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Tahlequah, also known as J35, is one of 75 remaining southern resident killer whales that live in the Salish Sea off the coast of British Columbia and Washington state.

PhD Student awarded scholarship for research

August 17, 2018

Solomon Amoateng awarded scholarship for commitment to research in natural resource extraction and management

Enticed By New Frontiers In Legal Marijuana

June 11, 2018

Jillian Swainson becomes general counsel at Aurora Cannabis

Syncrude's In-House Counsel Relishes Role of Generalist

June 11, 2018

Navigating many aspects of oilsands operations is exciting, rewarding

Indigenous Law Scholar Joshua Nichols Joins UAlberta Law

April 13, 2018

Expert on Indigenous legal issues will join Faculty July 1, 2018

Student Spearheads UAlberta Law Role in #LawNeedsFeminismBecause Campaign

March 08, 2018

Students, Faculty and members of legal community join national campaign thanks to Grace Cleveland's efforts

Words of Wisdom

February 01, 2018

Former Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin addresses incoming Class of 2020 during a timely return to her alma mater.

LawWellness Encourages Students to De-Stress

January 31, 2018

UAlberta Law initiative aims to remind Faculty community to take time to relax

Law Show Set to Bring "Monsters LLP" to Myer Horowitz Theatre

January 24, 2018

Law school tradition celebrates 22 years of theatrical performances

What Goes Around Comes Around

January 03, 2018

UAlberta Law Prizes and Awards Coordinator Gloria Strathern wins prestigious peer-nominated support award

Laying Legal Groundwork for the Global Marketplace

December 27, 2017

Professor Roderick Wood represented Canada in latest round of UNIDROIT MAC Protocol negotiations

Student Wins Nationwide Video Competition

December 13, 2017

Student's appeal to Canada's conscience on arms trade earns him a trip to Ottawa

Former UAlberta law student appointed to Supreme Court of Canada

November 30, 2017

Justice Sheilah L. Martin has been a career-long champion of Indigenous reconciliation and greater inclusivity in the legal profession as a lawyer, judge and educator

Deconstructing Deepwater Horizon

November 08, 2017

Renowned oil and gas law expert Professor Owen Anderson to discuss risk exposure and oil spill litigation at noon lecture at UAlberta Law

Taking On The "Red Market"

September 25, 2017

UAlberta PhD candidate Terry Adido's groundbreaking research shines a light on the shadowy world of "transplant tourism"

UAlberta Law students travel to St. Paul for day of job shadowing

September 13, 2017

"Justice Bus" pilot project saw students explore career options outside of Edmonton

Tim Caulfield takes his medical myth busting to television as host of new show

September 12, 2017

The oft-aggressive debunker undergoes something of a transformation during filming.

Learning law and governance on the land with the Wahkohtowin Project

August 04, 2017

New wilderness-based course makes a lasting impact on UAlberta Law students and the Susa Creek community.

Walking the Walk: Women's Rights and Administrative Justice

June 22, 2017

Professor Linda Reif presents paper on gender and ombuds institutions at International Institute for the Sociology of Law in Oñati, Spain.

Managing creditor risk

June 08, 2017

UAlberta professors and sessional instructor team up at Legal Education Society of Alberta seminar.

2017 Teaching Excellence Award winners announced

May 03, 2017

Prof. Rod Wood and Mr. Ryan Clements recognized.

LLM Student Travis Lovett wins Saskatchewan articling essay award

May 02, 2017

Travis Lovett talks about the important skills he acquired throughout his articling year.

What a year!

April 13, 2017

A look back at an eventful 2016-2017 year as we salute our graduating class of 2017.

UAlberta Law welcomes Oilers Entertainment Group representatives for panel discussion

April 11, 2017

"Insights into hockey, business, and the law" panel featured Edmonton Oilers President & General Manager, Hockey Operations Peter Chiarelli.

Moot Celebration

April 06, 2017

UAlberta Law marked another year of mooting excellence.

Legal Eagles - Four aviation law experts talk legal careers in aviation

April 04, 2017

UAlberta Law's 'Law in Motion' lecture series presented Law and Aviation Evening, March 30, 2017.

UAlberta Law Dean Paul Paton to receive Leaders in Diversity Award

March 23, 2017

Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers - Western Chapter recognizes Dean Paton's commitment to fostering inclusion and diversity in the legal profession.

