Burchells LLP
is proud to be one of Atlantic Canada's premier law firms.
Including partners
and associates we have two dozen lawyers, along with two paralegals.
Including staff, a total complement of 50 people comprise
the Burchells team. This makes us a relatively large Halifax
law firm; the right size for our city, our lawyers and clients.
We occupy two floors of the 1801 Hollis tower in the Halifax's
downtown core.
Burchells fosters
a dynamic, fast-paced, team-oriented and collegial environment.
Mutual respect,
collegiality and friendship characterize our offices. Outside
the office our lawyers get involved in the community and the
profession, offering their time on charities, in the arts
and with the activities of the CBA and Bar Society. Burchells
is, and works to continue being, part of the fabric of our
community.
Our
Practice...
Commercial
Transactions including purchases and sales, property
development, leasing, mortgaging, mergers and acquisitions,
business reorganizations and workouts.
Litigation including securities and their
enforcement, contractual disputes, professional negligence
defense, insurance defense, construction, product liability,
bankruptcy and insolvency, disputes over employment and all
forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Aboriginal
Law including aboriginal self-government, the governance
of First Nations, the definition and enforcement of treaty
rights, the resolution of land claims, aboriginal oil and
gas exploitation rights and related royalties entitlement
and aboriginal business development.
Media Law including copyright, pre-publication/broadcast
advice and the prosecution and defense of defamation claims.
Human Rights Law including many years as
counsel to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission.
Corporate
Finance including initial public offerings, raising,
borrowing and lending money, providing advice and services
on debt and equity financing and all forms of securitization.
Regulatory and Administrative Law including
regulated industries, oil and gas, transportation, fisheries,
telecommunications, labour relations, self-governing professions
and professional discipline as well as appearances before
administrative tribunals.
Personal Services including wills and estate planning, transactions
in residential real estate and personal injury claims.
Articling Program...
Burchells typically
hires one or two articled clerks per year. Hiring takes place
midway through second year, however we encourage those selected
as future clerks to join us for part of the summer before
starting third year of law school.
Our articled clerks get exposure to all of the firm's areas
of practice, spending half their year among our transactions
group and the other half focusing on litigation. Within these
main practice areas are several subcategories in which clerks
may be involved. Maintaining a flexible program allows Burchells
to tailor the experience to the interests of both clerks and
lawyers.
We augment our articled clerks' training with a variety of
in-house seminars designed to highlight specific legal issues
or developing trends. We strive to expose not only our articled
clerks but all of our lawyers to ongoing professional development.
With experience comes greater autonomy. As the articling year
develops we encourage our lawyers to find opportunities for
clerks to work independently with clients.
We also respect the significant burden faced by articled clerks
preparing for and sitting the bar exam. We work along with
our articled clerks, providing time away from the office and
doing what we can to ease the stress accompanying this aspect
of bar admission. Above all, we recognize our articled clerks'
success as our success.
Interested? Call us to learn more.
The co-chairs of the firm's Articling Committee are:
