How to apply

Please see each office's preferred method of application, along with timelines and who to contact. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, all applications must be submitted through the viRecruit portal. If you have any questions about your application, please reach out to the listed contact. 

 

Vancouver

We accept applications for our second-year summer program and for our full articling program for graduates in accordance with the Vancouver Bar Association Guidelines. Foreign-trained or NCA students are welcome to apply through either of these intakes, but please note that before starting articles the Law Society of British Columbia requires that you first have your NCA Certificate of Qualification.  

Please note that, unless there are extenuating circumstances, all applications must be submitted through the viRecruit portal. Submissions must include a cover letter (addressed to Pamela Cyr, Legal Talent Director), résumé and a copy of official post-secondary transcripts (undergraduate and law school). You may also submit letters of reference and/or additional information, if you wish.


Calgary

Applications for 2025 1styear summer student positions will be accepted through the viDesktop law portal beginning in January, 2025.

Please send a copy of your law school, graduate (if applicable) and undergraduate transcripts, a cover letter and résumé through the viPortal when it becomes available. Your application can be addressed to:

Dominique Carrier-Robb
Legal Talent Director
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Suite 3700
400 3rd Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4H2
Email: dominique.carrier-robb@nortonrosefulbright.com


Toronto

We accept applications for second-year summer student positions in accordance with the rules set out by the Law Society of Ontario (LSO). Please visit the LSO website and/or speak with your Career Services Office for more information. Please submit your cover letter, résumé, all post-secondary transcripts and a list of upper-year courses through the viPortal. Your application should be addressed to:
 
Saba Samanian
Legal Talent Assistant Director
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
222 Bay Street, Suite 3000
P.O. Box 53
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1E7
E-mail: saba.samanian@nortonrosefulbright.com

Articling students
We are not currently accepting applications for articling positions in our Toronto office.


Ottawa

In Ottawa, a group of summer employers agree on interview procedures. Check with your Career Services Office for all of the key dates for the 2L recruitment process. Please send a copy of your law school, graduate (if applicable) and undergraduate transcripts, a cover letter and résumé through the viPortal when it becomes available. Your application can be addressed to:

Saba Samanian
Legal Talent Assistant Director
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
99 Bank Street
Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6B9
Phone: +1 416.216.2986
E-mail: saba.samanian@nortonrosefulbright.com

Articling students
We are not currently accepting applications for articling positions in our Ottawa office.

 

Montréal

Apply during the Articling Recruitment Period

Pursuant to the Recruitment Agreement, if you wish to apply to our Montréal office during the next articling recruitment period (course aux stages), we ask that you do so by submitting your application via the viRecruit portal following the link provided below, between 9:00 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2025 and 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2025.  We kindly ask you to submit your request to the attention of Audrey Ann Houle, Legal Talent Assistant Director. The user instructions for each university are available from the Career Development Office (CDO) of your university faculty. The universities participating in this service are the Université Laval, the Université de Montréal, McGill University, the Université de Sherbrooke, the University of Ottawa and the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).

We are also offering technical advisor or patent agent in training summer positions to first-year students who are interested in the field of intellectual property and who obtained, prior to starting law school, a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in a pure or applied sciences program.

Your application must include only:

  • A cover letter addressed to Audrey Ann Houle;
  • Your résumé including your contact information;
  • Transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.).

 

Québec

Apply during the Articling Recruitment Period

Pursuant to the Recruitment Agreement, if you wish to apply to our Quebec city office during the next articling recruitment period (course aux stages), we ask that you do so by submitting your application via the viRecruit portal following the link provided below, etween 9:00 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2025 and 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2025. We kindly ask you to submit your request to the attention of Anthonie Crawford, Legal Talent Manager. The user instructions for submitting your candidacy for each university are available from the Career Development Office (CDO) of your university faculty. The universities participating in this service are Université Laval, Université de Montréal, McGill University, Université de Sherbrooke, University of Ottawa and UQAM. 
 
Your application must include:

  • A cover letter addressed to Anthonie Crawford;
  • Your résumé including your contact information;
  • Transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.). 

 

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Our student recruitment team

The members of our Student Recruitment Team are there to support you throughout your career at Norton Rose Fulbright, both as a student and as an articling student. Along with all the lawyers in our practice, they will ensure your integration, will give you feedback on the work you complete and will make sure that you receive all the necessary training. The practice's broad practice will give you the opportunity to explore the different areas that interest you. The experience you will acquire will provide you with the necessary knowledge and tools to become successful professionals and to serve clients both locally and globally. You will be part of one of the leading international legal practices that serves some of the largest and most successful corporations in Canada and around the globe. We await your application!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact any one of them directly. 

