These positions are only open to current Law Students for the 2013/2014 Articling Term, in accordance with LSUC Recruitment Guidelines.
Firm/Organization:
Chown, Cairns LLP
Organization Composition:
Number of lawyers: 17
Number of female associates: 0
Number of male associates: 4
Number of female partners: 2
Number of male partners: 11
Part-time lawyers: No
Handicapped access Yes
Languages Spoken:
English, Greek, Italian
Areas of Practice:
Banking Law
Bankruptcy and Insolvency
Civil Litigation
Commercial Law
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Corporate Litigation
Criminal Law
Family Law
Insurance Law
Labour and Employment Law
Litigation
Municipal Law
Personal Injury Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Wills and Estates
Salary range for a first-year associate: Determined on a case by case basis
Target billable hours for a first-year associate: 1400
First-Year Summer Students:
Do you plan to hire first-year summer students? No
Second-Year Summer Students:
Do you plan to hire second-year summer students? Yes - 1 second-year summer student for summer of 2013
Second-year summer student salary (per week)? $550
Do you offer second-year summer student benefits/bonuses? No
Is this your primary method of recruiting for articling? Yes
How many second-year summer students were hired in 2011? 1
Deadline for second-year summer student applications (DD/MM/YYYY): 15/01/2013
Articling Students:
Do you plan to hire articling students for 2013-2014? Yes
Number: 2
Deadline for articling applications (DD/MM/YYYY): 15/05/2012
Date for articling interviews (DD/MM/YYYY): 30/05/2012
Number of students hired in 2012-2013: 2
Are you still hiring articling students for 2012-2013? No
Do you offer formal rotations? Yes
Number of students hired back in 2010-2011 (# out of #)? 0 out of 1
Do you allow for shared/split articles? No
Articling salary (per week): $721.15
Do you offer articling benefits and bonuses? No
Is bar admission tuition paid? No
Do you offer vacation time? Yes
Number of days: 10
Are the vacation days paid? Yes
Is salary paid during bar exams? No
In addition to a résumé, a cover letter and law transcripts, please provide:
No additional information required.
Top three qualities we look for in candidates?
1. Intelligence
2. Reliability
3. Long term potential
Contact Information:
Veronica Scanterbury
80 King St.
P.O. Box 760
St. Catharines, ON
L2R 6Y8
veronicas@chownlaw.com
www.chownlaw.com
Additional Comments:
Traditionally hire a summer student each year, but won't be for summer of 2012, will again for 2013.