Student At Law Program at Alberta Justice

Alberta Justice offers a well-rounded and extensive articling program designed to expose students to as many areas of the practice of law as possible.

Each year we typically hire 9 students (six for Edmonton, three for Calgary).

General Student at Law Program Information:
In previous years, a typical rotation included:

• Criminal Justice Division – prosecutions in the Provincial Court and the preparation of criminal law related legal opinions.
• Civil Litigation – all aspects of civil litigation involving the Crown, including drafting pleadings, chambers applications and examinations for discovery.
• Central Services – assisting with the provision of corporate commercial advice to various Ministries within government.
• Public Trustee - exposure to estates and trust law, including the administration of deceased persons' estates, trusteeship for people with mental disabilities, and the protection of minors' property interests.
• Family Law – presentation of child protection and maintenance enforcement cases and preparation of related legal opinions.
• Option - one month in an area of practice unique to government, such as legislative drafting, constitutional law, aboriginal law, or environmental law.

Branch offices: General Prosecutions offices are located in various Alberta communities. Civil Law offices are located in Calgary and Edmonton. Articling positions are offered in Calgary and Edmonton.

To learn more, please read the Articling program brochure (Size: 4.38 MB) and be sure to visit the Justice website again in the spring for more up-to-date information.