 

Vancouver

 

 

 

Pamela Cyr
Legal Talent Director
Student Committee Chair

pamela.cyr@nortonrosefulbright.com
Pamela's Biography

 

 

Taryn Mackie
Partner, Labour & Employment
Student Committee Member

taryn.mackie@nortonrosefulbright.com
Taryn's Biography

 

Michael Manhas
Partner, Business – Energy, Indigenous & Environmental Litigation & Disputes
Student Committee Member

michael.manhas@nortonrosefulbright.com
Michael's Biography 

Stacy Shield 

 

Stacy Shields
Legal Talent Manager
Student Committee Member

stacy.shields@nortonrosefulbright.com
Stacy's Biography 

 

 

Brad G. Sollis
Partner, Business Law
Student Committee Member

brad.sollis@nortonrosefulbright.com
Brad's Biography

Calgary

Toronto

 

 

 

Lynn Thomson
Legal Talent Director and Student Committee Co-Chair
lynn.thomson@nortonrosefulbright.com
Lynn's Biography

 

 

 

Saba Samanian
Legal Talent Assistant Director
saba.samanian@nortonrosefulbright.com
Saba's Biography

 

 

 

Heidi Reinhart
Toronto Student Committee Co-Chair
heidi.reinhart@nortonrosefulbright.com
Heidi's Biography

 Daniel Daniele

 

 

Daniel Daniele
daniel.daniele@nortonrosefulbright.com
Daniel's Biography 

 

 

 

Jennifer Hodgins
jennifer.hodgins@nortonrosefulbright.com
Jennifer's Biography

 

 

 

 

Evelyn Li
evelyn.li@nortonrosefulbright.com
Evelyn's Biography

 

 

 

Andrew McCoomb
andrew.mccoomb@nortonrosefulbright.com
Andrew's Biography

 

 

 

David Yi
david.yi@nortonrosefulbright.com
David's Biography

 

 

Trevor Zeyl
trevor.zeyl@nortonrosefulbright.com
Trevor's Biography

Ottawa

Lynn Thomson 

 

 

Lynn Thomson
Legal Talent Director
lynn.thomson@nortonrosefulbright.com
Lynn's Biography

 

 

 

Saba Samanian
Legal Talent Assistant Director
saba.samanian@nortonrosefulbright.com
Saba's Biography

 

 

 

Stephen Nattrass
Ottawa Student Committee Chair
stephen.nattrass@nortonrosefulbright.com
Stephen's Biography

 

 

Brittany Hinds
brittany.hinds@nortonrosefulbright.com
Brittany Hinds's Biography

Jean-Simon Shoenholz

 

 

Jean-Simon Schoenholz
jean-simon.schoenholz@nortonrosefulbright.com
Jean-Simon's Biography 

 

 

 

Joshua Sprague
joshua.sprague@nortonrosefulbright.com
Joshua's Biography

Montréal

Vanessa 

 

 

Tamila Ziani
Director, Legal Talent
tamila.ziani@nortonrosefulbright.com
Tamila's Biography

 Justine

 

 

Audrey Ann Houle
Legal Talent Assistant Director
audreyann.houle@nortonrosefulbright.com

 

 

 

Vincent Filiatrault
Partner - Business Law 
vincent.filiatrault@nortonrosefulbright.com
Vincent's Biography

Roger Bill

 

 

Roger Bill
Partner – Business Law
roger.bill@nortonrosefulbright.com
Roger's Biography 

 Francis

 

 

Francis Champagne
Associate - Employment and Labour Law
francis.champagne@nortonrosefulbright.com
Francis' Biography

Catherine

 

 

Catherine Daigle
Partner - Intellectual Property
catherine.daigle@nortonrosefulbright.com
Catherine's Biography

Rachel Lesmerises 

 

 

Rachel Lesmerises
Senior Associate - Business Law
rachel.lesmerises@nortonrosefulbright.com
Rachel's Biography 

Alexandra Persaud 

 

 

Alexandra Persaud
Senior Associate - Business Law
alexandra.persaud@nortonrosefulbright.com
Alexandra's Biography 

 

 

 

Pier-Olivier Poisson
Partner - Business Law
pier-olivier.poisson@nortonrosefulbright.com
Pier-Olivier's Biography

 

 

 

Nikita Stepin
Partner - Intellectual Property
nikita.stepin@nortonrosefulbright.com
Nikita's Biography

 

 

 

Dominique Noël
Partner - Litigation and disputes
dominique.noel@nortonrosefulright.com
Dominique's Biography 

 

 

 

Terresa Feng
Senior Associate - Litigation and disputes
terresa.feng@nortonrosefulbright.com
Terresa's Biography 

 

 

 

Emmanuelle Boilard
Associate - Employment and Labour
emmanuelle.boilard@nortonrosefulbright.com
Emmanuell's Biography 

 

 

 

Julia Godolphin
Senior Associate - Employment and Labour
julia.godolphin@nortonrosefulbright.com
Julia's Biography 

 

 

 

Charles St-Pierre
Associate - Employment and Labour
charles.st-pierre@nortonrosefulbright.com
Charles' Biography 

Québec

Anthonie 

 

 

Anthonie Crawford
Legal Talent Manager
anthonie.crawford@nortonrosefulbright.com
Anthonie's Biography

 

 

Jean-Sébastien Cloutier
Partner – Employment and Labour Law
In Charge of Students and Articling Students Recruitment

jean-sebastien.cloutier@nortonrosefulbright.com
Jean-Sébastien's Biography

Elif Oral 

 

 

Élif Oral
Of Counsel – Litigation
Student Committee Chair

elif.oral@nortonrosefulbright.com
Élif's Biography 

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