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Indigenous law students who wish 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 second year (2L) of law school, with 2L completion in April 2024.
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 2L Employer listing 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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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP | Calgary | 8/19/24 | Apply | All summer student applications must be submitted via the viDesktop Law Portal. Please include a copy of your law school, graduate (if applicable) and undergraduate transcripts, together with your cover letter and résumé in your application. We do not require official copies of transcripts. We also do not require reference letters, but will be happy to review them if included as part of your application package. For more information on our firm and student program, including tips on what we look for in an application package, please visit our Student Centre (https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-ca/careers/students). | Various |
Bennett Jones LLP | Calgary | 8/19/24 | Apply | Student must be enrolled in 2L, or in their 3rd year of a 4 year program. When applying, please indicate in your cover letter that you are an ISSP applicant. | Our summer students are encouraged to seek out a variety of work during their summer term. We purposefully don't employ a rotation system during the summer term - we want to give students the opportunity to pursue their interests and discover areas of law that they hadn't previously considered. Areas to explore include: commercial litigation, medical malpractice, administrative/tribunal work, bankruptcy and insolvency, labour and employment, mergers and acquisitions, securities, banking, structured finance, commercial real estate, tax law, environmental law, emissions trading, technology and IP - and more! |
Bennett Jones LLP | Edmonton | 8/19/24 | Apply | Student must be enrolled in 2L, or in their 3rd year of a 4 year program. When applying, please indicate in your cover letter that you are an ISSP applicant. | Our summer students are encouraged to seek out a variety of work during their summer term. We purposefully don't employ a rotation system during the summer term - we want to give students the opportunity to pursue their interests and discover areas of law that they hadn't previously considered. Areas to explore include: commercial litigation, medical malpractice, administrative/tribunal work, bankruptcy and insolvency, labour and employment, mergers and acquisitions, securities, banking, structured finance, commercial real estate, tax law, environmental law, emissions trading, technology and IP - and more! |
Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP | Calgary | 8/19/24 | Apply | Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP (JSS Barristers) is committed to providing a comfortable, enjoyable and rewarding learning environment for our 2L Summer Students. From their very first day, our Summer Students will be given the opportunity to work on interesting litigation files that will allow them to apply their law school education to real practice scenarios. At JSS Barristers, the lawyers and staff understand the important role that a good mentor and coach plays in the development of young legal professionals. Our Summer Students will have day-to-day interactions with some of Calgary's best litigators. | Over the course of the term, our Summer Students will have the opportunity to participate in:
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