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BRAZEAU SELLER LAW - Ottawa, Ontario

http://www.brazeauseller.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	0	2	2
2023	0	2	2
2024	0	2	2
2025	0	2	2
2026	0	2	2
Rotation	N/A	No	Yes
Split/Secondment	No	No	Case-by-Case

+ 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?	0
When is the interviewing period?	0
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?	January (date set by Ottawa employers & LSO)
When is the interviewing period?	February (interview weeks agreed upon by Ottawa employers and LSO)
Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions?	No
Description of the second year summer program	BRAZEAU SELLER LAW has an excellent summer student program for students that are looking for hands-on experience. Although the summer employment is only a few months, we ensure that each student receives exposure to all of our practice areas.
Comments	n/a
How many weeks is the second year summer program?	approximately 13 weeks

+ Campus Recruiting

OCIs
Will you be participating in OCIs this year?	No
Schools:

Other Campus Recruiting
We will be recruiting students from the following law schools (outside of the OCI process)	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 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 Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section Université d’Ottawa, Faculté de droit, Section de droit civil 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
Comments	Although we will not be attending the Career Fairs at all universities, we welcome student applications from all 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	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)	0	0

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?	June each year
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 students have the opportunity to work directly with clients on certain files. The students have varied involvement in muliple areas of practice. The students have a lot of opportunity to learn and develop their skills in a wide range of areas.
Comments	n/a

+ Foreign Trained Students/Lawyers

Internships
Do you offer internships?	Yes
If so, when should students apply?	Any time throughout the year

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?	Case-by-Case
Comments

+ Application Process

Required Application Materials
Required Application Materials	Resume cover letter post secondary transcripts law school transcripts
Comments	Reference letters are not required, but suggested.

Preferred Method of Application
Preferred Method of Application	viDesktop Portal Email
Comments

+ First Year Lawyer Hiring Information

	2023	2024
How many articling students did you offer a first year lawyer position?	2
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?	0
How many of the additional students clerked?	0