UAlberta Law students compete at 2017 Laskin Moot

March 21, 2017

Bilingual moot made extra special as students visit the Supreme Court of Canada and attend conference on legislative and judicial bilingualism.

UAlberta Law presents: "Police shootings in the City of Chicago: Litigation issues and challenges"

March 13, 2017

Dean's Speaker Series welcomes prominent Chicago attorney and one of Canada's leading criminal defence lawyers.

UAlberta Law competes at 2017 Donald G.H. Bowman National Tax Moot

March 07, 2017

Bowman moot team generously sponsored by Moodys Gartner Tax Law.

From California to Montréal: UAlberta Law professors travel over Reading Week

March 06, 2017

Faculty members spoke at symposiums and conferences across North America.

Deedee Bitran Receives 2016 Holocaust Remembrance Essay Award

February 23, 2017

The award - generously funded by UAlberta Law alumnus Henry Wolfond - is intended to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive in the legal community.

International Humanitarian Law Conference: Legal Protections during Armed Conflict

February 13, 2017

UAlberta Law co-hosts conference for the public with the Canadian Red Cross.

It's Speed Networking, not Speed Dating, for International Week

February 01, 2017

UAlberta Law's Joanna Harrington invited to participate as a career mentor in I-Week's International Affairs Speed Networking Event.

UAlberta Law's Hadley Friedland Co-Leads McGill's New Indigenous Law Course

January 17, 2017

Friedland invited by McGill to co-instruct a one-week intensive course for first-year law students.

UAlberta Law's Ireh Iyioha Presents at Conference on Canadian/Anglophone African Human Rights Engagements

December 15, 2016

Scholars from around the world gathered in Toronto to assess the literature on the topic and a research agenda for further study.

UAlberta Law's Peter Carver on 'the just measure of pain': freedom of religion and its scope and limits

December 12, 2016

The latest installment of the Centre for Constitutional Studies' Downtown Charter Series tackles freedom of religion.

UAlberta Law's Eran Kaplinsky Appointed Research Director of Alberta Land Institute

December 08, 2016

Prof. Kaplinsky's expertise in the areas of property rights, land use planning and regulation, and municipal law will assist ALI to further expand its research portfolio.

Centre for Constitutional Studies Welcomes Grade 6 Class to UAlberta Law

December 08, 2016

Eager students learn about the Constitution and take their arguments to Court!

LLM Student Shivani Kapur: Living life on her own terms

December 06, 2016

Outgoing, determined, and decidedly committed are just a few words to describe this promising graduate student.

Come for the Onigiri, Stay for the Culture

November 30, 2016

Law Students for Inclusion & Diversity Host Second Annual Multicultural Day.

Buyer Beware? Professor Timothy Caulfield to Investigate Misleading Stem Cell Advertisements

November 18, 2016

Prof. Caulfield warns that Canadians are increasingly being exposed to ads that inaccurately portray stem cell research.

Accountability for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeepers

November 07, 2016

Professor Joanna Harrington participates in conference panel in Ottawa organized by the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Armed Forces.

UAlberta Law Celebrates the Publication of New Books by Professors Hutchison, Jefferies, and Muir

November 03, 2016

Colleagues, friends and family joined the professors at the November 2 book launch celebration.

University of Alberta Faculty of Law Students Attend Q&A with Supreme Court Justice Malcolm Rowe

October 28, 2016

Lerina Koornhof and Brandyn Rodgerson flew to Ottawa for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Professors Timothy Caulfield and Ubaka Ogbogu Earn Stem Cell Network Research Grants

October 26, 2016

The Stem Cell Network's 2016 Impact Research Agreement Program funds projects that are ready to move down a translational path.

Government of Canada Announces Judicial Appointments for Alberta and British Columbia

October 21, 2016

Four of the seven appointees for Alberta - and one of the three for B.C. - are UAlberta Law alumni; two have served as sessional instructors.

The Honourable Madam Justice Ellen Picard and Professor Emeritus Ron Hopp, Q.C. Recognized at Edmonton Bar Association Annual Judges' Dinner

October 12, 2016

Alumnus Dharam Dhillon (JD '16) was also recognized at the celebration.

