NALP Canadian Directory of Legal Employers

Back to Search Results

Basic Information

Practice Areas

Recruitment & Hiring

Lawyer Demographics

Partnership & Advancement

Professional Development

Pro Bono Information

Diversity & Inclusion

Lavery de Billy - Lavery, de Billy (Bureau de Montréal)

Recruitment & Hiring

View All Sections | Hide All Sections

+ Student Hiring Information Grid

	1st Yr. Summer	2nd Yr. Summer	Articling Students
Do you hire:
How many did you/will you hire for:
2022	N/A	N/A	N/A
2023	N/A	N/A	N/A
2024	N/A	N/A	N/A
2025	N/A	N/A	N/A
2026	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rotation
Split/Secondment

+ 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?	N/A
When is the interviewing period?	N/A
Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions?	No
Description of first year summer program:	N/A
Comments	N/A
How many weeks is the first year summer program?	N/A

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?	February 5, 2024
When is the interviewing period?	Starting March 11, 2024
Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions?	No
Description of the second year summer program	At Lavery, students and articling students are far from being just a number. We take to heart the development of their legal skills as well as the feedback of the mandates they carry out. Furthermore, we believe it is important to remain consistent with the values we project. Therefore, our structure for delegating mandates to students is based on collaboration and is specifically designed to avoid competition within the student group. In the course of a Lavery summer, students will be able to participate in a variety of training sessions to facilitate their integration and will be introduced to many areas of law and mandates, through our four main practice groups: business law, litigation and conflit resolution, labour, employment and administrative law, and intellectual property. In particular, students will have the opportunity to develop their skills in stimulating mandates, such as drafting proceedings, contracts and ancillary documents, organizing and closing business transactions, due diligence in the context of transactions, legal research and analysis, communication with various stakeholders in the files, etc. Throughout their Lavery summer, students will each be accompanied by a tutor to whom they can refer any questions they may have, in addition to benefiting from the daily supervision of the Manager, Student and Articling Programs, for all matters concerning their well-being and professional development.
Comments	We only offer summer employment to students selected for the articling. It is not mandatory to have worked as a student before starting the articling, but it is recommended as the summer employment allows the student to become familiar with the firm's procedures and to assimilate the research methods and tools.
How many weeks is the second year summer program?	The employment period begins on or about May 15 and ends on or about August 15 each summer.

+ Campus Recruiting

OCIs
Will you be participating in OCIs this year?	No
Schools:	McGill University, Faculty of Law\|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 Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section\|Université d’Ottawa, Faculté de droit, Section de droit civil

Other Campus Recruiting
We will be recruiting students from the following law schools (outside of the OCI process)	McGill University, Faculty of Law 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 Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section Université d’Ottawa, Faculté de droit, Section de droit civil
Comments	Students from all Canadian law schools are welcome to apply. Please contact Anaïs Gascon-Vaillancourt, Manager, Student and Articling Programs, for additional information on the procedure to follow if you come from a law school other than those previously identified above.

+ Methods of Recruiting Articling Students – Hiring Summary

	2023	2024
No. of 1st Year Summer Students	N/A	N/A
No. of 1st Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions (region dependent)	N/A	N/A
No. of 2nd Year Summer Students	N/A	N/A
No. of 2nd Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions	N/A	N/A
Quebec: Number of future articling students working as a 2nd year summer student	N/A	N/A
Atlantic: No. of articling students hired during 2nd year January recruitment	N/A	N/A
No. of additional articling students hired (in some regions, in addition to students hired through the summer process)	N/A	N/A

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

+ Articling Students

Articling Students
When do you hire articling students?	According to the Course aux stages period: from February 6 to March 24, 2023
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?	N/A
Do you allow students to work during the licensing process in your jurisdiction?	No
Description of articling program	Choosing the firm where you will do your articling is a critical step in your early career. At Lavery, we firmly believe that the students articling with us now will be our firm’s future lawyers, and we are committed to their career development and success. In fact, we are looking for our future colleagues first and foremost. To this end, we recruit a limited number of articling students in order to provide them with personalized supervision and to do everything possible to help them find their place in the firm. Here are some excellent reasons to do your articling at Lavery: - As an articling student and future lawyer at our firm, you will have all the tools to achieve your ambitions. Lavery offers a stimulating work environment and exceptional support that is adapted to your goals. - Once you join Lavery as an articling student, you will work closely with lawyers in various areas of practice. In particular, at our Montreal office, the articling is divided into rotations within our pratice groups. This will allow you to participate in the professional life of the members of each of these groups and will expose you to the broad spectrum of our practice areas. Consequently, your experience as a Lavery articling student will allow you to choose your field of practice according to your real interests. - Throughout your articling, you will be given real responsibilities that will allow you to take on a variety of challenges and to progress rapidly. Among other things, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills through a wide range of complex mandates, including drafting contracts and legal opinions, representing clients before the courts and other tribunals, meeting with clients, preparing for and participating in examinations, playing a supportive role during negotiations, organizing and closing business transactions, etc. - Thanks to our corporate culture that emphasizes teamwork and knowledge sharing among our young lawyers and partners, you will have the opportunity to quickly develop your skills and your own network, interact directly with our clients and achieve autonomy in your legal mandates and cases. - Finally, during your career at Lavery, you will benefit from structured and personalized support according to your needs. In particular, you will be assigned a maître de stage and a junior lawyer upon your arrival, who will ensure that you receive their expertise and support, while promoting your integration and the realization of your full potential. In addition, the professional development team will also be there for you on a daily basis. Don't wait any longer and join us!
Comments	N/A

+ Foreign Trained Students/Lawyers

Do you offer internships?	No
Do you accept applications for summer/articling positions from foreign trained students/lawyers?	No
Comments	N/A

+ Application Process

Required Application Materials
Required Application Materials	Resume cover letter post secondary transcripts law school transcripts
Comments	Please provide a reference letter if available.

Preferred Method of Application
Preferred Method of Application	viDesktop Portal
Comments	All students covered by the Course aux stages must submit their application through viRecruit portal. If you are not covered by the recruitment agreement, please submit your application at [email protected].

+ First Year Lawyer Hiring Information

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