What ARe your firm’s core practice areas?

We have over 30 practice areas. The main practice groups are: Litigation (Corporate, Indigenous, Construction, Environmental, Regulatory, Insurance/Product Liability, Insolvency); Labour, Employment and Human Rights; Corporate/Commercial; Tax; Banking; Natural Resources; Real Estate; Securities and Technology; and Estates.

How would you describe your firm’s culture in 3 words?

Hardworking, collaborative, fun.

What is one question you think candidates should be prepared to answer in an interview?

• Why do you want to work in Vancouver?

• Why do you want to pursue a career in a big firm?

• What are your areas of interest?

Does your firm offer a rotation? If so, what does it look like for summer students and articling students?

Our summer students have the opportunity to work in a variety of practice areas, without formal rotations. We also offer summer students the unique opportunity to go on a 4-week secondment to another Canadian Fasken office, or in-house with local clients.

Our articled students complete three rotations (Litigation, Business, Labour, Employment & Human Rights) as well as a junioring rotation where they spend approximately three months in an area of their choosing.

What is one piece of advice you would give a law student about choosing a practice area?

Get firsthand experience in as many different practice areas as you can, and speak with junior lawyers in each group to get a sense of what the day-to-day benefits and challenges of different areas of law are. Keep an open mind as what you have learned in law school may be different in practice. With a full-service firm like Fasken, the opportunities are endless!