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WeirFoulds LLP - Toronto, Ontario

http://www.weirfoulds.com

Recruitment & Hiring

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+ Student Hiring Information Grid

	1st Yr. Summer	2nd Yr. Summer	Articling Students
Do you hire:	No	Yes	Yes
How many did you/will you hire for:
2022		9	8
2023		6	8
2024		6	6
2025
2026
Rotation	N/A	No	No
Split/Secondment		No	No

+ Hiring Criteria

First Year Summer Students
FIRST YEAR SUMMER STUDENTS: Do you recruit first year summer students?	No
When is the application deadline for first year summer students?
When is the interviewing period?
Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions?
Description of first year summer program:
Comments
How many weeks is the first year summer program?

Second Year Summer Students
SECOND YEAR SUMMER STUDENTS: Do you recruit second year summer students?	Yes
When is the application deadline for second year summer students?	As governed by the Law Society of Ontario
When is the interviewing period?	As governed by the Law Society of Ontario.
Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions?	Yes
Description of the second year summer program	WeirFoulds hired 6 2nd year summer students for 2024. We intend to hire in 2025. Upon arrival at WeirFoulds in May, our students participate in a full orientation program, followed by an in-depth legal research training program. We provide an ongoing series of seminars on substantive and practice issues, including for example, legal memorandum writing, file and practice management, interviewing and client counselling, and introductions to various substantive areas of law. Each student is paired with a mentor who provides regular, ongoing guidance and feedback throughout the summer. Mentors also assist in ensuring that students gain a broad range of experience within each rotation including, for example, interviewing clients, drafting documents, conducting legal research, writing legal memoranda, assisting with corporate and real estate closings, and preparing for and observing court and tribunal proceedings. We also coordinate a variety of social events over the course of the summer experience. Past events have included cooking, attending a Blue Jays game, paint-nite, Segway tour, student/mentor quiz, mixology, patio drinks etc. The application and interview process for second-year summer students is governed by Law Society of Ontario rules. We will be participating in on-campus interviews this Fall.
Comments
How many weeks is the second year summer program?	Usually 13 weeks

+ Campus Recruiting

OCIs
Will you be participating in OCIs this year?	Yes
Schools:	Dalhousie University, Dalhousie Law\|Osgoode Hall Law School, York University\|Queen's University, Faculty of Law\|University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section\|University of Toronto, Faculty of Law\|University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law\|University of Windsor, Faculty of Law

Other Campus Recruiting
We will be recruiting students from the following law schools (outside of the OCI process)	McGill University, Faculty of Law Lakehead University Thompson Rivers University Université de Moncton, École de droit Université de Montréal, Faculté de droit Université de Sherbrooke, Faculté de droit Université du Québec à Montréal, Département des sciences juridiques Université Laval, Faculté de droit 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 Saskatchewan, College of Law University of Victoria, Faculty of Law
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+ Methods of Recruiting Articling Students – Hiring Summary

	2023	2024
No. of 1st Year Summer Students	N/A
No. of 1st Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions (region dependent)	N/A
No. of 2nd Year Summer Students	9	6
No. of 2nd Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions	9	6
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)

For Quebec and Atlantic Employers: Do you allow your articling students hired to work for you during their second year summer?

+ Articling Students

Articling Students
When do you hire articling students?	As governed by the Law Society of Ontario
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?	Case-by-Case
Description of articling program	Our articling program is not divided into rotations. However, we do ensure our students get multiple views of the firm, rotating offices part-way through articling. Students have the opportunity to sit in three different offices, with different practice groups, by the end of articling. Our flexible program ensures students work with a wide variety of lawyers at the Firm and get to see a broad range of transactions/cases. ONBOARDING Upon arrival in August, our articling students participate in a full orientation program, followed by an in-depth legal research training program. We provide an ongoing series of seminars on substantive and practice issues, including, for example, legal memorandum writing, file and practice management, interviewing and client counselling, and introductions to a broad range of substantive areas of law. MENTORING Each student is paired with a mentor who provides regular, ongoing guidance and feedback throughout the articling term. Mentors also assist in ensuring that students gain a broad range of experience within each rotation. We look to our articling students to take on significant responsibility for files at an early stage, working with lawyers at all levels of practice. Articling students can expect to gain experience in a wide range of work, including, for example, interviewing clients, drafting documents, conducting legal research, writing legal memoranda, assisting with corporate and real estate closings, and preparing for and participating in a wide variety of court and tribunal proceedings. Our goal is to provide students with a well-rounded articling experience through which they will gain hands-on experience with the support of individual mentors and training. FEEDBACK AND EVALUATIONS At the end of the each rotation, articling students are asked to identify those lawyers for whom they completed assignments. These lawyers complete an evaluation. Following this, the HR/Talent Manager will hold individual feedback meetings. The purpose of the meetings is to highlight to the students their strengths and provide developmental feedback so the students are able to grow and develop on their journey towards becoming a fully fledged associates. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS The Firm’s compensation package is competitive with our peers. We also coordinate a variety of social events over the course of the articling experience. Past events have included curling, cooking class, mini-golf, Spin ping-pong, mentor/mentee dinners etc. For more details about our articling student program, please refer to our website at www.weirfoulds.com/careers/students.
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+ Foreign Trained Students/Lawyers

Do you offer internships?	No

Summer/Articling
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?	Yes
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+ Application Process

Required Application Materials
Required Application Materials	Resume cover letter post secondary transcripts law school transcripts
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Preferred Method of Application
Preferred Method of Application	viDesktop Portal
Comments	We only accept applications via viDesktop Portal.

+ First Year Lawyer Hiring Information

	2023	2024
How many articling students did you offer a first year lawyer position?	5
How many articling students in your articling program were seeking a position?	8
How many additional first year associates did you hire outside of your articling student program?	0
How many of the additional students clerked?	0