Build your career
with Torkin Manes.
We are dedicated to creating a supportive and enriching environment that will enable you to become an exceptional lawyer. As a top-ranked Ontario regional law firm with extensive expertise in a wide range of business and litigation practice areas, you will have the opportunity to work with clients on various issues at all stages of growth.
We also prioritize your growth and invest in your development to ensure mutual success. We provide resources, mentorship opportunities, and continuous learning initiatives to enhance your skills and expand your knowledge. Our commitment to your development is unwavering, as we believe that investing in you as an individual will ultimately benefit you and our firm.
Connect with us. Connect to your potential.
What We Look For
Our goal is to have you become our partner, and we’re proud that more than 50% of our lawyers, and 45% of our partners, articled with the firm. We seek energetic team players who are quick thinking, creative, confident, and always striving to go the extra mile to propose innovative approaches as we continue to provide exceptional personalized service.
Our ideal students are:
Creative
We seek intellectually curious, pragmatic, and decisive individuals who think beyond traditional approaches, offer innovative solutions to legal problems, and effectively communicate and advocate for original ideas within the legal framework. We are focused on gaining an advantage in a competitive, high-growth marketplace, and we value diverse thinkers who can add value to our existing team.
Collaborative
Collaboration is at the core of Torkin Manes’ culture, enabling us to deliver exceptional legal services and achieve optimal client results. We embrace diverse perspectives, fostering a friendly and supportive atmosphere where our lawyers thrive. Collaboration extends beyond our team, encompassing clients, industry partners, and the legal community. By actively engaging, sharing insights, and working together, we harness collective intelligence to tackle challenges, provide tailored solutions, and stay ahead. Collaboration is more than a buzzword—it’s a core value driving our success.
Communicators
Torkin Manes places utmost importance on client service, seeking exceptional communicators who possess strong listening skills, deliver straightforward and honest advice, and have a track record of providing crisp, clear, and actionable legal information. Being responsive, enjoying collaboration with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders, and working well with people are qualities that make you an ideal fit for our firm.
Contributors
We seek passionate individuals committed to making meaningful contributions to the law, community and firm. Our lawyers actively engage in pro bono work, volunteerism, fundraising, and mentorship. We prioritize the success of clients and teammates by advocating for justice, equality, and legal reforms and empowering individuals through community outreach and education. Together, we make positive impacts by advancing legal knowledge and improving the legal system.
Critical Thinkers
We’re looking for critical thinkers, self-starters, and lawyers who are enterprising and industrious. If you can synthesize large amounts of information, critically evaluate and identify opportunities, anticipate challenges, and make informed recommendations to help our clients create and grow successful ventures, you’ll be a valuable asset to your clients and colleagues.
Articling & Summer Student Program
Our comprehensive program offers students a diverse and immersive experience to shape their career paths. The summer program is designed for second-year law students. It provides hands-on exposure to one of Business Law (including Corporate and Real Estate) or Litigation (Civil, Insurance Defence, Family Law, and Employment and Labour) from May to August.
Articling students rotate through both Business Law and Litigation and can expect to be engaged in client interviews, attend motions, examinations, and Small Claims Court trials, and participate in various corporate and real estate closings, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the legal practice.
Each articling student participates in our unique and exclusive Partner Intensive Program. For an intensive, one-month period, students are seconded to a Torkin Manes partner in a practice area of particular interest, to have an unparalleled opportunity to see, from the best seat in the house, how that partner conducts their practice. This opportunity gives students a new and fresh perspective of what it is like to conduct and build a successful law practice.
How to Apply
2026/2027 Articling Student Recruitment
We will be recruiting for the 2026/2027 articling student positions in accordance with the Law Society of Ontario Recruitment Procedures. Applications for the 2026/2027 articling student positions are due on Friday, June 27, 2025 by 5:00 p.m. We anticipate hiring two students through this recruit. For more information regarding the 2026/2027 Articling Recruitment Procedures, please see 2026/2027 Articling Recruitment Procedures | Law Society of Ontario.
2026 2nd Year Summer Law Student Recruitment
We will be recruiting for the 2026 second year summer student law positions in accordance with the Law Society of Ontario Recruitment Procedures. Applications for the 2026 second year summer law positions are due on Monday, July 21, 2025 by 5:00 p.m. We anticipate hiring four students through this recruit. For more information regarding the 2026 Summer Procedures, please see 2026 Toronto Summer Student Recruitment Procedures | Law Society of Ontario.
Please submit the following with your application package:
Resume, Cover Letter, Undergraduate Transcripts and Law School Transcripts. References are optional.
Address your cover letter to:
Lindsay Kantor
Partner, Director of Talent & Recruitment
Torkin Manes LLP
151 Yonge Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 2W7
Please submit your application electronically through the viRecruit Portal. We prefer that all applications be submitted via the provided link. If you have any questions or concerns, please email lkantor@torkin.com.
Meet Our Team
Meet Our Students
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An articling student at Torkin Manes, Madeleine is a recent graduate of Queen’s University where she obtained her Juris Doctor.
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An articling student at Torkin Manes, Angela recently obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. View bio
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An articling student at Torkin Manes, Yasmin recently graduated with a Juris Doctorate from the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at the Toronto Metropolitan University. View bio
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An articling student at Torkin Manes, Shaarini recently graduated from the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law. View bio
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An articling student at Torkin Manes, Armon is a recent graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School where he obtained his Juris Doctor. View bio
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An articling student at Torkin Manes, Sarah obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto. View bio
