Located in Scotia Plaza, in the heart of downtown Toronto, our growing firm operates
in a broad range of practice
groups.
The articling program at Gardiner Roberts typically consists four student positions.
The goal of the Gardiner Roberts LLP articling program is to teach our articling
students how to become good lawyers. Accordingly, our students work closely with
both senior and junior lawyers on a wide variety of matters. Students are treated
as professionals and they gain practical experience by being involved in client
meetings, corporate commercial transactions, drafting of legal documents and attending
on motions, trials and administrative proceedings.
Although we believe in the importance of a varied articling program, students who
become involved in a particular hearing or transaction may retain carriage of the
matter through their articles. In addition, Gardiner Roberts attempts to accommodate
students who develop an interest in a particular area of law.
Dispute Resolution Rotation:
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Employment Law
- Health Law
Corporate/Commercial Rotation:
- Business Practices
- Real Estate and Municipal
- Immigration Law
- Technology and Intellectual Property
- Tax and Estate Planning
- Financial Services
- Entertainment Law
- Securities
- Municipal Law
- Non-Profit and Charities Law
All of the lawyers at Gardiner Roberts have an 'open door' policy and students
are encouraged to approach any one of our lawyers for advice.
Gardiner Roberts maintains a full-service law library and our lawyers and students
have desktop access to state-of-the-art computer technology, including online databases,
CD-ROMs, the Internet and internally-developed databases.
We believe that continuing professional development is very important for students
as well as lawyers. Students attend in-house seminars in specific areas of law to
receive practical training and to keep aprized of new developments in the law.
Articling students are also encouraged to participate in
professional development seminars hosted outside of the firm. In-house seminar topics have
included the following:
- Introduction to Legal Research
- Drafting Litigation documents and legal writing
- Small Claims Court Procedures
- Negotiating the Commercial Contract
- Purchase and Sale of a Business
- Labour and Employment Law
- Real Estate: Conveyancing and Agreements of Purchase and Sale
- Construction Liens
- Motions Court
- Companies and Incorporations
- Litigation: Examination for Discoveries
- Litigation: Anatomy of a trial
- Securities Law
- Commercial Tenancies
- Professional Liability and Insurance
- Condominium Law
- Sports and Entertainment
- Wills & Estates
- Security of Information
- Administrative/Municipal Law
- Commercial Real Estate Agreements of Purchase and Sale
- Solicitor-client privilege
The articling committee works closely with each student and ensures that students
receive proper orientations and a well-rounded articling experience. As the articling
term proceeds, students and the committee discuss such matters as workload, variety
of work and the student's progress.
Formal evaluations of our articling students are completed two times a year. The
Articling Committee requires all lawyers who have worked with the articling students to
complete a student evaluation form. The results of each student's evaluation
is then discussed
on a one-on-one basis between the student and a member of the committee and students are given feedback regarding progress as well as suggestions
for areas for development.
Our articling students receive a compensation package that is competitive with that
of other mid-sized bay street law firms. In addition, students receive two weeks
paid vacation within the ten month articling period, as well as an allowance towards
educational seminars. The firm also pays salary and tuition
for all students during the bar admission course.
The mid-size law firm environment at Gardiner Roberts fosters a collegial working
atmosphere. Each of our lawyers is approachable and understanding of the articling
student's perspective. Students
are invited to attend all firm functions such as
our Christmas party, summer event, monthly Friday cocktail reception, annual client
golf tournament, in addition to a number of smaller, informal get togethers that
occur throughout the year. At Gardiner Roberts, we encourage students to interact with lawyers in smaller settings and may
include luncheons, dinners, plays and sporting events.
Interested candidates should submit an application consisting of:
- a covering letter;
- a resume;
- a copy of law school and undergraduate transcripts to date;
- and two reference letters.
All applications should be submitted to:
Articling Committee
Attention: Bryan Skolnik
Gardiner Roberts LLP
Suite 3100, Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 3Y2
Although we will try to respond to all students, the rules of the Law Society of
Upper Canada prohibit us from arranging interviews before the scheduled dates. All
interviews will be conducted during the weeks specified by the law society.
We look forward to meeting you.
There are currently no opportunities available. Please check back soon.