BC schools dominate, with Dalhousie closing the gap
This year, Ultra Vires reached out to 44 employers that participated in the Vancouver summer 2025 2L recruit. At the time of publication, 31 firms had responded, resulting in a response rate of 71%.
A total of 160 students were hired this year, up from 144 in last year’s survey. This increase can likely be attributed to the seven additional firms agreeing to share their recruit numbers with us this year.
As the results usually determine, students from the University of British Columbia’s Peter A. Allard School of Law dominated the Vancouver recruit, securing 61 positions compared to last year’s 52. The University of Victoria and Thompson Rivers University retained their second and third rankings, with 27 and 17 students hired, respectively. Dalhousie University closely followed, with 15 students hired—a significant increase from last year’s 9.
Among the responding firms, Lawson Lundell LLP hired the most 2L students, with 15 hires. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP followed with 13 hires, while Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP each hired 12 students.
Of the 31 employers that responded, three reported having returning 1L students. However, many firms noted that they do not hire 1L students, so the absence of returning students does not necessarily indicate that those students chose other firms.
Note: Lawson Lundell LLP did not respond to last year’s survey in time for publication.
