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Davies - Toronto, Ontario
Recruitment & Hiring
| 1st Yr. Summer | 2nd Yr. Summer | Articling Students | |
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| Do you hire: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| How many did you/will you hire for: | |||
| 2022 | 10 | 17 | 15 |
| 2023 | 12 | 17 | 18 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | |
| 2025 | |||
| 2026 | |||
| Rotation | |||
| Split/Secondment | |||
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First Year Summer Students |
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| FIRST YEAR SUMMER STUDENTS:Do you recruit first year summer students? | Yes |
| When is the application deadline for first year summer students? | Refer to LSO procedures. |
| When is the interviewing period? | Refer to LSO procedures. |
| Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions? | No |
| Description of first year summer program: | See Articling Program below for details. There is no substantive difference between our summer and articling programs except that in the summer program there are no rotations. Our goal is to allow students to customize their experience to reflect their interests. |
| Comments | |
| How many weeks is the first year summer program? | |
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Second Year Summer Students |
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| SECOND YEAR SUMMER STUDENTS:Do you recruit second year summer students? | Yes |
| When is the application deadline for second year summer students? | Refer to LSO procedures. |
| When is the interviewing period? | Refer to LSO procedures. |
| Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions? | Yes |
| Description of the second year summer program | See Articling Program below for details. There is no substantive difference between our summer and articling programs except that in the summer program there are no rotations. Our goal is to allow students to customize their experience to reflect their interests. |
| Comments | |
| How many weeks is the second year summer program? | |
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OCIs |
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| Will you be participating in OCIs this year? | Yes |
| Schools: | Dalhousie University, Dalhousie Law|McGill University, Faculty of Law|Lakehead University|Osgoode Hall Law School, York University|Queen's University, Faculty of Law|Thompson Rivers University|University of Alberta, Faculty of Law|University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law|University of Calgary, Faculty of Law|University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law|University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Law|University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section|University of Saskatchewan, College of Law|University of Toronto, Faculty of Law|University of Victoria, Faculty of Law|University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law|University of Windsor, Faculty of Law|Ryerson University, Lincoln Alexander School of Law |
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Other Campus Recruiting |
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| We will be recruiting students from the following law schools (outside of the OCI process) | |
| Comments | Students from all law schools are welcome to apply. |
| 2023 | 2024 | |
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| No. of 1st Year Summer Students | 12 | TBA |
| No. of 1st Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions (region dependent) | N/A | N/A |
| No. of 2nd Year Summer Students | 17 | 20 |
| No. of 2nd Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions | 17 | TBA |
| Quebec: Number of future articling students working as a 2nd year summer student | ||
| 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) |
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Articling Students |
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| When do you hire articling students? | Typically no additional openings beyond summer class. |
| Do you still have any articling positions open for this year (starting 2024)? | No |
| Do you anticipate having articling positions open for next year (starting in 2025) for external candidates outside of your current student hires (if any)? | No |
| If so, how many positions do you anticipate having for external candidates? | |
| Do you allow students to work during the licensing process in your jurisdiction? | No |
| Description of articling program |
From day one, you'll do meaningful client-facing work – just as you will as a young lawyer. Taking responsibility for assignments from start to finish, you'll develop close working relationships with colleagues and clients while gaining valuable insights and hands-on experience.
Your intellectual curiosity doesn't follow a fixed schedule, and neither do our programs. We don't have a dispatcher who assigns work because we have no preconceived notions about what students can or can't do. We recommend a four to six month Corporate rotation along with exposure to at least one other practice during articling. However, our approach is flexible by design. In our open-door culture, you're welcome to accept and request work from any lawyer as you expand your knowledge and skills. |
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Internships |
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| Do you offer internships? | Case-by-case |
| If so, when should students apply? | |
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Summer/Articling |
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| 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? | |
| Comments | Applicants are eligible for the summer student program only if they otherwise meet the summer eligibility criteria to be able to article in the year following summer employment (which for foreign-trained applicants is often in the year following their law school graduation). For clarity, this means foreign-trained students are not eligible for our 1L summer program until they have completed two years of legal studies because they will ultimately need to satisfy the requirements of the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) upon graduation from a non-Canadian law school. Similarly, foreign-trained students seeking 2L summer positions should apply for a summer position, at the earliest, in their final year of law school so that NCA requirements can be satisfied following law school graduation and with a view to articling in the following calendar year. |
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Required Application Materials |
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| Required Application Materials |
Resume cover letter post secondary transcripts law school transcripts list of upper year courses |
| Comments |
There is no one model of student who thrives at Davies. All our students are exceptional and share our commitment to excellence. To begin with, you must be highly motivated. You must have excellent communication skills and a fierce attention to detail. You must also demonstrate an ability to tackle complex problems - along with a talent for finding innovative, sometimes unexpected solutions. We're interested in people who will enrich and strengthen our firm with their diverse experiences, achievements and personal stories. Over the years, students with remarkably varied educational backgrounds have launched successful careers with us. Tight-knit, collegial, open-minded and diverse, we have high expectations of ourselves and one another.
If our values align with yours, we hope you’ll take the next step: apply to join our diverse, multi-talented team. We only accept electronic applications through the vi-desktop portal. You can find the link on our website. |
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Preferred Method of Application |
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| Preferred Method of Application | viDesktop Portal |
| Comments | |
| 2023 | 2024 | |
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| How many articling students did you offer a first year lawyer position? | 13 | TBA |
| How many articling students in your articling program were seeking a position? | 14 | TBA |
| How many additional first year associates did you hire outside of your articling student program? | ||
| How many of the additional students clerked? |
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