Application for Articles Common Law Process - The Legal Excellence Program

Department of Justice (including Public Prosecution Service Of Canada)
National Capital Region
2014-2015

The deadline for submission of applications for 2014-2015 articling positions will be Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Interviews will take place during the months of May and June 2013. Please note that call day for our offers is: June 19, 2013 at 8:00 a.m.

Applicants must include: a cover letter, resume, Law School transcript and two letters of reference. You may be required to bring an official Transcript to your interview. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

Applications can be forwarded via mail, email or fax and must be sent to:

Catherine Barry
Senior Advisor
Legal Excellence Program
100 Metcalfe Street
Room: 312
Telephone: 613-954-6711
Facsimile: 613-941-9955
Email: LEP-PEA@justice.gc.ca

Articling salary - $42, 894
Your salary will start once your articling period begins.

During the articling term, students will complete the Bar Exams and rotate through 4 sections – a litigation section (including the Public Prosecution Service of Canada), a policy section, a legal service and one of your choosing. A few months prior to the student’s arrival, we will send a booklet listing all the possible articling rotations. Students will pick their top 5 choices for each section. Although we try to obtain your top choices, it is not always a guarantee.

Students will be assigned a supervisor for each rotation to provide them with professional guidance and support. Most of the time, one of these supervisors will also double as the student’s principal.

Throughout the articling term, students will have the opportunity to network and establish contacts with potential hiring managers in various sections for possible work opportunities once you are called to the bar.