Green & Chercover offers a unique articling experience, involving a rotation with the CAW Canada legal department. Students spend half the articling term at the firm gaining experience in private practice, and the other half at the CAW working directly for a union that represents a wide variety of workers.

Green & Chercover’s history and current activities speak to out long commitment to justice at work on behalf of trade unions, their members, and individual employees.

At Green & Chercover, students will work with all of our lawyers on a wide variety of matters, including:

• General Labour Relations
• Education Sector
• Construction Sector
• Police Sector
• Industrial Sector
• Entertainment Sector
• Human Rights and Constitutional Law
• Pensions and Benefits
• Occupational Health and Safety, including WSIB and LTD claims
• Professional Discipline and Regulation
• Criminal Defence
• Civil Litigation and Employment, including wrongful dismissal, class actions and appeals
  

Students are involved in files at all stages, including initial advice, interviews and meetings with clients, legal research, determining litigation strategy, drafting, and attendance at hearings and in court.

At Green & Chercover, we pride ourselves on our casual, friendly and collegial atmosphere, with extensive interaction between all lawyers and students.

We have a demonstrated belief in the dignity of all forms of labour across all sectors and we strive to have our workplace reflect that belief. Our office features a significant collection of works by Vincenzo Pietropaolo, noted documentary photographer of workers and the labour movement.

Applicants should have a keen desire to advocate on behalf of unions and employees, a demonstrated interest in labour, employment, and administrative law, and the flexibility to work on novel problems in a wide variety of legal areas. They should have good legal research, writing, and analytical skills, and be self-motivated.
Applications should be sent to the attention of Simon Blackstone, and include undergraduate and law school transcripts, your resume, and a covering letter explaining the reasons for your interest in our firm. Green & Chercover follows the guidelines for applications, interviews, and job offers set by the Law Society of Upper Canada.

For further information about our articling programme, please contact Simon Blackstone at 416-969-3519 or Andrea Wobick at 416-969-3517.