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Torkin Manes LLP

Business LawCommercial Real EstateCivil Litigation

A Toronto mid-market full-service firm.

151 Yonge Street, Suite 1500, Toronto, ON, M5C 2W7

Firm record last verified 8/19/2026

Overview & About

About Torkin Manes LLP

Torkin Manes LLP is a Toronto mid-market full-service firm. The firm describes itself as unique in the Toronto market for combining a highly experienced business law group with one of the best family law groups in Canada, and states that more than 50% of its lawyers and 45% of its partners articled with the firm. Summer students are placed in either the Business Law or Litigation group (not both) for the May–August term, while articling students formally rotate through both groups plus a one-month "Partner Intensive Program" shadowing a partner in an area of interest. In 2026, the firm's litigation team secured a complete trial victory for Tricor Automotive Group, with the court awarding over $1.8M in combined damages and costs.

The firm funds an annual $13,500 bursary for two Black Canadian law students at Osgoode Hall, participates in the Law Society of Ontario's Justicia Project, is a member of the Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network, and is a CCDI Employer Partner.

Key Application Dates

Recruit Cycle

2L Summer 2027

Application Deadline

July 20, 2026 (5:00 PM ET)

Closed
LSO Call Day

October 23, 2026 (8:00 AM ET)

Interview Week

November 2 – November 4, 2026

Offer Date

November 4, 2026 (5:00 PM ET)

Scorecard & Culture Ratings

Firm Scorecard: insufficient data

No verified students have submitted a Firm Scorecard review for this firm yet.

The Vault Data Matrix

Early Careers Stats

Largest Practice Group
Undisclosed
Callback turnaround
Undisclosed
Notable clients

Represented Tricor Automotive Group in Tricor Automotive Group v. Premier Dealer Services — Ontario Superior Court awarded $1,265,274 in damages plus $550,000 costs (June 2026)

Hiring Targets

Articling retention rate

100% (7 of 7; 2026 cycle); 67% (4 of 6; 2025 cycle)

1L Summer hires
Undisclosed
2L Summer hires

~6 (anticipated, 2L Summer 2027 cycle)

Articling positions

7 (2026 term)

Hours

Average start work time
Undisclosed
Average finish time
Undisclosed
In-Office Requirement
Undisclosed
Target billing hours
Undisclosed
Annual leave

2 weeks (articling students; associate policy undisclosed)

Hours are self-reported by verified students during the recruiting cycle and reflect individual experience, not official firm policy.

Diversity Stats

BME partners

6% (4 of 72 Partners & Counsel combined, Toronto — third-party audit, firm left this field blank on its own NALP filing)

Female associates

65% (26 of 40 associates)

Female partners

16% (6 of 37 Equity Partners)

BME associates

44% (20 of 45 associates, Toronto — third-party audit, firm left this field blank on its own NALP filing)

Recruitment Contacts & Feeder Schools

Recruiting Contacts

Lindsay Kantor

Partner, Director of Talent & Recruitment

Toronto

Feeder Law Schools