United Steelworkers in Canada
The United Steelworkers employs an in-house department of six labour lawyers, dedicated to providing advice to, and advocacy for, the Union in all areas of law. The Legal Department is part of the Canadian National Office, which is located in Toronto. For over 30 years, the Legal Department has employed an articling student.
For more information about the Legal Department and the Articling Student Program, please download our Brochure.
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Each year we hire one articling student at the Canadian National Office in accordance with the Articling Recruitment Procedures established by the Law Society of Ontario.
This is an in-office position, located in Toronto.
The United Steelworkers provides articling students with a salary comparable to other union-side law offices as well as benefits (e.g. payment of LSO fees, health benefits, and monthly cell phone reimbursement).
We are committed to employment equity and especially encourage applications from Black, Indigenous and people of colour, women, persons with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ2SIA+ community. Candidates from equity-deserving groups are invited to voluntarily self-identify in their application. Accommodation will be provided upon request to candidates participating in the selection process in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code.
If you are interested in applying for the 2025-2026 articling term, please submit the following application material at articlingapplications@usw.ca or through viLawPortal by no later than June 28, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EST:
- Cover letter
- Resume/CV
- Law school transcript
- Graduate/Undergraduate transcript(s)
- Anticipated upper year courses
- List of references
- Reference letters
- Writing sample
If you would like more information about our articling program, contact articlingapplications@usw.ca.