Legal Administrative Assistant - Co-op Student Internship

Looking to gain hands-on legal administrative experience at one of Canada’s most respected corporate law firms? Stikeman Elliott’s Toronto office is excited to offer a co‑op/internship opportunity for students interested in exploring a career in legal administration. Whether you’re enrolled in a law clerk or paralegal program, studying legal administration, or simply hoping to build strong professional administrative skills, this internship provides valuable practical experience, mentorship, and exposure to a fast‑paced legal environment.

A typical internship placement is four weeks in length and five days on-site . Providing students with a focused and meaningful experience that offers substantial exposure to the day‑to‑day work of a legal administrative team.

What You’ll Do

As an intern on our Administrative Services team, you'll work closely with our Legal Administrative Assistants and lawyers to support day‑to‑day operations, including:

• Assisting with legal document preparation, formatting, and organization


• Supporting client file management and maintaining accurate records


• Helping with calendar and email organization, scheduling, and time management tasks


• Preparing basic materials for billing and accounts support


• Assisting with marketing and business development tasks as needed


• Helping coordinate small projects and administrative initiatives


• Providing general administrative support to our legal teams

This internship will give you hands‑on exposure to how a corporate law firm operates and allows you to develop skills that are highly valued across the legal and administrative professions.

What We’re Looking For

We welcome applications from students who are:

• Currently enrolled in a legal administration, law clerk, paralegal, business administration, or related post‑secondary program


• Interested in building practical administrative and legal skills


• Comfortable learning new software and tools - especially Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Copilot)


• Organized, detail‑oriented, and eager to produce high-quality work


• Strong communicators, both verbally and in writing


• Discreet and professional when working with confidential information


• Friendly, proactive, and excited to contribute to a collaborative team environment

Don’t worry if you don’t have prior law firm experience - that’s what internships are for! We’re looking for enthusiasm, curiosity, and a willingness to learn.

Salary (Toronto Only):

$21.00/hour. 

The position is for a prospective vacancy.

Stikeman Elliott is committed to accommodating people with disabilities as part of our hiring process. If you have special requirements, please advise Human Resources during the recruitment process.

Please Note:   Our firm has a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy which requires all firm members to be fully vaccinated with a Health Canada approved COVID-19 vaccine. You will not be asked to disclose your vaccination status during the interview process. If you are offered employment, you will find a vaccination clause in your offer of employment providing that prior to commencing any employment with the Firm, you must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide proof of a Health Canada approved COVID-19 vaccination. The Firm will make reasonable accommodation efforts if you cannot be vaccinated due to medical, religious, or other grounds to the extent protected by applicable human rights legislation.