Summer and Articling Students - Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP - Vancouver Office
- Role
- Students (articling), Students (summer)
- Location
- British Columbia, Vancouver(Greater Van. Area), Vancouver, Canada
- Area Of Law
- Securities, Litigation, Labour and Employment, Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Environmental, Criminal Law, Energy, Competition, Tax
- Position Type
- Full time
- Company
- National Articling Database (NAD)
These positions are only open to current Law Students for the 2011 Summer and 2011/2012 Articling Term, in accordance with LSBC Recruitment Guidelines.
Firm/Organization: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP - Vancouver Office
Contact Information:
Contact Person: Steven McKoen and/or Greg Umbach (Co-Chairs of the Student Committee)
Email Address: steven.mckoen@blakes.com and/or greg.umbach@blakes.com
Phone: (604) 631-3300
Fax: (604) 631-3309
Address: 595 Burrard Street, P.O. Box 49314 Suite 2600, Three Bentall Centre
City: Vancouver
Postal Code: V7X 1L3
Web Site: www.joinblakes.com
Organization Composition:
Total Number of Lawyers: 89
Number of Female Associates: 31
Number of Male Associates: 20
Number of Female Partners: 11
Number of Male Partners: 27
Part-Time Lawyers? Yes
Handicapped Access? Yes
Languages Spoken: English, French, Mandarin, Cantonese
Type of Practice:
Area(s) of Law: Aboriginal, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business, China Practice, Class Actions, Commodity Tax and Customs, Communications, Competition, Constitutional and Charter of Rights, Corporate Finance and Securities Regulation, Corporate Governance, Criminal, Energy, Environmental, Financial Services, Forestry, Hospitality and Tourism, India Practice, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, International, International Trade, Labour and Employment, Life Sciences, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining, Oil and Gas, Outsourcing, Pension and Employee Benefits, Privacy, Private Equity, Product Liability, Real Estate, Restructuring and Insolvency, Securities, Sports and Entertainment, Tax, Tax Litigation and Controversy Resolution
1st-Year Summer-Student Information:
Do you hire 1st-year summer students? No
2nd-Year Summer-Student Information:
Do you hire 2nd-year summer students? 1 Yes
If Yes, number: TBD
2nd-year summer-student salary: $45,000 annually
Deadline for 2nd-year summer applications: Mid-October in accordance to the Vancouver Bar Association Guidelines
2nd-year summer benefits/bonuses (please list on your web site): Yes
Is this your primary method for recruiting for articling? Yes
Number of 2nd-year summer students hired in 2009: TBD
Articling Information:
Number of students required: TBD
Deadline for articling applications: Mid-August in accordance to the Vancouver Bar Association Guidelines
Number of students hired for 2010–2011: 10
Date of articling interviews: Mid-October in accordance to the Vancouver Bar Association Guidelines
Are you still hiring articling students for 2010–2011? No
Formal rotations? Yes
Number of students hired back in 2008–2009: 8 out of 11
Do you allow for shared/split articles? No
Articling Benefits:
Articling salary: $45,000 annually
Articling benefits and bonuses (please list on your web site): Yes
Is bar admission tuition paid? Yes
Vacations? Yes
If Yes, number of days: 10
Is salary paid during bar exams? Yes
Paid vacation? Yes
Associate Information:
1st-year associate salary: $87,000 annually (2009 rate)
Target billable hours: 1750
Student Hiring Criteria:
Applications should include (in addition to résumé, cover letter, and law transcripts):
1. Undergraduate transcripts
2. Upper year courses (optional)
TOP 3 qualities we look for in candidates:
1. Excellent academic standing
2. Strong work ethic
3. Sense of humour
Application details:
- Company
- National Articling Database (NAD)
- Contact
- Steven McKoen and/or Greg Umbach (Co-Chairs of the Student Committee)
- Phone
- (604) 631-3300
- Fax
- (604) 631-3309
- steven.mckoen@blakes.com
- Address
- 595 Burrard Street
Three Bentall Centre
P.O. Box 49314 Suite 2600 - City/Town
- Vancouver
- Province
- British Columbia
- PostCode
- V7X 1L3
- Country
