Summer Law Student (2L)

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Effective January 1, 2024, the new salary rates for summer law student salary rates are as follows:

2L - Second Year Law Student $29.75/hr

Note: These new rates were recently confirmed and the timing and implementation of the new salary rates are still to be determined.

Are you a law student looking to have a summer law student (2L) contract as part of your learning pathway towards being called to the bar in Ontario?

The Ministry of the Attorney General is now recruiting for our 2025 2nd year (2L) Summer Law Student positions.

The Ontario government is one of the largest employers of law students in Canada, hiring approximately 70 summer law students and 175 articling / law practice program / integrated practice curriculum students every year. Our law student programs offer the opportunity to gain legal skills in a supportive and collaborative environment. Students participate in work that has a real and meaningful impact on the lives of Ontarians. See our website for more information on our law student programs: Law student programs | Ontario.ca

Opportunities are offered in a wide variety of practice areas in locations around the province. Please visit ViLaw Portal to access the Summer Law Student 2025 recruitment postings for details on each opportunity and to apply. If you cannot apply through ViLawPortal, please contactMAG.HR.LawStudents@ontario.ca for an accessible listing of the job postings.

This job ad will be amended to reflect an updated listing of opportunities that are currently open.

The following job postings have a deadline of Monday, July 15, 2024 at 5pm:
Brantford Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Halton Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Hamilton Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Peel Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)

The following job posting has a deadline of Friday, July 19, 2024 at 5pm:
Peterborough Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)

The following job postings have a deadline of Monday, July 22, 2024 at 5pm:
Algoma Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Belleville Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
CLO - CRIMINAL - Human Trafficking (three – 3 – positions)
Cochrane South Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Complex Prosecutions Bureau (two – 2 – positions)
Constitutional Law Branch (hiring up to four – 4 – positions)
Cornwall Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Crown Law Office - Civil (twelve– 12 – positions)
Crown Law Office - Criminal (six – 6 – positions)
Durham Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Kenora/Dryden Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Kingston Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Kitchener Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
MEDJCT / Energy / MRTR Legal Services (two – 2 – positions)
Middlesex (London) Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services Family Responsibility Office (two – 2 – positions)
Ministry of Health and Long Term and care (one to two – 1-2 – positions)
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development - Legal Services Branch (four – 4 – positions)
Newmarket Crown Attorney's Office (two – 2 – positions)
Nipissing Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Office of the Chief Coroner Inquest Unit (two – 2 – positions)
Office of the Children's Lawyer (four – 4 – positions)
Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee - Legal Services Branch (four – 4 – positions)
Ottawa Crown Attorney's Office (2 positions, 1 bilingual, 1 unilingual)
Pembroke Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Sudbury Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Thunder Bay Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)
Toronto Crown Attorney's Office (five – 5 – positions)
Treasury Board Secretariat, Legal Services Branch (two – 2 – positions)
Tribunals Ontario (one – 1 – position)

The following job posting has a deadline of Friday, July 26, 2024 at 5pm:
Ministry of the Solicitor General (three – 3 – positions)

The following job posting has a deadline of Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 5pm:
Niagara Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)

The following job posting has a deadline of Friday, August 9, 2024 at 5pm:
Law Enforcement Complaints Agency (formerly OIPRD) - Legal Unit (one – 1 – position)

The following job postings have a deadline of Friday, August 30, 2024 at 5pm:
Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks (three – 3 – positions)
Simcoe County (Barrie) Crown Attorney's Office (two – 2 – positions)
Windsor Crown Attorney's Office (one – 1 – position)

You can find out more about each of the listed branches – and others - at our practice page website here:  Law student programs practice areas | ontario.ca

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How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

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About the job

Our summer law student positions are part of the learning pathway that will support the experiential-training-competencies for candidates, established by the Law Society of Ontario.

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

You are required to be a law student (LL.B, J.D. or equivalent) who will be completing their 2nd year of law school in 2025 and entering the Law Society of Ontario's lawyer licensing process Articling/LPP/IPC program in 2026-2027.

How to Apply

Please visit ViLaw Portal to access the 2nd year (2L) Summer Law Student recruitment postings for details on each opportunity. Each position posting will list the required documents and number of reference names.

Incomplete applications may not be considered.

Deadline
Toronto: Monday July 22, 2024, 2024 at 5pm
All other cities/regions will vary by location

If you cannot apply through ViLawPortal, please contact MAG.HR.LawStudents@ontario.ca for an accessible listing of the job postings.

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Corporate Talent Programs Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Information collection notice

We are collecting your personal information to assess how well you meet the qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for related recruitment purposes. The collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers, which is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25.

Please do not include any more personal information than is needed for your application (for example, do not include your photograph or social insurance number).

If you have any questions about how your information is collected, used, shared or saved, please contact us.