Articling Student Programs

At Chaitons, our articling student program is designed to provide law students with a wide range of professional and practical experience to effectively prepare our students for the practice of law. Articling students will also receive formal and informal mentorship where they are given unique and tailored guidance based on their areas of interest.

Chaitons offers rotations through our various areas of practice including Litigation, Insolvency and Restructuring, Corporate Law, Commercial Real Estate and Financial Services. As one of our articling students, you will work directly with associates and partners across the firm. The following are some examples of the work that our articling students may perform in each rotation:

Litigation & Insolvency and Restructuring:

• Draft pleadings and motion materials;
• Appear on contested and uncontested motions;
• Have carriage of small claims court matters;
• Attend out of court examinations, motions, trials and appeals with lawyers;
• Assist with the preparation of affidavits of documents and other productions;
• Appear at landlord/tenant hearings;
• Attend at creditors' meetings;
• Conduct examinations in aid of execution; and
• Conduct legal research.

Corporate Law, Commercial Real Estate & Banking and Financial Services:

• Assist in the acquisition and disposition of real estate;
• Draft corporate and commercial documents, including asset purchase agreements and loan and security agreements;
• Assist with various insolvency-related transactions, including asset and share acquisitions and dispositions;
• Assist in the completion of financing transactions;
• Conduct and report on legal due diligence; and
• Conduct legal research.

Our preference is to grow our next generation of lawyers from within. We maintain a strong track record of extending offers to our articling students and supporting a seamless transition into associate roles.

If you are interested in an articling position with Chaitons, please check the viLaw Portal to determine if we are participating in the applicable articling recruitment session. To apply for an articling student position, please submit your cover letter, resumé, undergraduate and law school transcripts, a list of upper-year courses and references through the viLaw Portal in accordance with the timelines established by the Law Society of Ontario for the City of Toronto. Chaitons adheres to the Law Society of Ontario’s student recruitment guidelines.

Our Student Recruitment Team

Gillian Silverhart, Manager, Student Programs

Alex Krancevic, Partner and Co-Chair of the Student Program

Maya Poliak, Partner and Co-Chair of the Student Program

Darren Marr, Associate and Member of Recruitment Committee

Liam Scanlon, Associate and Member of Recruitment Committee