Articling in Hamilton

The Hamilton Law Association was founded in 1879, and today includes over 900 members, including many from outside the Hamilton area. Our mission is to enable our members to become successful, respected and fulfilled in their profession. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of services and benefits to our members.

Students articling in Hamilton are important members of our Association. They are welcomed and assisted in the use of our excellent research library, which is well-equipped for electronic research. The Association has an extensive calendar of continuing legal education programming, including seminars tailored to meet the needs of students and new lawyers. Our Bar enjoys a high standard of professionalism that encourages excellent legal work in a collegial environment. Hamilton is also a great place to live, work and play. It has an outstanding waterfront trail, many golf courses and a healthy downtown nightlife.

For a full description of all Hamilton has to offer to our students, please download our Articling Brochure.

Young Lawyer Mentors Available

Are you currently a law student or articling student? Members of The Hamilton Law Association's New Lawyers' Subcommittee are available to speak with you regarding articling and working in Hamilton. Please review the Mentoring Program Mandate & FAQ document for more information.

New Lawyers' Subcommittee Mentoring Contact: Mark Daly, Nolan, Ciarlo LLP, Sarah Gulas, Hughes & Cooper LLP, and Lawin Salah, Scarfone Hawkins LLP can be reached at mentoring@hamiltonlaw.on.ca

Articling Recruitment Procedures for the 2024-2025 Term

Please visit the Law Society of Ontario's website for the full Articling Recruitment Procedures.

List of Firms Hiring Students

Name of Firm	Agro Zaffiro LLP
Contact Person	Joseph Scutella jscutella@agrozaffiro.com
Contact Information	Tel: 905-527-6877 Ext. 518 Fax: 905-527-6169 21 King Street West, 11th floor Hamilton, Ontario L8P 4W7
Website	www.agrozaffiro.com
Number of Lawyers	26
Number of Articling Positions Available	3
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes
Do you have summer positions available?	Yes
Areas of Law	Insurance Defence Litigation Corporate / Commercial Litigation Real Estate Land Development Estates and Trusts Estate Litigation Employment

Name of Firm	DiVincenzo Volaric LLP
Contact Person	Hayley Crumb hcrumb@vdvlawyers.com
Contact Information	Tel: 905-529-1939 Fax: 905-527-3497 21st Floor, 25 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario L8P 1H1
Website	www.divincenzovolaric.com
Number of Lawyers	8
Number of Articling Positions Available	1
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes
Do you have summer positions available?	Yes
Areas of Law	Civil Litigation - Primarily Insurance Defence.

Name of Firm	Evans, Philp LLP
Contact Person	Andrea Bandow
Contact Information	abandow@evansphilp.com and studentapplications@evansphilp.com
Website	www.evansphilp.com
Number of Lawyers	22
Number of Articling Positions Available	1-3
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes
Do you have summer positions available?	Yes
Areas of Law	Civil Litigation and Insurance Defence

Name of Firm	Filice Law Professional Corporation
Contact Person	Pasquale Filice pfilice@filicelaw.ca
Contact Information	Tel: 905-383-0828 Fax: 888-662-0061 71 Wilson Street East Ancaster, Ontario L9G 2B3
Website	www.filicelaw.ca
Number of Lawyers	1
Number of Articling Positions Available	1
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes
Do you have summer positions available?	No
Areas of Law	Real Estate, Family Law, Estate Planning & Administration, Corporate/Commercial Law

Name of Firm	George Street Law Group LLP
Contact Person	Lindsey D. Mazza lmazza@georgestreetlaw.ca Samuel I. Nash snash@georgestreetlaw.ca
Contact Information	Tel: 905-526-2111 Fax: 905-526-2112 10 George Street, Suite 200 Hamilton, Ontario L8P 1C8
Website	www.georgestreetlawgroup.com
Number of Lawyers	17
Number of Articling Positions Available	1
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes
Do you have summer positions available?	Yes
Areas of Law	Family Law, Corporate, Civil Litigation, Employment Law, Real Estate, Wills and Estate, Charity and Not-For-Profit

Name of Firm	Gowling WLG Canada LLP
Contact Person	Heather McKenzie Heather.McKenzie@gowlingwlg.com
Contact Information	Tel: 519-571-7617 Fax: 905-523-6811 One Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario L8P 4Z5
Website	www.gowlingwlg.com
Number of Lawyers	48
Number of Articling Positions Available	4
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes, 2 of 4 in 2020
Do you have summer positions available?	Yes
Areas of Law	Advocacy, Corporate/Commercial, Intellectual Property, Mortgage Enforcement/Recovery Services.

