Judicial Law Clerk Program

The Judicial Law Clerk Program at the BC Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of British Columbia was established in 1973. The original aim of the Program was to improve the quality of advocacy in British Columbia. Since its inception, the Judicial Law Clerk Program has provided newly graduated law students with a unique opportunity to participate in and observe the judicial system.

Alumni of the Judicial Law Clerk Program have gone on to careers in all areas of private practice, public service and business. A number of former judicial law clerks are now members of the BC Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Provincial Court of British Columbia.

Applications for Judicial Law Clerk Positions will be accepted through the BC Public Service Job Opportunity website. 
 

The following documents are being updated for the next hiring cycle dates (hiring for the 2027-2028 clerkship term). Applications will be accepted January 5 to January 19, 2026. Please carefully review ALL of the documents before applying:

Note: The online questionnaire on the BC Public Service Job Opportunity website will be available January 5, 2026. When you open it, the questionnaire may prompt you to submit a resume and cover letter through its portal. You MUST follow the instructions in the application process document and submit your resume and cover letter by email. Resumes and cover letters submitted through the portal will not be reviewed.

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