Application Deadlines

2013-2014 Articling Application Deadline: May 11, 2012

Please submit your resume to the attention of Suzanne Thomas, Director of Professional Recruitment and Development. Printed resumes may be delivered to our Calgary or Edmonton offices. Electronic resumes may be sent to sthomas@fieldlaw.com. Please include a cover letter indicating whether the application is for Calgary, Edmonton or Yellowknife.

Selection Process

For the 2013-2014 articling year, we currently expect that we will hire two students for our Calgary office, four for our Edmonton office, and one for our Yellowknife office. The following general timelines are applicable:

• Resumes: Should be submitted by May 11, 2012 to the Student Committee. The covering letter should indicate whether the application is for Calgary, Edmonton or Yellowknife.
• First Interviews: Candidates for first interviews are selected primarily on a review of resumes and transcripts. These interviews will occur in June in accordance with the Law Society’s protocol. The interviews will be conducted by one or two lawyers in Edmonton and Calgary.
• Second Interviews: On the strength of the first interviews, certain candidates may be invited for a second interview, again conducted by one or two lawyers.
• Offers: Will be made at the end of the interview process in accordance with the timeline stipulated by the Law Society’s protocol.

Hiring Criteria

The following are the hiring criteria considered when making hiring decisions, ranked from most important to least important:

• Interview
• Law school and undergraduate grades
• Work experience and extra-curricular activities
• Courses taken in law school
• Outside interests
• Previous legal experience

We look for talented individuals who will be good lawyers and who are interesting, well-rounded people. We hire strictly on merit without regard to gender and, whenever possible, we prefer to hire our associate lawyers from our student ranks.