Cox & Palmer is dedicated to providing a comprehensive Education Plan for Articled Clerks and Summer Students, which meets and exceeds the standards set forth by the province’s Law Society. The goal of our Articling Clerks Program, is to create an experience that will allow our students and articled clerks to become successful and satisfied lawyers. At Cox & Palmer, we pride ourselves on offering a learning experience that will be rewarding, collegial and dynamic.
This fall, we will start accepting applications. Representatives from Prince Edward Island conduct interviews at UNB Law School and Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law every year with interviews scheduled in January. Interviews with students from other law schools across Canada are scheduled in January as applications are received.
Applications should include:
- Cover letter
- Résumé
- Pre-law transcript (offical copy)
- Law school marks (unofficial copy accepted - request offical copy when available, if necessary)
Cox & Palmer employs first and second-year students and the Program for summer students is similar to that of an articled clerk, including regular rotations. From the outset, summer students are immersed in ongoing cases and matters and are involved in a wide range of our lawyers’ activities.
Articled clerks with Cox & Palmer are assigned a Principal; a partner in the firm. The Principal works exclusively with the Articled Clerk during the period of articles and ensures compliance with the Practice Checklist provided by the Law Society of PEI, as well as acts as the clerk’s mentor. We take a hands-on approach by involving our clerks in all facets of a client’s file. Our Article Program is done on a rotation basis and, in each rotation, the clerk receives feedback from the lawyers working in the assigned rotation.
Each summer student is assigned a mentor who meets with the student on a regular basis and provides guidance throughout the summer.
The Recruitment Committee offers a comprehensive orientation and education program for articled clerks and summer students. Our focus is on the development of core competencies through education, experience, mentoring, coaching and observation.
To ensure that summer students and articled clerks benefit from Cox & Palmer's extensive range of paper and electronic resources, ongoing education and legal research seminars are provided to ensure that you learn the "tips and tricks" required to identify issues and research effectively.
We offer articled clerks and summer students a competitive salary. Articled clerks receive a benefits package which includes payment of the Bar Admission Course fees, Canadian Bar Association fees, and salary continuation while attending the Bar Admission Course, as well as paid coverage on the firm’s medical plan.
For further information about joining Cox & Palmer as a summer student or as an articled clerk, please contact:
Pamela J. Williams
902 629 3916