recruitment

Sooyeon ParkOctober 30, 2023

Toronto 2024-2025 Articling Recruit Results

At least 149 students hired across law schools At least 149 students secured articling positions at 51 employers participating in this year’s Toronto Articling Recruit, […]

Stephen MapplebeckDecember 5, 2022

Balancing the Recruit and School

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and just love survive the recruit I know what you’re thinking, “balance during the recruit? Please.”  Nevertheless, here […]

Janice FungOctober 31, 2022

2023–24 Toronto Articling Recruitment Results

The 2023–24 recruit sees a significant increase in the number of participating employers and students hired The Toronto 2023–24 Articling Recruit saw an increase in […]

Shae RotheryOctober 31, 2022

Surviving the Toronto 2L Recruit

Unsolicited advice from a 3L Recruit season is here and in full swing! The 2023 Toronto Summer Student Recruitment process, regulated by the Law Society […]

Hussein E. E. FawzyOctober 3, 2022

New York Summer 2023 Recruitment Results

At least 28 U of T students secured work in NYC U of T Law students are no stranger to securing a coveted spot in […]

Hussein E. E. FawzyMarch 31, 2022

Toronto Summer 2022 1L Recruitment Results

Highest record of hires to-date with U of T Law retaining top spot The 2022 Toronto 1L recruit was special. According to Ultra Vires recruit […]

Angela FengMarch 31, 2022

Ottawa Summer 2022 2L Recruit Numbers

University of Ottawa dominates the recruit At least 47 students secured summer positions through the Ottawa Summer 2022 2L Recruit. University of Ottawa dominated the […]

Hussein E. E. FawzyMarch 31, 2022

Toronto 2022-2023 Articling Recruit Numbers

At least 52 students hired across law schools At least fifty-two students secured articling positions in Toronto’s 2022-2023 Articling Recruit. Most hires were from Osgoode […]

Hussein E. E. FawzyOctober 28, 2021

New York Summer 2022 Recruitment Informal Results

At least 37 U of T students secured work in NY Every year, numerous New York law firms search for new talent to fill their […]

Adrienne RalphOctober 28, 2021

The 2L Recruit: Not the Be-All and End-All

Words from a 3L—you’ll be fine For the many 2Ls reading this, not getting a job offer from on-campus interviews (OCIs) is probably the last […]

Anna ZhangOctober 28, 2021

Tips for Navigating a Recruit

Five tips from an upper year who’s been through it It’s that time of year again. The leaves are falling, the pumpkin spice lattes are […]

Shae RotheryOctober 28, 2021

OCI Bingo: Virtual Recruit Edition

OCIs for the year have come and gone, and now all we have left are memories. Let’s put those memories (good and bad) toward something […]

Tom RussellOctober 28, 2021

Top 10 OCI Disaster Moments

Therapy will not be cheap after these catastrophes With OCIs finished and in-firms around the corner, Ultra Vires wanted to imagine some worst-case scenarios for […]

Hussein E. E. FawzyMay 2, 2021

Students From All Undergraduate Disciplines Perform Well in Law School

Undergraduate degree not indicative of performance in 1L classes and 2L recruit  It may seem intuitive that students who come from social sciences and humanities […]

Alisha LiMay 2, 2021

Vancouver 2021 2L Summer Recruitment Numbers

UBC dominates the Vancouver recruit *No employer surveyed hired any returning 1L summer students. Editor’s Note: We will update our online spreadsheet at ultravires.ca to […]

Faisal BhabhaMay 2, 2021

To Post or Not to Post Your Summer Job News

The unexpected moral dilemma of sharing recruit successes  In the minutes after 5:00 p.m. on March 4, I, like a number of other fortunate law […]

Alisha LiMay 2, 2021

Toronto 2021-2022 Articling Recruit Numbers

Editor’s Note: We will update our online spreadsheet to reflect any further information provided from employers after the time of publication.   This spreadsheet has been […]

Dhriti ChakravartyMay 2, 2021

Toronto Summer 2021 2L Recruit Numbers

Despite global pandemic, demand for summer students does not flag Editor’s Note: We will update our online spreadsheet at ultravires.ca to reflect any further information […]

Hussein E. E. FawzyMay 2, 2021

Correlations Between Grades and Recruit Success

Grades matter in predicting the number of OCIs extended, but after that point, grades are generally no better at predicting success than non-academic factors The […]

Angela GuMay 2, 2021

More Demographic Information: What the Law School Does Not Report

Expected debt upon graduation, political party affiliation, and drinking frequency In addition to the standard information reported in this year’s “Toronto 2L Recruit Demographic Survey […]

Hannah JohnsonMay 2, 2021

What Not to Say to Someone Who Didn’t Get a Job in the Recruit

Avoid the “everything happens for a reason” and instead, say you believe in them  Not getting a 2L job in the OCIs felt like imposter […]

Anna ZhangMay 2, 2021

Want to Summer in Crim?

