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Thank you for your interest in Stewart McKelvey.  We look forward to reviewing your application.

Please review the application instructions carefully before you commence your application online.

Application instructions:

    • The application must be completed by accessing the link on this page.

    • Please upload a cover letter, resume, law transcripts inclusive of your most recent semester marks), and undergraduate transcripts in that order (official transcripts not required) as one document into the Curriculum Vitae section. Please upload all documents in PDF format only. There is no need to complete the “fill out a profile” section.

    • If you want to be considered in more than one office location, submit one application and indicate your desired offices in the appropriate section.  Please do not submit multiple applications.

    • If you have any questions about our Student Program, hiring process or recruitment application software, please contact Janet Zed, Manager, Student Programs & Lawyer Recruitment at jzed@stewartmckelvey.com

Application deadlines:

    • Friday, October 23rd, 2026 – deadline for all 1L and 2L non-Atlantic Law School students and all 3L applicants.

    • January 2027 – deadline for 1L and 2L students at the Schulich School of Law, the University of New Brunswick and Université de Moncton

Available opportunities:

We are hiring 1L students to summer in 2027 in the following offices:

    • Saint John, NB

    • Moncton, NB

    • Fredericton, NB

    • Charlottetown, PE

    • St. John’s, NL

We are hiring 2L students to article in 2028 – 2029, with the option to summer in 2027 in the following offices:

    • Saint John, NB

    • Moncton, NB

    • Fredericton, NB

    • Charlottetown, PE

    • Halifax, NS

We are hiring 2027-2028 Articled Clerks in our Moncton and Fredericton NB offices. We welcome applications from 3L students and internationally trained/NCA candidates who will be eligible to commence articles in June 2027.