Applying for Articles

Regular Articling

*Please Note: Applications for 27/28 articling student positions are still being accepted despite the BC Public Service's temporary hiring freeze that has been in place since December 2024 due to ongoing fiscal restraints. The application period for 2027/28 articles closes at 11 p.m. PST on March 13, 2026. As a result of the hiring freeze, hiring activities, including permanent, auxiliary appointments and temporary appointments are very limited at this time. Despite our team’s best efforts to secure LC1 positions for students with LSB post-articling, the result of the hiring freeze is that there are fewer counsel 1 opportunities available. Please keep this in mind when making a decision to apply to article with us. Thank you for your understanding.

1. Download the Notice of Articles, Application Instructions and Form below to apply and submit your application.

   Key Recruitment Dates:

   Applications Open: February 2, 2026

   Applications Close: March 13th, 2026 at 11 p.m. PST

   Screening of applications: Week of March 16th and 24th

   Invitations to Written Interviews: Week of March 30th

   Written Interviews: Week of April 6th

   Invitations to Oral Interviews: Week of April 20th

Oral Interviews: April 27th - May 15th

Reference Checks and Offers: Week of April 27th to May 15th

If you completed law school outside of Canada, you must provide documentation showing you have commenced the requirements assigned to you by the National Committee on Accreditation to obtain a Certificate of Qualification or have been granted the Certificate. You will need to have been granted that certificate by May 1, 2027.

Incomplete application packages and application packages received after the due date will not be considered. All applicants will be contacted by mail or email.

2. The Legal Services Branch (LSB) and BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) articling student programs each receive about 200 applications each year. Depending on the number of applications received, applications may be subject to preliminary screening based on law school transcripts, the clarity and completeness of application materials, and the applicant’s interest in articling with LSB and/or BCPS.
    
3. Additional shortlisting for positions with the LSB will be based on the content of your other application materials.
    
4. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a written interview (remotely). This assessment will be scored, and candidates will be further shortlisted.
    
5. All candidates shortlisted after the written interview will be invited for an oral interview before a panel of lawyers and/or branch staff.
    
6. Successful candidates will receive an employment offer by telephone and email.

Note: The ministry is pleased to receive applications from students looking for articles for the year following their clerkship, or who are considering a clerkship and want to defer their articles for a year if a clerkship is offered. We are considering offering truncated articles (4-5 months minimum) to students who have or will complete a clerkship before the start of their articles.

2027 Summer Student Positions

More details will be provided at a later time.

Application Documents

Application Instructions
Application Form (for Legal Services Branch and B.C. Prosecution Services)
Notice of Articles - Legal Services Branch
Job Profile - Legal Services Branch
Notice of Articles - B.C. Prosecution Services
Job Profile - B.C. Prosecution Services
Affirmation of Indigenous Identity Declaration