We invite ambitious law students to join us. Fast-track your career growth through our training, mentorship and hands-on work on complex matters that push legal and industry boundaries.
Recruitment means everything to us because when we bring a student on board, we are not just hiring for today—we are welcoming future leaders into our circle. We have thoughtfully designed our student programs to offer exceptional legal training and meaningful hands-on experience, providing you with the foundations to launch your career with confidence.
Our lawyers lead the way in many areas of business law, in part because we are guided and empowered by professional excellence, integrity, respect, and the courage to think independently.
As a student, you will experience this culture and work with top-tier lawyers on complex, high-impact matters that shape business in Canada and beyond. Your strong performance is a potential pathway to securing an articling position and eventually an associate role.
The growth of our Calgary office has historically been intertwined with the development of Alberta, Canada’s largest oil and natural gas producer. Calgary-based students can also expect to work in energy transition and renewables, bankruptcy, competition, securities, M&A, commodity tax, customs/trade, corporate tax, public infrastructure projects, energy, financial services, information technology, intellectual property, litigation, environmental, fraud and real estate matters.
Our Toronto office is one of the financial district’s go-to firms for high-end transactional work. Our students can expect to work among lawyers and advisors focused on corporate/commercial, M&A, securities, private equity, litigation, real estate, competition, financial services, tax, international trade, bankruptcy/insolvency, public infrastructure, mining, IT, IP, energy, environmental and fraud matters.
Our Edmonton office offers the best of all professional worlds: a smaller office with a boutique-like feel, with access to the work and resources of a major national firm. We handle corporate, commercial and litigation matters for clients in various sectors, including energy, oil and gas, real estate, healthcare, life sciences, infrastructure and project development, information technology and agribusiness.
Our Vancouver office has grown significantly in recent years, and we support our clients in several key practices and industries. Our students can expect to work on matters in the following areas: corporate/commercial, securities, private equity, M&A, commercial litigation, international arbitration, commercial real estate, regulatory, environmental, aboriginal, infrastructure, ESG, energy and mining.
Since launching our Montreal office in early 2023, we have built expert teams across several essential practice areas. Our office offers students opportunities to engage with matters spanning corporate litigation, M&A, infrastructure, class actions, international arbitration, tax, real estate, employment, agribusiness, privacy and more.
The Bennett Jones Student Recruitment Guide provides information for law students interested in starting their careers with us. It covers our recruitment approach, program structure and the support that you will receive while working with experienced professionals. Offering practical experience, mentorship and professional development opportunities, Bennett Jones helps you build your law career foundations.
Our Future Leaders in Law Scholarship Program helps reduce barriers for students starting careers in law. The program provides financial support and mentorship for first-year law students from Indigenous, Black or first-generation post-secondary backgrounds with an interest in business law. Recipients receive financial support, career development opportunities and guidance from legal professionals.
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At Bennett Jones, legal solutions are our starting point. What drives us forward is knowing our clients inside and out—their ambitions, obstacles and success metrics.
For more than a century, we have shaped outcomes that matter in business, in law and in the broader Canadian landscape. And our commitment extends beyond legal matters: we invest deeply in the communities in which we live and work.
