Allard once again dominates the Vancouver recruit
The Vancouver Summer 2024 2L recruit concluded on Thursday, October 26, 2023. Ultra Vires reached out to 45 employers that participated in the recruit this year. At the time of publication, 30 employers had responded and 24 agreed to disclose their recruit numbers to Ultra Vires.
Similar to last year, students from the University of British Columbia’s Peter A. Allard School of Law led the pack in securing the most positions in the recruit, with 52 students securing a position. The University of Victoria took second place with 24 students hired, and Thompson Rivers University came in third with 16 students hired.
Outside of British Columbia, the most successful schools were Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law, the University of Alberta, and Queen’s University. Nine of Dalhousie’s students secured a position in Vancouver, while Alberta and Queen’s each had eight students hired through the recruit.
As in previous years, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP hired the most 2L students, with 17 hires. Followed by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, with 13 2L summer students hired.
For the first time this year, Ultra Vires collected data on the total number of applicants, on-campus interviews (OCIs), in-firm interviews, and returning 1L students. While we hope that this additional data will provide more transparency and meaningful insights, please keep the following two points in mind to avoid misleading conclusions:
- Most Vancouver firms do not hire 1L students. Therefore, a firm not having any 1L students coming back does not necessarily mean that their 1L students chose to go to another firm.
- OCI numbers are often incomparable between firms because each firm conducts OCIs at different schools, and the number of OCIs conducted varies per school.
Editor’s Note: Visit ultravires.ca for the most updated spreadsheets with information provided by employers after the time of publication.
