Articling program in Montréal
The Montréal team in-depth experience in a broad range of clientele nationally and internationally. Our main areas of practice are: corporate; commercial and taxation; litigation and insurance; real estate; administrative; labour; Indigenous law; and industrial and intellectual property law.
3700-1 Place Ville Marie
Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3C 3P4
Please note: We are a bilingual workplace, applications can be presented in French or English.
With a broad clientele of national and multinational organizations, Gowling WLG provides a broad range of services across several practice areas. This variety allows students to explore numerous sectors, including Energy, Financial Services, Government Relations, Infrastructure, Mining, Manufacturing, Technology and Life Sciences.
Successful applicants to the articling program begin their six-month placement after writing their Bar Admission exams. To broaden their exposure to the firm's areas of practice, articling students work in different practice areas over the program term. Whenever possible, students are given the opportunity to focus on their practice area of choice.
Each year, the Montréal office selects approximately eight to ten students to do their articling at the firm. This small number allows us to hire those who successfully complete their articling with us. Gowling WLG is party to the recruiting agreement for law firms of the Montréal region. Gowling WLG recruits in accordance with any and all applicable law society guidelines.
Gowling WLG Montréal is an equal opportunity employer. That said, our firm is dedicated to providing equitable opportunities for employment and advancement, and to creating a more inclusive workplace for all our people, as we believe that diverse professional and administrative teams make better decisions. Applicants who are Indigenous, racialized BIPOC, members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, and persons with a disability are encouraged to self-identify.
Our comprehensive seminar program spans a wide variety of practice areas, and our constructive mentoring programs provide students with opportunities to work with – and learn from – our diverse and experienced professionals. Our students are also encouraged to define their own development, and to seek out and experience the work in which they are most interested. Gowling WLG is committed to providing comprehensive guidance and feedback to each student with respect to the work assigned.
Our commitment to our articling students includes a competitive salary. Furthermore, Gowling WLG established a guideline for agile working. The goal is to ensure a balance between working in the office and working remotely. Moreover, articling students at Gowling WLG, have access to a broad range of social benefits such as reimbursement of medical and dental care, telemedicine, access to mental health services and more. We reimburse tuition fees and books as well.
Nawal Sassi
Daniel Curevici
Jasmine Basma-Saad
Tifany Tessono
Rafaël Escalante-Franco
Alexey Kudrenko
University of Sherbrooke
Marianne Lachance
William Tzoutzourakis
Louis-Thomas Dubé
Philippe Dalmau
Maxim Roy
Cédric Bouffard
Jade Maheu
Sydney Williams
University of Quebec in Montréal
Louka Axani-Gauthier
Megan Marchand
McGill University
Robyn Matthews
Katherine Lacroix
Andrea Carboni-Jimenez
Molly Hamilton
"Our success is based on a recruiting policy that strives to attract the most talented candidates. To ensure its future growth, the firm's Montréal office welcomes students-at-law from Canadian and foreign universities. Our articling program has always been a precious resource serving the firm's expansion. A good number of our associates are former articling students."
-Pierre Pilote, Department Chair, Specialized Practices
Social programs
Gowling WLG offers a great opportunity for students to challenge their minds and test their abilities in a friendly atmosphere.
As part of the Gowling WLG social program, our articling students enjoy a range of activities, orientation programs and social events.