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Lalalandscotty777
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Has anyone heard back from the bigger firms in Ottawa like BLG, Fasken, McMillan, Norton etc? Also, does anyone have an idea of what the timeline is supposed to look like for Ottawa OCIs? My career office is kinda useless. 

MollyDucker
  • Law Student
Posted

My career office told us that firms could call anytime between the 22nd (today) and February 7th. If your school is doing OCIs with any of the firms you applied to, then there will probably be a specific date your career office will let you know about that.

 

Lalalandscotty777
Posted

My Career office informed me that they don’t handle the Ottawa recruit, and asked me to reach out the specific firms to see the status of my application or when I can expect to receive correspondence from them. Have you received any calls yet from any of those firms? 

MollyDucker
  • Law Student
Posted
1 hour ago, Lalalandscotty777 said:

My Career office informed me that they don’t handle the Ottawa recruit, and asked me to reach out the specific firms to see the status of my application or when I can expect to receive correspondence from them. Have you received any calls yet from any of those firms? 

That's frustrating! I'm sorry the office isn't more helpful. I have not received any calls today and as far as I know, no one from my school has yet.

Lalalandscotty777
Posted

It really is so frustrating. But I’ve cross referenced the dates from some of the resources that were available on the Ottawa recruit, and it aligns with what you’ve said! So fingers crossed. Hoping we hear back. 

CouldIhavethisorange
  • Law Student
Posted

Just got refused from BLG

 

Iheart1457
  • Law Student
Posted

anyone hear back from Gowling yet?

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Lalalandscotty777
Posted

BLG sends out rejection emails? That’s so… kind of them LMAO. 

haven’t heard back at all from any firms so far…. 

lawiscool
  • Law Student
Posted

heard from Fasken and Norton Rose

Lalalandscotty777
Posted

Rejected from BLG lol

lalala08
  • Law Student
Posted
8 hours ago, lawiscool said:

heard from Fasken and Norton Rose

did they send you an email or an oci offer through your school?

Posted (edited)

Received rejection yesterday from BLG. Received interviews for some smaller firms, haven't heard anything from most though !

Anyone got news from midsize in Ottawa ? Perley, EH, Soloway, etc. 

Also curious to know if they sent OCI offer or email if you aren't at uOttawa or a OCI participating school. 

Edited by Alexiss
lawiscool
  • Law Student
Posted (edited)
11 hours ago, lalala08 said:

did they send you an email or an oci offer through your school?

saw the OCI through my school and they sent emails confirming my interviews

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hopefulllawyer
  • Law Student
Posted
1 hour ago, lawiscool said:

saw the OCI through my school and they sent emails confirming my interviews

what was your GPA and how many firms did you apply to btw?

BillsMafia
  • Law Student
Posted

Heard from Gowling, Perley-Robertson and Rasmussen Starr 

23 hours ago, Alexiss said:

Received rejection yesterday from BLG. Received interviews for some smaller firms, haven't heard anything from most though !

Anyone got news from midsize in Ottawa ? Perley, EH, Soloway, etc. 

Also curious to know if they sent OCI offer or email if you aren't at uOttawa or a OCI participating school. 

I am not at UOttawa or OCI participating school and I got an email from Perley 

Lalalandscotty777
Posted

If anyone’s heard from Norton Rose, Dentons or McMillan from a non OCI participating school pls lmk !  

Iheart1457
  • Law Student
Posted
On 1/27/2025 at 11:30 AM, Iheart1457 said:

anyone hear back from Gowling yet?

Update: I have an interview with them! I was informed by my school's career office rather than from them directly

Jilana
  • Law Student
Posted

Has anyone heard back from BLG after OCI regarding in-firms?

lawcrm2001
Posted

Has anyone heard back from Gowling after OCI regarding in-firms?

Wemby
  • Law Student
Posted

PFO from Perleys just now

Lalalandscotty777
Posted

Hey yall. I just finished an interview. I was wondering what people said for the question “why Ottawa” for those of you who aren’t from there (or even better, those of you who are born and bred in Toronto - since Toronto people seem to be a huge flight risk in their eyes which makes sense) 

notarya
  • Law Student
Posted
On 2/5/2025 at 11:49 AM, lawcrm2001 said:

Has anyone heard back from Gowling after OCI regarding in-firms?

Got an email from them earlier today, was a rejection though

ocean3000
  • Law Student
Posted

Heard first round offers went out for McMillan and Gowling!

chaboywb
  • Lawyer
Posted
47 minutes ago, Lalalandscotty777 said:

Hey yall. I just finished an interview. I was wondering what people said for the question “why Ottawa” for those of you who aren’t from there (or even better, those of you who are born and bred in Toronto - since Toronto people seem to be a huge flight risk in their eyes which makes sense) 

You're asking people to come up with lies for you. I would think long and hard about any reason you'd want to summer/article in Ottawa (other than striking out at the Toronto recruit, which would be a bad reason because many jobs will open up in Toronto before you finish 3L) and then say that reason. 

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ocean3000
  • Law Student
Posted
1 hour ago, chaboywb said:

You're asking people to come up with lies for you. I would think long and hard about any reason you'd want to summer/article in Ottawa (other than striking out at the Toronto recruit, which would be a bad reason because many jobs will open up in Toronto before you finish 3L) and then say that reason. 

To be fair, they might be open to living anywhere and just happen to be from Toronto. Some firms might see that as a weaker answer without more detail, and that is what they are worried about.  So, it's not necessarily that someone is asking to lie. My advice would be to reflect on why Ottawa is a city where you are open to growing your career and future. Lean into those reasons, and if you are genuine, they will see that. They mostly don't want people to try to leave for Toronto and use this as a stepping stone. 

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