Summer Program
Our Calgary office offers the resources of a national firm with the collegiality of a smaller office. With 140 firm members, our size makes it possible for you to get to know all of our lawyers and staff. Our legal professionals involve students in every aspect of their practices. As one of Canada’s most important financial and business centres, Calgary also provides you with the opportunity to work with leading business law experts and organizations, while enjoying a quality of life few North American cities can match. With a focus on practical training, professional development and student feedback, our summer program is designed for students to pursue their areas of special interest, while gaining broad experience across our key practice areas: business law, energy, commercial litigation, financial services, regulatory, insolvency and restructuring, tax and commercial real estate.
Articling Program
The Osler Calgary articling program is designed to allow you to explore our leading practice groups in a supportive and collegial environment while providing top-tier training and professional development opportunities necessary to become a junior lawyer. As an articling student, you can continue to explore our key practice areas with the flexibility of pursuing an area of particular interest in more depth. Throughout the articling term, each student is encouraged to explore our practice areas by working with different lawyers. At the mid-point of the articling term, you will move office locations to network internally with more colleagues, learn about different practice areas, and forge strong working relationships.
Training and Mentorship
Starting the first day, you will participate in a two-week comprehensive orientation program. The formal training program includes practice management, substantive law, legal skills, and business development sessions. Throughout the summer and articling term, you can participate in various training programs such as: Effective Legal Writing, The Business of Law, Emotional Intelligence & Resilience, Professional Presence and an introduction into each of our practice groups. Partnered with a lawyer who acts as a personal mentor, you are also exposed to the ins and outs of a lawyer’s daily practice. The students’ advisors and the Director of Talent Management provide individualized guidance to keep your workload varied, interesting and manageable for your time here. You will learn from lawyers with different expertise, work styles, professional backgrounds and gain an understanding of how the different practice areas work together. Real-time feedback is provided to students throughout the summer term from the lawyers they are working with. You will also receive a formal performance review at the end of your summer.
How to apply
2026 Summer Program
Our summer and articling programs are reserved for law students. The recruitment of 1L summer and articling students is governed by the guidelines of the Law Society of Alberta (”LSA”). Applications are only accepted through the online application portal. Applications received otherwise will not be reviewed.
Osler is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment and we welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and people with diverse backgrounds, identities, and cultures. For candidates with disabilities, accommodations are available upon request in all phases of the selection process.
First year law students (1L)
- Application Deadline: Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. MT, as determined by the LSA.
- Invitation to Interview: An email will be sent at Noon MT on Wednesday, February 4th, 2026, inviting those selected to continue in the recruitment process for an interview and invitation to our reception.
- Interview Week: Interviews will be taking place from February 17th – February 20th, 2026. Candidates meeting with Osler during Interview Week should reserve 30 minutes for their first interview. Subsequent interviews on Day 2 and Day 3 will be roughly 30-60 minutes in length.
- Offers: In accordance with the LSA recruitment guidelines, offers of employment may not be communicated before 4:00 p.m. MT on Friday, February 20th, 2026.
Second year law students (2L)
As the recruitment process for 2nd year law students concluded in October 2025, we are no longer accepting 2L applications for 2026 summer positions
2026 | 2027 Articling Program
As we anticipate a full complement of returning summer students articling with us for the 2026-2027 term, we are not currently accepting applications to add to our 2026-2027 class.
