THE PROGRAM:

Duncan & Craig LLP has a unique and fulfilling articling student program that has been developed by our Recruitment Committee and evolved and improved by our students each year.

In our Edmonton Office:
The program itself consists of a formal rotation on each one of our three floors and through our many areas of practice.  This gives our students not only the benefit of working in many areas, but also of feeling the nuances of working in a particular practice group.  Additionally, Duncan & Craig LLP offers its students the option of spending some time in our Drayton Valley and Vegreville offices, which provides an opportunity to experience what practicing in a smaller office is like.  Finally, we offer an exchange with a reputable criminal law firm so that our students can experience the full array of practice areas.

THE HIREBACK POLICY

Duncan & Craig LLP hires their students with the intention that they will be kept on as associates and eventually become partners at our firm.  We do not have a set number of students that we hire each year, though generally it has been between two and five.  Duncan & Craig LLP also does not have a set number of associates they hire each year, it depends entirely on the “fit” of the student with the firm and the availability of work in any particular practice area.

OTHER BENEFITS OF ARTICLING AT DUNCAN & CRAIG LLP

CPLED Day – We give each of our students going through the CPLED Program a full day off each week where the student is encouraged to work on their CPLED assignments from home.

Principals – The Recruitment Committee spends a significant amount of time pairing each new articling student with a principal that they feel will have the time, energy and the right personality to be able to assist and support the student.

Support & Resources – Each year the articling students share a senior legal assistant in our offices.

MEET OUR CURRENT STUDENTS

		Natasha Sutherland: “In addition to law I enjoy Hip Hop dance, running, and playing team sports.  In my spare time I like to attend any kind of sporting event, especially hockey games.” nsutherland@dcllp.com
		Jarin Myskiw: “I graduated from the School of Business at the University of Alberta in 2005.  I played 5 years with the Golden Bears Varsity soccer squad and won two CIS National Championships.  I love travelling and I have been fortunate enough to have travelled to over 30 countries.” jmyskiw@dcllp.com
		Antoine Gariepy: “I completed my undergrad in Arts at the U of A with a major in political science before attending law school.  I have lived in Dublin, Ireland and Melbourne, Australia and recently trekked the Inca Trail.” agariepy@dcllp.com

CONTACT OUR ARTICLING COMMITTEE

Our firm is currently accepting applications for students wishing to article with
Duncan & Craig LLP in 2011/2012. The application deadline is Friday, May 14th, 2010
and should be sent directly to Joe Spelliscy Chair, Articling Committee. jspelliscy@dcllp.com

We will be interviewing at the U of A at the end of October for 2010 summer students and will be interviewing in May 2010 for 2011 articling positions.  Applications from 1st or 2nd year law students interested in these positions should be sent directly to Joe Spelliscy.

Applications for articles should include a complete resume, official transcripts and any letters
of reference you wish to submit.

If you submit your application via email, please ensure that you also provide a hardcopy by mail.