2026 Summer Student

Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers is participating in the upcoming 2026 summer student recruitment.

Legacy is a boutique firm of 22 lawyers located in downtown Vancouver. Our practice is restricted to taxation, trust and succession planning and related litigation matters. In 2023, Legacy was named by Canadian Lawyer Magazine as one of the Top 10 Wills, Trusts and Estate boutiques in Canada.

We are looking for an outstanding candidate with superior academic credentials who has a strong interest in the areas of tax, wills and estates planning and trusts. To be successful, you are motivated and self-driven. You will have the opportunity to work on planning, tax and related litigation matters. You will be challenged with rewarding work in an open and positive work environment.

You will have an assigned mentor in addition to a principal. Various firm and lawyer events are scheduled during the year which you are encouraged to participate in.

We support students interested in clerkships.

Interested candidates can apply through the viRecruit portal or directly by email to:  [email protected]

Please address your application to:

Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers
Barristers & Solicitors
1300 – 777 Dunsmuir Street
Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K2

Attention: Kathleen Shelton, Legal Administrative Assistant

Applications will include: cover letter, resume, copies of undergraduate transcripts, copies of official law school transcripts and a list of upper year courses. Reference letters are optional.

Our deadline for receiving applications is Wednesday, August 27, 2025.

Our firm complies with the VBA Guidelines.