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Articling Recruitment

2013-2014 Articling Recruitment Timelines

Ontario 

The Law Society of Upper Canada regulates student recruitment more strictly than any other law society in Canada.  Please refer to the full recruitment guidelines provided by the Law Society of Upper Canada for further information.

Ottawa

• Application Deadline: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
• Communication of Time and Date of Interviews: While there is no formal Call Day for interview offers, employers will endeavour to make interview offers, where possible, by Thursday, May 31, 2012
• Interviews: Weeks of Monday, June 4th to Friday, June 15, 2012
• Communication of Offers: Not before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.  All offers made Wednesday, June 20, 2012 should be left open until 9:00 am on Thursday June 21, 2012.  All offers made between 12:00 midnight Wednesday, June 20, 2012 and 5:00 pm Thursday, June 21, 2012 must be left open for 24 hours.

Toronto

• Application Deadline: Not earlier than Friday, July 6, 2012
• Communication of Time and Date of Interviews: Not before 8:00 a.m. on Friday, July 20, 2012
• Interviews: Not before 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 13, 2012
• Communication of Offers: Not before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday August 15, 2012.  All offers made on or after 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 shall remain open until noon on Thursday, August 16, 2012.  Any offers made on or after 12:00 noon on Thursday, August 16, 2012 shall be left open for a reasonable period of time.

County of Middlesex (London):

• Application Deadline: Not earlier than Friday, May 4, 2012
• Interviews: Week of May 28, 2012.  Exception for out of province applicants which can be interviewed prior to this week.
• Communication of Offers: Not before 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 4, 2012.  All offers made on Monday, June 4, 2012 must remain open until 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2012.  Offers made on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 must stay open for 24 hours.

Hamilton

• Application Deadline: Not earlier than Friday, May 4, 2012
• Interviews: Week of May 28, 2012.  Exception for out of province applicants which can be interviewed prior to this week.
• Communication of Offers: Not before 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 4, 2012.  All offers made on Monday, June 4, 2012 must remain open until 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2012.  Offers made on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 must stay open for 24 hours.

Ontario Other

• Where no other date is set in the regulations, firms may not set a deadline for articling applications prior to Friday, May 4, 2012
• Interviews shall not take place prior to the application deadline.
• Where no other offer date is stipulated, communication of offers of employment shall not be made prior to Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Offers made at this time must remain open until 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 18, 2012.
  

British Columbia

Vancouver

Student should be aware of the Vancouver Bar Association (VBA) Guidelines.  In the past some firms adhered to them, and some did not.  We expect that most Vancouver firms will now comply.

• Deadline for Applications: Not earlier than Friday, June 29, 2012
• Communication of Time and Date of Interviews: Not before 8:00 a.m. PST on Friday July 13, 2012
• Interview Week: Week of August 13 - August 17, 2012
• Communication of Offers: Not before 8:00 a.m. PST on Thursday, August 16, 2012

Virtually all first interviews are conducted on Monday and Tuesday of interview week so you should make sure you are in Vancouver on Monday.

You should plan to stay in Vancouver until later in the day on Wednesday or early Thursday so that you are free to attend second interviews and/or re-visit firms you are interested in to meet more people, should you be invited and wish to do so.

The Law Society of BC sets an “offer date” – offers must remain open until this date. This is a Law Society rule and not part of the VBA guidelines, so all employers in the designated area must comply. Some smaller and mid-size downtown Vancouver firms will interview before the VBA interview week and make offers before the VBA call date; however they MUST comply with the Law Society rule and keep offers open until 8:00 a.m. PST on August 17, 2012.

Victoria and other

They are not regulated by a law society, each firm varies. 

Alberta 

The Law Society of Alberta governs recruitment in Alberta.  Students should be familiar with the recruitment rules (Rule 49.1 and Rule 49.2) and the Code of Professional Conduct.

Calgary

• Deadline for Applications: Application deadlines are set by individual firms and may be as early as the beginning of May.
  
  
• Interview Week: Monday, June 4, 2012 – Tuesday, June 11, 2012
  
  
• Intention to make offers: Intentions to make offers can be made to students at any time, as of June 4, 2012, after the commencement of the recruitment period.  Many intentions (but not all) can be made by Thursday or Friday of that week.
• Communication of Offers: Formal offers commence at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday June 12, 2012.  An offer must be made between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. from Tuesday, June 12, 2012 to Thursday, June 14, 2012 and remain open until 12:00 noon on the following day.Though the formal recruitment period is defined as until the end of that week you are likely going to see no recruitment activity from June 13, 2012 onward (this will help in planning time off work or student travel).   

Edmonton

• Deadline for Applications: Application deadlines are set by individual firms and may be as early as the beginning of May.
  
  
• Interview Week: Monday, June 4, 2012 – Tuesday, June 15, 2012
• Communication of Offers: Formal offers commence at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday June 12, 2012.  An offer must be made between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. from Tuesday, June 12, 2012 to Thursday, June 14, 2012 and remain open until 12:00 noon on the following day. 

Saskatchewan 

Students should review the Saskatchewan Articling Student Guidelines for the 2013-2014 articling year.  These rules were revised as of February 2012.

• Deadline for Applications: Not earlier than Friday, May 11, 2012
• Interview Week: Thursday, May 24, 2012 and Friday, May 25, 2012
• Second interviews: Saturday, May 26, 2012
• Offer Day: Offers can be made as of 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 and must remain open for 24 hours, until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2012.      

Manitoba 

Students should review the Manitoba Articling Student Guidelines for the 2013-2014 articling year. 

• Deadline for Applications: Not later than 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 5, 2012
• Communication of Time and Date of Interviews: Not earlier than 1:00 p.m. and not later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2012. No correspondence regarding interviews may be made prior to this time. 
• Interview Week: Not earlier than 8:00 a.m. on Monday, April 23, 2012 and not later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 27, 2012. 
• Offer Day: Offers can be made as of 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 30, 2012.  Offers must remain open for 24 hours.

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland 

• Contact Student Services for additional information about recruitment on the East Coast 

Yukon, NWT 

• Their law societies do not offer their own bar admission courses.  Students must complete the bar in another common law province.