Application Process and Deadlines

We use two primary tools to help select the candidates we believe will be successful with us: written applications and interviews.

Written Applications

Although we make every effort to interview as many candidates as possible, we do receive applications from far more students than is practical for us to interview. So, your written application is important in securing an interview.

We wish to receive short, informative applications that tell us what you have accomplished; special achievements or skills; a particular interest or other reasons, if any, you may have for applying to us. Your application should include:

• resume
• copies of official transcripts of law school grades
• copies of official transcripts of undergraduate grades
• reference letters (These letters are optional. However, if they are available, we encourage you to include them.)
• proof of accreditation if you studied law at a university outside of Canada

We recommend that you submit your application to us in original form, although we do accept resumes that are faxed and e-mailed. Please direct your application to Sharan T. Sangha, LL.B., Director, Associate & Student Programs.

Interviews

We want you to be successful in your interview. Therefore, we strive to make interviews relaxed and enjoyable, ensuring there is ample opportunity for open discussion. You should feel free to ask questions and discuss any matter of interest to you. Of course, interview styles vary among the lawyers who conduct them, and in some instances, candidates may have the opportunity to meet with or interview several members of the firm. Please let us know if you wish to meet with a student or a lawyer in a particular area of practice. We are flexible, and want every candidate we interview to feel they have had a fair opportunity to meet us and to get to know us better during the interview process.

Deadlines and Interview Dates

Articling Students

The annual deadline for submission of articling applications is June 30th. Articling interviews are conducted annually in August during the Interview Week set by the Vancouver Bar Association.

Most written applications are received from students who have completed second-year law for positions that would commence the following year. We do, however, receive and consider written applications throughout the year to accommodate the openings that occasionally arise or a student whose circumstances dictate their consideration on a separate basis.

Summer Students

The annual deadline for submission of articling applications is September 15th. Interviews for summer positions are held annually in October during the Interview Week set by the Vancouver Bar Association.

Summer student applications are generally received and considered early in the fall of the student’s second year, and include first year law school marks.

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