| 2016 |
16 |
13 |
2 |
93% |
Out of the two students who opted out, one is relocating to the U.K. and one is pursuing an alternate career path. The firm has also hired three clerks to join its first-year class from the Supreme Court of Canada, Ontario Court of Appeal and the Tax Court of Canada.
|
| 2015 |
19 |
18 |
1 |
100% |
The student who opted out will be clerking at the Ontario Court of Appeal.
|
| 2014 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
100% |
The student who opted out will be pursuing a career in international public policy.
|
| 2013 |
25 |
19 |
3 |
86% |
|
| 2012 |
22 |
18 |
2 |
90% |
One Harvard-educated student deferred until completion of articles/NCA qualification process; additional hires are three clerks (two former Osler students) and one Harvard Law Master’s student/former clerk.
|
| 2011 |
23 |
23 |
0 |
100% |
One of the firm's 2009 summer students is returning as an associate after clerking at Ontario Court of Appeal.
|
| 2010 |
29 |
29 |
0 |
100% |
|
| 2009 |
33 |
33 |
0 |
100% |
|
| 2017 |
20 |
20 |
0 |
100% |
The firm has also hired one clerk (who previously summered with Osler) and one 2015/16 articling student (who is returning from the UK) to join the firms as first-year associates.
|
| 2018 |
19 |
16 |
3 |
100% |
Of the three students who opted out, one has decided to clerk, so his hireback will be deferred to next year; one is pursuing an associate position outside of Toronto; and the last one is pursuing a practice area where no position was available. In addition to the 16 students hired back, the firm has also hired two clerks: one from the Supreme Court of Canada and a former summer student from the Ontario Court of Appeal.
|
| 2019 |
20 |
17 |
3 |
100% |
Of the three students who opted out, one accepted a position at a New York firm, while the other two are pursuing business opportunities outside of private practice. The firm also hired six additional first-year associates: four clerks (two from the Supreme Court of Canada and two from the Ontario Court of Appeal), one articling student from their Calgary office and one lateral hire.
|
| 2020 |
24 |
20 |
3 |
95% |
One of the students who opted out is clerking at the Federal Court of Appeal and another is clerking at the Ontario Court of Appeal.
|
| 2021 |
26 |
22 |
4 |
100% |
|
| 2022 |
34 |
31 |
3 |
100% |
Out of the three students who opted out, one withdrew from the hireback process to pursue another opportunity. The second will be clerking next year at the British Columbia Court of Appeal. The third will be clerking at the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
|
| 2023 |
32 |
29 |
3 |
100% |
Out of the 3 students who opted out, 1 student withdrew to pursue another opportunity. The remaining 2 opt-outs will be clerking, one at the Ontario Court of Appeal and the other at the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal). In addition to the students hired back, the firm has also hired 3 students who articled elsewhere. Update: A few weeks after Precedent added the firm to this year's Hireback Watch, the firm provided updated numbers. These revisions are now reflected in our chart.
|
| 2024 |
31 |
29 |
2 |
100% |
In addition to the students hired back, the firm has hired a 2023 call who completed a 2023-24 clerkship and previously summered and articled at Osler. One of the students who opted out will be clerking at the Federal Court of Appeal following the articling term.
|
| 2025 |
30 |
24 |
3 |
89% |
In addition to the students hired back, one former articling student will rejoin the firm as an associate in September, following the completion of their clerkship.
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