How to Post a Job
Posting a Job for Common Law Students & Alumni
If you have a work opportunity for students or alumni that you would like to advertise in the uOttawa common law jobs database, please click here to fill out the Job Posting form. Once completed, please click the “Submit by e-mail” button and send the attached data file by e-mail. Alternatively, you may choose to e-mail or fax an existing job posting to lawcdrc@uottawa.ca and 613-562-5875 respectively, but please ensure it contains the following information:
- The application deadline (required).
- Who the position is intended for: 1st year students and/or 2nd year students, Articling students or Alumni.
- Which of the following application materials are required. The standard documents are: CV, cover letter and photocopy of official transcripts; some employers also require reference names; reference letters and/or writing samples. Please specify.
- How you are willing to receive applications (mail, e-mail, fax) and applicable contact information for each acceptable option.
- The contact person to whom students should apply.
- The number of positions available (if more than one).
- A description of the position and any required qualifications.
- Any other information available that you would like to include, i.e. Start date, salary information, etc…
Summer Jobs
You may choose to participate in formal summer recruitment processes which take place at various times during the academic year (beginning as early as August and as late as February) depending on the city in which you are located and the regulations set out by the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) or the governing body in your jurisdiction.
The Career and Professional Development team at the University of Ottawa, and Career Development Offices at law schools across Canada coordinate the recruitment needs of Canadian law firms and share information among law schools. The University of Ottawa, takes the lead on the Ottawa summer recruitment process and the specialized summer intellectual property recruitment process in Ottawa and shares this information with law schools in common law jurisdictions across Canada. If you haven’t participated in the Ottawa summer recruitment or intellectual property recruitment process in the past, but are interested in participating, please contact us.
Employers are not required to participate in a summer recruitment process in order to post summer positions. If you are unable to predict your recruitment needs in order to meet the timelines associated with the organized summer recruitment processes or are located in a region that does not have set procedures, we will post summer positions for you at any time that is convenient for you. Just refer to the instructions above in the “How to Post a Job” section.
Articling Positions
A process similar to summer recruitment is used for articling recruitment. Typically, many firms in Ontario will set deadlines (for articling positions which will start the following year) according to the Law Society of Upper Canada’s (LSUC) guidelines. These processes begin in early May and continue through July depending on the geographic location of the employer. Since many of our students are from out of town or province or have an interest in relocating, we post articling positions for cities all across Canada. The governing bodies of each jurisdiction will provide procedures and timelines for larger city centres. If you are unable to specify your recruitment needs in order to meet the timelines associated with the formal articling recruitment processes or are located in a region that does not have set procedures, you can send us your articling postings at any time and we will post them for you.
There are many benefits associated with taking on an articling student. If you are still debating it, perhaps this article will convince you. If you don’t think you are able to accommodate a student full time please remember that many students are interested in joint articles in which they are able to split their time between two different types of legal employers. Part-time articles are also an option. For more details on the articling recruitment process in Ontario, please consult the articling recruitment procedures set out by the LSUC.