Articling and Summer Student - Chown, Cairns LLP
- Role
- Students (articling), Students (summer)
- Location
- Ontario, St Catharines/Niagara Region, Canada
- Area Of Law
- Wills and Estates, Real Property, Litigation, Labour and Employment, Insolvency, Family, Municipal, Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Construction, Insurance, Banking, Tax
- 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: Chown, Cairns LLP
Contact Information:
Contact Person: Veronica Scanterbury
Email Address: veronicas@chownlaw.com
Phone: (905) 688-4500
Fax: (905) 688-0015
Address: 80 King St., Suite 900 P.O. Box 760
City: St. Catharines
Postal Code: L2R 6Y8
Web Site: www.chownlaw.com
Organization Composition:
Total Number of Lawyers: 15
Number of Female Associates: 0
Number of Male Associates: 2
Number of Female Partners: 2
Number of Male Partners: 11
Part-Time Lawyers? No
Handicapped Access? Yes
Languages Spoken: English, Greek, Italian
Type of Practice:
Area(s) of Law: Solicitor/Corporate:40%(Banking, Insolvency, Real Est., Tax, Wills & Est.) Litigation/Admin:60%(Admin., Construc., Corp. Lit., Criminal, Family, Insurance, Labour/Employment, Mediation & ADR, Municipal, Personal Injury)
1st-Year Summer-Student Information:
Do you hire 1st-year summer students? Yes
If Yes, number: 1
Deadline for 1st-year summer applications: n/a only hire 1st yr. sometimes
1st -year summer-student salary/benefits:
Number of 1st-year summer students hired in 2009: 0
2nd-Year Summer-Student Information:
Do you hire 2nd-year summer students? Yes
If Yes, number: 1
2nd-year summer-student salary: $550.00/wk
Deadline for 2nd-year summer applications: have hired for 2010
2nd-year summer benefits/bonuses (please list on your web site): No
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: 1
Deadline for articling applications: July 31/10
Number of students hired for 2010–2011: 1
Date of articling interviews: Various
Are you still hiring articling students for 2010–2011? No
Formal rotations? Yes
Number of students hired back in 2008–2009: 0 out of 2
Do you allow for shared/split articles? No
Articling Benefits:
Articling salary: $35,000.00 per annum in 10/11
Articling benefits and bonuses (please list on your web site): n/a
Is bar admission tuition paid? No
Vacations? Yes
If Yes, number of days: 4% vacation pay or equivalent days off
Is salary paid during bar exams? No
Paid vacation? Yes
Associate Information:
1st-year associate salary: determined on case by case basis
Target billable hours: 1400
Student Hiring Criteria:
Applications should include (in addition to résumé, cover letter, and law transcripts): no additional information required
TOP 3 qualities we look for in candidates:
1. Intelligence
2. Reliability
3. Long-term potential
***driver's license and access to a vehicle is a requirement of the position.
Application details:
- Company
- National Articling Database (NAD)
- Contact
- Veronica Scanterbury
- Phone
- 905-688-4500
- Fax
- 905-688-0015
- veronicas@chownlaw.com
- Address
- 80 King St.
Suite 900
PO Box 760 - City/Town
- St. Catherines
- Province
- Ontario
- PostCode
- L2R 6Y8
- Country
