"This year, through my involvement with the ELC Clinic, I had the opportunity to appear before the Forest Appeals Commission and make arguments on behalf of the Sierra Club of Canada. This was without a doubt the highlight of my legal education. It gave me a glimpse of what using the law as a tool in defence of social and environmental issues -- which is what I thought I came to law school to do -- looks like in practice. In the day-to-day of law school it's easy to lose sight of the bigger picture and to forget about the bigger ideals. Against that backdrop, my experience before the FAC was both reaffirming and inspiring about the possibilities that a legal career holds."

-- Jeanette Ettel, recent UVic Law grad, Supreme Court of Canada Clerk 2005-2006