How four 2L students navigated the LSO criminal law recruit On top of a pandemic and an already-hectic second semester, March marked the end of […]

Annecy PangMay 2, 2021

Additional Supports Offered During the Virtual Recruit

Staff and students stepped up to offer additional support to 2Ls during the difficult virtual recruit this year The annual 2L Toronto recruit occurred against […]

Jacqueline HuangMay 2, 2021

Toronto 2L Recruit Demographic Survey Results

Survey reveals the diversity among 2L recruit participants  Over 60 students who participated in the anonymous Ultra Vires 2L recruit survey also completed an anonymous […]

Annecy PangMay 2, 2021

Reflections from the 2L Recruit

Students share stories of inappropriate behaviour, tips for networking, and feedback on the recruitment process As part of Ultra Vires’s annual recruit survey, we asked […]

Danya FirestoneOctober 5, 2020

GrasshoppHer: Mentorship, Redefined.

Mentorship, networking and recruitment will look different post-2020. Enter GrasshoppHer. GrasshoppHer: A Mobile Application GrasshoppHer is a mobile app that connects female and non-binary mentees […]

Editor-in-ChiefNovember 2, 2019

Wolf on Bay Street

I’m looking for a job, not a date Months ago, I sent a thank you email to an associate at a big Bay Street firm. […]

Editor-in-ChiefSeptember 30, 2019

Faking It After Making It

Revisiting recruitment ethics and etiquette The purpose of this article is not to tell you how to use your napkin or to expound on the […]

Web EditorMarch 27, 2019

Toronto Summer 2019 1L Recruitment Results

66 first years hired all-in-all; 17% more than last year The chart is available here. This year’s 1L Recruit took place during reading week, February […]

Web EditorMarch 23, 2019

Toronto 2019–20 Articling Recruit Numbers

Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in the September print issue of Ultra Vires. Due to an oversight, it was not published online. We […]

Web EditorNovember 28, 2018

2019 Toronto Summer 2L Hiring Numbers

U of T, Osgoode fall as Queen’s reaches new heights By: Matthew Prior (2L) The hiring numbers chart is available here.

Web EditorMarch 1, 2018

Toronto Summer 2018 Recruitment Special

Click here to view our 2018 Recruitment Special. Shortly after in-firm week in November, Ultra Vires gathered survey responses from U of T Law students […]

Web EditorNovember 29, 2017

Summer 2018 Recruitment: Hiring is Up, Trust is Not

The hiring numbers are available here. Chloe Magee (2L) Alarm goes off. I check my phone—it’s Wednesday morning, 8 a.m. Head is pounding. I take […]

Cory BettelMarch 30, 2017

Toronto Summer 2017 Recruitment Special

Click here to view our 2017 Recruitment Special. Every year, Ultra Vires conducts a survey, gathering responses from U of T students that were eligible […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtNovember 30, 2016

A Suit for Every Occasion

Aidan Campbell (2L) and Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) Never owned dress clothes before but still need to look sharp for the corporate recruit? We’ve got you […]

Kevin SchoenfeldtNovember 30, 2016

2FML: A Cautionary Tale

Janine Prongpepper (Alumnus) as told to Kevin Schoenfeldt (2L) I’m going to make this short and sweet. My name is Janine Prongpepper and I’ve been […]

Web EditorFebruary 4, 2016

Toronto Fall 2015 Recruitment Special

Every year, at the conclusion of the LSUC November Toronto recruitment process, Ultra Vires conducts two surveys: one of U of T students who were […]

Web EditorNovember 26, 2015

The Law Society of Upper Canada: A Love Letter

Danny Urquhart (Class of 2015)  Law students have three major points of contact with the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC): hiring regulations, the bar […]

Web EditorNovember 26, 2015

On Diversity: The “My Neighbour is African” Edition

Nabila Pirani (3L)  I have spent the past few weeks talking to several “diverse” people at U of T Law who went through the LSUC […]

Web EditorNovember 7, 2015

2016 Toronto Summer Student Hiring

Introduction updated March 3, 2016: These numbers include returning first-year students. The sources for this chart are: (1) direct email correspondence with student recruiters for […]

Web EditorOctober 29, 2015

Advice for in-firm interviews

Ultra Vires reached out to students who participated in the recruitment process last year for their thoughts and reflections on in-firm week. Keep in mind […]

Aron NimaniNovember 27, 2014

Recruitment Numbers Recover… Kind of, Sort of, Not Really

Download PDF of Ultra Vires 2014 Fall Recruitment Special Feature Download Full Survey Answers     IN 2013, WE REPORTED THAT FALL recruitment was a […]

Web EditorNovember 28, 2012

Hiring Falls to Historic Lows: Lowest Recruitment Numbers Since 2003

Only 89 U of T law students were hired by firms this year, the lowest number since 2003, when only 77 students secured firm jobs. […]

Web EditorOctober 17, 2012

How to keep your cool during interview week

Like many 2Ls, last fall I embarked on a bizarre, bewildering series of job interviews. Although I had dutifully attended every CDO information session, to be […]

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