Nelligan Law is an innovative and progressive firm that prides itself on being open and informal. Considered one of Ottawa’s premier law firms, the firm was established in 1963 and has grown from two to over 40 lawyers.
Approximately half of our lawyers are female. We are located on the 3rd floor of 50 O’Connor Street, at the corner of O’Connor and Albert streets in Ottawa. From its inception, Nelligan Law has always strived for excellence, and has earned the respect of our clients, the community, and the legal profession.
Our client list includes individuals, small and medium size businesses, entrepreneurs, professional organizations, insurance companies, financial institutions, condominium corporations, and local and national labour unions and associations.
Our goal at Nelligan Law is to provide all of our clients, regardless of their size, with the highest quality professional standards in every aspect of our business.
At Nelligan Law, we believe that the articling experience sets the tone of your professional life, and defines the path that your legal career will follow.
Our Ottawa-based firm offers you a challenging and rewarding articling program, with a focus on your career and professional development as you work towards becoming a new lawyer. We have a unique articling program to ensure that our students learn as many practical skills as possible in preparation for their Call to the Bar.
Deciding where you want to article is one of the most significant decisions you will make in your career. It is important to consider not only your long-term career objectives, but also the quality of life you would like to enjoy.
Profiles of our current articling students can be found here.
At Nelligan Law, we recognize that the legal world can be demanding. We strive to maintain an atmosphere predicated on work-life balance and a great social atmosphere for all our staff and students.
Each year the firm develops a seminar series designed to introduce the students to the general practice of law, as well as to the firm’s particular areas of expertise. Lawyers from different practice areas speak to the students in an informal environment, offering advice and information about their practices and law in general.
Students are also invited to attend the group meetings in the various practice areas. These meetings are intended to be educational – recent developments in the law will be discussed, difficult legal questions canvassed, and ethical issues raised for discussion.
Our students are also given funding to attend educational experiences outside of the firm, such as Ontario Bar Association events and the Advocacy Boot Camp.
To further our commitment to work-life balance, our students are also given paid vacation and personal leave.
We pride ourselves on the quality of our articling program. We work hard to design a program that is geared toward developing strong, well-rounded lawyers. But don’t just take our word for it – our students’ satisfaction speaks for itself. We host a confidential review survey each year among our articling students. Here is a sample of some of the feedback that our program has received.
If you are a student, and have any questions about the articling or summer student program, please do not hesitate to contact Pamela El-Feghaly.
If you wish to contact any of our current articling students, please call us at 613-238-8080 or feel free to email us.
We recruit students who, in addition to having performed well academically, have demonstrated leadership qualities and community involvement.
We look for individuals who are dynamic, highly motivated, and who have developed exceptional interpersonal and communications skills.
