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Cassels - Calgary, Alberta
Recruitment & Hiring
| 1st Yr. Summer | 2nd Yr. Summer | Articling Students | |
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| Do you hire: | Occasionally | Yes | Occasionally |
| How many did you/will you hire for: | |||
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2023 | TBD | TBD | |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Rotation | No | No | No |
| Split/Secondment | Case-by-Case | Case-by-Case | |
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First Year Summer Students |
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| FIRST YEAR SUMMER STUDENTS:Do you recruit first year summer students? | Case-by-Case |
| When is the application deadline for first year summer students? | Set by the Law Society of Alberta |
| When is the interviewing period? | Set by the Law Society of Alberta |
| Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions? | No |
| Description of first year summer program: | |
| Comments | |
| How many weeks is the first year summer program? | |
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Second Year Summer Students |
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| SECOND YEAR SUMMER STUDENTS:Do you recruit second year summer students? | Yes |
| When is the application deadline for second year summer students? | Law School prescribed date |
| When is the interviewing period? | As prescribed by the Calgary 2L Employer Protocol |
| Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions? | Yes |
| Description of the second year summer program | The summer program is designed to meet each student's learning objectives. Our customized program allows students to sample a variety of practice areas or just one, depending on what the student hopes to achieve over the course of the summer.
Each summer student is assigned two mentors who introduce the student to the demands and busy pace of a downtown Calgary law office and ensures that the student receives interesting and stimulating work. Students receive regular evaluations and feedback. Regular educational seminars and social events are scheduled for our summer students to give them the opportunity to broaden their legal knowledge and get to know the fine people who work here. For more information on our student program, please visit our website at https://cassels.com/join-us/student-opportunities-our-student-programs/ |
| Comments | |
| How many weeks is the second year summer program? | TBD |
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OCIs |
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| Will you be participating in OCIs this year? | Yes |
| Schools: | Dalhousie University, Dalhousie Law|McGill University, Faculty of Law|Lakehead University|Osgoode Hall Law School, York University|Queen's University, Faculty of Law|University of Alberta, Faculty of Law|University of Calgary, Faculty of Law|University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section|University of Toronto, Faculty of Law|University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law|University of Windsor, Faculty of Law|Ryerson University, Lincoln Alexander School of Law |
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Other Campus Recruiting |
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| We will be recruiting students from the following law schools (outside of the OCI process) | Thompson Rivers University University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Law University of Saskatchewan, College of Law University of Victoria, Faculty of Law |
| Comments | We consider all qualified applicants. If we intend on interviewing an applicant from a non-OCI school, we will interview them during the in-firm interview process. |
| 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of 1st Year Summer Students | N/A | N/A |
| No. of 1st Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions (region dependent) | N/A | N/A |
| No. of 2nd Year Summer Students | 2 | 4 |
| No. of 2nd Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions | 2 | TBD |
| Quebec: Number of future articling students working as a 2nd year summer student | N/A | N/A |
| Atlantic: No. of articling students hired during 2nd year January recruitment | N/A | N/A |
| No. of additional articling students hired (in some regions, in addition to students hired through the summer process) | N/A | N/A |
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Articling Students |
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| When do you hire articling students? | In accordance with the Law Society of Alberta |
| Do you still have any articling positions open for this year (starting 2022)? | No |
| Do you anticipate having articling positions open for next year (starting in 2023) for external candidates outside of your current student hires (if any)? | No |
| If so, how many positions do you anticipate having for external candidates? | |
| Do you allow students to work during the licensing process in your jurisdiction? | |
| Description of articling program | Cassels is flexible in approach and therefore tailors our articling program to each student's individual educational and career goals. Training, mentoring, evaluation and feedback are fundamental to our program.
For more information please visit our website at https://cassels.com/join-us/student-opportunities-our-student-programs/ |
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Internships |
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| Do you offer internships? | Case-by-case |
| If so, when should students apply? | |
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Summer/Articling |
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| Do you accept applications for summer/articling positions from foreign trained students/lawyers? | Yes |
| If yes, do applicants need to have an Assessment Report from the National Committee on Accreditation (in Québec, an attestation from le Barreau du Québec) before applying? | Case-by-Case |
| Comments | We participate in the NCA OCI day. |
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Required Application Materials |
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| Required Application Materials | Resume cover letter post secondary transcripts law school transcripts list of upper year courses |
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Preferred Method of Application |
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| Preferred Method of Application | viDesktop Portal |
| Comments | |
| 2021 | 2022 | |
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| How many articling students did you offer a first year lawyer position? | 1 | |
| How many articling students in your articling program were seeking a position? | 1 | |
| How many additional first year associates did you hire outside of your articling student program? | 1 | |
| How many of the additional students clerked? | 0 |
