Dentons Canada LLP

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Dentons Canada LLP is a Canadian law firm with offices in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.

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Dentons Canada LLP
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Recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2025), Canada's Top Family-Friendly Employers (2024) and Alberta's Top Employers (2025):

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 23, 2025)

Here are some of the reasons why Dentons Canada LLP was selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2025), Canada's Top Family-Friendly Employers (2024) and Alberta's Top Employers (2025):

  • Dentons Canada facilitates two-way communication through weekly small-group listening sessions hosted by the firm's CEO -- employees can share feedback directly and make suggestions for improving the firm's organizational culture
  • Dentons Canada offers exceptional family-friendly benefits, including adoption assistance (to $15,000), fertility treatment support (to $15,000), as well as maternity and parental leave top-ups for all new parents (to 100 per cent of salary for up to 26 weeks)
  • Dentons Canada helps employees prepare for the long term with retirement planning assistance and matching RSP contributions -- employees also have the option to transition into retirement with phased-in work arrangements, gradually reducing hours before fully retiring
A team of Dentons Canada employees win a softball championship game  

    Employer Background

    Work Environment Rating: B

    Work Atmosphere & Communications Rating: A

    Financial Benefits & Compensation Rating: B+

    Health & Family-Friendly Benefits Rating: A

    Vacation & Personal Time-Off Rating: B+

    Employee Engagement & Performance Rating: A

    Training & Skills Development Rating: A

    Community Involvement Rating: A

    Recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2025):

    By Kristina Leung, Chantel Watkins, and Cypress Weston, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Jan 20, 2025)

    Here are some of the reasons why Dentons Canada LLP was selected as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2025):

    • Dentons Canada maintains the Foundations Education Series, a dedicated curriculum for new lawyers throughout their first three years of practice that focuses on the development of core competencies across all areas of practice through skills boot camps and seminars
    • The Dentons Canada Toronto office also manages a secondment program, where second-year and articling students have the opportunity to spend a rotation with a client or other organization to further diversify their skills and experience
    • Dentons Canada helps candidates applying for its law student programs set expectations for the recruitment process with a formal Law Student Recruitment Playbook that defines the interview process, and helps mitigate bias in the hiring process by ensuring that candidates are assessed against the same metrics -- candidates also receive a "What to Expect" document providing information on how to prepare
    Articling students at Dentons Canada eat hotpot together as part of a social event  

      Highlights

      Industry Law firms
      Major Canadian locations Toronto ON, Vancouver BC, Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Ottawa ON, Montréal QC
      Full-time employees in Canada 1,371
      Student opportunities summer jobs, co-op opportunities, paid internships
      In-house training programs orientation program, in-house training, online training, in-house career planning services, online employee skills inventory, mentoring, leadership training, apprenticeship/skilled trades programs
      Related tuition subsidies employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
      Unique training and development opportunities dedicated student development professionals and a student committee manage the law and business student programs, student curriculum includes ongoing coaching and guidance from a senior leader, learning sessions and seminars on a variety of topics (legal ethics, drafting and writing skills, to name a few), employees have access to online business, diversity and mental health learning modules, networking opportunities with senior leaders, access to roundtables, seminars and conferences, Foundations Education Series (professional development program for lawyers in their first three years of practice, includes full-day skills bootcamp and seminar series), students are encouraged to participate in global NextTalent training sessions, secondment program
      Additional highlights participates in the Law in Action Within Schools program, various moot competitions for students to practice their skills through simulated court, partnered with other law firms to develop Avenue (12-week internship program for Black undergraduate students), students can provide support to equity-deserving groups through the pro bono program, Law Student Recruitment Playbook (defines a structured interview process, ensuring candidates are assessed against the same metrics to remove bias from the hiring process, "What to Expect" document distributed to candidates to level the playing field for those who are less familiar with the recruitment process), one- to two-week student orientation with meet and greets, policy overviews and training opportunities, Polygon Indigenous internship program (opportunity for an Indigenous undergraduate student)
      Vacation allowance new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

      Recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2025):

      By Kristina Leung, Chantel Watkins, and Cypress Weston, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 24, 2025)

      Here are some of the reasons why Dentons Canada LLP was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2025):

