2026 Summer Law Student - Vancouver

AT A GLANCE

Location:Vancouver

Employment Type:Contract Full-time Term (4 months summer 2026 placement)

Hours:35 weekly

Salary: $4434/month

Posting Date:July 2 2025

Closing Date: August 27 2025 at 11:59pm PT

*Summer students will be offered articling terms for 2027-28 in advance priority providing they prove satisfactory performance during the summer term.

ABOUT US

As Canadas largest environmental law charity our mission is using the law to defend nature combat the climate crisis and fight for a healthy environment for all. To achieve this Ecojustice does three things:

We go to court - Our lawyers represent citizens environmental organizations First Nations sustainable businesses labour organizations and any other groups that share our mission.

We push for better laws - Our experts testify in front of committees and make recommendations to strengthen environmental legislation.

We engage the public - Our work highlights environmental issues and changes the conversation forcing our leaders to sit up and listen.

Our Mission is why people join Ecojustice. People who choose to join us recognize that this planet is our most treasured inheritance and it is our imperative to be good stewards for the generations who follow us. We believe in protecting the environment while having enough time off to enjoy it. If you are courageous collaborative and dedicated to the fight for a healthier environment you will find your people here.

ABOUT THE ROLE

If you are a law student who wants to work for a public interest environmental law firm next summer then here is an outstanding opportunity for you to join Canadas legal champion for a healthy environment. We are currently seeking one student to work in the Vancouver office for the 2026 summer term. Should the successful student demonstrate satisfactory performance and skill they will be offered an articling position for the 2027-28 articling term before the end of the summer law student placement term.

It will be a learning experience that you will never forget! You will have the opportunity to work along with people deeply passionate about the environment and social justice and contribute to the challenge and complexity of Ecojustices work.

As an Ecojustice summer student you will assist our professional staff by providing legal assistance on environmental law and policy issues by:

• Conducting legal policy and general research
• Preparing legal memoranda primarily in the areas of environmental and administrative law
• Responding to inquiries from members of the public about environmental law questions and issues
• Providing general litigation support (assisting in drafting pleadings and submissions preparing briefs of authorities etc.)
• Assisting in researching and writing Ecojustice Canada reports
• Assisting with requests for information and reviews under the
  Freedom of Information Act and Access to Information Act
• Interacting with clients and non-governmental environmental organizations

ROLE SUCCESS

We are currently working to embed our commitment to justice equity diversity and inclusion and reconciliation (JEDI-R) into all aspects of our organization. We value students who have experience (lived professional volunteer) in building meaningful collaborative partnerships with equity-deserving groups and incorporating JEDI-R values in day-to-day practices and operations.

Typically we find that people who succeed in this role:

• Have a demonstrated interest in environmental law and a desire to work in the public interest area
• Are familiar with environmental and administrative law
  
• Possess excellent research and writing skills

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications must be received on or before August 27 2025 at 11:59pm PT.
To apply please submit the following materials through our Career page at
letter and Resume may be addressed to Ecojustice Hiring Committee

--- These letters can be submitted with your application or if your reference prefers sent directly to the hiring team via email at (please ask them to put your name in the subject line of their email).

For your reference for this position we will be following therecruitment timelineas laid out below:

Application Deadline: August 27 2025 at 11:59pm PT

Scheduling of Interviews: October 3 2025

Interview week: October 20-22 2025

Offers start: October 23 2025 at 8am PT

Acceptance of offer: October 24 2025 at 8am PT

OUR COMMITMENT TO WORKPLACE ACCESSIBILITY EQUITY and INCLUSION

Ecojustice is committed to creating a diverse equitable and inclusive work environment and is responding to the calls for action to further reconciliation.

We encourage applications from people with relevant job-related skills and who come from communities which have been structurally marginalized based on race religion nationality social or ethnic origin sex age disability sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression. Members belonging to communities that experience marginalization can self-identify during the application process if they choose to do so.

Ecojustice strives to ensure that our online application system and recruitment process is accessible to individuals with different abilities and encourages candidates to contactfor any accommodation requests.

Great Reasons To Join Us

• Recognized as one of Canadas Top 100 charities by Charity Intelligence.
• A flexible work environment and work schedule that best suits you and how you work
  
• Colleagues dedicated to environmental impact through their work at Ecojustice (99% mission alignment rating from internal surveys).
• A culture of collaboration where employees are fostered by their managers (97% manager relationship rating from internal surveys).
  
• Learning opportunities to further our strategic commitment towards justice equity diversity inclusion and reconciliation.