Interested in articling at LRMM? You should know that articling is often preceded by a student summer job at the firm. We believe that this practice solidifies our relationship with future articling students, in addition to helping you get to know our culture, our clients and our services. Our program is designed to help students get acclimatized to daily life at the firm and get to know its different fields of practice.

How long do student positions at LRMM last?

Students generally work one or two summers at the firm before doing their articling. They start to work shortly after the end of the winter semester and generally finish toward the end of July or beginning of August. We encourage students to work at least one summer before articling so that they can get to know the office and have the office get to know them.

A few students even work part-time during the school year.

What to expect for a summertime position?

1- The training

The first week is mostly dedicated to training, especially on search engines (Soquij, la Référence, CAIJ, etc.), drafting memos and time management. Students also accompany a young lawyer from the litigation department to the Courthouse in order to get to know the premises.

2- Mandates given to students

Over these first days, students discover their office, get acquainted and receive their first mandates.

In the beginning, legal research and analysis are our students’ most important tasks. Students may also be called on to help prepare court cases or commercial transactions.

Students may also receive a long-term research mandate over the summer. It may be the preparation of a conference or even updating a legal question. This is an opportunity for students to further deepen their knowledge of a specific subject and work at their own pace.

3- Activities

• Lunch & Learn

During the summer, all the students attend Lunch & Learns where the firm’s attorneys present different aspects of their practice or dispense general advice on practicing law and the customs of the profession. In brief, it’s an opportunity to discover less familiar fields and learn some of the unwritten guidelines that are useful when it comes to practicing law.

To find out more about the firm and its activities, read our article LRMM, a firm like no other.

• Social activities

Each summer, the Recruitment Committee organises a fun activity outside the office for students and attorneys so that they have the opportunity to get to know one another in an informal context and have a good time. Past activities have included cooking tapas in Old Montreal and taking an evening cruise.

• Volunteer activity

Summer students are also called on to participate as a group in a volunteer activity with a not-for-profit organisation. This is another opportunity to make connections while giving back to the community.

4- Student mentoring

During the summer, students are paired with a mentor who gives them the support necessary to get off on the right foot at the firm. These mentors are young lawyers who know the expectations of the firm’s attorneys and how the office works.

Summer employment is the opportunity to master your new work environment, get your bearings, get to know the team and build connections before beginning your articling. You won’t want to miss out on this enriching experience.

Testimonial of an articling student from our 2017 cohort

“During my first summer as a student, I shared an office with an articling student who taught me a lot and gave me advice about research and the work habits of attorneys. I never felt any competition between the students.

As a student, I worked on research mandates, due diligence, drafting simple contracts, drafting articles and preparing conferences.

During my first summer, the students were invited to take a boat cruise in Montreal’s Old Port. We also took part in a volunteer activity for Santropol Roulant.

My mentor was a young attorney who worked in the practice group in which I was interested.

She gave me advice on work at the office and the expectations of different attorneys. At the end of the summer, she consulted the attorneys I worked with and shared with me their impressions of my work. She also gave me objectives for improvement for the next summer.”