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Cozen O'Connor - Cozen O'Connor - Firmwide (Canada)

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
2023		2	2
2024		2	2
2025		2	2
2026
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?
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?	End of August
When is the interviewing period?	Our interviewing period takes place during OCI and In-Firm Interview week.
Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions?	Yes
Description of the second year summer program	Cozen O'Connor's summer program truly exemplifies life as a junior associate after law school. We pride ourselves in providing the summer associates with a realistic experience of the responsibilities and high level of performance which would be expected of them as associates at the firm, and this could not be accomplished without assigning them to active cases. The summer associates work closely with the firm's attorneys on every aspect of a case and are heavily relied upon to produce an excellent work product consistent with the expectations of the firm. Summer associate work product is often shared directly with clients or is incorporated into a document or used in strategy formation.
Comments
How many weeks is the second year summer program?	12

+ Campus Recruiting

OCIs
Will you be participating in OCIs this year?	Yes
Schools:	Osgoode Hall Law School, York University\|University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law\|University of Toronto, Faculty of Law\|University of Victoria, Faculty of Law

Other Campus Recruiting
We will be recruiting students from the following law schools (outside of the OCI process)
Comments	We may participate at additional schools.

+ Methods of Recruiting Articling Students – Hiring Summary

	2023	2024
No. of 1st Year Summer Students	0	0
No. of 1st Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions (region dependent)	0	0
No. of 2nd Year Summer Students	2	2
No. of 2nd Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions	2
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)	2

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?	Hiring for our articling students is done annually on a case by case basis.
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)?	Yes
If so, how many positions do you anticipate having for external candidates?	1
Do you allow students to work during the licensing process in your jurisdiction?	Yes
Description of articling program	Articling students will be treated like first-year associates, taking responsibility for assignments from start to finish. As an articling student, you will develop close working relationships with attorneys while gaining hands-on experience. You will gain experience in a variety of practice areas. We also welcome you to voice your interests and request work in specific practice areas as you become more experienced and comfortable within the firm.
Comments

+ 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?
Comments

+ Application Process

Required Application Materials
Required Application Materials	Resume cover letter writing sample law school transcripts
Comments

Preferred Method of Application
Preferred Method of Application	viDesktop Portal Other (describe): Through OCI
Comments

+ First Year Lawyer Hiring Information

	2023	2024
How many articling students did you offer a first year lawyer position?
How many articling students in your articling program were seeking a position?	2
How many additional first year associates did you hire outside of your articling student program?	4
How many of the additional students clerked?