The Legal Excellence Program - Vancouver

The British Columbia Regional Office (BCRO) in downtown Vancouver is primarily a litigation-based practice, with counsel appearing in all levels of provincial and federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

At the BCRO, articling students rotate through a variety of civil litigation practice areas and spend one rotation with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC). Our students gain hands-on courtroom experience, assist lawyers and teams in all aspects of litigation, and manage some of their own files. We assign each student both a principal and a supporting mentor and provide relevant training throughout the articling year.

Areas of practice

• Aboriginal law
• Administrative law
• Civil litigation
• Constitutional / Charter law
• Extradition law
• Human rights law
• Immigration law
• National security law
• Regulatory law
• Tax law

Public Prosecution Service of Canada practice

PPSC prosecutions are primarily in the B.C. Provincial and B.C. Supreme Courts, and arise from federal statutes (except the Criminal Code), with subject matter including:

• Drug-related offences (Controlled Drugs and Substances Act)
• Charter law
• Drug Treatment Court of Vancouver
• Organized crime prosecutions
• Regulatory, environmental and economic crimes
• Integrated proceeds of crime unit
• Appeals

How to apply

We follow the Vancouver Bar Association (VBA) Student Recruitment Guidelines for both summer and articling hiring processes each year. Candidates should consult the VBA webpage for relevant Student Recruitment dates and deadlines.

• Status: Applications are currently closed.

Submit your application via the ViRecruit portal prior to the deadline set by the Bar Association. 
Include the following:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Undergraduate transcripts
• Law school transcripts
• Three references (include contact information)

Contact information

Andrea Finch
Counsel
andrea.finch@justice.gc.ca