Lawyer, Leader, Advocate: Success Comes Early for Koren Lightning-Earle

September 28, 2016

Lightning-Earle recognized with an Alumni Horizon Award for her contributions to the legal profession and advocacy work for Canada's Indigenous peoples.

A Strong Voice for Justice: Celebrating Bob H. Aloneissi, Q.C.'s career and commitment to public service

September 27, 2016

Aloneissi recognized for his commitment to social justice, philanthropy and support of law students with a University of Alberta Alumni Honour Award.

Pilot, Mayor, Judge, Lifesaver: Celebrating the career and public service of The Honourable Virgil P. Moshansky, C.M.

September 26, 2016

Justice Moshansky recognized for his exceptional achievements in law and aviation safety with a University of Alberta Distinguished Alumni Award.

Professor Barbara Billingsley Cited in Supreme Court of Canada Decision

September 19, 2016

Billingsley cited twice in September 15, 2016 judgment in Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co.

Supreme Court Justice Greets First Year Class at Orientation 2016

September 12, 2016

The Hon. Mr. Justice Russell Brown encouraged the class of 2019 to be problem solvers in their legal careers.

Professor Annalise Acorn Speaks at All Souls College Oxford

July 04, 2016

Professor Acorn participated in the 50th anniversary celebration of the Visiting Fellowships Programme.

Professor Emeritus Ronald Hopp, Q.C. Recognized with Edmonton Bar Association's 2016 Eileen Nash Memorial Award

June 27, 2016

Award recognizes the efforts of individuals providing services on a pro bono basis to benefit the community.

Congratulations to the University of Alberta Faculty of Law Class of 2016

June 08, 2016

The Class of 2016 celebrates the end of law school and the beginning of their service to the legal profession.

Associate Professor Eric Adams Awarded a 2016-17 Killam Annual Professorship

June 07, 2016

Adams is the second professor from the Faculty of Law to earn this prestigious honour.

Professor Peter Sankoff Earns 2016 Brightspace Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning

May 18, 2016

Sankoff is the first professor from the University of Alberta to earn this prestigious international award.

University of Alberta Faculty of Law Professor Timothy Caulfield Takes Aim at Science Hype

May 17, 2016

International task force of experts in stem cell science, clinical research, and bioethics release guidelines to help stop the spread of science hype.

University of Alberta Faculty of Law Celebrates New Partnership with Moodys Gartner Tax Law

May 13, 2016

Moodys Gartner donates $100,000 to the Faculty in support of tax moot team and student research assistantships.

Faculty of Law and Alberta Law Reform Institute Offer Workspace to Displaced Fort McMurray Lawyers

May 09, 2016

Canadian Bar Association Alberta Branch to coordinate requests for space.

Faculty of Law and Student Legal Services Celebrate Law Day 2016

April 19, 2016

Law Day Alberta celebrations open to the public at the Edmonton Law Courts

Assistant Professor Ubaka Ogbogu Participates in Public Health Forum on Vaccines

April 19, 2016

Should vaccines be mandatory to protect public health?

Professor Tamara Buckwold Presents at National Canadian Bar Association Construction and Infrastructure Law Conference

April 08, 2016

Is failure to negotiate in good faith a breach of contract?

Professor Rod Wood Presents at Meeting of CBA Creditor and Debtor Law Section (North)

April 07, 2016

Provided update on key personal property security law cases from the past year

University of Alberta Faculty of Law Students Raise Money for You Can Play

March 16, 2016

Members of OUTlaw, the Tortfeasors, and the Golden Bearristers come together to raise money for a good cause.

Law Show 2016 - Ferris Beullaw's Day Off

February 09, 2016

Law Show celebrates 20th Anniversary

Experiential Education in Bankruptcy Law

October 21, 2015

CAFA Distinguished Academic Awards

October 14, 2015

Dr. Ubaka Ogbogu, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law receives CAFA Distinguished Academic Early Career Award.

The Brimacombe Selection Moot

September 30, 2015

Congratulations to all of the students who took part in the Brimacombe Selecton Moot over the weekend.

Edmonton Strathcona Candidates Faculty of Law Debate

September 11, 2015

Ms Magna Carta hosts Edmonton Strathcona Candidates Debate.

