Articled & Summer Student Programs
Hamilton Duncan is the Fraser Valley’s preeminent law firm, boasting a team of more than 30 talented lawyers and 60 excellent support staff. Located in Surrey – one of the fastest growing cities in Canada, and one that is much more affordable than Vancouver – we provide high-end legal services to a wide variety of clients in an assortment of interesting and challenging matters across diverse areas of practice. We pride ourselves in our commitment to our community and our collegial workplace and want people who value a culture and management style that fosters respect while rewarding individual responsibility, initiative and creativity and providing opportunities for further development
Hamilton Duncan offers students the chance to learn from experienced lawyers in an environment in which both teamwork and individual initiative are valued, at a firm that allows them to explore areas of law in which they have an interest in. At Hamilton Duncan, our articling students have the opportunity to experience all of this, in an area that is one of the fastest growing cities in Canada, without the bustle of downtown Vancouver.
We hire students in the hopes that they will one day become associate lawyers, not merely as sources of revenue. Our goal is to provide our articling students with valuable, well-rounded, practical experience that will assist them in their careers moving forward.
Students in their second year of law school are invited to apply for summer student positions, which run from May through August. Summer students who perform well will generally be invited back as articled students the following year.
Applications
If you wish to apply for a position as a student at our firm, please email your application to Pavanpreet Athwal, Human Resources Manager, at pathwal@hamiltonduncan.com.
Your application should include a cover letter, your resume, and both your law school and undergraduate transcripts. You may choose to include no more than two letters of reference, but you are not required to do so. Please merge all documents into one PDF application package. The subject line of your email should read “2L Summer Student Position [year]” or “Articled Student Position [year]” as the case may be.
Note: While we thank all applicants for their interest in our firm and keep all applications on file in the event of future openings, only those shortlisted for interviews will be contacted.
Current Application Deadlines:
- 2L Summer Students for 2026: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
- Articled Students for 2025: Not accepting applications
