1st Yr. Summer | 2nd Yr. Summer | Articling Students | |
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Do you hire: | No | Yes | Yes |
How many did you/will you hire for: | |||
2022 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
2023 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
2024 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
2025 | 0 | 4-6 | 8 |
2026 | 0 | 4-6 | 8 |
Rotation | No | Yes | |
Split/Secondment | No | No | No |
First Year Summer Students |
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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? | |
Description of first year summer program: | |
Comments | |
How many weeks is the first year summer program? |
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? | For 2L students graduating in 2026, the application deadline is likely to be the end of August 2024, in line with the VBA Guidelines. |
When is the interviewing period? | For 2L students graduating in 2026, interview week is likely to be late October 2024, in line with the VBA Guidelines. |
Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions? | Yes |
Description of the second year summer program | Our summer student program does not have a structured rotation, to best allow our summer students to gain experience in their areas of interest in a short period of time. Otherwise, the program is the same as that provided to our articled students. Please see our website for details. |
Comments | All of our summer students are guaranteed articling positions after they complete law school. |
How many weeks is the second year summer program? | 15-16 weeks |
OCIs |
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Will you be participating in OCIs this year? | Yes |
Schools: | Dalhousie University, Dalhousie Law|McGill University, Faculty of Law|Osgoode Hall Law School, York University|Queen's University, Faculty of Law|Thompson Rivers University|University of Alberta, Faculty of Law|University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law|University of Calgary, Faculty of Law|University of Manitoba, 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|Ryerson University, Lincoln Alexander School of Law |
Other Campus Recruiting |
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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 University of Alberta, Faculty of Law 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 | Also, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) |
2023 | 2024 | |
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No. of 1st Year Summer Students | ||
No. of 1st Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions (region dependent) | ||
No. of 2nd Year Summer Students | 4 | 6 |
No. of 2nd Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions | 4 | 6 |
Quebec: Number of future articling students working as a 2nd year summer student | ||
Atlantic: No. of articling students hired during 2nd year January recruitment | ||
No. of additional articling students hired (in some regions, in addition to students hired through the summer process) | 4 | 2-3 |
Articling Students |
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When do you hire articling students? | Around the second week in August 2024, per the VBA Guidelines. |
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)? | Yes |
If so, how many positions do you anticipate having for external candidates? | 2-3 |
Do you allow students to work during the licensing process in your jurisdiction? | No |
Description of articling program | We offer our articled students a high quality legal experience in a well organized program to support their professional development. Our articled students are placed in rotations if they choose to do so, obtain excellent in house training, are assigned a junior and a senior mentor, and are included in all firm functions. For more details, please see our website. |
Comments |
Do you offer internships? | No |
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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 |
Required Application Materials |
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Required Application Materials |
Resume cover letter post secondary transcripts law school transcripts list of upper year courses |
Comments |
Students are welcome to submit reference letters, but they are not required.
Copies of transcripts are suitable - originals are not required. |
Preferred Method of Application |
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Preferred Method of Application |
viDesktop Portal |
Comments |
2023 | 2024 | |
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How many articling students did you offer a first year lawyer position? | 6 | n/a |
How many articling students in your articling program were seeking a position? | 8 | n/a |
How many additional first year associates did you hire outside of your articling student program? | 1 | n/a |
How many of the additional students clerked? | n/a | n/a |