Last Updated: June 12, 2023

VANCOUVER BAR ASSOCIATION

Hiring Intentions Chart - Downtown Vancouver Employers: 2024 / 2025 Student Recruitment Cycle

*NOTE: The intentions set out in this chart remain subject to further change.

Accepting
Applications for Accepting Applications In Person or Virtual
2024-2025 Agree to Comply with for 2024 2L Summer Agree to Comply with Firm Interviews
Articling Students Students What is your preferred
VBA Articling Interview No. of Positions VBA Articling Interview No. of Positions
Organization 1
application method (i.e.,
Guidelines For Articling Expected To Fill Guidelines For Summer Expected To Fill
viDesktop, email, mail, other)?
Application Recruitment Process Application Deadline: Recruitment Process
Subject to Changes in Public
Deadline: June 30, August 30, 2023 Health Guidelines
2023
Email: greg@amlc.ca and Both
ALLEN MCMILLAN No N/A N/A Yes Yes 1
kaitlyn@amlc.ca

ALEXANDER In person, with virtual

HOLBURN BEAUDIN Yes Yes 2-4 Yes Yes 4-6 viPortal accommodation upon
+ LANG request

In person, with virtual

BENNETT JONES No N/A N/A Yes Yes 4-6 viPortal accommodation upon
request

BLAKES No No N/A Yes Yes 16-18 viPortal In person

BORDEN LADNER In person

TBD Yes TBD Yes Yes 10-12 viPortal
GERVAIS

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The organizations listed in this Hiring Intentions Chart are those who have responded to the VBA’s request for responses by the date of publishing. There may be other firms located in downtown Vancouver that are
intending to hire articling or summer students for the upcoming recruitment cycle, but which have not provided responses. Please check back periodically, as the Hiring Intentions Chart will be updated to incorporate
additional responses if they are received.
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Accepting
Applications for Accepting Applications In Person or Virtual
2024-2025 Agree to Comply with for 2024 2L Summer Agree to Comply with Firm Interviews
Articling Students Students What is your preferred
VBA Articling Interview No. of Positions VBA Articling Interview No. of Positions
Organization 1 application method (i.e.,
Guidelines For Articling Expected To Fill Guidelines For Summer Expected To Fill
viDesktop, email, mail, other)?
Application Recruitment Process Application Deadline: Recruitment Process
Subject to Changes in Public
Deadline: June 30, August 30, 2023 Health Guidelines
2023

CASSELS No N/A 0 Yes Yes 4-6 viPortal In person

CLARK WILSON No N/A N/A Yes Yes 6-8 viPortal In person

Email: In person
vancouverstudentrecruitment@c
CLYDE & CO. Yes Yes 2 Yes Yes 2 lydeco.ca
(Attn: Pascale Guichard)
TBD - Likely in person
DENTONS No N/A 0 Yes Yes 5-7 viPortal
with a hybrid option

DEPARTMENT OF Both in person and

Yes Yes 5 Yes Yes 6 viPortal
JUSTICE CANADA virtual

DLA PIPER No N/A N/A Yes Yes 6-8 viPortal In person

In person, with virtual

DOLDEN WALLACE
No No N/A Yes Yes 1-2 viPortal option depending on
FOLICK candidate location

DUMOULIN BLACK viPortal or Email: In person

Yes Yes 1-2 Yes Yes 1-2
LLP lklein@dumoulinblack.com

Website: Virtual
ECOJUSTICE Yes Yes Up to 1 Yes Yes 1 https://ecojustice.ca/join-our-
team/

EDWARDS KENNY & Email: In person

No N/A N/A Yes Yes 2-3
BRAY studentapplications@ekb.com
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Accepting
Applications for Accepting Applications In Person or Virtual
2024-2025 Agree to Comply with for 2024 2L Summer Agree to Comply with Firm Interviews
Articling Students Students What is your preferred
VBA Articling Interview No. of Positions VBA Articling Interview No. of Positions
Organization 1 application method (i.e.,
Guidelines For Articling Expected To Fill Guidelines For Summer Expected To Fill
viDesktop, email, mail, other)?
Application Recruitment Process Application Deadline: Recruitment Process
Subject to Changes in Public
Deadline: June 30, August 30, 2023 Health Guidelines
2023

