Toronto & Vaughan Student Programs

Summer Program

Hiring

Miller Thomson’s Toronto and Vaughan offices hire approximately 10-12 students in their second year of law school for the 2L summer program. Students who apply through the Toronto recruitment process should indicate in their cover letter which of our two offices they are applying to.

Student Experience

Over the summer, our students are given the opportunity to work on a variety of corporate and advocacy assignments, including research and drafting, due diligence, commissioning oaths, assisting with litigation matters, document review and preparation, as well as assisting with a variety of transactions.  Our non-rotational Summer Program allows students the flexibility to pursue their interests in any of the five major practice areas (corporate, litigation, real estate, administrative specialties and tax).

Students are encouraged to seek out the work and experiences that will give them the most insight into the practice of law at Miller Thomson.

Mentoring

To help students get the most from their summer experience, each student is paired with a mentor to help them navigate Firm life.  Our mentors are a significant point of contact for students and help answer questions and provide feedback and support.  Our Talent team remains on-hand throughout the summer to assist students with their professional development and to access the Firm’s many resources.

Feedback

One of the primary goals of the Summer Program is to enable students to develop the skills necessary to become successful lawyers.  Each student will receive a formal evaluation of their progress during the summer. Students are encouraged to seek feedback from the lawyers they are working with on an ongoing basis.

Professional Development

In addition to a variety of assignments that students will be engaged in with our lawyers, Miller Thomson provides practical and substantive skills-based training. Some highlights of our student continuing legal education programming include seminars on a variety of advocacy and corporate topics, including, due diligence for transactions, incorporation and minute book reviews, legal research and writing, Small Claims proceedings, drafting pleadings, preparing and attending motions, professionalism, practice management and public speaking, to name a few. Our students are also encouraged to attend all firm-wide in-house continuing legal education seminars.

Social and Charitable Events

All work and no play isn’t much fun, so we encourage students to actively participate in a variety of charitable and social events during the summer, including: Big Bike Ride for Heart and Stroke; United Way campaign; Bay Street summer volleyball tournament; student and mentor team-building events; as well as other informal and formal get-togethers with other firm members.  Past activities have included a city scavenger hunt, axe-throwing, baseball game, ping-pong tournament, a welcome barbecue, and our summer social.

Articling Program

Hiring

The Toronto and Vaughan offices hire students through the articling process governed by the Law Society of Ontario. We have now filled all articling positions for the 2021/2022 articling year.

Student Experience

Our students are exposed to a wide variety of work during their articling year. Students will typically assist and accompany lawyers on discoveries, hearings, trials, mediations, commercial deal closings and client meetings. Students are also assigned and have carriage of Small Claims Court files.

Secondments

Students may also have the opportunity to participate in a secondment arranged by our office. In the past, students have been on secondment at the Ontario Securities Commission, Ontario Labour Relations Board, and other large corporate clients and charities.

Social & Charitable Events

We encourage our students to participate in all aspects of firm life. In the past, we have arranged social and charitable activities including: bowling night; ping pong; Habitat for Humanity builds; and a BBQ. We also have “Call to the Bar” — a regular get-together with all the professionals.

Mentoring

As part of our support structure, not only are students paired with a partner who acts as their principal, they are also paired with an associate who acts as a mentor. We make every effort to assign a mentor who, we think, will fit well with the student’s interests and background. Members of the Student Committee, as well as the Professional Development Department, are also on-hand to help students through their articling year.

Feedback

We also continue to evaluate our students’ progress through two formal evaluation processes.

Professional Development

Throughout articling, students will continue their professional development with additional continuing legal education programing designed specifically to help them develop practical legal skills. As with the summer program, students are invited to attend all firm-wide and practice-specific continuing legal education seminars.

Our Students

Our students are available to answer any questions you may have about our summer and articling student programs.

2024-2025 Articling Students

How To Apply

Toronto Summer Program

2026 2L Summer Student applications will be accepted through the viDesktop portal. Please see below for the closing dates.

Thereafter, interviews for summer positions are conducted in accordance with the procedures and guidelines of the Law Society of Ontario. When applying, second year law school applicants can submit their curriculum vitae, together with transcripts of undergraduate and law school marks (photocopies accepted).

Miller Thomson will provide accommodation on request through the recruitment selection and/or assessment process for applications with disabilities. If you require accommodations, please inform our Professional Resources representative (listed below) of the nature of accommodations that you may require, to ensure your equal participation.

Miller Thomson will be interviewing candidates for both our Toronto and Vaughan offices during the process. Candidates interested in being considered for our Vaughan office should indicate such interest in their cover letter.

Applicants may address materials and related questions to:

Joshua Davis
Manager, Student Programs and Legal Talent
Miller Thomson LLP
40 King Street West, Suite 5800
Toronto, ON M5H 3S1

2026 Summer 2L Recruitment Dates

Application Deadline – Monday, July 21, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EST

Interview Call Day – Friday, October 17, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. EST

Interview Week – October 27 – 29, 2025

Offer Day – Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EST

Articling Program

Thank you for your interest in our Articling Program. We have hired back all of our summer students, therefore, we will not be participating in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 articling student recruits.

Contact Law Student Recruitment

For more information about Miller Thomson’s Toronto and Vaughan law student program, please contact:

Joshua Davis

Manager, Student Programs and Legal Talent
Scotia Plaza
Suite 5800, 40 King Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3S1

[email protected]
416.595.8545

When participating in recruits, applications to our job postings can be submitted through the viDesktop portal.

Back to top