--- title: Attending Law School As An International Student description: Hali Adair talks about attending a law school in the United States as an international student. She also shared her own law career experience and journey to becoming successful as a lawyer in Canada. image: https://info.cooley.edu/hubfs/Blog/Podcast_Interview_Images/Attending_Law_School_As_An_International_1.png --- ## Search Search Close # Attending Law School As An International Student ![](https://info.cooley.edu/hubfs/Blog/Podcast_Interview_Images/Attending_Law_School_As_An_International_1.png)     Today in the Law School Insider we explore the process of going to law school as both a Non-Traditional adult student and as an international student.  Today, I spoke with Ms. Hali Adair, an Associate Attorney of [**Horner and Pietersma**](http://mmhplaw.com/) in Morrisburg, Ontario. Hali is a graduate of [Cooley Law School](https://cooley.edu) and she practices in areas of Criminal Law, Family Law, and Real Estate matters.     Hali has a unique perspective on attending law school as she spent the next 22 years working for the Ontario Provincial Police. Her work as a police officer resulted in her exposure to traffic enforcement, undercover operations, fraud investigation, and intelligence work as well as some of the not-so glamorous issues. It was some of these latter concerns that brought her to attending law school and which now assists her in her criminal defense practice. ![Hali-Adair](https://info.cooley.edu/hubfs/Blog/Podcast_Interview_Images/Hali-Adair.jpg) Hali spoke to us about the importance of involvement while in law school as well as some of the concerns and challenges that students that may be career-changers or that may be international students may face. One of the pieces of advice that I will share with all international students is making sure to look for [**International Law Student Guide**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v7wRsvcV6iAnKPwTwXZm-ZF66lS95v689Rn80a_9jvQ/view) at the schools that you are considering as this will walk you through the entire process of being a student at that school.      It was a pleasure spending some time with her today and I hope that you find her interview enlightening and inspiring.   Did you like this interview? Leave a comment below to let me know! Are you a practicing lawyer? A law student? Would you like to be a guest on an upcoming episode of the Law School Insider? Send me an email at [**lawschoolinsider@cooley.edu**](http://lawschoolinsider@cooley.edu/)   [Back to Blog](https://info.cooley.edu/lawschoolinsider) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## Related Articles ## [3 reasons to study abroad during law school](https://info.cooley.edu/lawschoolinsider/3-reasons-to-study-abroad-during-law-school) Today in the Law School Insider we explore the experience that one Cooley Law School... [Read More ](https://info.cooley.edu/lawschoolinsider/3-reasons-to-study-abroad-during-law-school) ## [Finding a Mentor In Law School Sets You On The Road To Success](https://info.cooley.edu/lawschoolinsider/finding-a-mentor-in-law-school-sets-you-on-the-road-to-success) In today's episode we speak with Vaughn L. McKoy, former Assistant United States Attorney,... [Read More ](https://info.cooley.edu/lawschoolinsider/finding-a-mentor-in-law-school-sets-you-on-the-road-to-success) ## [Surviving the First Year of Law School: An Interview With Charell Elliott](https://info.cooley.edu/lawschoolinsider/charell-elliott) In today's episode I spoke with Western Michigan University Cooley Law School student Charell... [Read More ](https://info.cooley.edu/lawschoolinsider/charell-elliott) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [Military Students (5)](https://info.cooley.edu/lawschoolinsider/topic/military-students)