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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP - Montréal, Quebec

Recruitment & Hiring

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+ Student Hiring Information Grid

	1st Yr. Summer	2nd Yr. Summer	Articling Students
Do you hire:			Yes
How many did you/will you hire for:
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Rotation			No
Split/Secondment			Case-by-Case

+ Hiring Criteria

First Year Summer Students
FIRST YEAR SUMMER STUDENTS: Do you recruit first year summer students?	No
When is the application deadline for first year summer students?	N/A
When is the interviewing period?	N/A
Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions?	No
Description of first year summer program:	N/A
Comments	N/A
How many weeks is the first year summer program?

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?	N/A
When is the interviewing period?	N/A
Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions?	No
Description of the second year summer program	Our future articling students have the opportunity to work one or two summers before their stage, as they wish. Our aim is to provide insight into the practice of law, challenging work and an educational experience. BLG Montreal’s two weeks-long orientation includes training in office policies and procedures, practice management, the anatomy of a business transaction, and an overview of a civil action. Orientation week also includes social activities designed to get you to know the lawyers and staff you will be working with, a lunch with principals, informal outings with current articling students and junior associates, and a team building day hosted by our BLG associates. Summer students are also invited to enjoy the many social and sporting activities taking place during the summer. Our commitment to professional excellence includes weekly lunch seminars geared specifically to summer students. Seminars include introductions to a variety of our practice areas, ethics, and researching legislation. In addition to the weekly seminars, summer students enjoy a day-long Negotiation Workshop which provides skills development and promotes team building.
Comments	N/A
How many weeks is the second year summer program?

+ Campus Recruiting

OCIs
Will you be participating in OCIs this year?	No
Schools:

Other Campus Recruiting
We will be recruiting students from the following law schools (outside of the OCI process)	McGill University, Faculty of Law Université de Montréal, Faculté de droit Université de Sherbrooke, Faculté de droit Université du Québec à Montréal, Département des sciences juridiques Université Laval, Faculté de droit Université d’Ottawa, Faculté de droit, Section de droit civil
Comments	N/A

+ Methods of Recruiting Articling Students – Hiring Summary

	2023	2024
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	N/A	N/A
No. of 2nd Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions	N/A	N/A
Quebec: Number of future articling students working as a 2nd year summer student	12	12
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? Yes

+ Articling Students

Articling Students
When do you hire articling students?	In March, during the "Course aux stages"
Do you still have any articling positions open for this year (starting 2024)?	No
Do you anticipate having articling positions open for next year (starting in 2025) 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?	Yes
Description of articling program	At BLG Montreal, we offer a rotational OR non-rotational program for Articling Students tailored to their interests and previous experience as a BLG student. With the help of the Recruiting Manager, the Articling Students decide in which groups they want to complete their articling. They can be exposed to a broad range of work and opportunities or focus on the one group they already know they want to evolve in. We offer a comprehensive Orientation designed to teach you about the practice of law and the type of law practiced at BLG. The result is a broad hands-on experience that promotes interaction between lawyers, students and clients allowing you to quickly become an integral part of the Firm. Articling Students are also invited to enjoy the many social activities that take place throughout the year. Our commitment to professional excellence includes a number of seminars throughout the year, all geared specifically to articling students on topics such as Preparing for and Arguing a Motion, File and Practice Management, and Communicating with Clients and Business Etiquette. If you would like more information about our articling program, please visit our website. If you would like to contact any of our current articling students to discuss their experience, please visit our website.
Comments	N/A

+ Foreign Trained Students/Lawyers

Do you offer internships?	No
Do you accept applications for summer/articling positions from foreign trained students/lawyers?	No
Comments	N/A

+ Application Process

Required Application Materials
Required Application Materials	Resume cover letter post secondary transcripts law school transcripts
Comments	Reference letters are not necessary. For those students who have a University degree other than a Law degree, academic transcripts are required, exclusive of CEGEPs.

Preferred Method of Application
Preferred Method of Application	viDesktop Portal
Comments	All students must apply through the Course aux stages, even those who could ''legally'' be hired outside of this process.

+ First Year Lawyer Hiring Information

	2023	2024
How many articling students did you offer a first year lawyer position?	8	TBD
How many articling students in your articling program were seeking a position?	9	TBD
How many additional first year associates did you hire outside of your articling student program?	3	TBD
How many of the additional students clerked?	1	TBD