Faculty of Law: Dean Paton Returns from Nationwide Welcome Events

August 25, 2015

UAlberta Faculty of Law Welcomes Commissioner of Competition

June 30, 2015

Deputy Minister Appointment -- Phil Bryden

June 30, 2015

"Capital Ideas": UAlberta law faculty present on banking law as part of Congress 2015

June 08, 2015

Assistant Professor Gail Henderson and adjunct professor Anna Lund presented on the role of banks in society at the Canadian Law & Society Association annual conference.

Building a Better World

June 05, 2015

Celebrating Spring Convocation 2015 at the Faculty of Law.

New York magazine: It Doesn't Matter If Gwyneth Paltrow Is Wrong About Everything

May 15, 2015

Professor Timothy Caulfield's latest book is reviewed.

Vaccine Hesitancy

April 24, 2015

Timothy Caulfield Speaks on Pseudoscience: FPA Professional Institute

The United Nations as Good Samaritan and Accountability for Mass Torts

March 25, 2015

Guest lecture by Prof. Kristen Boon of Seton Hall University School of Law

LSA presents Alberta's Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Jonathan Denis

March 11, 2015

Talk by Honorable Jonathan Denis, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General: 2013 High River Flood, Police oversight and the law surrounding firearms

Professor Acorn Speaks at Harvard Law School

March 04, 2015

Professor Acorn speaks on restorative justice

Reception for former Vice Dean Wayne Renke

February 27, 2015

Justice Renke says farewell to the Faculty of Law after over 20 years of passionate legal education.

Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta - Judicial Appointment

December 12, 2014

The Honourable Wayne N. Renke appointed judge of Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta.

Alberta Law Reform Initiative

November 14, 2014

Professor Tamara Buckwold speaks to the CBA Real Property North section on current initiatives for reforming provincial law

Video of Chief Wilton Littlechild ('76 LL.B.) receiving Alberta Orders of Excellence (starts 35:20 mins)

October 16, 2014

Law alumnus received A.O.E. from province as recognition of his contributions to society

Law alumnus reappointed for second term as UAlberta Board Chair

October 06, 2014

Douglas O. Goss, Q.C., ('84 LL.B), named chair of UAlberta's board of governors for second 3-year term

Poverty is Solvable - be a problem solver

September 29, 2014

UAlberta launches its annual United Way Campaign. Check out the many way in which you can show your support!

Should certain vaccinations be mandatory? Law Prof. Ubaka Ogbogu interviewed

September 25, 2014

Interview and discussion on CBC regarding vaccines, flu-shots, and mandatory vaccinations (audio interview starts at 28:20 mins)

Legal Internship at the United Nations Headquarters in NYC (Danielle Chu, 2L)

September 25, 2014

Opportunity enabled by the Gerald L. Gall O.C. Global Community Service Grant 2014

Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Law alumnus Kevin Jenkins, '80 LL.B. (UAlberta Alumni featured video)

September 19, 2014

Kevin Jenkins, '80 LL.B., left a career as a corporate executive to lead one of the world's largest relief organizations.

Orientation Day at the Faculty of Law (Sept 2, 2014)

September 03, 2014

U of T Law alumnus Dean Paul Paton speaks with Nexus Magazine

August 12, 2014

In Memoriam - Alumnus Dr. Bernard 'Bernie' Adell (LL.B. '61).

August 08, 2014

Faculty of Law Prof. Timothy Caulfield featured in "UAlberta connections run strong among top influencers"

July 17, 2014

Faculty of Law congratulates HLI Research Associate Maeghan Toews on being awarded CBS James Kreppner Fellowship in Blood System Studies

July 09, 2014

UAlberta Faculty of Law Prof. Timothy Caulfield, and alumni Daryl Katz and Mike Hudema, make the list of 50 Most Influential in Alberta for 2014

July 02, 2014

UAlberta Faculty of Law Dean Paul Paton authored article on "Keeping Privilege In-House". (Lawyers' Weekly In-House Counsel Magazine, pg 8-11).

