NCA and LLMCL candidates often face unique challenges in the articling recruitment process. Many NCA and LLMCL students navigate less structured recruitment pathways, often relying on non-traditional approaches such as cold emailing and targeted networking to secure articling opportunities.

Jennifer Lau, Tokyo Siu, and Lucy Chang, share their experiences and advice on job searching strategies outside of the main recruit cycle and share their unique experiences on how they secured articles.

Speaker Bios

Jennifer Lau

As a Career Advisor, Graduate Studies, Jenn provides individualized career coaching for UBC Allard’s graduate law students, including those who are internationally trained lawyers or international law school graduates who are completing the National Committee on Accreditation process. She is passionate about helping law students and new graduates transition to the professional workforce. Jenn holds a BA (’03) and an LLB (’08) from UBC and was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 2010. Her career includes practice as a litigator and serving as a judicial law clerk at the British Columbia Supreme Court. Jenn is also a founding board member of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers BC. Prior to her current role, Jenn served in various student services roles at Allard Law for 11 years, including as Director of Career Services, and as Acting Assistant Dean of Students during the spring and summer of 2020. Jenn also spent a number of years as Director of Professional Resources at a national business law firm, where she was involved in all aspects of the recruitment, training, and performance management of the firm’s summer and articling students and associates.

Tokyo Siu

Tokyo completed her law degree in England and is a Hong Kong qualified solicitor with a focus on corporate law, securities and bonds. Driven to broaden her legal expertise and gain international experience, Tokyo moved to Vancouver to pursue the Master of Laws (Common Law) at the University of British Columbia. Tokyo completed her articling at Morton Law LLP, a corporate and securities law firm in downtown Vancouver through off-cycle recruitment.

Lucy Chang

Lucy is currently a litigator at Lundrie Brayer LLP, called to the Bar in BC in 2025. Lucy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Hons) in Translation, a Master of Arts (M.A.) and a Juris Doctor (J.D.). She trained at a general practice firm in Hong Kong before joining Lundrie Brayer LLP. She was admitted to the roll of solicitors in Hong Kong and England & Wales in 2024. She has developed her expertise in civil and family litigation, residential tenancy dispute, foreclosure litigation, and wills and estates.