      • Dentons Canada introduced a new inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) strategy in 2023, as well as a Reconciliation Roadmap, which focuses on accountability and inclusive leadership, education and learning, employment and development, and supply chain and Indigenous economy
      • Additionally, the firm launched a global leadership accountability policy to embed IDEA goal-setting in annual business and leadership planning -- the policy requires IDEA-related goals and objectives for the CEO, managing partners, practice and sector leaders and business service leaders
      • Dentons Canada launched a pilot program focused on supporting the progression and development of Black associates and students at the firm -- the program is called Intentional Career Conversations and aims to address bias and barriers through formal critical career conversations with Black talent, as well as support their professional development and increase leaders' and mentors' awareness of their experience
      Dentons Canada team members attend the Black Law Students' Association symposium  
        One of the highlights of my time at Dentons has been my involvement with the firm’s Black Professionals Network and the broader Black legal community that it connects to. Some of the projects I’ve worked on include planning a panel with distinguished Black general counsel, Black History Month programming, hosting a summer coffee social in the Toronto office to welcome Black students and professionals, partnering on a holiday party with PwC, and supporting the planning of Dentons’ annual Caribbean summer event. Being part of initiatives that create meaningful spaces for Black professionals and lawyers has been deeply rewarding. Charran Auguste, profile & client development coordinator

        Highlights

        Industry Law firms
        Major Canadian locations Toronto ON, Vancouver BC, Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Ottawa ON, Montréal QC
        Full-time employees in Canada 1,371
        Management of diversity and inclusion initiatives belonging council, inclusion and diversity framework (strategic focus areas: gender advancement, addressing anti-Black racism and Indigenous reconciliation), Canadian director of inclusion, diversity and equity
        Performance management and accountability launched global leadership accountability policy to embed IDEA goal-setting in annual business and leadership planning (policy requires IDEA-related goals and objectives for the CEO, managing partners, practice and sector leaders and business service leaders), committed to achieve internal goal of 40% representation of women in partnership and key leadership positions (currently 33%)
        Employee resource groups WomenLEAD (Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Advancement and Development), Black Professionals Network, GLOW Canada (2SLGBTQ+)
        Noteworthy diversity strategies and policies gender affirmation benefits (to $25,000 per lifetime), new inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) strategy (includes a Reconciliation Roadmap) introduced in 2023, anti-Black racism strategy, comprehensive Coming Out at Dentons guide which includes 2SLGBTQ+-specific resources for employees on topics such as LGBTQ adoption in Ontario, 2SLGBTQ+ parenting, and gender expression information for parents (to name a few), regional sexual orientation and gender identity policy and procedure, global requests for proposal (RFP) and panel diversity policy (to help ensure that client teams put forward for RFPs are diverse in composition, and that teams participating in client pitch meetings will be diverse in composition)
        Recruitment initiatives recruitment inclusion survey (candidates can self-identify and provide comments about their recruitment experience), mandatory unconscious bias training for employees who participate in recruitment, Toronto office participates in the Law in Action Within Schools program, participates in the Avenue internship program for Black students (in partnership with Legal Leaders for Diversity and Inclusion and Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network)
        Retention and development programs 12-month global women's sponsorship pilot program, intentional career conversation pilot program to support the progression of Black associates and students
        Training and awareness initiatives unconscious bias training (sessions and toolkits to raise bias awareness in performance reviews, compensation, nomination process for senior leadership positions and in student recruitment), inclusion training, mandatory harassment and discrimination training, mental health awareness training as well as learning opportunities to increase resilience, guidebook of over 40 resources to help employees work towards reconciliation, resources to support trans and gender diverse employees (guidelines for understanding gender identity and non-binary identities, concerns impacting trans people, transition, human rights and responsibilities, coming out and transitioning in the workplace)
        Diversity highlights firm-wide working group for the inclusion of people with disabilities, scholarship program with the Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals for Black students, Dentons-BCN Black Professionals Mentorship Program in collaboration with the Black In-House Counsel network

        The Career Directory

        Dentons Canada LLP has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

        Highlights for New Grads

        Industry Law firms
        Full-time employees in Canada 1,001 to 2,500
        Parent company Dentons LLP
        Major Canadian locations Toronto ON, Vancouver BC, Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Ottawa ON, Montréal QC
        Student opportunities paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
        Training subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services, leadership training
        Tuition subsidies (related to job) yes
        Typical new grad positions Articling Student, Associate, Administrative Assistant, Administrative Coordinator, Articling Students (Lawyer), Billing Coordinator, Data Analyst, Intern (non-law), IT Help Desk Professional, Legal Assistant
        Work benefits health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
        Vacation allowance new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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