2026 Summer Law Student (1L) – Various positions

Are you a law student? Then you are going to get a golden opportunity. The Government of Ontario has invited applications for the 2026 Summer Law Student (2L) program. The Ministry of the Attorney General has come forward to hire 112 temporary law students (2L). The Ontario government is the largest employer of law students in Canada. Around 100 Summer Law Students and 200 Articling / LPP / IPC students are recruited every year.

These programs allow students to develop skills, gain experience, and work in a positive environment. There are 112 vacancies in over 30 cities, including Toronto, Windsor, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Guelph, Oshawa, Barrie, Pembroke, Kingston, Newmarket, Kenora, and Sarnia.

2026 Summer Law Student Jobs – Apply Now

Education:

Candidates are requested to check their education required for Government of Ontario job opportunities. Aspirants are requested to go through the latest Summer Law Student entirely, before applying for this job

• Must be a law student (LLB, J.D. or equivalent) completing the second year of law college in 2026 and enrolling in the Law Society of Ontario’s law licensing process, Articling/LPP/IPC program, in 2027-2028.

Vacancy Details

• Assistant Deputy Minister’s Office – Criminal Law Division (Toronto) (one – 1 – position)
• Belleville Crown Attorney’s Office (one – 1 – position)
• Complex Prosecutions Bureau (Toronto) (two – 2 – positions)
• Constitutional Law Branch (Toronto) (Up to four (4) positions)
• Cornwall Crown Attorney’s Office (two – 2 – position)
• Crown Law Office – Civil (Toronto) (8 unilingual, 1 bilingual)
• Crown Law Office – Criminal (Toronto) (10 positions)
• Crown Law Office – Criminal – Human Trafficking Team (two – 2 – positions)
• Guelph Crown Attorney’s Office – (one – 1 – position)
• Durham (Oshawa) Crown Attorney’s Office (three – 3 – positions)
• Kenora/Dryden Crown Attorney’s Office (two – 2 – positions)
• Kingston Crown Attorney’s Office (two – 2 – position)
• Kitchener (Waterloo) Crown Attorney’s Office (two – 2 – positions)
• Law Enforcement Complaints Agency – Legal Unit (Toronto) – (one – 1 – position)
• MEDJCT / Energy / MRTR Legal Services (Toronto) (two – 2 – positions)
• Middlesex (London) Crown Attorney’s Office (two – 2 – positions)
• Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services Family Responsibility Office (Toronto) (two – 2 – positions)
• Minister of Finance – Legal Services Branch (Toronto) (three – 3 – positions)
• Ministry of Health and Long Term Care – Legal Services Branch (Toronto) (two – 2 – positions)
• Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development – Legal Services Branch (Toronto) (four – 4 – positions)
• Ministry of Natural Resources – Legal Services Branch (Toronto) – (two – 2 – positions)
• Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement / Infrastructure – Legal Services Branch (Toronto) (two – 2 positions)
• Ministry of the Solicitor General – Legal Services Branch (Toronto) (four – 4 – positions)
• North Bay Crown Attorney’s Office (one – 1 – position)
• Office of the Chief Coroner Inquest Unit (Toronto) (two – 2 – positions)
• Office of the Children’s Lawyer (Toronto) (four – 4 – positions)
• Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee – Legal Services Branch (Toronto) (four – 4 – positions)
• Peterborough Crown Attorney’s Office (includes Cobourg & Lindsay) – (one – 1 – position)
• Renfrew County (Pembroke) Crown Attorney’s Office (one – 1 – position)
• Sault Ste. Marie Crown Attorney’s Office (two – 2 – positions)
• St. Thomas Crown Attorney’s Office (one – 1 – position)
• Sudbury Crown Attorney’s Office (two – 2 – positions)
• Thunder Bay Crown Attorney’s Office (two – 2 – positions)
• Timmins Crown Attorney’s Office (one – 1 – position)
• Toronto Crown Attorney’s Office (10 positions)
• Treasury Board Secretariat, Legal Services Branch (Toronto ) (two – 2 – positions)
• Tribunals Ontario (Toronto) (two – 2 – positions)
• Windsor Crown Attorney’s Office (two – 2 – positions)
• York (Newmarket) Crown Attorney’s Office (three – 3 – positions)

Application deadlines vary by city.

• Monday, July 21, 2025, at 5 pm: Toronto
• Monday, July 21, 2025, at 5 pm: Belleville, Cornwall, Cobourg/Lindsay/Peterborough, Durham (Oshawa), Guelph, Kenora/Dryden, Kingston, Kitchener, London, North Bay, Renfrew (Pembroke), Sault Ste. Marie, St. Thomas, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Windsor and York (Newmarket)
• Friday, August 1, 2025, at 5 pm: Simcoe (Barrie)
• Friday, August 29, 2025, at 5pm: Toronto (MECP)
• Friday, October 24, 2025, at 5 pm: Sarnia

Government of Ontario Client Service Worker Jobs Salary

• The salary for the Government of Ontario Summer Law Student jobs ranges from $29.75 – $29.75 per hour.

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How to apply online:

• Applications should be submitted through the ViLaw Portal.
• Those unable to apply can obtain alternate access by emailing MAG.HR.LawStudents@ontario.ca.
• Details of each vacancy will be updated live on the ViLaw portal.
• All interested persons, including Indigenous, Black, BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+, and differently abled persons, can apply.