2027 Summer Law Student (2L) - Various positions

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Are you a law student looking to have a summer (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 2027 2nd year (2L) Summer Law Student positions.

The Ontario government is one of the largest employers of law students in Canada, hiring approximately 100 summer law students and 200 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

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

PLEASE NOTE SPECIFIC APPLICATION SUBMISSION DEADLINES.

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About the job

Opportunities are offered in a wide variety of practice areas in locations around the province. Please visitViLaw Portal to access the Summer Law Student 2027 recruitment postings for details on each opportunity and to apply. 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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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 2027 and entering the Law Society of Ontario's lawyer licensing process Articling/LPP/IPC program in 2028-2029.

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.

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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How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer  accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please  contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

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What we offer

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

The following job postings have a deadline of Friday, July 10, 2026, at 5pm:

Brantford Crown Attorney's Office - one (1) position
Halton (Milton) Crown Attorney's Office - one (1) position
Hamilton Crown Attorney's Office - two (2) positions
Niagara (St. Catharines) Crown Attorney's Office - two (2) positions
Orangeville Crown Attorney's Office - one (1) position
Peel (Brampton) Crown Attorney's Office - three (3) positions

The following job posting has a deadline of Friday, July 17, 2026, at 5pm:

Guelph Crown Attorney's Office - one (1) position

The following job postings have a deadline of Monday, July 20, 2026, at 5pm:

Algoma (Sault Ste. Marie) Crown Attorney's Office – one (1) position
Barrie Crown Attorney's Office (County of Simcoe) and Muskoka Crown Attorney's office (Bracebridge) - three (3) positions
Belleville Crown Attorney's Office (also assisting Napanee) - two (2) positions
Cochrane North (Kapuskasing) Crown Attorney's Office - one (1) position
Cochrane South (Timmins) Crown Attorney's Office - one (1) position
Complex Prosecutions Bureau (Toronto) - one (1) positions
Constitutional Law Branch (Toronto) - four (4) positions
Crown Law Office - Civil (Toronto) - Up to 8 positions, including two (2) bilingual
Crown Law Office - Criminal (Toronto) - 10 positions
Crown Law Office - Criminal - Human Trafficking Prosecution Team (Toronto) - two (2) positions
Durham Region (Oshawa) Crown Attorney's Office - three (3) positions
East Region (Ottawa) Crown Attorney's office - two (2) bilingual, two (2) unilingual
East Region Guns and Gangs Unit (Ottawa) - one (1) position
Justice Policy Branch (Toronto) - two (2) positions
Kenora/Dryden Crown Attorney's Office - two (2) positions
Kingston Crown Attorney's Office - one (1) position
Kitchener Crown Attorney's Office - two (2) positions
Middlesex (London) Crown Attorney's Office - two (2) positions
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, Family Responsibility Office (Toronto) - two (2) positions
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade/Energy and Mines/Red Tape Reduction Legal Services Branch (Toronto) - two (2) positions
Ministry of Finance Legal Services Branch (Toronto) - 2-3 positions
Ministry of Health/Long-Term Care Legal Service Branch (Toronto) - 1-2 positions
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, Legal Services Branch (Toronto) - four (4) positions
Ministry of Natural Resources Legal Services Branch (Toronto) - two (2) positions
Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, Legal Services Branch (Toronto) - two (2) positions
Ministry of the Solicitor General Legal Services Branch (Toronto) - four (4) positions
Nipissing (North Bay) Crown Attorney's Office - one (1) position
Office of the Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Law Division (Toronto) - one (1) position
Office of the Chief Coroner, Inquest Unit (Toronto) - two (2) positions
Office of the Children's Lawyer - four (4) positions
Pembroke Crown Attorney's Office - one (1) position
Peterborough Crown Attorney's Office - one (1) position
Sarnia Crown Attorney's Office - one (1) position
Sudbury Crown Attorney's Office - two (2) positions
Thunder Bay Crown Attorney's Office - two (2) positions
Toronto Crown Attorney's Office - 10 positions
Windsor Crown Attorney's Office - three (3) positions
York Region (Newmarket) Crown Attorney's Office - three (3) positions

The following job postings have a deadline of Friday, October 2, 2026, at 5 pm

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Legal Services Branch (Toronto) - three (3) positions
Treasury Board Secretariat, Legal Services Branch (Toronto) - two(2) positions

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Additional information:

Note:

• About security checks:
  A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
  If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
  Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them 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.