If you’re looking for a student experience that is stimulating, challenging and rewarding, consider joining our team.

We invite you to submit your application online.

For students entering their first year of law school, Davies is pleased to announce a new virtual law school Mentorship Program.

Details and Registration

Davies’ Student Committee message for incoming and perspective students in light of COVID-19.

From day one, you’ll do meaningful client-facing work – just as you will as a young lawyer. Taking responsibility for assignments from start to finish, you’ll develop close working relationships with colleagues and clients while gaining valuable insights and hands-on experience.

Your intellectual curiosity doesn’t follow a fixed schedule, and neither do our programs. We don’t have a dispatcher who assigns work because we have no preconceived notions about what students can or can’t do. In our Toronto office, we recommend a five-month Corporate rotation along with exposure to at least one other practice during articling. But in both Toronto and Montréal, our approaches are flexible by design. In our open-door culture, you’re welcome to accept and request work from any lawyer as you expand your knowledge and skills.

We see you not as a student but as a future Davies lawyer. So we make it a top priority to support you. After an intensive orientation, you’ll participate in training sessions as well as our Davies Academy program. And you’ll be learning constantly on the job.

You’ll be paired with a mentor who’s responsible for helping you integrate into the firm. You can count on them for ongoing advice and guidance throughout your development. And beyond this formal program, you’ll find that open doors and helpful conversations are a hallmark of our firm.

We value the relationships we foster with clients and professional contacts. Equally important are the personal connections you’ll forge within our firm. As a student, you’ll build strong working relationships and lasting friendships. We have frequent team lunches and cocktail hours, as well as special events like wine tastings, barbecues, sporting events and small group dinners hosted by various partners. Our close-knit firm is drawn together by shared values and a friendly, collegial culture. We want you to feel part of it.

In our firm, students aren’t evaluated using quantitative metrics such as billable hours. We gauge your abilities and achievements in terms of the quality of work you complete and the creativity you bring to it. Just as important, we assess your communication and interpersonal skills, along with your judgment and sense of responsibility. We’re looking for people who mesh with our team as we pursue our ultimate goal: meeting clients’ needs while exceeding their expectations.

At the same time, feedback goes both ways. As we work to deliver our best, we count on our students to tell us where they feel we’re succeeding – and where we may have opportunities to improve.

Being a lawyer is not a 9-to-5 job. We’re in the service business, and the cycle of client activity has peaks and valleys that we all learn to manage. Being responsive to client demands is our highest priority. We focus on producing quality work and meeting deadlines, not on hours logged. Everyone here is a team player ‒ we pitch in but don’t feel pressure to stay once the work is done.