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Ontario|Legal Organizations & Law SchoolsLegal Organizations & Law Schools 909 Articling Program In Canada, for an individual to be admitted to the practice of law, all provincial law societies require three things:
1. The candidate must possess a law degree from a recognized law school;
2. The candidate must serve a period of apprenticeship as an articling clerk under the supervision of a qualified member of the law society; and
3. Successful completion of the Bar Admission Course.
Articling usually involves working on a full-time basis in a law firm, a court, or a legal department of the government, or a corporation. The length of the articling clerkship in Ontario is 10 months with up to 2 weeks' of vacation. The student is under the supervision of lawyers and learns practical aspects of being a lawyer.
In order to obtain credit for articling, students must:
1. Be registered in the Bar Admissions Course;
2. Ensure there is supervision by a Principal who has been approved by the Articling and Placement Office;
3. Ensure there is an Education Plan that has been approved by the Articling and Placement Office; and
4. Submit Articles of Clerkship within 10 business days of commencing their articling position.
- Mentor Program
In Ontario, there is a Mentor Program which provides unplaced students with a support link. It pairs students with a member of the legal profession who will provide advice, support and encouragement during the search for an articling position.
Students may also submit a one paragraph summary of their qualifications to the Law Society of Upper Canada's Articling and Placement Office which the Office will then distribute to potential employers, benchers, and others who may be able to assist in the search for an articling position.
For more information about the articling process in Ontario, call The Law Society of Upper Canada at (416) 947-3300, or visit their website at www.lsuc.on.ca. For more information on becoming a lawyer, see other sections of Legal Line .
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