New Job Articling Student In Alberta

Articling Student
Articling Student

Articling Student

Company : City of Edmonton
Salary : Details not provided
Location : Alberta

Full Description

Articling Student 1 year
Job Number : 43290

The City of Edmonton's Legal Services Branch is seeking one articling student for the 2023/2024 articling year.

If you are a motivated law student with a keen interest in public sector law, consider working in a dynamic environment along with a team of other lawyers within the Legal Services Branch, who value hard work and a strong work-life balance.

The City of Edmonton’s Legal Service Branch acts as a full-service law firm for the City, which employs over 13,000 employees and has a total budget in excess of $3 billion. Virtually all legal work for the City is handled in-house. As an articling student with the City of Edmonton, you will have an opportunity to work in areas such as:

  • Commercial and real estate transactions
  • Finance and investment advising
  • Public-private partnerships
  • Expropriation law
  • Bylaw drafting
  • Intellectual property law
  • Tendering and procurement
  • Corporate structure and governance issues
  • Personal injury litigation
  • Real property litigation
  • Construction litigation
  • Bylaw challenges, enforcement and prosecutions
  • Assessment and taxation; and
  • Human resources and employment advising/hearings

You will have independence and authority to manage your own files and will be encouraged to connect with City departments to gain first-hand knowledge on the work of our business areas. You will also find that the lawyers in the Branch have an open-door policy, and are available to spend time with students to assist and direct them when necessary.

The City will cover the cost of your Alberta Law Society membership, Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP) tuition, as well as any time off required to complete PREP modules.

The Legal Services Branch is interested in retaining its students beyond their articling year, however, as with any firm, we cannot guarantee that students will be offered a continuing position at the end of their articling year. In the past, there have typically been opportunities available for qualified students who wished to continue on with the Branch. A number of senior lawyers currently employed by the Legal Services Branch articled with the City.

The City welcomes applications from all interested applicants who will be eligible to commence their articles in the 2023/2024 articling year. Applicants must apply online and include a cover letter, resume, updated law school transcripts, and the names of two references.

Note: This position will be a combination of working from home and on-site working conditions. Working conditions will follow the Government of Alberta Health recommendations

Qualifications :

Applicants must currently be or have been enrolled in a Faculty of Law at an accredited post-secondary institution and have successfully completed the program at the time of commencement of their articles with the City. Applicants should also demonstrate:

  • Eligibility to article as a student-at-law within the Province of Alberta
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team environment
  • Ability to work independently with confidence under time constraints
  • Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills
  • Excellent verbal, negotiating, and written communication skills
  • Proficiency in Google Workspace applications
  • Strong legal research skills and computer literacy
  • Student Legal Services experience, particularly court experience, would be an asset

The City of Edmonton's Cultural Commitments highlight where we are going as a corporation and define how we do our best work. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/3bH2Ztv

The City of Edmonton is committed to inclusive, respectful and equitable workplaces that represent the communities we serve. We continuously improve our systems, policies and practices to remove barriers and ensure our employees, in all their diversity, can succeed. We value applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences and competencies, and encourage you to apply. To learn more, see the Art of Inclusion: Our Diversity and Inclusion Framework here: https://bit.ly/3ye6wb5

The City of Edmonton strives to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the application and selection process. If you would like to request an accommodation at any stage of the process, please contact [email protected].

COVID-19 Notice: The City of Edmonton has implemented a COVID 19-Vaccination Policy. Employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination. Employees who cannot be fully vaccinated on the basis of a protected legal ground (e.g. medical, religious) may request an exemption. Please note that this policy applies to all employees, including new hires, and volunteers. If your application is successful, you will be asked to provide proof of vaccination or request an exemption.

For more information, please refer to our COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (bit.ly/3lKwb6j) and COVID-19 Vaccination Procedure (bit.ly/39BICMt).


Hours of Work: 36.9 hours per week

Salary: Reviewed annually; however, it is anticipated that the 2023/2024 articling student minimum salary will be $25.006 per hour and $48,166 annually

Talent Diversity Consultant: JY/LU


Classification Title : DP1 - Articling Law Student
Posting Date : May 3, 2022
Closing Date : May 18, 2022 11:59:00 PM (MDT)
Number of Openings (up to) : 1 - Temporary Full-time
Union : Management
Department : Legal Services
Work Location(s) :
Chancery Hall, 9th Floor, 3 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton T5J 2C3