About The Firm
Reedman Law is a Vancouver-based boutique that focuses on insolvency, restructuring, and the litigation that follows when things go wrong. We also act in corporate-commercial disputes and select regulatory investigations. We act for debtors, directors, professionals, Licensed Insolvency Trustees, receivers, and companies across British Columbia, Alberta, and Yukon.
Requirements
Summer Law Student — 2026
UPDATE: AS OF MARCH 14, 2026 we have filled this position. We appreciate all who applied.
We are hiring one summer law student for a 16-week placement beginning May 2026 until August 2026. The successful candidate must be enrolled as a temporary articling student with the Law Society of British Columbia.
About the Firm
What started as a sole practice renting office space from a solicitors’ office near Lonsdale Quay is now a team of lawyers operating out of the Burrard Building in downtown Vancouver. Between 2020 and 2025, we have supervised five articling students and two summer students.
Our work includes two cases argued at the Supreme Court of Canada. Poonian v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2024 SCC 28, which changed the law on the relationship between administrative tribunals and administrative monetary penalties and disgorgement orders in bankruptcy proceedings, finding that only disgorgement orders survived a discharge from bankruptcy. As well as Piekut v. Canada (National Revenue), 2025 SCC 13, which resolved a long standing interpretation issue on the timing of when student loan are automatically discharge under the BIA.
Alongside these cases, we routinely act on debt enforcement matters, bankruptcy proceedings, foreclosures, receiverships and commercial insolvency proceedings. Further, we have an active litigation practice acting in corporate-commercial disputes ranging from debt, professional negligence, fraud, fiduciary and other disputes related to our core areas of practice.
What You Will Do
Depending on the files active during your term, your work will include:
• Research memos on insolvency, bankruptcy, and commercial litigation issues
• Chronologies and issue lists from source documents
• Affidavit exhibit lists and exhibit management
• First-pass chambers materials
• Evidence summaries and document maps
• Draft correspondence and attending client meetings
• File notes with identified next steps
• Corporate, land title, and asset tracing searches
• Attending court under supervision
Who We’re Looking For
We care more about who you are than what your transcript says.
You have worked before (outside of law). Restaurant, retail, trades, military, or office work. Second-career students and non-traditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
You are genuinely interested in insolvency or commercial law. You don’t need to be an expert. But if you chose creditors’ remedies, insolvency or commercial law courses and can explain why you found them interesting, that tells us something. If you’ve read anything in the Annual Review of Insolvency Law or the Banking and Finance Law Review before applying, even better.
You are self-sufficient. This is a small firm. You will get instructions and access to experienced lawyers when you need direction.
You are coachable. You receive edits without defensiveness and apply corrections to the next draft without being reminded.
You have a quality-control method. Date checks, cite checks, a personal checklist - whatever works for you. The point is that you catch your own errors before someone else does.
Pathway to Articles
This summer position may lead to an offer of full articles, subject to performance, mutual fit, and the firm’s needs. There is no guaranteed hireback. What we can tell you is that this firm has a track record of developing students into lawyers, and if the placement goes well, we will have that conversation with you directly.
Compensation and Details
Position | Summer Articling Student (Temporary Articles) |
Term | 16 weeks | May to August 2026 |
Compensation | $55,000 pro-rated for term, paid biweekly ($1,057 per week) |
Benefits | No extended benefits. |
Schedule | Full-time, in-office, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Location | The Burrard Building, 1030 West Georgia Street, Vancouver |
Enrolment | Must be eligible for enrolment as a Temporary articling student with the Law Society of British Columbia |
Eligibility
This placement is for students at a Canadian common law school who will have completed 2L by the start date and who can enroll in temporary articles under the Law Society of British Columbia admission rules. We will consider exceptional candidates who have completed 1L.
How to Apply
Submit one PDF to careers@reedmanlaw.com with the subject line “Summer Student 2026 – [Your Name]” containing:
Cover letter (one page). Tell us why insolvency or commercial law interests you and what non-law work experience you bring. The cover letter can be made to the attention of Cody Reedman
Resume
Law School and Undergraduate Transcript (unofficial is fine).
Writing sample. Solo-authored, 1–3 pages. Research memo or legal writing preferred.
Two references (name, role, contact information).
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis commencing February 10, 2026. We encourage early submissions.
AI Policy
Application materials: Applicants may use AI tools for proofreading, grammar, and formatting. Disclose any AI use beyond that, including drafting or substantive rewriting, in a short note at the end of the cover letter describing the tool and what it did. Writing samples must be the applicant’s own original work. Misrepresentation of authorship results in removal from consideration.
Equal Opportunity
Reedman Law hires on capability and character. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those with non-traditional paths into law.