July 02, 2014

UAlberta Faculty of Law Prof. Rod Wood delivered two sessions at Joint CBA/Law Society PEI event

June 23, 2014

Faculty of Law alumnus John Poon ('84 LL.B.) receives Honorary Degree from UAlberta at Convocation (June 9, 2014)

June 09, 2014

Congrats to U of A Faculty of Law Class of 2014 on graduating today. Watch 10am convocation live

June 04, 2014

UAlberta Faculty of Law Dean-elect Paul Paton awarded the OBA's Distinguished Service Award

May 23, 2014

UAlberta Law Prof. Roderick Wood presents paper at Int'l Symposium on Corporate Governance & Financial Supervision, Taipei

May 20, 2014

‘Are "Public Interest Directors" a Good Idea?’ U of A Law Prof. Gail Henderson heads off to Ireland to find the answers

May 15, 2014

Prof. Gail Henderson speaks on Chinese Investment in Canada at U of A China Institute's 4th Annual Nat'l Forum

May 09, 2014

Prof. Eran Kaplinsky releases 'A Guide to Property Rights in Alberta' at Land Use 2014 Conference

May 07, 2014

Professor Barbara Billingsley recently returned from presenting at Socio-Legal Studies Association 2014 conference (U.K.)

April 16, 2014

Release of Canadian Tort Law: Cases, Notes and Materials (14th ed.), co-authored by Professor (emeritus) Lewis Klar, Q.C.

April 08, 2014

UAlberta team competes in Bennett Jones Health Law Moot against UCalgary

March 28, 2014

UAlberta Faculty of Law Ph.D. Candidate Hadley Friedland ('09 LL.M.) facilitator and presenter at TRC Education Day Edmonton (March 27, 2014)

March 26, 2014

2nd edition of Prof. Barbara Billingsley's 'General Principles of Canadian Insurance Law' published

March 25, 2014

Paul Paton's interview with Canadian Lawyer Magazine on his appointment as UAlberta Law Dean

March 24, 2014

UAlberta team competes in prestigious Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

March 20, 2014

Close competition between U of A Law teams in 2014 Clinton J. Ford Moot

March 17, 2014

U of A's moot team takes lead role in facilitating agreement at 2014 Kawaskimhon National Aboriginal Moot

March 13, 2014

U of A Law competed against U of C Law at Alberta Court of Appeal Moot Court competition

March 11, 2014

U of A's 2014 Twitter Moot team argued an appeal 140 characters at a time

March 06, 2014

U of A team compete at 2014 National Canadian Client Consultation competition in Toronto

February 27, 2014

U of A Law team tweet on legal issue in a bid to retain Twitter Moot title! #Twtmoot (Feb 28, 2014, 11:00am MST)

February 27, 2014

Prof. Shannon O’Byrne talks "Law & Emotion in Brontë’s Jane Eyre" at Osgoode Hall Law School

February 20, 2014

Prof. Timothy Caulfield testified at Presidential bioethics commission: Addressing the Scientific "Hype Pipeline:.."

February 14, 2014

Prof. Annalise Acorn participated in symposium "The Unbounded Level of the Mind: Rod Macdonald's Legal Imagination"

February 10, 2014

Prof. Linda Reif spoke at 4th Joint Int'l Seminar on "The Legal & Political Impact of Free Trade Agreements" (Japan)

January 31, 2014

Professor Howard Greenwald, Visiting Fulbright Scholar

January 28, 2014

Professor Annalise Acorn appointed as Law expert for the Awards to Scholarly Publications Program

January 27, 2014

View Centenary Conference videos: The Future of Law School (Sept 26-28, 2013)

January 20, 2014

2013 Tevie Miller Award and 2013 Pringle/Royal Award winners announced

January 15, 2014

Professor Emeritus Lewis Klar, Q.C., presented a paper at "Torts Forum: Apportionment and Attribution of Liability", University of Sydney, Australia

January 10, 2014

Angelina Jolie's celebrity outshines breast cancer risks. Prof. Tim Caulfield co-authors study.

December 23, 2013

Faculty of Law alumna Kathleen Ryan QC Named One of Canada's Most Powerful Women

December 04, 2013

And They Call it Puppy Love" at the Faculty of Law!

