University of Alberta Faculty of Law

University of Alberta Faculty of Law
Parent school University of Alberta
Established 1912
School type Public
Dean Dr. Paul Paton
Location Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Enrollment 525[1]
Faculty 97
Website http://lawschool.ualberta.ca/

The University of Alberta Faculty of Law is the graduate school of law of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Established as an undergraduate faculty in 1912 it is the third oldest law school in Canada, and often considered the oldest law school in Western Canada.

The school offers a three-year Juris Doctor (J.D.) program, as well as the graduate degrees of Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Ph.D.

An Anglophone, common law institution, the Faculty is known for its Centre for Constitutional Studies, Health Law Institute, rigorous curriculum and collegial atmosphere.

The Faculty of Law is widely respected for the breadth and depth of instruction it provides in the fundamentals of Canadian law. 92-95% of students at the Faculty of Law find an articling position or pursue graduate studies [2] and the school is ranked second nationally for 'elite firm hiring'.[3]

The Chief Justice of Canada, The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin; and the Chief Justice of Alberta, The Honourable Madame Catherine Fraser, are both graduates of the University of Alberta Faculty of Law.[4][5]

Academics

University of Alberta Law Centre

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Admissions Statistics

University rankings
Global rankings
Canadian rankings

The entrance average is traditionally around 3.7/163 (GPA/LSAT).[7] The male:female ratio is approximately 49:51. The average age of admitted students is 25 years of age. In 2010, 14% of applicants successfully gained admissions to the University of Alberta Faculty of Law (171/1200). For purposes of grouping, the law school looks primarily at your last two years of study or the equivalent there of.[8]

Joint Programs

JD/MBA: A 4-year joint-JD/MBA program is offered in cooperation with the University of Alberta School of Business.

DUAL JD: The University of Alberta Faculty of Law and the University of Colorado at Boulder Law School (Colorado, USA) offer a dual degree program that enables students to obtain an Alberta law degree and a Colorado law degree within four years. University of Alberta students take the first two years of their legal studies at the University of Alberta and the latter two at Boulder.

JD

Most students at the faculty are Juris Doctor candidates. This is a three-year program. Previously, the University of Alberta Faculty of Law has granted the Bachelor of Laws to graduating students, following the British naming tradition despite structurally being similar to the American graduate education structure. This ended in 2011.[9]

Tuition

Tuition fees for entering Juris Doctor (JD) are set at C$15,995[10] for domestic students and C$29,727.80[11] for international students in 2014-2015.

Employment

The Faculty of Law is ranked #2 in Canada for "Elite Firm Hiring" by Maclean's (2014).[3]

Facilities

Library

The John A. Weir Memorial Law Library, with approximately 390,000 volumes, is the second largest law library in Canada (after the Osgoode Hall Law School library).

Institutes and Centres of Excellence

Alberta Law Review

Extracurricular

There are 37 clubs, groups and other student led organizations at the Faculty of Law.[17] Alberta Law Review, Canons of Construction (student newspaper), Environmental Law Association, Law & Business Association, the Law Students Association, OutLaw, and Women's Law Forum are just some examples.

Student Legal Services

Each year approximately 250 law students from the Faculty of Law volunteer with Student Legal Services, a student-managed, non-profit society dedicated to helping low income individuals with legal issues in the Edmonton area.

Student Legal Services was founded in 1969 and is one of the largest legal clinics in Canada.[18]

Unlike similar initiatives at other universities, at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law all students who want to volunteer with SLS are accepted and assigned shifts and cases.

Law Show

Since 1991, law students have presented a large scale variety show with all proceeds going to charity. Since its inception, Law show has consistently been the most popular club within the faculty. The show features an entertaining law-themed play written by students interspersed with dancing, singing, and videos.

Alumni

Over a dozen graduates of the Faculty of Law have become Rhodes Scholars, and two have won the Vinerian Scholarship at Oxford.

Frank MacInnis, who graduated with an LL.B. in 1971, donated $2.5 million to the law school in 2006.[21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ LSAC - JD: Canadian Law School Profiles. 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  2. ↑ https://www.su.ualberta.ca/media/uploads/assets/CouncilPresentations/Student_Council_Presentation[1].pdf
  3. 1 2 http://www.macleans.ca/education/uniandcollege/2013-law-school-rankings/
  4. ↑ http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=beverley-mclachlin
  5. ↑ https://lawschool.ualberta.ca/alumni-and-giving/alumni-stories/stories/catherine-fraser
  6. ↑ 5656
  7. ↑ http://lawschool.ualberta.ca/~/media/law/prospectivestudents/admissionsllb/applicationrequirements/documents/Admitted_Applicant_Profile.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.ivyglobal.ca/LSAT/school_alberta.asp
  9. ↑ http://www.law.ualberta.ca/news_events/LLBtoJDConversion.php
  10. ↑ [url=http://www.registrar.ualberta.ca/ro.cfm?id=249#law]
  11. ↑ [url=http://www.registrar.ualberta.ca/ro.cfm?id=895#law]
  12. ↑ http://www.alri.ualberta.ca/
  13. ↑ http://ualawccsprod.srv.ualberta.ca/ccs/index.php/about-us
  14. ↑ http://www.hli.ualberta.ca/en/About.aspx
  15. ↑ "International Ombudsman Institute". Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  16. ↑ Alberta Law Review
  17. ↑ https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uofalsa/Clubs+List.pdf
  18. ↑ http://www.slsedmonton.com/about/student-legal-services-history/
  19. ↑ "ABORIGINAL COURTS IN CANADA" (PDF). THE SCOW INSTITUTE.
  20. ↑ =http://ainc-inac.gc.ca/aiarch/mr/nr/m-a2009/bio000000348-eng.asp
  21. ↑ U of A Faculty of Law receives unprecedented $2.5 million donation - ExpressNews - University of Alberta

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