ISSP 1L Employer Listing - Law Society of Alberta

Indigenous law students who want to participate in the program and meet the applicant criteria are invited to apply.

To register for this program, you must be a law student of First Nations, Inuit or Métis descent. You must also be enrolled in your first year (1L) of law school, with 1L completion in April 2025.

Qualifying Students must submit their application directly to the employers you have selected in your ISSP Student Registration Form.

Firms/organizations interested in participating in the ISSP program can apply here.

The 1L Employer Listing will be updated once the summer student recruitment dates have been released by the Law Society, and as firm/organization applications are received throughout the program year.

Use the arrows beside the headers to filter the opportunities by firm name, location or application deadline. Click on the plus sign beside the firm/org to find out more about this opportunity.

Firm/Org	Location	Application Deadline	Apply	Qualifications	Areas of Practice
Dentons Canada LLP - Edmonton Office	Edmonton	1/26/26	Apply	Students must be enrolled in their first year of law school after receiving an undergrad degree. We are interested to see participation in extra curricular activities, paid and /or volunteer positions, and involvement with organizations, clubs or communities that support the student's skills and interests.	We offer our students exposure to real work in an engaging and diverse legal environment covering many practice areas, such as, litigation, tax, wills & estates, corporate commercial, finance and banking, real estate, insolvency, and labour & employment.
Fasken	Calgary	1/28/26	Apply	We are looking for driven, creative and committed individuals to become our next students and, ultimately, our associates and partners. If you are looking to work in a fast-paced, team environment that is committed to your success and development, we encourage you to read more about our student program at fasken.com/cgy-recruit. While there are a number of things we look at in our applicants, some examples of what we consider include an applicant's employment and extra-curricular experience, activities and interests, communication skills, interest in Fasken and in a business law firm, academic experience, and grades. When applying to Fasken, please address your application to Stacey McCreath, Senior Director Professional Resources, and please note in your cover letter you are applying under the ISSP.	Our main focus at Fasken is business law. A summer student at Fasken can expect to work in a variety of areas including commercial litigation, regulatory, corporate, capital markets and M&A, commercial real estate, banking and finance, commercial insolvency, and tax.
Advocate Law	Red Deer	2/15/26	Apply	Organized individual with connections to Alberta.	Criminal and Child Welfare.