November 27, 2013

Talk by Rowland Harrison QC: Public Participation in Energy Regulation (Nov 21)

November 20, 2013

Columnist Andrew Coyne addressed standing-room only crowd at 2013 Merv Leitch Q.C. Memorial lecture

November 08, 2013

Blog on Andrew Coyne's Leitch lecture (Nov 4, 2013)

November 05, 2013

UAlberta Faculty of Law presents the 2013 Merv Leitch Q.C. Memorial Lecture feat. Andrew Coyne (Columnist, Postmedia News)

November 01, 2013

The U of A Faculty of Law's '2012-13 Legal Forum Centenary Speakers Series' presents a talk by Professor Donald Rothwell on 'Arctic Sovereignty..'

October 25, 2013

In Memoriam - Hugh A. Robertson Q.C. (LL.B. '66), former LESA Executive Director

October 25, 2013

Professor Timothy Caulfield awarded prestigious 2013 Trudeau Fellowship

October 16, 2013

'On the Future of Law School': Slaw online magazine's review of Faculty of Law's centenary conference.

October 09, 2013

Helping victims of sex trafficking in South Africa (Natasha Tames, 3L)

October 08, 2013

Continuing the Dialogue on the Law of Armed Conflict

October 07, 2013

The Future of Law School: Lively and Provocative!

October 03, 2013

James Stribopoulos talk on "The Rule of Law on Trial: Police Powers, Public Protest and the G20" (3 Oct 2013)

October 01, 2013

U of A Faculty of Law's "What made you decide to go to law school?" video series (Part 5).

September 23, 2013

U of A Faculty of Law introduces its "What made you decide to go to law school?" series.

September 13, 2013

Celebrate! U of A excellence in teaching, learning and research, on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013 at the Myer Horowitz Theatre, located in SUB.

August 27, 2013

The Future of Law School Conference shaping up as a fitting finale to University of Alberta Faculty of Law's first 100 years

August 14, 2013

UAlberta Faculty of Law would like to congratulate recent graduate John Devlin (Class of 2011) on being awarded a prestigious Fulbright Canada Award scholarship to support graduate work at Harvard University

August 07, 2013

U of A Faculty of Law professors talk about "law on the edge" at UBC conference, July 2-4, 2013

July 18, 2013

Presentations by Professors Barb Billingsley, Eric Adams and Gail Henderson, and PhD student Sarah Hamill.

UAlberta Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Peter Sankoff's book, Animal Law in Australasia: Continuing the Dialogue,was recently launched in Sydney, Australia

July 17, 2013

UAlberta Faculty of Law's List of Firsts: Margaret Crang (Class of 1932), the first woman law graduate to serve on City Council in Edmonton

July 16, 2013

Article by Paula Simons (Edmonton Journal)

The University of Alberta Faculty of Law is proud to announce the publication of Law, Policy and Reproductive Autonomy, a book by Professor Erin Nelson

July 11, 2013

"New and Emerging Developments in Personal Property Security Law" seminar by U of A Law professor Roderick Wood, took place in St. John’s on June 17, 2013 for the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Continuing Legal Education.

June 18, 2013

The presentation was also webcast live to lawyers on the west coast of Newfoundland and in Labrador.

From Death to New Life at -60c in Kugluktuk. Interview with inspirational law graduate Russ Sheppard

June 11, 2013

From lacrosse to law, the inspiring story of Russ Sheppard (Class of 2013)

The Honourable Mr. Justice Russell S. Brown, Associate Professor of Law, sworn-in at a ceremony at the Law Courts in Edmonton, April 25, 2013.

April 29, 2013

Mr. Justice Brown was appointed a judge of Her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, in February 2013

The 2013 Canadian Corporate / Securities Law Moot Court Competition, March 8-9, 2013

March 27, 2013

Three of the U of A Law mooters placed in the top 15 oralists, with Theo Stathakos (3L) taking home a prize in a tie for second-place best oralist.

Professor George Pavlich named as a new Canada Research Chair for UAlberta

March 18, 2013

U of A socio-legal researcher George Pavlich named as Canada Research Chair in Social Theory, Culture and Law.

University of Alberta achieves a historic win of the 2013 Laskin Memorial Moot Competition, by becoming the first Western Canadian law school to win this award in the history of the competition

March 07, 2013

The University of Alberta Faculty of Law community would like to offer its warmest congratulations to the 2013 U of A Faculty of Law Laskin Memorial Moot Team for a stellar success!

