By battlefordsNOW

A call to the bar

Jun 10, 2017 | 2:10 PM

The Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench inducted 13 new lawyers Friday afternoon.

The ceremony for swearing law students into the profession is known as a call to the bar, or call to the profession, which requires several years of hard work to officially become a lawyer.

Andrew Clements was one of the 13 inductees who had several hurdles to jump in order to get to the ceremony.

“[The ceremony] is special to all of us,” Clements said. “[We] have worked so hard to become a member of the profession.”

For Clements, he first obtained his undergraduate degree. Following, he attended law school, took an article under a senior Crown for a year, wrote the bar exam and attended the bar course before receiving the call.

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Preparation just for the bar exam took Clements about four months, but he feels all his hard work has paid off.

“I’ve always wanted to be a lawyer,” he said. “I’ve always looked up to the profession; the ability to see that justice is done and represent people.”

Now that Clements has completed his call to the bar, he plans on continuing his work as a Crown prosecutor in Saskatchewan for the entirety of his career.

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