Unlike the rest of us, lawyers don’t have to wait four years for the World Cup to come around. A team of Vancouver lawyers is representing Canada at MUNDIAVOCAT – the Football World Cup for Lawyers – a serious tournament for competitive players.
The 2012 tournament takes place June 1 to 10 in Rovinj, Croatia. MUNDIAVOCAT takes place every two years and Vancouver’s legal community will again have a strong representation with a team of 18 lawyers from nine firms. The team this year includes lawyers at all points in their careers.
According to team Captain Kinji Bourchier, a partner at Lawson Lundell, there is an elite level of play at this tournament because most teams come from countries with a football culture.
“This global gathering of lawyers brings together people that are so different but at the same time, they all share a similar bond for the love of the game, and for 90 minutes on the pitch we are all equal and focused on a common goal” says Bourchier.
Lawyers and international soccer? Who knew?