Welcoming Shannon Gullberg as the Faculty of Law's Director of Academic and Cultural Support

March 06, 2013

The University of Alberta Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the appointment of a graduate of the Faculty (LL.B 1988), Ms. Shannon Gullberg, to the newly created position of Director of Academic and Cultural Support. Shannon will commence her responsibilities on March 6, 2013.

2013 O'Byrne Lecture explores medical tourism

February 14, 2013

The 2013 O'Byrne Lecture, "Medical Tourism: the Reality, the Challenges" played to a full house on Feb. 12 at the U of A Law Centre. The faculties of Law and Medicine & Dentistry co-hosted the lectures in a joint celebration of their centennials.

U of A Faculty of Law would like to congratulate Professors Eran Kaplinsky, Russell Brown, and David Percy, on recently being awarded $37,000 in funding for a research project.

February 06, 2013

Professors Kaplinsky, Brown, and Percy, were awarded $37,000 in funding over a one year period, by Alberta Land Institute (ALI), for a research project entitled, "Assessing Property Rights and Land Use in Alberta".

Academic Appointment in Health Law and Pharmacy. Competition No. - A101919700. Will remain open until filled.

February 05, 2013

The Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Alberta are seeking applications for one tenure-track joint appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor to be shared between Law and Pharmacy.

Come visit us!

January 04, 2013

Prospective students and their families are invited to explore our campuses in 2013.

Social media court in session at Twitter Moot

November 20, 2012

If you're a Twitter user, you're likely used to defining your thoughts in 140 characters or less. But what if you had to wage an important argument or debate that way? That's what two University of Alberta law students are facing Nov. 20 as they compete in the second annual Twitter Moot.

2012 Holocaust Essay Competition

November 09, 2012

#twtmoot: UofA Law Students Samuel Harrison (1L) and Pippa Feinstein (3L) selected for Twitter Moot, a Canada-wide Social Media Contest

October 05, 2012

The U of A Faculty of Law would like to wish Samuel Harrison and Pippa Feinstein the very best of luck in the Twitter Moot competition on November 20, 2012.

Professor Erin Nelson, accepts a two-year assignment as Senior Legal Counsel at the Alberta Court of Appeal, September 2012

September 12, 2012

Rowland Harrison Appointed as TransCanada Chair in Administrative and Regulatory Law

August 09, 2012

The University of Alberta Faculty of Law today announced the appointment of Rowland Harrison as the next TransCanada Chair in Administrative and Regulatory Law.

Judging the role of religion in law

August 07, 2012

Sarah Hamill, a doctoral student in the UofA Faculty of Law, recently published an article in response to a premise that said judges who lack direction-setting precedence in cases should use religious-based reasoning.

U of A Faculty of Law Alumni Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin - "Developing the Private Law in the Face of the ‘Vanishing Trial’"

August 01, 2012

Prospective international students visit U of A

July 03, 2012

Prospective international students visit the University of Alberta via the Global Link program. Forty-four students are currently visiting the campus.

Important U of A updates regarding the HUB Mall incident that occurred Friday morning

June 15, 2012

May 30 to June 1, 2012, the Faculty of Law's Health Law and Science Policy Group (HeaLS) hosted the successful event <I>Using and Abusing Evidence in Science and Health Policy</I> in Banff, Alberta.

June 14, 2012

Faculty of Law Alumni Congratulates Four of our Alumni (Re)Elected to the 2012 Alberta Legislature

June 13, 2012

Law students represented Canada in Client Consultation competition

May 28, 2012

Two Alberta mothers take on the challenges of studying law, win first ever Canadian Client Consultation competition and represent Canada at international law competition in Ireland.

Tevie Miller Awards 2012

April 18, 2012

Peter Lougheed ('52 LLB) will be honoured by the Alberta Media Production Industry

April 12, 2012

Peter Dobbie ('89 LLB) was appointed new Farmer's Advocate

March 20, 2012

Low Income Citizens Clinical Program (Deadline: April 5, 2012)

March 15, 2012

Professor Steven Penney launches new book on Criminal Procedure

March 14, 2012

The University of Alberta Faculty of Law would like to congratulate Professor Steven Penney on the launch in Toronto, on February 8, 2012, of his new book, Criminal Procedure in Canada, which was co-authored with James Stribopoulos and Vincenzo Rondinelli.