Calgary Student Programs

Summer Program

Hiring

Miller Thomson’s Calgary office intends to hire two students in their first year of law school for our summer student program.

Student Experience

Our summer students participate in a comprehensive national orientation, systems and library training program during their first week with the firm. Throughout the summer, students are invited to attend regional and national training sessions and programs offered by our Learning Department.

Our students handle a variety of assignments for all our practice groups during their summer at Miller Thomson. Students will have the opportunity to work within the areas of Administrative Law, Business, Litigation, Real Estate and Tax. Students are also encouraged to be entrepreneurial, and seek work and experiences of interest to them.

On the litigation side, our students may be involved with the following: the preparation of trials; support at trials; appear at Court (including Small Claims); attend with lawyers at examinations for discovery; meet with clients; assist lawyers on large litigation cases; and conduct research. Students are given full responsibility for Small Claims files — they learn to deal with clients directly, attend settlement conferences, negotiate settlements, interview witnesses and conduct the trials. This is done under the supervision of experienced litigators.

On the corporate side, our students may be involved with: preparing documents for buying, selling and financing business ventures; preparing wills; assisting in the probate of estates; drafting agreements and letters of intent for commercial contracts; reviewing and researching taxation issues; assisting with the preparation of construction contracts and research  construction-related issues; assisting in the conveyance of real property; supporting due  diligence efforts in  commercial transactions; attending at closings of transactions; participating in client meetings; and conducting other general research.

Mentoring

Students are paired with an associate mentor who helps the student integrate into the firm environment and provides invaluable guidance and support throughout the summer term. The Professional Resources team and other firm members are also available to support students.

Feedback

Our students will receive a formal summer review. In addition, we provide informal positive and constructive feedback throughout the summer, including ways to focus on personal strengths and improving your skillset.

Professional Development

In addition to the various assignments our student is engaged in, our office offers training in substantive law and other areas. Our student is invited and encouraged to attend all student, as well as firm-wide, in-house continuing legal education seminars. Highlights of our continuing legal education programming include small claims procedures, drafting pleadings, managing files and a substantive law series.

Articling Program

Hiring

The Calgary office has completed the hiring process for our 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 Articling Student program. We will not be hiring additional articling students or participating in upcoming articling recruits. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Student Experience

Our students are exposed to a wide variety of experiences during their articling year. There are no formal rotations. Rather, each student is assigned to one principal who is then responsible for mentoring the student and ensuring that each student gains experience in as many areas of the law as possible, in both the litigation and solicitor areas. On the litigation side, our students help with the preparation of trials; junior at trials; appear as counsel at trials in Provincial Court (including Small Claims); appear as counsel in Chambers; attend with lawyers at examinations for discovery; meet with clients; assist lawyers on large litigation cases; and conduct research. Students are given full responsibility for Small Claims files — they learn to deal with clients directly, attend settlement conferences, negotiate settlements, interview witnesses and conduct the trials. This is done under the supervision of experienced litigators.

On the solicitors’ side, our students prepare documents for buying, selling and financing business ventures; prepare wills; assist in the probate of estates; draft agreements and letters of intent for commercial contracts; review and research taxation issues; help with the preparation of construction contracts and research construction-related issues; assist in the conveyance of real property; support due diligence efforts in commercial transactions; attend at closings of transactions; participate in client meetings; and conduct other general research.

Mentoring

Each articling student is paired with a partner who serves as their principal and an associate who serves as their mentor. They each help the student integrate into the firm environment and provide invaluable guidance and support throughout the articling term. The Professional Resources team and other firm members are also available to support students.

Firm Culture

We encourage our students to participate in all aspects of firm life, including social, charitable and community activities, client events and student-specific team building activities.

Feedback

Our Students receive formal reviews according to the requirements of the CPLED program. In addition, we provide informal feedback throughout the entire year in order to provide timely and constructive advice and areas for improvement.

Professional Development

Throughout articling, students continue their professional development with additional continuing legal education programs designed specifically for them. Students are invited to attend all firm-wide and practice-specific continuing legal education seminars. We also provide students with on-going training and seminars to develop their practical and legal skills using seminar formats specifically designed for students.

Our Students

Our students are available to answer any questions you may have about our summer and articling student programs.

2024-2025 Articling Students

Incoming 2025-2026 Articling Students

  • Ashley Hamza, University of Calgary
  • Sean Kimak, University of Calgary

Incoming 2026-2027 Articling Students

  • Arshvir Boparai, University of British Columbia
  • Thao Nguyen, University of Calgary

How To Apply

Summer Recruitment Dates

Thank you for your interest, our 2024 summer student positions have been filled.

1L 2024 Summer Student (Calgary) 

Miller Thomson invites first year law students to apply to our Calgary Summer Student Program.

Applications will be accepted through the viDesktop portal, which will open on January 22, 2024 and close on January 29, 2024 at 11:59 pm MST. Thereafter, interviews for summer positions are conducted in accordance with the procedures and guidelines of the Law Society of Alberta.

First year law school students should apply with the following documents:

  • cover letter
  • resume
  • undergraduate and law school transcripts (scanned/PDF copies accepted)
  • list of midterm or interim law grades if final grades are not available

Miller Thomson will provide accommodations on request throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodations, please inform Akash Bir at [email protected] of the nature of accommodations that you may require, to ensure your equal participation.

Applicants may address their materials to:

Mr. Akash Bir
Director, Legal Talent
Miller Thomson LLP
525-8th Avenue S.W., 43rd Floor
Calgary, AB T2P 1G1

2024 1L Summer Recruitment Dates:

  • Application Deadline: January 29, 2024. Apply via the viDesktop portal.
  • Interview Week: February 20 – 23, 2024
    • Interviews will be held in-person at our Calgary office
    • Virtual interviews will be offered to students who require an accommodation
  • Offer Day: Friday, February 23, 2024 at 5:00 pm MST

Only applications submitted through the viDesktop portal will be considered.

Articling Program

Thank you for your interest in our Articling Program. We have hired back all of our summer students, therefore, we will not be participating in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 articling student recruits.

Contact Law Student Recruitment

For more information about Miller Thomson’s Vancouver law student program please contact Elisa Coelho using the contact information below.  Additionally, our current students and junior associates are available to answer questions you may have about their experiences as summer and articling students

Akash Bir

Director, Legal Talent
Miller Thomson LLP
Eighth Avenue Place East
525 8th Avenue S.W., 43rd Floor
Calgary, AB T2P 1G1

Direct Line: 403.206.6384
[email protected]

Articling Recruitment Note: The Calgary office hired back their summer students to return for their articling student term. We will not be hiring additional articling students or participating in the 2023-2024, 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 articling recruits. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

When participating in recruits, applications to our job postings can be submitted through the viDesktop portal.

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