Toronto Summer Students
Build Your Future Here
Toronto Summer Students
Build Your Future Here
Toronto Summer Students
Build Your Future Here
A Summer to Shape Your Future
At Lerners, we believe summer students deserve an experience that ignites their passion for law while giving them the freedom to explore other areas of their personal development. Our goal is to make your time with us as engaging, enriching, and rewarding as possible.
Build Skills, Make Connections, Enjoy the Ride
Your summer with us is about growth, not grind. You’ll be part of a team that values curiosity, initiative, diversity, and individuality. We offer:
Real responsibility with meaningful assignments.
Personalized mentorship from accessible lawyers.
A welcoming environment that encourages learning and laughter.
Why Toronto?
Our Toronto location offers high-impact legal experience with access to some of the country’s leading litigators. You'll find:
Challenging files in a variety of litigation-related practice areas.
A dynamic team culture that encourages initiative and supports growth.
The cultural energy of Canada’s largest city, with great food, music, and diverse neighbourhoods to explore.
Life Outside the Office
We know balance is essential, especially during the summer. That’s why we plan fun social events such as:
Firm-wide celebrations and holidays.
Food tastings and sports outings.
Bowling and theatre nights.
Learn by Doing
As a summer student at Lerners, you will work alongside associates and partners, gaining hands-on exposure and contributing in a meaningful way on active litigation files.
Money Matters
Our Toronto summer students receive a competitive salary comparable to that of Toronto firms. We review salaries regularly to ensure that our students are fairly compensated.
Meaningful Mentorship
Every summer student is supported by mentors who genuinely care. You’ll be matched with a Junior Mentor to guide your day-to-day activities and a Senior Mentor to coach your growth and offer big-picture insights.
More than just supervisors, your mentors will provide the guidance and support you need to thrive. Beyond students’ formal mentors, all our lawyers welcome the opportunity to connect with our summer students.
InclusiVe and Welcoming
Join a workplace where your expertise is recognized, your ideas are welcomed, and your career can thrive. Explore our current opportunities below and take the next step with Lerners today.
We welcome applications from women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity and/or gender expression. Lerners is committed to ensuring that each individual will have genuine, open and unhindered access to employment opportunities.
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources.
Read more about Diversity & Inclusion at Lerners.
OUR STUDENT RESOURCES TEAM
Tiffany Lau leads and manages the firm’s student program, beginning with the recruitment process and continuing through all aspects of the students’ firm experience, including onboarding, training, mentorship, performance evaluations, and career development.
Andrea Catlin has been a valued Lerners team member for over 20 years. In directing assignments to legal students, she considers their workload and the type of experience each student has or needs and assigns projects accordingly. Andrea’s approach ensures that by the end of their term, each student has worked with a variety of lawyers on different tasks and in most of the major areas of law we practice.
Applications for 2026 Summer Students have closed.
Applications for our 2027 Summer Student positions will open in 2026 through viLawPortal.
Lerners adheres to the Law Society’s Summer Student Recruitment Procedures.
