Faculty of Law to sign Memorandum of Understanding with Judge Advocate General

MOU the first of its kind in Canada

UAlberta Law Communications - 18 October 2017

On Wednesday, October 25, the Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the Canadian Armed Forces, Commodore Geneviève Bernatchez, CD, will be at the Faculty of Law to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the JAG and the Faculty of Law.

The MOU is the first-of-its-kind in Canada and establishes the Office of the JAG internship course that is currently offered at the Faculty of Law, and in which four students are currently enrolled.

The internship is offered in both the fall and winter terms and involves gaining experience in the areas of criminal procedure, evidence issues, administrative law, case law and writing legal opinions.

The official signing will take place outside of the John A. Weir Memorial Law Library at 11 am.

All students, staff and Faculty members are encouraged to attend this momentous event.

Refreshments will be served.

For more information on Commodore Bernatchez, click here.