The Legal Excellence Program for Articling Students – Montreal

Articling Opportunities Across Canada

Quebec Regional Office (Montreal - Ottawa)

In a nutshell, we are

General articling information

Why article with us?

Our student employment offers:

Law student positions, when available, will be offered to our future articling students, specifically summer employment during the year before their articling or earlier, when possible.

For more information on other student employment programs within the federal public service, please consult the following site: Federal Student Work Experience Program.

Professional development

Salary and benefits

We offer a competitive salary and numerous benefits upon entry in the public service.

How to apply to a Civic Law articling position

We are recruiting for 2027 Civil Law articling terms. The posting is open from December 23, 2024, to February 3, 2025, 11:59 p.m. (PST), to persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Applicants must include the following documents:

There are two steps to submit your job application:

Step 1: Apply online by following the steps outlined in the job poster available at: The Legal Excellence Program for Articling Students – Montreal

Step 2: Applicants must also submit their resume, official law school transcript, and cover letter at the following link: Articling Student 2027 - Civil Law. The deadline to apply is February 3, 2025, 11:59 p.m. (PST).

Late applications or applications that do not contain all the above-mentioned documents will not be considered. Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Due to the number of applicants and the strict deadlines imposed by the legal governing bodies in Quebec, it may be necessary to impose a limit on the maximum number of applicants to be interviewed.

The Department of Justice Canada is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from students who are members of the following groups: Aboriginal persons, members of visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.

For more information, please contact the Legal Excellence Program at LEP.PEA@justice.gc.ca.

Our areas of practice

Civil Litigation

We have two civil litigation teams, in Ottawa and Montreal, which handle litigation involving federal departments and agencies present in Quebec and working in all areas of civil and administrative litigation. They specialize in the areas of immigration and refugee law, prison law, labour law, extradition and national security, government liability, class actions, administrative law, constitutional law, bankruptcy and insolvency.

Tax Litigation

Our tax litigation teams provide services in the conduct of cases as varied as tax avoidance, the underground economy and all kinds of schemes to pay as little tax as possible. Our professionals share their best practices in tax law, both in terms of assessment appeals and collection, particularly in the area of Canadian and international taxation. We ensure that we conduct our legal services in accordance with the strategic direction of our main client, the Canada Revenue Agency.

Notarial Law

The Notarial Law team, composed mainly of notaries, is responsible for the handling of all files related to commercial and real property transactions involving federal departments, corporations and agencies of the government of Canada. As such, notaries are responsible for files of various nature including acquisitions for additions to Indian reserves, dispositions (ports, airports, seized assets, etc.), servitudes and superficies, leases, securities for debts due to Her Majesty and inter-government transfers. The notaries also provide counsel and legal opinions in many areas of law (aboriginal, commercial, environmental, etc.).

Contact for articling positions in civil law

Legal Excellence Program
E-mail: LEP.PEA@justice.gc.ca

Contact for articling positions in notarial law

Ianik Lalancette, Notary
Telephone: 613-948-1987
Address: 284 Wellington Street,
SAT – Room: 6008
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
E-mail: ianik.lalancette@justice.gc.ca