Articles with Legal Services Branch

The Legal Services Branch (LSB) supports the Attorney General as the legal advisor to the government of British Columbia. LSB ensures that the administration of public affairs is carried out in accordance with the law. All legal services to government respecting civil matters are delivered by or under the supervision of LSB lawyers.

In this section you will find:

• Introduction to articling with the Legal Services Branch (LSB)
• Articling program overview
• Who students can expect to work with during articles
• Characteristics looked for in articling students
• The articling student work
• Hiring and retention of articling students
• Indigenous articling students
• Application process for articling students
• Law library
• Continuing legal education
• Frequently asked questions (FAQs) for articled students
• Articling rotation information
  • Barrister Rotations
  • Solicitor Rotations
  • Mixed Barrister and Solicitor Rotations
• Articled Students Orientation day
• Student (and former student) testimonials