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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 2023.
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 in alignment with the Law Society Recruitment Rules 49.2 and 49.3 and will be posted starting in mid-December 2022.
Listings below will be updated as firm/organizations applications are received. 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 |
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Gish Law Office | Lacombe | 4/30/23 | Apply | Recruiting a 1L or 2L student with an interest in the following areas of practice: non-urban community, sole practitioner, and/or solicitor work only. Please note: Employer is unable to provide articles after graduation. There is a possibility for employment of associates who have completed their articles. |
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Enbridge | Calgary | 2/12/23 | Apply | Are you a first- or second-year Indigenous Law Student who is interested to work as part of an innovative and collaborative team? Our Corporate and Regulatory legal teams will provide development opportunities and practical skills needed to build your career! Duration of placement:
| Regulatory or Corporate Law |
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | Calgary | 2/1/23 | Apply | 1L or 2L students. Looking for strong academics, with well-rounded life experience. Interested candidates should apply through the ViLaw Portal. | All areas of business law. |
Suncor Energy Inc. | Calgary | 1/31/23 | Apply |
| Oil and Gas, Regulatory, Corporate, Indigenous Relations, employment, privacy. |
Miller Thomson LLP | Vancouver | 2/3/23 | Apply | Applicants must be an Indigenous student in their first year of study at a Canadian law school and be able to demonstrate ties to their Indigenous community. We review the student's whole application including their educational history, employment experience, volunteer activities and extra-curricular interests. Applications will be accepted through the ViLaw Portal. Please note in your cover letter that you are applying through the Indigenous Summer Student Program. | Our summer students handle a variety of assignments for all our practice groups during their summer term at Miller Thomson. Students will have the opportunity to work within the areas of Administrative Law, Business, Litigation, Real Estate and Tax. Students are also encouraged to be entrepreneurial, and seek work and experiences of interest to them. |
Law Society of Alberta | Calgary | 2/3/23 | Apply |
Summer students should be ready to commit to working full-time in our Calgary office for the months of May to August 2023. | Early Intervention Program As a first- or second-year law student, spending a summer working at the Law Society of Alberta (“Law Society”) is an exciting way for you to kickstart your career and gain valuable insight into what it takes to be successful in practice. The Law Society regulates the legal profession in the public interest by promoting and enforcing a high standard of professional and ethical conduct by Alberta lawyers. In alignment with the Law Society’s vision, mission and strategic plan, the Early Intervention department provides a mechanism for people to convey concerns about a lawyer; assesses information for regulatory risk; and triages matters to either the discipline process or the early intervention process to provide feedback and learning opportunities to lawyers. By working as a student in the Early Intervention department, you will gain a unique perspective into the legal profession that is different from any experience in a firm environment. Not only will you further develop your legal knowledge by providing support to lawyers on staff through legal research, writing and assistance, but you will also gain valuable insight into your professional obligations as a lawyer after graduation. You will observe firsthand what some of the potential pitfalls or challenges are in practicing law, and will also gain highly practical knowledge on how to avoid and address these challenges in the future. Throughout the course of the summer, you will have the opportunity to:
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Alberta Lawyers Indemnity Association | Calgary | 2/3/23 | Apply |
Summer students should be ready to commit to working full-time in our Calgary office from May to August 2023. | As a first or second-year law student, spending a summer working at Alberta Lawyers Indemnity Association (“ALIA”) is an exciting way for you to kickstart your career and gain valuable insight into what it takes to be successful in practice. The Law Society of Alberta (the “Law Society”) regulates the legal profession in the public interest and is required by provincial statute to provide Alberta lawyers with an indemnity program. ALIA, a subsidiary of the Law Society, provides the mandatory indemnity program, which includes defending, repairing, and resolving professional liability claims, as well as dealing with misappropriation claims. Claims are managed by an internal claims team (claims counsel and claims specialists), who may also utilize external defence counsel or ALIA’s in-house counsel department where required. By working as a student with ALIA, you will gain a unique perspective into the legal profession that is different from any other experience in a firm environment. Not only will you further develop your legal knowledge by providing support to lawyers on staff through legal research, writing and assistance, but you will also gain vital insight into practice risks that lawyers face daily and practical steps that can be taken to manage and avoid those risks. Your opportunities will include conducting research on claim files and presenting your recommendations to the claims and in-house counsel teams, as well as assisting ALIA leadership on ALIA projects. Throughout the course of the summer and reporting to ALIA’s General Counsel and Senior Manager, Risk, you will have the opportunity to:
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Law Society of Alberta | Calgary | 2/3/23 | Apply |
Summer students should be ready to commit to working full-time in our Calgary office for the months of May to August 2023. | Policy and Education As a post-secondary first- or second-year law student, spending a summer working in the Policy and Education Division at the Law Society of Alberta (“Law Society”) is an exciting way for you to kickstart your career and gain valuable insight into what it takes to be successful in practice. The Law Society regulates the legal profession in the public interest by promoting and enforcing a high standard of professional and ethical conduct by Alberta lawyers. In alignment with the Law Society’s vision, mission and strategic plan, the Policy department provides support to the Board of Directors, Board committees and task forces, executive leadership team, Law Society departments, Alberta Lawyers Indemnity Association and Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education for the development of rules, protocols and guidelines, and policies for the regulation of the legal profession. The Education team focuses on addressing strategic initiatives related to assessing and enhancing lawyer competence and includes work related to the Law Society’s mentorship programs, legal technology and technological competence. This team also oversees the Indigenous initiatives and the equity, diversity and inclusion work of the Law Society and leads the Law Society’s Innovation Sandbox. By working as a student with the Policy and Education division, you will gain a unique perspective into the legal profession that is different from any experience in a firm environment. Not only will you further develop your legal knowledge by providing support to lawyers on staff through legal research, writing and assistance, but you will also gain valuable insight into your professional obligations as a lawyer after graduation. You will also have the rare opportunity to help shape the legal landscape in the province, gaining in-depth knowledge of the Legal Profession Act, the Rules of the Law Society of Alberta and the regulation of the legal profession. You will help develop policies as to how lawyers in Alberta should be regulated and practise law. Throughout the course of the summer, you will have the opportunity to:
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Imperial | Calgary | 2/10/23 | Apply | Looking for a team player who is committed to learning in a variety of areas. | A variety of areas including commercial work, environmental, labour and employment. |
Wells Family Law | Calgary | 3/1/23 | Apply | Must be registered as a first year or second year law student and must be returning to legal studies in the fall. The candidate(s) must also be eligible for and registered in the Indigenous Summer Student Program. The candidate(s) must be willing to practice in a busy family law practice. | Family law |
Student Legal Assistance | Calgary | 2/27/23 | Apply | We are looking to hire an indigenous law student preferrably from UCalgary Faculty of Law. Optimaly, the student will have participated in SLA as a volunteer law student caseworker or if from another Faculty of Law, participated in a law student clinic, during the academic term. SLA is funded for one position through the Alberta Law Foundation and would consider either a 1L or 2L student to fill the one position. The candidate selected will have a passion for providing access to justice for low-income and marginalized clients. | The summer student will represent SLA's clients in matters before the Provincial Court of Alberta in the family, civil, criminal and traffic divisions and before certain administrative tribunals such as the Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Service |