Articling Student - United Steelworkers Canadian National Office
- Role
- Students (articling)
- Location
- Ontario, Toronto(Greater Toronto Area), Toronto(Downtown), 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 2011/2012 Articling Term, in accordance with LSUC Recruitment Guidelines.
Firm/Organization: United Steelworkers Canadian National Office
Contact Information:
Contact Person: Mark Rowlinson
Email Address: mrowlinson@usw.ca
Phone: 416-544-5983
Fax: 416-487-8826
Address: 234 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 800
City: Toronto
Postal Code: M4P 1K7
Web Site: www.usw.ca
Organization Composition:
Total Number of Lawyers: 6
Number of Female Associates: 3
Number of Male Associates: 3
Number of Female Partners: N/A
Number of Male Partners: N/A
Part-Time Lawyers? No
Handicapped Access? Yes
Languages Spoken: English and French
Organization Diversity:
Please list diversity and minority representation of lawyers by category or in another manner suitable to your office (i.e., Aboriginal, African, Arab, Asian, Hispanic, Jewish, Gay/Lesbian, Impairments/Disabilities, Second Career/Mature): **Response is optional**
One South Asian Lawyer, One Gay lawyer, One Mature/Second Career lawyer.
Type of Practice:
Area(s) of Law: Our primary area of practice is union side labour law. However, our work involves all of the legal issues that arise in the life of a large private sector trade union.
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? No
Articling Information:
Number of students required: 1
Deadline for articling applications: In accordance with the rules set by the Law Society of Upper Canada for Toronto area articles
Number of students hired for 2010–2011: 1
Date of articling interviews: In accordance with the rules set by the Law Society of Upper Canada for Toronto area articles
Are you still hiring articling students for 2010–2011? No
Formal rotations? No
Number of students hired back in 2008–2009: 0 out of 1
Do you allow for shared/split articles? No
Articling Benefits:
Articling salary: $1100.00 per week
Articling benefits and bonuses (please list on your web site): Yes
Is bar admission tuition paid? Yes
Vacations? Yes
If Yes, number of days: 15
Is salary paid during bar exams? No
Paid vacation? Yes
Associate Information:
1st-year associate salary: Subject to negotiation
Target billable hours: n/a
Student Hiring Criteria:
Applications should include (in addition to résumé, cover letter, and law transcripts):
Other University transcripts and reference letters
TOP 3 qualities we look for in candidates:
1. Commitment to the principles and values of the labour movement.
2. Experience working on behalf of equity seeking groups including clinical legal aid work.
3. Academic record in key subject areas such as labour law.
Application details:
- Company
- National Articling Database (NAD)
- Contact
- Mark Rowlinson
- Phone
- 416-544-5983
- Fax
- 416-487-8826
- mrowlinson@usw.ca
- Address
- 234 Eglinton Avenue East
Suite 800 - City/Town
- Toronto
- Province
- Ontario
- PostCode
- M4P 1K7
- Country
