Summer and Articling Positions

Information for law students and graduates

If you’re looking for a Summer Student or Articling Student position, you’re in the right place.

If you know your area of interest, consider applying for non-rotational summer programs. These are designed so that you can pursue your areas of special interest. If you’re not yet sure, consider applying to firms where you’ll be gaining broad experience across practice areas.

The application and interview process follows the Law Society’s Articling Interview Guidelines in your province and can be found here:

Vancouver: Vancouver Bar Student Recruitment

Calgary: Law Society of Alberta Articling Process

When to apply?

	Articling	2L Summer
Application Deadline	June	August
Call Day	Mid July	Early October
Interview Week	Mid August	Mid-Late October
Offer Day	End of Interview Week	End of Interview Week

Not sure which firms to apply to?

Below you find a list of the graduate recruitment sites of Calgary and Vancouver’s leading law firms, to help you learn which firm could be right for you.

Canadian National Firms

Torys LLP

Major International Firms

Western Regional Firms

Vancouver Firms

Vancouver Large Firms

Vancouver Mid-Size Firms

Vancouver Boutiques

Aird + Berlis LLP – Aboriginal Law
Aldridge + Rosling LLP – Aboriginal Law
DuMoulin Black LLP – Securities
Harris LLP – Labour and Employment
Harper Grey LLP – Insurance Litigation
HHBG – Labour and Employment
JFK Law – Aboriginal Law
JML LLP – Construction
MEP Business Counsel – Corporate. Entertainment
Mogan Daniels Slager LLP – Private Company (M&A)
Nathanson, Schachter and Thompson LLP – Litigation
Oyen Wiggs – Intellectual Property
Pender Litigation – Litigation
Roper Greyell LLP – Labour and Employment
Sangra Moller LLP – Securities
Singleton Reynolds – Construction
Smart & Biggar – Intellectual Property
Terra Law Corporation – Real Estate
Thorsteinssons LLP – Tax
Whitelaw Twining (DWF Law LLP) – Litigation

Calgary Firms

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