Law Student Articling Program

FACT SHEET FOR ARTICLES COMMENCING IN 2001

ADDRESS:	2500, 10104 - 103 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1V3 Phone: 426-5550 2500, 700 - 9th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 3V4 Phone: 237-5550
ARTICLING CONTACT:	Robert A. Farmer/Brenda Hrynkow
FIRM SIZE:	Edmonton:	27 Lawyers
	Calgary:	5 Lawyers
	Partners:	22
	Associates:	10
	Articling Students:	3
	Support Staff:	43
	Legal Assistants:	14
FACILITIES:	A comprehensive law library staffed by a librarian and part-time assistant. Computer access to an array of legal and non-legal databases. The librarian is available to assist researchers in the use of the firm's resources and in the acquisition of information from a wide variety of outside sources. State of the art word processing equipment, computerized accounting and information transmission systems. Support staff handle deliveries, searches and filing at the Courthouse, Land Titles Office, Registries and government offices. Each student has a pleasant office and is assisted by a secretary.
POSITIONS OPEN:	Two in our Edmonton office.
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES:	The number of articling students remaining as first year associates (as a fraction of the total number of articling students) was: 3/4 in 1993-94; 3/3 in 1994-95; 3/3 in 1995-96; 3/3 in 1996-97; 2/2 in 1997-98; 2/2 in 1998-99; 2/3 in 1999-00
BENEFITS:	Dental, extended medical, life insurance and maternity benefits; Two weeks paid vacation during articles; Fees paid for Bar Admission courses, articling admission, Canadian Bar Association and local Bar Association memberships; Student salaries paid during the bar admission course. NOTE: Student salaries are reviewed annually.
STARTING DATE:	Preferred start date is July 15, 2001
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:	Applications should be submitted to the Edmonton office by May 14, 2000. They should contain a resume, law school marks and references. This year interviews will be conducted in the discretion of the interviewing team. Applicants who are chosen to be interviewed will be contacted in the early part of June.