Lang Michener articling students receive outstanding training and experience. Our articling students are recruited from our own second-year summer students in most cases, though additional students may be added as needs arise.

Our articling students work directly with partners and associates of the firm on client files (subject always, of course, to the assignment being appropriate to the student’s skills and legal training to date). This ensures that our articling students interact with senior lawyers early on and begin to take responsibility for client matters.

Rotations

Articling students are required to spend one rotation in corporate/commercial practice and one rotation in litigation, but are otherwise free to choose the areas in which they wish to gain more experience.

Support

Our articling student program begins with orientation sessions that serve to familiarize or re-familiarize the students with the firm, its procedures and the available resources. Each student will have an articling principal, who will be available as a resource and general advisor throughout the year. Students also attend weekly rotation meetings which ensure that they have a reasonable workload, are receiving the variety of work that they desire, and which provide ongoing training and practical advice throughout the articling term.

Compensation and Benefits

Articling students receive a salary (currently $1450 per week) which is competitive with that paid by other major Bay Street law firms. In addition, articling students receive generous benefits, which include:

• tuition bonus for third year of law school
• full salary during LSUC licensing process examinations
• licensing process registration and tuition fees
• standard health and benefits package
• intiation fee and one-half the membership dues at a fitness club
• dinner allowance and taxi chits if required to work late

Social

We organize numerous social events for our articling students. Our events have included an annual trip to the Shaw Festival, theatre nights, golf and ski days, the summer picnic, cruises on Lake Ontario and sporting events such as Jays, Leafs and Raptors games. We also have a weekly Friday afternoon social for lawyers and students, and a daily lawyer/student lunch.

Recruiting

Lang Michener recruits articling students in accordance with the guidelines established by the Law Society of Upper Canada. In order to be considered for an articling position, please send your resume, a covering letter and your law school and undergraduate transcripts to the address set out in our Request More Information section.

For more information on Lang Michener's Toronto articling program, please see our profile on the NALP Canada employer database at www.nalpcanada.com