job as a Legal Assistant to Articling to the Canadian Bar Exam (British Columbia), we talk about all of it!

TIMESTAMPS!
00:00:00 00:01:23 Intro
00:01:24 00:06:24 Law School and Process of Elimination
00:06:25 00:10:55 Ending up in Canada
00:10:56 00:13:49 Settling Down in Vancouver
00:13:50 00:14:40 First Job in Canada was a Legal Assistant
00:14:42 00:23:33 How to Get Hired as a Legal Assistant
00:23:34 00:24:45 Settlement Services Benefits
00:24:47 00:28:05 Law Firm Work Culture
00:28:06 00:28:58 Balancing Job and NCA
00:29:00 00:33:33 NCA exam Struggles
00:33:34 00:36:12 NCA exam Tips
00:36:13 00:38:04 Articleship in Canada
00:38:05 00:40:40 Should one mention Articling during Legal Assistant interview
00:40:41 00:46:19 Applying for Articling Positions and Networking
00:46:20 00:46:50 Articling and PLTC
00:46:51 00:52:48 Everything about PLTC in BC
00:52:50 00:57:15 Bar Exams across Canada
00:57:17 01:02:04 If not Immigration Law, Doing Things Differently and Fitting in
01:02:05 01:03:04 Failure is part of the process
01:03:05 01:07:29 Final Words on Job Applications, Networking and Knowing the WHY
01:07:30 01:10:15 Delhi vs. Vancouver and the Hustle Culture
01:10:16 01:13:00 Was moving to Canada worth it
01:13:01 01:13:21 Signing Off

ALL VIEWS ARE EXTREMELY SUBJECTIVE AND NOTHING IN THIS VIDEO CAN BE TAKEN AS LEGAL ADVICE.

Apologies for the siren sounds in the background at times. For better audio experience, please use earphones. Thank you for watching!

USEFUL LINKS:
Tanuja Basera on LinkedIn:   / tanujabasera  
Mosaic Services: https://mosaicbc.org
ISSofBC: https://issbc.org

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