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The Irwin Law publication Youth Criminal Justice Law by Queen's Law prof Nicholas Bala, available on Amazon and probably at your school's law library is a pretty solid choice. You'll want to update your knowledge with recent caselaw research, as with any textbook or treatise, but it'll give you a strong foundation to start from.

It’s a few years old now but Philip Slayton’s book on the Supreme Court of Canada is very good and very readable. If you’re going to learn about the Canadian legal system, you need to understand the role of the Supreme Court of Canada. https://www.amazon.ca/Mighty-Judgment-Supreme-Court-Canada/dp/0143171291/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=c3e9e316-a4f9-4014-905e-d58a02adca1a

It’s generally a waste of time to do any substantive reading beforehand. You’re not going to remember anything. However, if you do want to read something to get in the mood, Philip Layton has a good book about the Supreme Court of Canada that was written for a popular audience. You will be reading a lot of SCC cases and it’s good context on how the Court works: https://www.amazon.ca/Mighty-Judgment-Supreme-Court-Canada/dp/0143171291/ref=nodl_#:~:text=In%20Mighty%20Judgment%2C%20bestselling%20author,and%20shapes%20the%20country's%20future.

If you’re into podcasts, there is a good podcast called The Docket which is put out by a lawyer in Ottawa, Michael Spratt. It often features his wife who is also a lawyer. They recently had a few episodes about the trucker convoys. There is a lot of criminal content but other stuff too about practice and other areas of law. It’s for a popular audience and it’s entertaining I think.

When I wrote the bar I legit just bought a printer and bound them myself. I still use said printer years later. Was also super helpful to have around for making other materials for the exam as I studied (e.g. quick reference sheets).

May be a little more expensive up front, but then you have a printer which lasts for a long time and can print stuff once you're in practice.

Have you tried other forms solutions? You might find one that suits your needs that you can integrate with Google using Zapier.

https://zapier.com/learn/forms-surveys/best-online-form-builder-software/

I picked up a used copy of this

Seemed fine. Advocates for simplicity in drafting. Anyone else have any advice?

One of my favourite books about being a lawyer: A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr (later made into a movie with John Travolta). Book takes place in the American context (and in the context of an environmental contamination case), but it's extremely well-written and interesting and really provides a good in-depth look about what it's like to be a particular type of lawyer (i.e., a small-firm bulldog type). Highly recommended!

My other advice is to try to work at a law firm for a bit - see if you can get a legal assistant job for a little while. It will definitely teach you a great deal about the inner workings of a law firm.

Coming in a little late...

One L by Scott Turow is (IMO) the best thing ever written about law school.

https://www.amazon.ca/One-Turbulent-Story-Harvard-School/dp/0143119028

As far as the practice of law goes - its so hard to say. Most of the books are written by prominent litigators (civil liberties types), I don't know that there's much written about the early years of practice or about anythign non-glamourous.