Articling Opportunities

Weaver, Simmons LLP is a full-service law firm offering a complete range of professional services to clients throughout Northern Ontario. Litigation is the majority of our practice including civil (personal injury, insurance and defence), commercial, criminal and matrimonial.

Throughout the term, students traditionally work approximately 50 hours per week and will work with and accept files or tasks from most, if not all the lawyers in the firm. When the opportunity allows for the hiring of 2 students, a modified rotation system is utilized where we strive to ensure that most areas of practice and facets of responsibilities are covered within each of the firm’s fields. This includes drafting and preparation of a multitude of pleadings, applications and documentation, attendance at various Court/Administrative proceedings and procedures including Land Registry, as well as research and assistance with office functions. The same emphasis on the articling experience is sought when one articling student is available, however no period of rotation is employed.

Resumes and grades should be submitted during the early part of spring. Interviews proceed through the spring and summer of each year with the firm remaining flexible as to start-up dates.

We offer an extremely competitive salary that is reviewed annually. Bar Admission Course (Phase III) expenses, as well as a portion of the student's salary, are paid (or reimbursed after the fact, depending on sequencing of the Phases) during the Bar Admission Course Exams if the student is asked back and remains with the firm.

Future employment opportunities are strong for deserving individuals, and partnership is realistic within three to five years of employment.

Greater Sudbury. An exceptional place to live, work and play.

Surrounded by pristine lakes and wilderness, Greater Sudbury is located just 400 kilometres north of Toronto. Our city is a four-season haven for outdoor and sporting enthusiasts and serves as the education, medical, and retail centre of northeastern Ontario.

Proud of a re-greening success that has earned it an international reputation for environmental innovation, Greater Sudbury ranks among the top communities in Canada for parkland per capita. That translates into plenty of biking, hiking and jogging trails along with numerous golf courses.

Greater Sudbury boasts a strong arts and culture community which includes professional live theatre, a fine symphony orchestra, an acclaimed art gallery and Cinéfest, Canada’s fourth largest international film festival. Annual events such as Northern Lights Festival Boreal and La Nuit sur l'étang showcase some of the best musicians and artists from Northern Ontario and around the globe. The multicultural nature of our city is celebrated year around through a wide variety of fairs, activities and events. And, with the third largest French-speaking population outside of Quebec, we are truly a bilingual community.

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