Are you a 2L that wants to summer in Vancouver in 2025? Please note that the University of Saskatchewan, Career Development Office, is partnering with the University of Manitoba in the REMOTE OCI Process this year!  This year the University of Saskatchewan will be scheduling all OCI interviews, including UMan candidates.  All OCI Interviews will be held remotely, in PT, where the firms reside. 

These interviews are specifically for 2L law students for upcoming 2025 summer positions. The legal employers participating are from Vancouver. Interview lengths have been increased from 17 minutes to 20 minutes allowing for 20 interview timeslots for each of the participating firms, should they decide to host a full schedule. 

The interview portion of the day continues to proceed, remotely. 

USask College of Law has posted positions of those firms who will be participating in the Remote OCI process, in CareerLink – College of Law Job Postings, with a deadline of Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 11:59 pm PT.  Additional firms/organizations may also have postings in CareerLink – College of Law, and will be conducting interviews on a day of their choosing.   

Vancouver Bar Association (VBA) Student Recruitment Guidelines - Key Recruitment Dates and Hiring Intentions

**Employer Registration can be found on Eventbrite  

2025 2L Summer Recruitment Dates & Deadlines Vancouver 

  • Monday, June 3, 2024 - ViLawPortal opens to employers 
  • Friday, June 19, 2024 - ViLawPortal closes to employers
  • Monday, July 22, 2024 - ViLawPortal opens to students
  • Monday, August 5, 2024, 11:59 pm CDT - Registration date for employers who would like to participate in OCIs
  • Wed. August 28, 2024, 11:59 pm PT - ViLawPortal closes to students 
  • Friday, September 6, 2024, at end of business day - Deadline for employers for OCI selection - employers must submit their interview lists to USask for processing
  • Friday, September 13, 2024, USask will be submitting finalized interview lists to partipating OCI employers 
  • Thursday, Sept. 19th, 2024 - USask/UManitoba Remote On Campus Interview Date (interviews will be arranged with students by USask) ​- 20 minute interviews
  • Tuesday, Sept. 24th, 2024, OCI Makeup Day
  • Intention to Call E-mails: Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 at 8 am (PT) - Tuesday, Oct. 1st, 2024 at 8 pm (PT)
  • Blackout Period: Friday, 27, 2024 to Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 ​
  • Interview Call Day: Wednesday, Oct. 2nd, 2024, at 8 am (PT)
  • In-Firm Interview Week: Monday, Oct 21, 2024 - Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024
  • Job Offer Call Day: Thursday, Oct 24, 2024, at 8 am (PT) - Offers to remain open until Friday, October 25, 2024, at 8AM PT)

As of August 22, 2024, the following Vancouver firms will be participating:  

  1. Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP 
  2. Blakes
  3. BLG 
  4. Clark Wilson LLP 
  5. Fasken
  6. Gowling
  7. Harris & Company 
  8. Lawson Lundell
  9. McCarthy Tétrault LLP 
  10. MLT Aikins LLP 
  11. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada  
  12. Terra Law 

*Farris/Bennett Jones/Miller Thomson will not be partipating in the USask/Manitoba OCI round, and instead will be using the make-up OCI date on Monday, Sept. 24th to interview those students, if chosen for an OCI.   

Dress: Business Professional

Event Details

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Location:
Remote: The University of Saskatchewan, will be scheduling interviews on behalf of all firms.
File:
2L REMOTE OCI Vancouver Interview Schedule Sept 19 2024

Contact

Shari Thompson, Director of Career Development

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