Career Advice

 

Summer/Articling Handbook

The Job Postings & Summer/Articling Handbook page is accessible only by current University of Calgary law students. If you are a University of Calgary law student you may login with the password given to you by the Faculty of Law Career Services Office.

The online version of the Summer/Articling Handbook will provide you with access to law firm and other legal employer information and recruitment details. The Career Guide section of the Handbook is an extensive resource of over 75 pages of information to assist in preparing your application package, preparing for interviewing, providing an overview of recruitment application processes nationally, and outlining information on public interest law and clerkships.  

Please click here to access the JobLink page.

2011/2012 Summer  & Articling Handbook

Student Workshops

• Resume Workshop, September 2011
• Resume Sample
• Interview Workshop for Law Students, October 2011

Career Planning Check List updated June 2011

 

Resumes

• Resume Tips
• Action Verb List

 

Cover Letters

• Cover Letter Tips
• Sample Cover Letters

 

Application Package

• What To Include In Your Application Package
• References
• Grading Policy Letter, March 2011
• How to PDF a Document

 

Interviewing

• Preparing For Interviews
• Post-Interview
• Dealing With Inappropriate Questions

 

Networking

• The Importance of Networking
• Career Services Online Networking Module  

Practice Profiles

• Alberta Justice - Crown Prosecutor
• Alberta Justice - Wills, Estates, & Trust Law
• Civil Litigation
• Corporate/Commercial
• Corporate Counsel
• Criminal Law - Defense Bar Perspective
• Energy Law
• Intellectual Property
• Human Rights
• Labour & Employment
• Municipal Counsel
• Oil & Gas
• Outside of a Metropolitan Centre, General Practice
• Tax
  
• Working for a Foundation
• Practice area highlighted by Opportunities on Demand

 

International Opportunities

• For more information on International Opportunities, please see our International Internships page.

Career Resources

The following reference resources are available in the Law Career Services Office:

• Robert Half Legal Salary Guide
• Various Articling Handbooks and Career Guides from across Canada
• So, You Want To Be A Lawyer, Eh? A Comprehensive Guidebook for Prospective and Current Canadian Law Students - First Edition, by Adam Letourneau (multiple copies available for loan)
• Law Firm Recruitment in Canada: Job Search Advice for Law Students & Associates - First Edition by Wendy Griesdorf (multiple copies available for loan)
• The Law Student's Guide to Articling and Summer Positions in Canada - Second Edition by The Osgoode Hall Law School Articling Office and Diana Romano
• What Can You Do With a Law Degree? A Lawyer's Guide to Career Alternatives Inside, Outisde, and Around the Law - Fourth Edition by Deborah Arron
• Welcome to Reality: A New Lawyer's Guide to Success - First Edition by Paul McLaughlin

 

Legal Industry Links

• NALP Canadian Directory of Legal Employers
• Canadian Lawyer Magazine
• Canadian Bar Association
• Canadian Lawyer Weekly
• LEXPERT Student and Associate Recruitment Guide
• Martindale-Hubbell
• National Magazine (CBA)