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Bennett Jones LLP - Edmonton, Alberta

Recruitment & Hiring

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+ Student Hiring Information Grid

	1st Yr. Summer	2nd Yr. Summer	Articling Students
Do you hire:
How many did you/will you hire for:
2021	3	0	4
2022	1	1	4
2023	TBD	2	4
2024	TBD	TBD	TBD
2025	TBD	TBD	TBD
Rotation	No	No	Yes
Split/Secondment	No	No	Case-by-Case

+ Hiring Criteria

First Year Summer Students
FIRST YEAR SUMMER STUDENTS: Do you recruit first year summer students?	Yes
When is the application deadline for first year summer students?	January 26, 2023
When is the interviewing period?	February 21 through February 24, 2023
Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions?	No
Description of first year summer program:	Our summer program is designed to provide first and second year law students with a solid introduction to the practice of law and the culture of Bennett Jones LLP. Summer students get real file work, meet clients, get involved in deals and go to court - they do not spend their whole summer in the library writing memos. Summer students are welcomed to the firm with a weeklong in-depth orientation program and are paired with associate mentors. As a group, the students engage in many social and team building activities. We also have a strong continuing legal education program that is designed to build both technical and practice management skills.
Comments
How many weeks is the first year summer program?	Roughly 4 months

Second Year Summer Students
SECOND YEAR SUMMER STUDENTS: Do you recruit second year summer students?	Yes
When is the application deadline for second year summer students?	Varies by school (August/September)
When is the interviewing period?	Varies by school (September/October)
Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions?	Yes
Description of the second year summer program	Our summer program is designed to provide second year law students with a solid introduction to the practice of law and the culture of Bennett Jones LLP. Summer students get real file work, meet clients, get involved in deals, and go to court, they do not spend the whole summer in the library writing memos. Summer student are welcome to the firm with a week-long orientation program and are paired with associate mentors. As a group, the students engage in many social and team building activities. We also have a strong continuing legal education program that is deisgned to build both technical and practice management skills.
Comments
How many weeks is the second year summer program?	Roughly 4 months

+ Campus Recruiting

OCIs
Will you be participating in OCIs this year?	Yes
Schools:	University of Alberta, Faculty of Law

Other Campus Recruiting
We will be recruiting students from the following law schools (outside of the OCI process)	Dalhousie University, Dalhousie Law McGill University, Faculty of Law Lakehead University Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Queen's University, Faculty of Law Thompson Rivers University Université de Moncton, École de droit University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law University of Calgary, Faculty of Law University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Law University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section University of Saskatchewan, College of Law University of Toronto, Faculty of Law University of Victoria, Faculty of Law University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law University of Windsor, Faculty of Law
Comments	Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Lincoln Alexander School of Law

+ Methods of Recruiting Articling Students – Hiring Summary

	2022	2023
No. of 1st Year Summer Students	1	TBD
No. of 1st Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions (region dependent)	0	TBD
No. of 2nd Year Summer Students	1	2
No. of 2nd Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions	1	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

For Quebec and Atlantic Employers: Do you allow your articling students hired to work for you during their second year summer?

+ Articling Students

Articling Students
When do you hire articling students?	June of each year in accordance with the Rules of the Law Society of Alberta
Do you still have any articling positions open for this year (starting 2023)?	No
Do you anticipate having articling positions open for next year (starting in 2024) for external candidates outside of your current student hires (if any)?	Yes
If so, how many positions do you anticipate having for external candidates?	TBD
Do you allow students to work during the licensing process in your jurisdiction?	Yes
Description of articling program	Students spend six months in our advocacy department (focusing on general litigation matters, commercial litigation, construction litigation, medical malpractice, occupational health and safety laws, administrative/tribunal work, bankruptcy and insolvency and labour and employment), and six months in our business department (focusing on mergers and acquisitions, securities, banking, structured finance, real estate, construction law, energy law, transportation law, technology and IP).
Comments

+ Foreign Trained Students/Lawyers

Do you offer internships?	No

Summer/Articling
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?	Yes
Comments	We are pleased to receive applications from foreign trained students/lawyers, preferably once they have received their NCA Certification.

+ Application Process

Required Application Materials
Required Application Materials	Resume cover letter post secondary transcripts law school transcripts
Comments	Reference letters are optional

Preferred Method of Application
Preferred Method of Application	viDesktop Portal
Comments	Please note that we no longer accept application via email or regular mail. All applications must be processed via the viDesktop Portal (https://recruitcdn.viglobalcloud.com/) or our website (https://www.bennettjones.com/Student-Recruiting/Edmonton-Student-Recruiting)

+ First Year Lawyer Hiring Information

	2022	2023
How many articling students did you offer a first year lawyer position?	5	TBD
How many articling students in your articling program were seeking a position?	5	TBD
How many additional first year associates did you hire outside of your articling student program?	0	TBD
How many of the additional students clerked?	0	TBD