University of Alberta Faculty of Law
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| Established | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Dean | David Percy |
| Staff | 39 |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Website | www.law.ualberta.ca |
Established in 1912, the University of Alberta Faculty of Law is the oldest faculty of law in western Canada. It is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The University of Alberta law school is considered to be strong in health law, constitutional law, jurisprudence, property law, and the legal profession.[1] The Alberta law school educates the majority of legal professionals that enter the Law Society of Alberta.
Tuition fees for entering Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) students are set at C$9,437.80 for domestic students and C$24,973.12 for international students in 2005-06. Unlike the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, the Alberta law school still offers the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) instead of the Juris Doctor (JD). A Canadian JD is viewed as identical to an LL.B. degree offered by Canadian law schools. It is not accredited by the American Bar Association.
Today, the law school has over 35 full-time faculty members, and over 500 undergraduate and graduate students. In recent years, the law school has embarked on increasing its faculty to student ratio by vigorously enhancing its faculty roster.[2]
The John A. Wier Memorial Law Library is one of the best in Canada, with a collection of some 300,000 volumes, and has been called a "national treasure".[3] Also housed within the Faculty of Law are the Alberta Law Reform Institute, the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, the Centre for Constitutional Studies, the Health Law Institute, and the International Ombudsman Institute.
The Faculty has produced outstanding graduates. Over a dozen graduates have become Rhodes Scholars and two have won the Vinerian Prize at Oxford. Three have gone on to the Supreme Court of Canada and many have served on the judiciary and to cabinet at both the provincial and federal levels.
Distinguished alumni of the law school include the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Beverley McLachlin, the Chief Justice of Alberta, Catherine Fraser, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Alberta, Ron Stevens, and the former Premier of Alberta, Peter Lougheed.
In December 2005, law school alumni Frank MacInnis ('71), donated $2.5 million to the law school.[4]
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