Finding
Articling Employers
If you are looking for summer and articling positions, there are several sources to
locate firms and agencies that are hiring. These include:
Legal databases
 Your law school career office’s job posting website
 The Canadian Directory of Legal Employers at www.nalpcanada.com
provides several search options, including an “advanced search” where
you can search for all firms and agencies that hire 1L, 2L or articling
students
 viDesktop - http://host.videsktop.com/_viPortal/
 The LexisNexis Legal Employment Database: www.totallegaljobs.ca
 Public Service Jobs Directory: http://www.psjd.org/
 Legal Aid Ontario: www.legalaid.on.ca/en/about/job.asp
 Ministry of the Attorney General or Ministry of Justice in your province
 Department of Justice (DOJ)- www.justice.gc.ca/eng/dept-min/leppea/oppor.html
 Canada’s Higher Education and Career Guide: Canadian-Universities.net:
www.canadianuniversities.net/Employment/Law/Articling-Ontario.html
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 Canadian Lawyers Abroad: www.cla-ace.ca/index.htm
 Law Society of Upper Canada Articling Registry (articling positions):
http://articlingregistry.lsuc.on.ca/ArticleRegistry/article/Login.action
 Canadian Bar Association BC Branch Articling Registry:
http://www.cba.org/BC/bc_articling/articlings/mainlogin.aspx
General job search engines with law-related opportunities:
 www.eluta.com
 www.charityvillage.com
 Ontario Government: www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Search.aspx
 Federal Government: http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/ and the Federal
Government Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP): http://jobsemplois.gc.ca/fswep-pfete/index-eng.htm
 UWO Career Central: https://careercentral.uwo.ca/login.cfm
 Other universities: you may still have access to an online job database at
other academic institutions you have attended
Internet directories
There are several online legal directories which allow you to search for potential
employers (in-house, law firms, etc) by location, size and/or practice area.
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L’Expert Legal Directory: www.lexpert.ca
Martindale-Hubbell Directory on LexisNexis: www.martindale.com (can
search by geographic region, practice area, type of employer i.e., inhouse, firm, etc.)
Canadian Law List: www.canadianlawlist.com
Employer directories and guides on your law school’s career office website
Local legal associations and organizations
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Case law reporters
For example, the Ontario Reports contain listings for Junior Associates which you
may be able to parlay into an articling opportunity.
Individual firm, government and agency websites
Placement services and legal recruitment companies
For example, Kelly Services Canada:
http://www.kellyservices.ca/web/ca/services/en/pages/ and Liz Smith &
Associates: http://www.lizsmithassociates.ca/ (Calgary market) often advertise
law related positions.
Yellow pages: www.Canada411.ca
This is more useful for smaller centres.
Existing Contacts
This includes upper year students, lawyers, professors, etc.
The CLCDN would like to thank the Career and Professional Development Office
at Western University Faculty of Law for the information contained in this guide.
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