Name of Firm	Hamilton Crown Attorney's Office
Contact Person	Vanessa Tumber Vanessa.Tumber@ontario.ca
Contact Information	Tel: 905-645-5262 Fax: 905-645-5261 Ministry of the Attorney General 45 Main Street East, Suite 441 Hamilton, Ontario L8N 2B7
Website	N/A
Number of Lawyers	N/A
Number of Articling Positions Available	1
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes
Do you have summer positions available?	Yes
Areas of Law	Criminal Law

Name of Firm	Harvey Katz Professional Corporation
Contact Person	Eli Jakubovic applications@harveykatzlaw.ca
Contact Information	Tel: 905-523-1442 Fax: 905-525-3817 14 Hess Street South Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3M9
Website	www.harveykatzlaw.ca
Number of Lawyers	4
Number of Articling Positions Available	1
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes
Do you have summer positions available?	Yes
Areas of Law	Civil litigation with emphasis on Personal Injury Law, Real Estate Law, Wills & Estates, and Corporate Law

Name of Firm	Inch Hammond Professional Corporation
Contact Person	Kelly G. Fawcett fawcett@inchlaw.com
Contact Information	Tel: 905-525-4481 Fax: 905-525-0031 1 King St. W. Suite 500 Hamilton, Ontario L8P 4X8
Website	www.inchlaw.com
Number of Lawyers	11
Number of Articling Positions Available	1
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes
Do you have summer positions available?	No
Areas of Law	Bankruptcy and Insolvency; Cannabis Law; Commercial and Corporate Litigation; Construction Law; Contract Law; Corporate Law; Defamation Law; Indigenous Business Law; Labour and Employment Law; Leases and Leasing; Real Estate Law; Taxation Law

Name of Firm	Mackesy Smye LLP
Contact Person	Alana Crugnale crugnale@mackesysmye.com
Contact Information	Tel: 905-525-2341 Fax: 905-525-6300 2 Haymarket Street Hamilton, Ontario L8N 1G7
Website	www.mackesysmye.com
Number of Lawyers	13
Number of Articling Positions Available	1
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes
Do you have summer positions available?	No
Areas of Law	Primarily Plantiff Personal Injury, Corporate, Real Estate, Employment, Wills and Estates

Name of Firm	McHugh Whitmore LLP
Contact Person	Michael John McHugh michaeljohn@mchughwhitmore.ca
Contact Information	Tel: 905-662-6001 Fax: 905-662-6004 914 Queenston Road Stoney Creek, ON L8G 1B7
Website	www.mchughwhitmore.ca
Number of Lawyers	10
Number of Articling Positions Available	1
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes
Do you have summer positions available?	No
Areas of Law	Corporate-Commercial, Land Development, Business, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Estates and Trusts, Litigation

Name of Firm	Ross & McBride LLP
Contact Person	Francesca Rollo - frollo@rossmcbride.com
Contact Information	Tel: 905-526-9800 Fax: 905-526-0732 1 King Street West, 10th Floor P.O. Box 907 Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3P6
Website	www.rossmcbride.com
Number of Lawyers	43
Number of Articling Positions Available	3 - 4
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes
Do you have summer positions available?	No
Areas of Law	Full service law firm.

Name of Firm	Scarfone Hawkins LLP
Contact Person	Erin Guyitt eguyitt@shlaw.ca
Contact Information	Tel: 905-523-1333 Fax: 905-523-5878 1 James Street South, 14th Floor P.O. Box 926, Depot #1 Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3P9
Website	www.shlaw.ca
Number of Lawyers	34
Number of Articling Positions Available	3 for 2025-2026
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes, 3 of 3
Do you have summer positions available?	Yes
Areas of Law	Corporate, Commercial, Real Estate, Land Development, Intellectual Property and Technology, Secured Financing and Banking, Insolvency and Restructuring, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Accident Benefits, Class Actions, Civil Litigation, Immigration, Labour and Employment, Health, Environmental, Wills and Estates, Administrative and Regulatory Law, Construction Law, E-Commerce Law, Family Law, Insurance related matters, Mediation Services, and Title Repair.

Name of Firm	SimpsonWigle LAW LLP
Contact Person	Hussein Hamdani husseinh@simpsonwigle.com
Contact Information	Tel: 905-528-8411 ext. 336 Fax: 905-528-9008 1 Hunter Street East, Suite 200 Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3W1
Website	www.simpsonwigle.com
Number of Lawyers	31
Number of Articling Positions Available	2 or 3
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes
Do you have summer positions available?	No
Areas of Law	Every area of law except criminal law, family law and insurance.

Name of Firm	Sullivan Festeryga LLP
Contact Person	Jasmina Mrkalj-Skelly jmrkalj-skelly@sfllp.ca phone extension #144
Contact Information	Tel: 905-528-7963 Fax: 905-577-0077 One James Street South, 11th Floor Hamilton, Ontario L8P 4R5
Website	www.sfllp.ca
Number of Lawyers	19
Number of Articling Positions Available	2
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes, 1 of 2
Do you have summer positions available?	No
Areas of Law	General practice with an emphasis on Defence Litigation.

Name of Firm	Virk Personal Injury Lawyers
Contact Person	Baldeep Virk virk@virklawyers.com
Contact Information	Tel: 905-521-8888 Fax: 905-521-8858 105 - 293 Wellington Street North Hamilton, Ontario L8L 8E7
Website	www.virklawyers.com
Number of Lawyers	3
Number of Articling Positions Available	1
Did you hire back your last Articling Student?	Yes
Do you have summer positions available?	No
Areas of Law	Plaintiff Personal Injury

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