As a student, there are many benefits to working alongside some of Canada’s most accomplished lawyers in one of the country’s fastest growing and most dynamic cities. At Dentons, in addition to working with the best and brightest in the profession, you will also have the opportunity to participate in our varied programs which will immediately integrate you into our Firm’s culture and expose you to our multiple practice areas. Applications should include a cover letter, resume, and law school and undergraduate transcripts. Reference letters will be accepted, but are optional.
We consider the interview process to be a time of discovery. We learn about you, your interests and your goals while you learn about what defines us—as lawyers and a Firm. While academic achievement ranks high on our list of criteria, we’re also interested in you. The kind of person you are reflects, to a large degree, the kind of lawyer you’ll be.
Application deadlines
Articling students
All our articling positions for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 are filled. Typically we fill all our articling student positions by rehiring our first year summer students.
1L 2026 Summer students
Dentons Calgary office is now accepting 1L summer student applications for May – August 2026
The Dentons Calgary office is pleased to invite applications from first-year law students interested in joining our 2026 summer program.
As a 1L summer student at Dentons, you will be exposed to challenging work, support excellent lawyers across a variety of practice areas, understand the impact of your work on client files, and receive mentorship focused on informal and formal feedback throughout the summer term. There are several key features of the summer student experience, including: practical learning and development, comprehensive feedback for student growth and improvement, opportunities to build strong interpersonal relationships; and integration into the firm culture and contribution to firm social events.
Join us at Dentons! The firm is proud to be consistently recognized as an employer of choice having received numerous awards, including: (1) Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2025), (2) Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2025); and (3) Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2025).
How to Apply
Interested applicants should forward their cover letter, resume, undergraduate and law school transcripts, and reference letters (where applicable) to the ViLawPortal (https://recruitcdn.viglobalcloud.com/). Only applications submitted through the ViLawPortal will be accepted.
The ViLawPortal portal opens to 1L students on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
The application deadline for all 1L law students is Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM MT.
Please address your applications documents to:
Tyron Telang
15th Floor, Bankers Court, 850 – 2nd Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P0R8 Canada
Internationally trained lawyers who have successfully met the NCA requirements are welcome to apply. Please note that this position may become eligible for articling student opportunities at the firm for the 2028 intake.