Summer and Articling Students - Owen Bird Law Corporation
- Role
- Students (articling), Students (summer)
- Location
- British Columbia, Vancouver(Greater Van. Area), Vancouver, Canada
- Area Of Law
- Other
- 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: Owen Bird Law Corporation
Contact Information:
Contact Person: Michael Robson
Email Address: mrobson@owenbird.com
Phone: 604-691-7570
Fax: 604-632-4468
Address: 2900 - 595 Burrard Street, Three Bentall Centre, PO Box 49130
City: Vancouver, BC
Postal Code: V7X 1J5
Web Site: www.owenbird.com
Organization Composition:
Total Number of Lawyers: 37
Number of Female Associates: 4
Number of Male Associates: 9
Number of Female Partners: 4
Number of Male Partners: 20
Part-Time Lawyers? Yes
Handicapped Access? Yes
Languages Spoken: English primary language spoken in the office
Type of Practice:
Area(s) of Law:
• Arbitration & Mediation
• Administrative
• Aviation
• Business & Corporate
• Construction & Builders' Lien Disputes
• Employment & Labour (including labour arbitration)
• Energy
• Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
• Entertainment
• Environmental
• Family Law
• Financial Services
• First Nations
• Internet & Technology
• Insurance
• Expropriation
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation
• Maritime
• Media & Communications
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Mining
• Personal Injury
• Professional Negligence Claims
• Real Estate, Resort & Municipal
• Real Property Disputes
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Securities
• Taxation
• Transportation
• Wealth Preservation
• Wills and Estates Litigation
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? Yes
If Yes, number: 1
2nd-year summer-student salary: 45,000 per annum
Deadline for 2nd-year summer applications: We follow the VBA guidelines for student recruiting, Sept 11, 2009 was this year's deadline.
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: 1
Articling Information:
Number of students required: 0
Deadline for articling applications:
Number of students hired for 2010–2011: 1
Date of articling interviews: N/A
Are you still hiring articling students for 2010–2011? No
Formal rotations? N/A
Number of students hired back in 2008–2009: 2 out of 2
Do you allow for shared/split articles? N/A
Articling Benefits:
Articling salary: $45,000 per annum
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: Currently $85,000 and under review for 2010
Target billable hours: 1500
Student Hiring Criteria:
Applications should include (in addition to résumé, cover letter, and law transcripts):
1. Under grad marks
2. Current year course list
3. Reference letters
TOP 3 qualities we look for in candidates:
1. demonstrates initiative / drive to succeed
2. outgoing and energetic personality
3. high level of intelligence
Application details:
- Company
- National Articling Database (NAD)
- Contact
- Michael Robson
- Phone
- 604-691-7570
- Fax
- 604-632-4468
- mrobson@owenbird.com
- Address
- 2900 - 595 Burrard Street
Three Bentall Centre
PO Box 49130 - City/Town
- Vancouver
- Province
- British Columbia
- PostCode
- V7X 1J5
- Country
