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Last updated 27 September 2026

Study Circles are where internationally trained lawyers help each other prepare for NCA exams: ask questions, share study tips, find study partners and talk through hard topics.

Everything you post is public. Anyone can read Study Circles without an account, and search engines like Google index posts. Write every post as if a future employer, a law society or the NCA could read it.

By posting, you agree to these guidelines and to the Lexn Terms of Use. Five rules matter most.

1. Never share NCA exam content

This is our strictest rule. The NCA Candidate Agreement prohibits candidates from disclosing, reproducing or publishing any exam content, including from memory, and from sharing information about their answers. A post that breaks it can put the writer's candidacy at risk, and every reader's too.

Do not post:

  • Questions, fact patterns or topics from an NCA exam you have written, even paraphrased or partly remembered
  • What you or others answered on a specific sitting
  • Requests like "What came up in the June Criminal exam?"

You can post:

  • Questions about the law, cases and the syllabus
  • General exam strategy: time management, IRAC, organising open-book materials
  • Your experience in general terms, such as "I ran out of time" or "the questions rewarded clear structure"
  • Links to official NCA pages, including published sample exams (link to them; don't copy them)

We remove exam-content posts immediately, without warning.

2. Respect copyright and paid materials

Share ideas and links, not other people's work.

  • Don't post or upload copies of textbooks, commercial prep notes, course materials or paid question banks, including Lexn's own study guides and model answers
  • Don't share login details or offer to pass on paid content
  • Quote briefly when you need to discuss a passage, and say where it comes from
  • Case law and legislation are fine to discuss and link, for example on CanLII
  • Notes you wrote yourself are yours to share

3. Be respectful

Members come from dozens of legal systems and write in their second or third language. Many are studying around jobs and families, and some have failed an exam before. Treat them the way you'd want a colleague to treat you.

  • Disagree with ideas, not people. Correct a wrong answer with the law, not sarcasm.
  • No harassment, insults, threats or personal attacks
  • No discrimination or slurs based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability
  • Don't mock someone's English, their home jurisdiction or a failed attempt
  • Keep politics out unless it bears directly on the law being discussed

4. Keep it honest and on topic

Study discussion, not legal advice. Posts are peer discussion for exam preparation. They are not legal advice, and they are not official NCA guidance. For your own legal matter, see a licensed lawyer. For your NCA file or requirements, contact the NCA directly.

  • Say how sure you are. "I think" and "my notes say" help others weigh an answer.
  • Don't pretend to be someone else, including NCA staff, an examiner or the Lexn Team
  • No spam or self-promotion. You're welcome to share your honest experience of any notes, course or tutor, including ones that compete with Lexn. Providers, their staff and affiliates may not promote their own services here, and the Lexn Team doesn't promote ours either
  • No referral links, affiliate links or paid promotions
  • No offers to buy, sell or trade exam content, or to write exams or assignments for someone

5. Protect your privacy and others'

Because posts are public and searchable, share less than you would in a private chat.

  • Don't post phone numbers, email addresses, home addresses or ID numbers, yours or anyone else's
  • Looking for a study partner? Post your subject, exam month, time zone and how you like to study. Swap contact details privately once you've agreed to connect.
  • Don't share details of someone else's NCA file, exam results or personal situation without their permission
  • Don't post screenshots of private messages or other people's documents

How posting works

  • Pick the right board and flair. Each subject has its own board, and General is for questions that cross subjects. A flair tells others what your post is, such as a question, a study tip or a partner search, and helps them filter.
  • Search before you ask. Your question may already have a good thread.
  • Mention people with @name. They get a notification. Mention only people who are part of the conversation.
  • Editing. You can edit your own posts and comments. Edited posts are marked as edited.
  • Deleting. You can delete your own posts and comments. The text is removed and shows as [deleted], but replies stay so the discussion still makes sense.
  • Posting limits. To keep spam out, there are limits on how often you can post, comment, edit and report. Normal use won't hit them.

Reporting and moderation

If a post or comment breaks these guidelines, use Report on it rather than replying. Reports are private: the author doesn't see who reported them.

The Lexn Team reviews every report. Depending on the problem, we may:

  • Leave the content up if it doesn't break the guidelines
  • Hide the post or comment from public view
  • Remove exam content immediately (rule 1)
  • Restrict or close the accounts of people who repeatedly or seriously break these guidelines, under the Terms of Use

Posts marked Lexn Team come from us. Pinned posts at the top of a board, such as the monthly Partner Finder thread, are chosen by the Lexn Team.

Changes and contact

We may update these guidelines as the community grows. The date at the top shows the latest version.

Questions about a moderation decision, or something you don't want to report publicly? Email us at support@lexn.ca.