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After graduating from Laval in 1964, Mulroney joined the Montreal law firm now known as Ogilvy Renault, which at the time was the largest law firm in the Commonwealth of Nations.

Mulroney twice failed his bar exams, but the firm kept him due to his charming personality.

After ultimately passing his bar exams, Mulroney was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1965, and became a labour lawyer, which was then a new and exciting field of law in Quebec.

Mulroney's superb political skills of conciliation and negotiation, with opponents often polarized and at odds, proved ideal for this field.

He was noted for ending several strikes along the Montreal waterfront where he met fellow lawyer W. David Angus, who would later become a valuable fundraiser for his campaigns.