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Why Stikeman Elliott

Professional Excellence

Stikeman Elliott was named Canadian Law Firm of the Year (2006) by Chambers Global. Stikeman Elliott is consistently ranked as a global and domestic leader in business law by Chambers' The World's Leading Lawyers, Lexpert, American Lawyer, the International Financial Law Review and other international publications.

81 Stikeman Elliott lawyers are currently ranked among Canada's leading lawyers in the annual Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. A second publication, the highly selective Lexpert/American Lawyer Media 2005 Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, includes 30 Stikeman Elliott lawyers.

Four Stikeman Elliott partners have been recognized by Lexpert as among Canada's "Top 40 Lawyers Under 40" (Jennifer Northcote, Dee Rajpal, Steeve Robitaille & Craig Story). Montreal partner Suzanne Côté was recognized by Lexpert as one of "Canada's Top 25 Women Lawyers." Ottawa partner Susan Hutton was cited by Lexpert as one of the "Top 15 Women to Watch" in Canada.

International Outlook

Stikeman Elliott's expertise in providing first-rate legal advice on Canadian law to clients in Canada and abroad is recognized worldwide, as evidenced by the firm's consistently high ranking by Chambers' The World's Leading Lawyers and other international publications.

Stikeman Elliott serves its clients from offices located in the following cities: Montréal, London, Toronto, Ottawa , New York, Vancouver, Calgary and Sydney.

Each of the firm's foreign offices is staffed principally by Canadian lawyers, who have been trained in our Canadian offices. Stikeman Elliott is one of the few law firms offering the opportunity for lawyers and students to work in our foreign offices, an experience we believe helps to shape our high-calibre practitioners.

Our Exceptional Culture

Our students tell us that they really enjoy working for our firm because of our high profile and quality work, and because of our exceptional firm culture. Stikeman Elliott is an extremely friendly, exciting, informal, and unstructured place to work. We embrace diversity and a broad range of talents and backgrounds.

Lawyers who enjoy and excel within our environment are those attracted to a high degree of autonomy and responsibility, while being comfortable with a more flexible organizational structure. From the outset, students and associates at Stikeman Elliott are provided with challenging work and ample opportunity and responsibility to shape their own experience and career.

Opportunity Abounds

As a firm, Stikeman Elliott is growing in size, while actively evolving our strategic direction and approach to the changing legal marketplace.

Vital to the firm's strategy is the recruitment and development of the best students and associates. To ensure our programs offer the best experience possible, we meet regularly with students and associates, both individually and in groups, to gather feedback and hear suggestions and concerns. We want to ensure that our programs are effective in helping our students and associates to achieve their goals.