FARRIS No N/A 0 Yes Yes 6 viPortal In person

FASKEN No N/A 0 Yes Yes 10-12 viPortal In person

TBD, but not In person

GOWLING WLG Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 viPortal
more than 6

GUDMUNDSETH In person
Yes Yes 1 Yes Yes 1 viPortal
MICKELSON LLP
GUILD YULE Yes Yes 1-3 Yes Yes 2 Email: careers@guildyule.com In person

HARPER GREY No No N/A Yes Yes 4-6 viPortal In person

HARRIS AND CO. Yes Yes 2-3 Yes Yes 1-2 viPortal In person

JURISTES POWER Both in person and

No N/A N/A Yes Yes 1 viPortal
LAW virtual

In person, with virtual

KPMG LAW Yes Yes Up to 1 Yes Yes 1 viPortal accommodation upon
request

LEGACY TRUST AND In person

Yes Yes 1 No N/A N/A viPortal
TAX LAWYERS
LINDSAY KENNEY Yes Yes 2-3 TBD Yes TBD Email: careers@lklaw.ca In person

MCCARTHY In person
No No N/A Yes Yes 8-10 viPortal
TÉTRAULT
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Accepting
Applications for Accepting Applications In Person or Virtual
2024-2025 Agree to Comply with for 2024 2L Summer Agree to Comply with Firm Interviews
Articling Students Students What is your preferred
VBA Articling Interview No. of Positions VBA Articling Interview No. of Positions
Organization 1 application method (i.e.,
Guidelines For Articling Expected To Fill Guidelines For Summer Expected To Fill
viDesktop, email, mail, other)?
Application Recruitment Process Application Deadline: Recruitment Process
Subject to Changes in Public
Deadline: June 30, August 30, 2023 Health Guidelines
2023
In person, with virtual
accommodation upon
MCMILLAN N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes 8 viPortal
request

MILLER THOMSON No N/A 0 Yes Yes 3-4 viPortal In person

In person, with virtual

MILLER TITERLE No N/A 0 Yes Yes 1-2 Email: people@millertiterle.com accommodation upon
request
Firm website: Both
MLT AIKINS No N/A N/A Yes Yes 3-4 https://www.mltaikins.com/car
eers/students/
NORTON ROSE In person
No N/A N/A Yes Yes ~10 viPortal
FULBRIGHT
OSLER No N/A 0 Yes Yes 6 viPortal In person

Email: In person
OWEN BIRD No N/A 0 Yes Yes 2
recruitment@owenbird.com

RICHARDS BUELL TBD

No N/A 0 Yes TBD 3 viPortal
SUTTON
ROPER GREYELL No N/A N/A Yes Yes 2-3 viPortal In person
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Accepting
Applications for Accepting Applications In Person or Virtual
2024-2025 Agree to Comply with for 2024 2L Summer Agree to Comply with Firm Interviews
Articling Students Students What is your preferred
VBA Articling Interview No. of Positions VBA Articling Interview No. of Positions
Organization 1 application method (i.e.,
Guidelines For Articling Expected To Fill Guidelines For Summer Expected To Fill
viDesktop, email, mail, other)?
Application Recruitment Process Application Deadline: Recruitment Process
Subject to Changes in Public
Deadline: June 30, August 30, 2023 Health Guidelines
2023
Either in person or
Website:
virtual depending on
SEGEV Yes Yes 1-2 No No N/A https://segev.ca/student-
the needs and location
applications/
of the applicant
Either or both
depending on the
SLATER VECCHIO Yes Yes 1-2 Yes Yes 1 Email: lhart@slatervecchio.com
individual, prefer in
person.
In person, with virtual
accommodation upon
STIKEMAN ELLIOTT No N/A N/A Yes Yes 4 viPortal
request

In person
Website:
WATSON GOEPEL Yes Yes 1-2 No N/A 0 https://www.watsongoepel.com/
careers/

WHITELAW In person
Yes Yes TBD Yes Yes 4-6 viPortal
TWINING
viPortal or Email: Virtual, followed by in
YOUNG, ANDERSON Yes Yes 1 Yes Yes 1
recruitment@younganderson.ca person (if possible)