Student Hiring Information Grid

Hiring Grid
Do you hire 1st Yr. Summer Students	No
Do you hire 2nd Yr. Summer Students	Yes
Do you hire Articling Students	Yes
How many 1st Yr. Students students did you hire for 2025
How many 2nd Yr. Students students did you hire for 2025	4
How many Articling Students students did you hire for 2025	4
1st Yr. Summer - 2026
2nd Yr. Summer - 2026	4
Articling Students - 2026	4
1st Yr. Summer - 2027
2nd Yr. Summer - 2027	4
Articling Students - 2027	4
1st Yr. Summer - 2028
2nd Yr. Summer - 2028	4
How many Articling Students will you hire for 2028	4
1st Yr. Summer - Rotation
2nd Yr. Summer - Rotation	No
Articling Students - Rotation	No
1st Yr. Summer - Split/Secondment
2nd Yr. Summer - Split/Secondment	No
Articling Student - Split/Secondment	No

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?
When is the interviewing period?
Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions?
Description of first year summer program:
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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?	See details in the articling student recruitment section.
When is the interviewing period?	See details in the articling student recruitment section.
Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions?	No
Description of the second year summer program	Our summer program offers a supportive environment, quality mentoring, first-rate training, challenging work assignments, transparent feedback and social programs. Our program is designed to (i) integrate students into the firm, (ii) provide the training and support needed for students to have a successful summer and to build the foundations for success as an articling student and associate, and (iii) provide a realistic view of what it is like to work at a large firm. Our summer students work closely with lawyers who allocate the work directly. Mandates include: research and drafting of legal memos, working on transactions (due diligence, closing, etc.), collaboration in the preparation of articles and conferences, summary of recent case law, presentations to practice groups. The students are invited to attend client meetings as well as examinations, mediations and Court representations. A mentor is assigned to each summer student and the students receive a formal review towards the end of the summer work term.
Comments	The summer program begins with an intensive week of orientation, training sessions and social events that provides students with the key skills required to transition from being a law student to working at a law firm. Our summer program is non-rotational, which provides our students with the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of practice areas. As our students take their first steps in their legal career, we encourage them to seek out broad exposure to our work and our lawyers. This flexibility provides students with the ability to spend their summer exploring different areas of practice. Over the summer, students have the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of areas including business law, M&A, capital markets and securities, litigation, employment law, financial services and insolvency, tax, competition law, privacy, and commercial real estate.
How many weeks is the second year summer program?	Around 12 weeks

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
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Methods of Recruiting Articling Students – Hiring Summary

	2025	2026
No. of 1st Year Summer Students	-	-
No. of 1st Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions (region dependent)	-	-
No. of 2nd Year Summer Students
No. of 2nd Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions
Quebec: Number of future articling students working as a 2nd year summer student	8	10
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)

How can I learn more about your student program and workplace? 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?	During the General Recruitment process, as per the Agreement between Montreal law firms.
Do you still have any articling positions open for this year (starting 2026)?	No
Do you anticipate having articling positions open for next year (starting in 2027) for external candidates outside of your current student hires (if any)?	Yes
If so, how many positions do you anticipate having for external candidates?	1
Do you allow students to work during the licensing process in your jurisdiction?	No
Description of articling program	We see our articling program as a natural extension of our summer program. Our articling students continue to develop their skills and knowledge and assume increasing responsability on matters. On-going training is offered throughout the articles. Articling students also have the opportunity to make representations before the Courts and plead motions. We do not have a formal rotation system. This allows for students to become familiar with diverse areas of law, to work with lawyers with different practices and to be involved in files for a longer period of time. We provide articling students with exposure to the areas of business law we practice, including corporate and commercial law, M&A, capital markets and securities, litigation, employment law, tax, financial services and insolvency, privacy, and commercial real estate. By working on a broad range of matters and with lawyers with different practices, students acquire the experience necessary to help them discover what particular areas they want to focus on for the future. A Maître de stage is assigned to each articling student and provides guidance and support. Articling students also benefit from written feedback during their articling term.
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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
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Application Process

Required Application Materials
Required Application Materials	Resume cover letter law school transcripts list of upper year courses
Comments	Please provide copies of official transcripts, when available. If not available, please send unofficial transcripts while waiting for the official ones. Please note that as part of our ongoing commitment to ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process, we do not consider reference letters and/or writing samples as part of an applicant’s package. As a result, any reference letters and/or writing samples that are submitted will be removed from a candidate’s package before it is reviewed for consideration for our articling student program. McMillan is committed to providing support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know or email [email protected] to submit your accommodation request.

Preferred Method of Application
Preferred Method of Application	viDesktop Portal
Comments	We prefer to receive applications electronically through the viDesktop Portal.
Cover letters should be addressed to:

First Year Lawyer Hiring Information

	2025	2026
How many articling students did you offer a first year lawyer position?	2
How many articling students in your articling program were seeking a position?	2
How many additional first year associates did you hire outside of your articling student program?	1
How many of the additional students clerked?	0