Articling Student

These positions are only open to current Law Students for the 2011/2012 Articling Term, in accordance with LSUC Recruitment Guidelines.


Firm/Organization: Ricketts, Harris LLP

Contact Information:

Contact Person: Elizabeth C. Mourao
Email Address: emourao@rickettsharris.com
Phone: 416-364-6211
Fax: 416-364-1697
Address: 181 University Ave., Suite 816
City: Toronto
Postal Code: M5H 2X7

Web Site: www.rickettsharris.com

Organization Composition:

Total Number of Lawyers: 17
Number of Female Associates: 2
Number of Male Associates: 4
Number of Female Partners: 0
Number of Male Partners: 8
Part-Time Lawyers? Yes
Handicapped Access? Yes
Languages Spoken: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian

Type of Practice:

Area(s) of Law: Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Wills & Estates, Administrative, Construction, Corporate Litigation, Family, Labour & Employment, Landlord & Tenant, Mediation & ADR and Personal Injury

1st-Year Summer-Student Information:
Do you hire 1st-year summer students? No

2nd-Year Summer-Student Information:
Do you hire 2nd-year summer students? No

Articling Information:

Number of students required: Two
Deadline for articling applications: LSUC Guidelines
Number of students hired for 2010–2011: 2
Date of articling interviews: LSUC Guidelines
Are you still hiring articling students for 2010–2011? No
Formal rotations? No
Number of students hired back in 2008–2009: 1 out of 2
Do you allow for shared/split articles? No

Articling Benefits:

Articling salary: TBD
Articling benefits and bonuses (please list on your web site): Yes
Is bar admission tuition paid? Yes
Vacations? Yes
If Yes, number of days: 15
Is salary paid during bar exams? No
Paid vacation? Yes

Associate Information:

1st-year associate salary: N/A
Target billable hours: 1600

Student Hiring Criteria:

Applications should include (in addition to résumé, cover letter, and law transcripts):

Writing sample if available

TOP 3 qualities we look for in candidates:

1. Personality
2. Intelligence
3. Works well with others

Application details:

Company: National Articling Database (NAD)
Contact: Elizabeth Mourao
Phone: 416-364-6211 Fax: 416-364-1697
Email: emourao@rickettsharris.com
Address: 181 University Ave.
Suite 816
City/Town: Toronto
Province: Ontario PostCode: M5H 2X7