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Positions in our Toronto office:

Our Toronto office hires four second-year law students to work from May through August. Summer students perform very similar work to articling students.

Please check the LSO website for information regarding application deadlines, the scheduling of interviews and the timing of offers of employment.  *Please note that we do not participate in the OCI process.

  • We understand the viLawPortal was slow on July 25th and some students may not have been able to submit applications on time. We will accept applications submitted up to 11 p.m. on Tuesday July 26, 2022 – You can email your application to labourlaw@goldblattpartners.com.

We are now accepting applications for Summer 2023. You may submit your application via email to labourlaw@goldblattpartners.com OR via the viLawPortal. Please do not submit your application to both the email address and the portal.

Summer applications should include**:

  • a cover letter;
  • a résumé;
  • copies of all law school and university transcripts (official transcripts are not required); and
  • a list of upper year courses that you are taking or plan to take.

Applicants may also wish to include reference letters in their application. If a professor or other reference wishes to send a letter directly to the firm, they may email it to labourlaw@goldblattpartners.com.

Please do not include writing samples with your application.

** If emailing your application, please send your application documents in one scanned pdf attachment, if possible.

For more information, please contact Vanessa Payne.

Positions in our Ottawa Office:

Our Ottawa office hires a summer student each year to work with the lawyers in that office, and to help update a section of Peter Engelmann’s book, Trade Union Law in Canada.  Summer recruitment takes place in January and February of each year.

For more information about summering in our Ottawa office, please contact Fiona Campbell.

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Goldblatt Partners LLP is committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion and encourage members of all equity-seeking groups to apply.  We welcome applications from people with disabilities and will make accommodations available upon request for applicants who take part in the selection process.