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Clark Wilson LLP - Vancouver, British Columbia
Recruitment & Hiring
| 1st Yr. Summer | 2nd Yr. Summer | Articling Students | |
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| Do you hire: | No | Yes | No |
| How many did you/will you hire for: | |||
| 2022 | 7 | ||
| 2023 | 6 | ||
| 2024 | 6 | ||
| 2025 | 6 | ||
| 2026 | |||
| Rotation | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Split/Secondment | No | Case-by-Case | |
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First Year Summer Students |
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| 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? | No |
| Description of first year summer program: | |
| 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? | August 28, 2024 |
| When is the interviewing period? | October 21-23, 2024. We adhere to the Vancouver Bar Association's guidelines for hiring students. |
| Do you participate in on-campus interview (OCI) programs to fill such positions? | Yes |
| Description of the second year summer program | At Clark Wilson, summer students are provided the same experience as regular articling students. Students will be given considerable responsibility in all facets of practice, including drafting letters and other documentation, research, preparing opinions, transaction closings, trials, client meetings and examinations for discovery. Orientation, Resources & Training CW Basics is the training and information that explains how we do things at Clark Wilson and provides new students with access to people, information, skills, and assurances to hit the ground running. CW Basics are provided prior to starting legal work, the first three days provide content that will equip the student for their new role with the firm including how the firm works, how to work with your assistant and paralegals, organizational systems training, Firm orientations, user workshops offered by the Systems Department, and guides to Intranet resources and most importantly a one-on-one meeting with the Director of Professional Development. She will take you on a walk-and-talk to personally get to know who you are, your goals and what we have to offer. Orientation activities are grouped together to make the sessions learner and presenter-friendly. A crucial tool for success is the library where the student is provided training, access and subscriptions to WestlawNext, Quicklaw and other databases such as CLE BC. The firm believes in on-going learning and provides group learning sessions and workshops throughout the year. Students are invited and encouraged to attend these opportunities. These learning sessions cover various topics with the goal to develop and enhance legal skill-sets. Each student is assigned a legal administrative assistant. Working with assistants and paralegals is an important aspect of every lawyer’s practice, and students are provided direction on how to develop these relationships. Rotations & Feedback The CW articling program operates on structured rotations. Students rotate through two broad practice areas: Litigation and Business Law. However, there is some flexibility to these rotations and students are encouraged to seek out work that they are interested in. At the end of each rotation, there is a formal process for feedback from the lawyers the students have worked with. This information is shared with the student allowing the student to build on their strengths and develop skills where necessary. Expectations As professionals, students are given the responsibility of managing their own workload. The main expectation is that students’ complete the assigned work by the due date provided. There is no centralized system for distributing work assignments. Some lawyers will assign work directly, others will send out a group email to all students to inquire as to whom may be available and interested in a particular assignment. There is little distinction between the two types of students, summer and regular article, and summer students can expect to receive the same tasks as full articling students. Although students record their time, the focus is not on billing hours. Tracking both billable and non-billable hours allows students to get a sense of their efficiency and a more realistic view of the demands of a legal practice. Work Assignments Clark Wilson provides students the opportunity to work on major cases and transactions, direct interaction with clients and the opportunity to gain a well-rounded and comprehensive articling experience. It is impossible to describe a “typical day”. Some of the work you can expect to be involved with at CW includes: Assisting at junior trials; drafting affidavits and pleadings; observing meditations; interviewing and preparing witnesses; fact gathering in preparation for trial; observing examinations for discoveries; speaking to issues at Small Claims Court and in Chambers; assisting on deals; drafting legal contracts, agreements and letters; conducting due diligence analysis; direct client contact, including attending client events and meetings; representing the firm charity and networking events; and of course legal research. Want to know more about a typical day, contact one of our current students and ask them directly. |
| Comments | When students have completed their rotations in each of the business and litigation departments, they will be able to make informed decisions about the type of work that they would like to do and the field they wish to pursue. |
| How many weeks is the second year summer program? | 14 |
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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 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 | We accept applications from students of all law schools (Canadian and foreign schools) who are eligible to enroll in the Law Society of British Columbia's articling program. |
| 2023 | 2024 | |
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| 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 | 7 | 6 |
| No. of 2nd Year Summer Students Offered Articling Positions | 6 | 6 |
| Quebec: Number of future articling students working as a 2nd year summer student | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic: No. of articling students hired during 2nd year January recruitment | 0 | 0 |
| No. of additional articling students hired (in some regions, in addition to students hired through the summer process) | 0 | 0 |
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Articling Students |
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| When do you hire articling students? | If we participate in the hiring cycle for regular articled student's we follow the Vancouver Bar Association’s guidelines and deadlines for applications. |
| 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 |
The articling program operates on structured rotations. Students will spend an equal amount of time working in both the firm's business law department (including corporate finance/securities, commercial lending, technology and intellectual property, wills and estates, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, tax, etc.) and the litigation department (including commercial, construction, employment, insurance, etc.).
Students are also given opportunities for direct client contact; effective lawyer-client communication requires training and experience. This is key to providing our clients with the superior level of service that they expect of Clark Wilson. When students have completed articles with our firm, they will be able to make an informed decision about the field that they wish to pursue. |
| Comments |
Students may submit resume, cover letter, undergraduate and law school transcripts in a single PDF file through ViDesktop (www.vilawportal.com) during hiring cycles.
Further questions can be directed to Nadia Sayenko by e-mail at [email protected] or by calling her direct line at (604) 643-3909. |
| Do you offer internships? | No |
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Summer/Articling |
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| Do you accept applications for summer/articling positions from foreign trained students/lawyers? | Case-by-case |
| 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 |
| Comments | We accept applications from all students who meet the requirements to be registered with The Law Society of BC to complete summer/temporary articles or regular articles. |
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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 | For further information we encourage students to view our student tab at www.cwilson.com |
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Preferred Method of Application |
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| Preferred Method of Application | viDesktop Portal |
| Comments | For further information we encourage students to view our student tab at www.cwilson.com |
| 2023 | 2024 | |
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| How many articling students did you offer a first year lawyer position? | 5 | 3 |
| How many articling students in your articling program were seeking a position? | 7 | 6 |
| How many additional first year associates did you hire outside of your articling student program? | 1 | |
| How many of the additional students clerked? | 1 |
Announcements
Clark Wilson LLP is a multifaceted law firm located in Vancouver, BC with a strong track record of being highly integrated into our clients’ businesses. Known for our industry insight, entrepreneurial culture and strategic networks, we actively seek to connect our clients with the people, resources and solutions they need to succeed. We are proud of our long history serving clients in core sectors of the business community, including in the constantly evolving technology industry, the rapidly expanding real estate sector as well as in energy and natural resources, consumer goods and services, infrastructure and construction, finance and venture capital and economic development on First Nations lands. Learn more at www.cwilson.com
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